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...either Jim Mullen or Tom Stephenson (currently listed as first basemen) or Curly Coombs start hitting, they might very well earn starting outfield posts...
There are some pretty big holes to till Perhaps the most devastating loss is that of the whole 1961 outfield. Charles Ravenel, Bill Rodgers, and Dick Shima were top-notch fielders and solid hitters...
Only junior Bill Gilmor is fairly sure of a job in the outfield at present. For the first game, though, he will be joined by his JV colleague from last year--Fred Karp. Mike Cronin, who hit .333 as a utility infielder last year, is slated to move to the outfield. In fact, Shepard will experiment with a lot of excess infield material during the spring swing in an effort to find a reliable outfield trio...
...interesting aspect of this Series is the juggling of outfield positions. Manager Ralph Houk of the Yankees plans to field Berra in left, Mantle in center, and Maris in right, unless Mantle can't play, in which case Houk will put Berra in left, Maris in center, and Blanchard in right, unless a lefty pitches for the Reds, in which case Houk will have Heetor Lopex in right (or left...
Neither team really sparkles defensively. The New York infield is the better of the two, unless the Reds play Leo Cardenas and Elio Chacon. But the Redleg outfield, especially if Mantle is below par, evens the balance...