Word: sanguillen
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...TIME really blow it. And we in Pittsburgh know it. Bench is something you sit on. Best catcher is Manny Sanguillen...
...pace, Cincinnati at week's end was still in a close battle with the Houston Astros for first place in the Western Division. Bench, too, had personal competition from baseball's sudden wealth of gifted catchers. His closest rival for pre-eminence is Pittsburgh's Manny Sanguillen, a favorite among fans for his antic enthusiasm. The scourge of opposing pitchers, Sanguillen stands out even among the Pirates' offensive dreadnaughts. Last week he ranked third in National League batting with a .332 average. Sanguillen, like Bench, belongs to that rare species of athlete that enjoys catching. Says...
...true that the Pirates are coming into their own as a team. Their pitching is clicking-particularly Righthanders Dock Ellis and Steve Blass, who have accounted for 25 wins against only seven losses this season. Pirate hitting is positively awesome; no fewer than five starters-Stargell, Roberto Clemente, Manny Sanguillen, Dave Cash and Richie Hebner-are batting over .300. As a result, the Pirates are leading the league in games won (64), runs scored (502), hits (981), home runs (104), runs batted in (473) and hitting (.282). For all their joint heroics, though, the Bucs ascribe their strong showing this...
...Bill Tuttle 2. Roger Craig 3. Jack Fisher 4. Frank O'Doul '29, 398 5. Manny Sanguillen, 325 6. Camilo pascual 7. Manny Mota 8. Eddie Matthews 9. Fred Gladdings-63 10. Johnny Podres 11. Earl Torgeson 12. Tracy Stallard 13. 1-0 14. Fritz Peterson 15. Earl Battey 16. Al Smith 17. Jerry Adair 18. Albie Pearson 19. Ralph Terry 20. Jimmy Piersall 21. Richie Ashburn 22. the ol' Smokehouse 23. Los Angeles Dodgers, 1965 24. Jim Gilliam, Maury Wills, Jim Lefebvre, and Wes Parker 25. Bob Friend-Pirates 26. Crosley Field, Cincinnati, May 24, 1934 27. Curt Simmons...