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...mound, Jim Colborn (20-12, 3.18 ERA) leads a crew which was bolstered by the acquisition of lefty Clyde Wright from California. In the outfield, Dave May stands out from a generally lackluster crew. In all, a fairly solid bunch. But not a division winner. Prediction: fourth...
...Yanks also present a powerful outfield, led by superstar Bobby Murcer and newly-acquired Lou Piniella. Murcer is, with little doubt, one of the five best players in the entire A.L., but the Yankees may be relying a little too heavily on his output...
Scrounging runs was hardly the phrase to describe the second game's scoring. It was an error orgy. The Mets won 10-7 on three runs in the twelfth inning. The game featured six official errors and four other balls that got lost in the outfield glare but were scored as hits. Eleven pitchers appeared, and the game lasted a record-breaking 4 hrs. 13 min. All of which only paved the way for A's Owner Charlie Finley to make the most sensational error of all: the banishment of Second Baseman Mike Andrews, who had contributed...
...hitter during the final game and scratch singled in a run. Willie was replacing Veteran Ed Kranepool, the last of the original Mets, who in turn was substituting for Rusty Staub. Staub, on a home-run jag, could not play in the fifth game because he slammed into an outfield wall making a crucial catch in game four. Kranepool performed on cue by getting a single that brought in two runs. Homemade banners in the stands said it all: YOU GOTTA BEE-LEEVE...
Baltimore will play a right-handed team, with Earl Williams replacing Boog Powell at first and with Don Baylor, Paul Blair and Merv Rettenmund in the outfield...