Word: shortstop
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...last year) anchors the other side of the diamond, wielding a glove around third base as well as anyone in these parts. Burke St. John hit .323 and was second on the squad in rbis a year ago, and if his fielding improves he could have few peers at shortstop...
While Kansas City's big boppers were providing the thunder, shortstop Freddie Patek, the smallest man in the majors, was right in the thick of each of his team's first two rallies...
...Phillies capitalized on some slack fielding by Dodger shortstop Bill Russell and displayed air-tight defense as well as timely hitting en route to a 7-5 triumph over the West Division champs...
...more weaknesses than Philadelphia, most notably at shortstop, center field and the bullpen. But they will be stronger on the mound for at least the beginning of games two and three, with Sutton and probably Burt Hooton (11-7, 2.66) starting. As for the bullpen, cheerleading manager Tommy Lasorda will probably shore up that Achilles heel with reserve started Doug Rau (3.43) and Rick Rhoden...
...softball field across from the South Lawn, the feisty White House shortstop argued noisily with the Washington Press Club runner after they collided. "I thought you were second base," the runner insisted. Fat chance. Second base is one of the few positions that Midge Costanza, presidential assistant and after-hours shortstop, does not play. Of the seven senior staff members at the White House, she serves as Carter's sole woman, Northerner, liberal activist and ethnic (if "ethnic" is defined as one with strong ties to a family homeland). She is an all-purpose outsider on an otherwise...