Word: virdon
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Walker, though, how much Stanky has accomplished in rebuilding the Redbirds. Says he: "Baseball is played basically the same by all clubs. The players are the important thing." The Cards today have the players, all right-the lively oldtimers Musial and Schoendienst, some heavy-hitting youngsters, Moon, Repulski and Virdon, and a few reliable pitchers, Arroyo, Harvey Haddix (an 18-game winner last year) and fireballing Brooks Lawrence. To bring them along as fast as he can, Harry Walker uses one un-Stanky prescription: relaxation. "I feel that you should let the players be natural and avoid tension. A team...