Word: rbis
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...only real smile around belonged to Pittsburgh Pirates' Manager Harry Walker. Sure, his top pitcher, Vernon Law (record: 16-9), had a sore elbow, and his top slugger, Willie Stargell (92 RBIs), was limping around on an injured knee. But the fifth-place Pirates had won ten out of their last 13 games-including four from the Giants, three from the Braves and two from the Dodgers. Insisted Walker: "With any kind of break, we'll win the pennant." Well, they might at that-since everybody else seems to be trying to lose...
With a Double A. For part of the Braves' success, no explanation was needed. Rightfielder Henry Aaron was batting .332 last week, with 29 doubles, 27 homers and 63 RBIs. With a lifetime batting average of .320 for eleven big-league seasons, he is the best hitter in baseball. "When Henry looks out at that pitcher," says Bobby Bragan, "it's like an animal stalking its prey." Says Los Angeles' Sandy Koufax, baseball's No. 1 pitcher, with 21 victories already in the bank: "It's no wonder his name begins with a double...
...draftees themselves were silent -even Arizona State's "Rick" Monday, who had better cause to wail than most. The word was that Kansas City was offering him $100,000 to sign. But Rick is only 19, and his season average was .396, with nine homers and 45 RBIs in 48 games this spring. That would have been worth at least $200,000 in the good old days. However, if the draft seems too cold, there is always the Peace Corps...
...Angeles Dodgers and Washington Senators, is hitting a fancy .301. Leftfielder Danny Cater, ex of the Philadelphia Phillies, is the league's No. 3 batter at .328. Catcher John Romano, who bounced from the White Sox to the Cleveland Indians and back again, has three home runs, 16 RBIs to his credit. Pitcher John Buzhardt, who never won more than ten games in any of his six previous big-league seasons, is sporting a 4-0 record and an earned-run average of 1.53-second lowest in the league. The bullpen crew is headed by a couple of well...
...Baltimore Orioles' Brooks Robinson, 27: the American League's Most Valuable Player Award for 1964, breaking a four-year Yankee monopoly. Third Baseman Robinson hit 28 home runs, led the league in RBIs (118), and produced the hits that kept Hank Bauer's Birds within reach of the pennant until the last of the season. - Notre Dame: a crushing 28-0 victory over Iowa to remain unbeaten, untied and unchallenged as the nation's No. 1 college team. Michigan defeated Ohio State 10-0, winning its first Big Ten Championship in 14 years and a trip...