Word: shortstops
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...threatened by two men: Yankee Sluggers Mickey Mantle (45 home runs to date) and Roger Maris, who brought his total to 48 last week, with seven home runs in six games. As a clincher, lively ball theorists cite the case of the Los Angeles Dodgers' skinny shortstop, Maury ("Mighty Mouse") Wills, who fortnight ago, in his 331st big-league game, and after 1,675 at-bats, hit his first home...
...Oriole First Sacker Jim Gentile poked only two, but both came with the bases full; with the season only half gone, Gentile thus tied the American League record of four grand slams in a full season, one away from the major league mark of five set by Chicago Cub Shortstop Ernie Banks. In six days, sluggers batted out 131 home runs, sending big league totals to 1,443 for the season-close to 200 ahead of last year, with two more teams in competition...
Today's varsity lineup is expected to include Bernstein at first, Martin at second, Mike Drummey at third, Morse at shortstop, Ravenel in left, Dick Shima in center, and Billy Rodgers in right. Dick Diehl will catch, and Tom Boone or Al Yarbro will pitch...
Baseman Steve Boros, a $25,000 bonus baby from the University of Michigan, leads the Tigers with a .339 batting average, is a strong candidate for Rookie of the Year. To balance his youngsters, Scheffing relies on a hard core of able, steady Tiger veterans: Outfielder Kaline, Shortstop Chico Fernandez, Pitchers Frank Lary and Don Mossi. For the first time in years, the Tigers have strength to spare. Reserve Outfielder Charley Maxwell hit 24 home runs in 1960, and second-string First Baseman Larry Osborne led the American Association in batting...
Rodgers made three hits, scored both runs, and took an extra-base hit away from B.C. shortstop Bill Cunis with a one-handed catch while crashing into the rightfield fence...