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...almost did last year when he showed up for spring training with 211 Ibs. distributed haphazardly around his 5 ft. 10½ in. frame. Willie obediently went on a diet, slimmed down to 189 Ibs., and seemed to have a first-string outfield job all wrapped up. Then one day, a teammate slapped him on the backside while he was trying to cut a shoelace with a knife. When the doctors finished sewing his hand together, Horton was shipped back to the minors-to Syracuse, where he hit 28 homers and drove in 99 runs...
...find that their infield, with Dick Stuart now holding down first base, and Richie Allen (who batted .318 but made 41 errors) at third, won't be of championship callber, Second baseman Tony Taylor and shortstops Reuben Amaro and Bobby Wine are not causes for jubilation in Philadelphia. The outfield of John Callison (.274), Tony Gonsales (.278) and Wes Covington (.280) is solid...
Last year the Braves had power; five of their players slugged 20 or more home runs. The outfield of Aaron (.328), Rico Carty (.320), and Lee Maye (.304) is unquestionably the best in a league full of good ones, Dennis Menke came through as a rookie infielder, and Joe Torre developed into a fine catcher while hitting...
That would eliminate the Cards even if their internal weaknesses didn't. The most serious is the lack of relief pitching, with only Ron Taylor as a candidate for the ElRoy Face role. The Cards unquestionably do have baseball's best infield, but the outfield that held together to bring them the pennant last year has not been proven over a season...
...Crimson's outfield is outstanding, both offensively and defensively. One of was the play of sophomore George Neville; he won a starting berth on the southern tour, and before the season and Neville had been named the center fielder on three all star teams. Neville hit .345 for the year and ranked second in the Eastern Intercollegiate League with a .405 mark...