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"Everything Right." In the first of the two games last week, Rollins proved that he was worth the votes. He was the only American League standout in a contest that saw Willie Mays cover centerfield like a vacuum cleaner, Maury Wills steal everything except the Scoreboard, the National League win...
Perhaps not quite yet, but at $8,000 a year, Rollins is certainly the year's best bargain in baseball. He leads the American League in hits (108), ranks fourth in batting (.315), fourth in R.B.I.s (59). and his hot bat is the main reason why the Twins, seventh...
Son of a Cleveland welder, Rollins was one of those college phenoms that the scouts all rush to see-and then dismiss.
Relax and Enjoy. Studious and methodical, Rollins set out to learn the pro game by the numbers, jotting down everything-tips from players and coaches, comments on opposing pitchers, acid reminders of his weaknesses. Fellow players considered him something of a grind; he smoked a pipe, drank only beer, rarely...
This spring he beat out five other candidates for the third-base job with the Twins. In his first ten ball games after the season's start, Rollins collected 18 base hits for a .486 average; a few weeks ago, he demolished the New York Yankees single-handed with...