Word: pennant
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...next season? "That's been my goal for six straight years," said Mantle. "I haven't done much about it so far, so I'm gonna forget about it now." Last season, a reporter recalled, Mantle had promised to help Yankee Manager Ralph Houk win a pennant in his rookie year. What about Houk's second year? Answered Mantle: "He's on his own now." Did Mantle mind batting fourth in the Yankee order, behind Maris? "It's a little tough behind a guy who hits 61 homers," said Mickey. "But any place...
...clip, ranked among National League leaders in home runs and runs batted in for most of the season. Robinson slumped badly at the plate in the final weeks (World Series batting average: .200), but he still wound up hitting .323, and his timely slugging helped Cincinnati win its first pennant in 21 years. Last week, polling 15 out of 16 votes, he won the National League's Most Valuable Player award...
Comrades! we are here to engage in a peaceful competition with the aggressive capitalists! Our victory is inevitable! Only last year the Soviet Union surpassed the United States in trade with Poland (applause). The Soviet pennant flies on the moon (cheers)> Yet the Soviet Union seeks only one thing. And what is that thing, comrades...
...Simple Thing. In jaded New York, where the arrival of autumn serves mainly to announce one more World Series (25 pennants are draped on the walls of Yankee Stadium), news of the Yankees' victory was accepted serenely. Mayor Robert F. Wagner planned a ticker-tape parade, but the idea was promptly vetoed by the businesslike Yankee front office. "Too many things have to be done," explained a Yankee spokesman. Hard-shelled Ralph ("The Major") Houk, 42, who won a pennant in his first year as a big league manager, had a disarmingly simple explanation for his success. "Really, this...
Bookmakers confidently installed the slugging Yankees as prohibitive 5-12 favorites. Houk was quietly optimistic. But Hutchinson was not conceding a thing. "We played in a tough league, and we won the pennant," he said. "There's no reason why we shouldn't beat the Yankees...