Word: outfielded
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...OUTFIELD--The Yankees are superior up front but in baseball it is not necessarily what's up front that counts. Not when the Giants have Felipe Alou, Harvey Kuenn, and Willie Mays on the outfield grass. Despite his tendency to hit home runs now and then, (and this year it has been mostly then) Roger Maris is not quite as impressive as Alou. Don't get me wrong. Maris has problems, scowis at little kids, slugs reporters, is a nice guy off the field, ahaven expertly, and occasionally wins ball games, but unless he is hot, he can be awfully...
...Francisco pitching staff were slightly more consistent, you'd have to give it to the Giants. Sa Francisco has a great outfield, a fine infield, and the best bench in the National League. They have the edge over the Dodgers in the field, but despite greater power they are only about equal in run production, and appreciably behind in pitching...
Plagued by injuries to its pitching staff, fourth-place Pittsburgh is currently in an off swing in their on-again-off-again season. A fine outfield, and an excellent infield have not been able to compensate for injuries to the like of righthander Bob Gibbon or for Vern Law's failure to make a completely successful comeback...
...faces, especially Tresh, prevented New York from slipping too far behind when their great stars like Mantle were injured. Manager Ralph Houk refused to panic when his team ran into heavy weather in May and June. Drawing on the most impressive bench in baseball, he effectively platooned in the outfield Johnny Blanchard, Jack Reed, Hector Lopz and Yogi Berra, and the Yankees never fell beyond striking distance of the league lead...
...horrifying aspect, though, is that the Red Sox are so young. Think of it: Gary Geiger (.196) and Carroll Hardy as permanent outfield fixtures for ten yearsl Mike Higgins admits he sees little help in the farm system. The great youth movement simply has misfired...