Word: purkey
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Pitching: Purkey. Cincinnati (23-5) Batting: Davis, Los Angeles (.346) RBI: Davis, Los Angeles (153) Home Runs: Mays. San Francisco (49) Stolen Bases: Wills, Los Angeles...
...Reds' three starters, Jim O'Toole, Joey Jay, and Bob Purkey are all having fine years, although O'Toole's 12-12 won-lost record might not indicate as much. Short-stop Leo Gardenas and second-baseman Don Blasingame are holding up well, and at first base, cast-off Marty Keough has done some timely power hitting...
...seventh, the Cubs have Ernie Banks, and there's considerable evidence to prove that he's not enough. As for the defending National League Champions, their pitching staff can hardly repeat its 1961 performance. Oilman Joey Jay is out of shape, Bob Purkey isn't getting younger and Jim O'Tools was just lucky. The infield of Cardenas, Blasingame and Kasko looks sick...
...pitching, not hitting, may be the key. In fact there are more damn good pitchers in this Series than you or I ever saw before. Count'em: Whitey Ford, Luis Arroyo, Ralph Terry, Bill Stafford, Jim Coates, Roland Sheldon, Hal Reniff, Jim O'Toole, Joey Jay, Bob Purkey, Jim Brosnan, Bill Henry, and Ken Johnson...
Power, pitching, defense, and adaptability will decide the Series. Okay, so the Yankees have the power. But the Reds have the pitching; O'Toole, Jay, and Purkey are good strong throwers who have fought their own battles all season long and are not likely to wilt. Once you get past Ford (and maybe Terry), the Yankee staff consists of effective but short-term hurlers. And this is being more than kind to Ford (and maybe Terry...