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...Pirates 5-4 in the first half of a doubleheader in Pittsburgh. And it was anything but humorous when Bob Bolin pitched a one-hitter against the Pirates in the nightcap and shut them out 2-0-thereby embalming Pittsburgh and assuring the Dodgers of a tie for the pennant...
...pennant, the Dodgers beat out San Francisco and Pittsburgh, teams whose hitting prowess make the Orioles look like Brian London...
Brooks Robinson is, next to Willie Mays, probably the greatest clutch player in the game today, and Frank Robinson killed the Dodgers when the Reds won the pennant in '61; but before and after those two there ain't much. Unless you think Big Boog Poweel will be able to hit Sandy Koufax, which...
...most important intangible of all however, is the Dodgers' great performance under pressure. They triumphed in a brutal pennant fight (though they only played .500 ball over the final two weeks, the Orioles played at a .400 clip and have less momentum), and have won three of three World Series since leaving Brookiyn...
Sandy Koufax and the Los Angeles Dodgers clinched their second consecutive National League pennant Sunday by beating the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-3, in the second game of a doubleheader...