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DIED. MARK BELANGER, 54, premier fielding shortstop of the 1970s who was a nimble barricade that no ball could pass; of lung cancer; in New York City. Nicknamed Blade, Belanger won eight Gold Gloves in 16 seasons with the Baltimore Orioles...
...there are four serious candidates: Boston first baseman Mo Vaughn, Boston shortstop Nomar Garciaparra, Texas outfielder Juan Gonzalez and Cleveland outfielder Manny Ramirez. Vaughn, the 1995 MVP, hit .337 with 40 homers and 115 RBI; Garciaparra hit .323 with 35 taters and 122 RBI; Gonzalez, the 1996 MVP, hit .318 with 45 homers and 157 RBI; Ramirez hit .294 with 45 homers and 145 RBI. The Red Sox won 92 games, the Indians 89 and the Rangers...
...Indians were running boisterously about the field, but Nomar Garciaparra ignored them. Rather, the Red Sox shortstop stood on the edge of the home dugout, a solitary, gallant figure applauding the fans for their support...
...Crimson baseball team ralliedbehind shortstop William Clarence Matthews,revising its schedule when Southern universitiesrefused to compete against a squad fielding ablack player...
When a team isn't dependent on stars, it develops an immunity against injury. Centerfielder Bernie Williams, shortstop Derek Jeter and relief pitcher Mariano Rivera, the team's three best and most reliable players, have all spent time on the disabled list this season. But like members of some impassioned guerrilla army, as each man has fallen, another has risen in his place. It is to this fungibility of parts that one must attribute their astonishing record of 68-23 through their first 91 games, for a winning percentage of .747. That pace, if sustained, would put them in reach...