Word: yastrzemskis
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Carl Yastrzemski, naturally...
Charles Evans Hughes once went to bed thinking he was President of the U.S., and woke up to discover that he was just another citizen. Carl Michael Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox went to Puerto Rico at the end of the 1967 baseball season, apparently certain of winning unanimous selection as the American League's Most Valuable Player. And why not? Outfielder Yastrzemski led the league in batting (.326) and RBls (121); he was tied for the lead in home runs (44), and had personally powered the Red Sox-who finished ninth in 1966-to the American League...
...Association were counted, Yaz was indeed the Most Valuable Player-but only on 19 out of 20 secret ballots. The other vote went to Cesar Tovar, a utility infielder for the second-place Minnesota Twins who batted .267, hit six homers and drove in 47 runs. "Naturally," sighed Yastrzemski, "I would have liked it to be unanimous. But I'm happy to have...
...American Leaguer got his raise-a fat one-last week. Carl Yastrzemski, the league-champion Boston Red Sox's slugging leftfielder, signed a 1968 contract calling for a $55,000 boost...
Last week's coverage of the World Series by NBC was typical of the new dimensions that TV has added to the game. When Boston's Carl Yastrzemski was hit by a fast ball, Pitcher-Turned-Commentator Sandy Koufax told how and why he himself had deliberately thrown at batters, explaining that "it's dangerous but it's part of the game." In the last game, a split-screen showed Cardinal Lou Brock take a daring lead off first base, then dash for second-and a new series record for stolen bases. And when Julian Javier...