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...series, there was always reliable Lefthander Whitey Ford (17 wins, 8 losses for the season), who was scheduled for heavy duty. And with a record in eight World Series of nine wins and four losses, Whitey could be counted on not to get flustered no matter whom he faced-the Dodgers and Maury Wills or the Giants and Willie Mays. But the Yanks hardly rated as long-odds favorites. In a drab pennant race that saw a perennial loser (the Washington Senators, now Minnesota Twins) come in second, and a baby in the league (the Los Angeles Angels) take third...
...would automatically be ceded to them. Jack Sanford (22-7), Juan Marichal (13-10), Billy O'Dell (19-14), and Billy Pierce (13-6) give them a great foursome of starters, and Stu Miller, Don Larsen, and Mike McCormick are more than adequate in relief. Against this lineup put Whitey Ford (17-8), Ralph Terry (23-12), Bill Stafford (14-9) and Bud Daley (5-3). Pretty obvious who's better. Marshall Bridges (3.17 ERA) is one of the best reliefers in the business, but he can't work seven straight games...
Died. Whiting W. Willauer, 55, a hard-muscled Princeton fullback ('28) turned FBI lawyer, World War II China hand and troubleshooting U.S. diplomat in Central America; of a heart attack; in Nantucket, Mass. Whitey Willauer ran the quasi-military China Defense Supplies Inc., feeding fuel and arms to General Claire Chennault's "Flying Tigers," stayed on after the war to help Chennault organize and run Nationalist China's Civil Air Transport Service, "the most shot at civilian airline in history." Later, as U.S. Ambassador to Honduras, he helped quarterback the 1954 revolution that overthrew the pro-Communist...
...season opened, tobacco-chewing Manager Ralph Houk, winner of a world championship in his first year on the job, was two-or three-men deep at most positions. Between them, Pitchers Whitey Ford and Luis Arroyo had won 40 games in 1961. Roger Maris had clouted 61 homers; Mickey Mantle had hit 54; Catcher Elston Howard had batted .348. The slick-fielding Yankee infield was the best in baseball. The Yankees seemed a sure shot to win their twelfth pennant in 14 years...
...things began to go wrong. Though he has won eleven games (compared with 19 last year at this time), Whitey Ford up to last week had pitched only three complete games all season long. His arm ruined by years of throwing a tortuous screwball. Bullpen Ace Arroyo retired temporarily to the disabled list. Taunted almost beyond his endurance by beercan-throwing fans and ill-equipped to handle the problems of instant fame, Maris was hitting an anemic .249, will be lucky to manage 40 home runs this year. Manager Houk had only one .300 hitter−Mickey Mantle...