Word: redleg
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Until the very end of the season, the newspapers, the public, and the rest of the National League steadfastly refused to take notice of the Redleg's feat, feeling that if they could only blink their eyes hard enough the specter would go away. Finally, as the year drew to a close, the bemused Cincinnati fans allowed themselves some dancing in the streets; but the resulting chaos was nothing like what Cincinnati could have done had its denizens been able to convince themselves the whole thing was true...
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...