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...also elected Eve M. Troutt '83 program director of the Afro-American Cultural Center. Mark Venson '83 and Vada Hill '82 tied for director of the center. A run-off election will be held next week...
Bolin took over for Boston starter John Curtis after Vada Pinson and Lee Stanton singled with one out in the seventh. Frank Robinson greeted Bolin with a run-scoring single and Oliver followed with his decisive blast, enabling the Angels to salvage the finale of a three-game series...
Furthermore, their hitting should be outstanding. Frank Robinson is a dependable .200 hitter and Vada Pinson, who slumped to an unheard-of .266, should be keeping him company this year. Add an acceptable infield and Johnny Edwards, probably the league's best catcher, and the Reds look like a shoo-in. That's enough to eliminate them right there...
...augment last year's third-place club, Cincinnati will have the cream of San Diego's Pacific Coast champs, including third-sacker Tommy Harper (.333). What the Reds continue to lack is an outfielder to complement Frank Robinson and Vada Pinson, but they should be strong enough to sink the discombobulated Los Angeles Dodgers to fourth...
...last two games were carnage incarnate. The Yankees scored 20 runs on 26 hits, including seven doubles, a triple and two home runs (by Reserve Outfielders Hector Lopez and John Blanchard). The Reds, on the other hand, continued to swoon at the very sight of Yankee pitching. Outfielders Vada Pinson (.343 season average) and Frank Robinson (.323) managed only five hits between them in five games. Poker-faced Pitcher Ford extended his string of scoreless World Series innings to 32, and broke Babe Ruth's favorite record. For a team that had every right to crow, the Yankees were...