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True, the Yankees have the stars. The Reds have two shining stars, Frank Robinson and Vada Pinson, but moreover they abound in the unknown, scrappy, dirty player who will beat you any way he can. Gordy Coleman, Don Blasingame, Gene Freese, Eddie Kasko, Wally Post, and Jerry Lynch may not sound like much, but they win ball games...
...outfield, one of the best in the majors, is an embarrassment of riches. Centerfielder Vada Pinson leads both leagues with 112 hits, sports a .323 average. Burly Rightfielder Frank Robinson, a .336 hitter with 25 home runs and 73 runs batted in, sparked the surge that put Cincinnati five games in front of Los Angeles just before the All-Star game...
...well with your right: Glants, Dodgers, Pirates, Phillies, Reds, Ernie Banks. trio at the bottom should itself from contention it or convincingly. The Cubs look the logical doormat, with the only starter on opening certain to be in the lineup by The Reds have twice as many players. In Vada Pinson and Robinson they boast two of an outfield, but the rest the squad would have trouble a good AAA club. For the Tony Taylor, Pancho and Tony Gonzales are all capable of nudging .300, and with a little luck a deep array of mediocre rookies and sophomores might stand...
...Cincinnati's Negro Centerfielder Vada Edward Pinson, 21, and Negro First Baseman Frank Robinson, 23 are the two bright spots in a disappointing season for the Redlegs. An all-star high school pitcher in Oakland, Calif., Pinson has a sprinter's speed going to first (3.3 sec.), enough power to hit his share of home runs despite his lithe build (15 ft. 11 in., 170 Ibs.). Playing his first full season in the majors, Pinson leads the team in hitting (.328) and stolen bases (17), simply outruns deep fly balls. Says Manager Freddy Hutchinson: "He's already...
...Vada Pinson, 20, folded last year after only three weeks with Cincinnati, and was shipped off to Seattle. This season the well-built left-handed batter is hitting a snappy .357. Pinson blames his failure last year on a bases-loaded homer he socked in Pittsburgh in the second game of the season. "I'd never hit one with three on before," he explains, "and I started looking for the chance to do it again. I'm not that way any more. All I'm trying to do this year is get on base...