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...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...
...Packers' defensive captain is small (6 ft. 3 in., 245 Ibs.), as defensive ends go, but what he lacks in size he more than makes up in speed and an uncanny ability to read opponents' moves. "Willie is so quick," marvels Pittsburgh's defensive coach, LaVern Torgeson, "that he's on the blocker before he can get set. And when he makes a mistake he's one of the few players who can recover in time to make the tackle...
...team is largely staffed with ancients and has-beens. Regular First Baseman Earl Torgeson, 35, had not done much since 1951, when he drove in 92 runs for the Boston Braves. Third Baseman Billy Goodman, 33, had a brief moment of fame nine years ago, when he won the batting title with the Red Sox. Early Wynn, the team's leading pitcher (18-9), is a creaking 39. In the bullpen are Turk Lown (9-2), a late-bloomer at 35, and Gerry Staley (7-3), 39, who seemed washed up six years ago with the St. Louis Cardinals...
...when he considers his substitutes: "If any of the present starters slack off, we've got men just as good on the bench. That's what makes me happy-looking at that bench." O'Neill has his choice of two proven first basemen: power-hitting Earl Torgeson, traded from Boston, or slick-fielding Eddie Waitkus, a .289 hitter last season. Other big-league infield substitutes are Jack ("Lucky") Lohrke and Tommy Glaviano. Outfielders Johnny Wyrostek, Bill Nicholson and Mel Clark, who hit .335 in 47 games last year, are all fighting for the third rightfield spot...
...followers of the game. For example, the distance to the left field wall at the Fenway is generally considered an outrage. It is quite short and a sportswriter who paced off the distance last one night discovered that it is ten feet shorter than advertised. The Braves use Earl Torgeson at first base and he is the only player left in either league who still wears his pants at the knee. This does not help his appearance or his batting average...