Word: shortstops
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Died. John Joseph (Jack) Barry, 73, slick-fielding shortstop who teamed with "Stuffy" Mclnnis at first, Eddie Collins at second and "Home Run" Baker at third to form the "$100,000 infield"* that sparked Connie Mack's old Philadelphia Athletics to American League pennants in 1910, _ 1911, 1913 and 1914, a weak (.243) hitter whose glove work was so superb that Mack called him "the greatest shortstop there ever was," named him to his "dream team" in 1948; of cancer-in Shrewsbury, Mass...
Fifth: The Boston Red bad on Opening Day, but to think of it, they're really that terrible. They could fine hitters every day-- Chuch Schilling, Frank Pete Runnels, Russ Yastrzemski, Gary Jackie Jensen--if they gave up on defense. But has to play shortstop-- weak-hitting Pumpsie even with him the infield...
Fourth: The Chicago are too old. The fabulous Al Smith, and Roy Sievers, hitters, and Frank Juan Pizarro could turn effective pitchers. But other the White Sox are no great Chicago can also claim overrated player in all be shortstop Luis Aparicio...
Third: Cleveland, which have won the pennant could do it this time this season they will have in the guise of an The best shortstop in the armed Woodie Held, hands field that is the equal of The Tribe has a fielders with Willie Piersall, Tito Francona, Bond. Pitching, however, question mark...
First: the team to watch, and this is only half kidding, is Minnosota. And their big man is going to be a 20 year-old rookie shortstop named Zorro Versalles. What could he neater? Zorro is a tough little 150-pounder who gives the transplaned Twins somebody on which they can at last found an infield. Harmon Killebrow is for real; he proved it last year with 31 homers after a late year start. Jim Lemon can hit for distance, Lennie Green for average, and Bob Allison, who should recover from sophomore slump, for both. Earl Battey is the best...