Word: yastrzemskis
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...they swarmed around our heroes who were innocent and obliging in their little boy knickers and knee sox. We--the public--had created the Press, or perhaps they created us. In any case, they polluted the field with our worst qualities, our inane curiosity and opportunism. They messed about Yastrzemski as if to pull him down. Solid, neatly divided in two equal parts by his black belt, loosening up with grace and some levity, the Great God Yaz seemed impentrable in his excellence. The Press could not touch...
...Yastrzemski. What does one say? He is apart. He came to bat after Adair, and one took pleasure, even in his patient preparation. In the on-deck circle, two bats swirling around the shoulders, above the head in an ashwood ceremony of prayer and promise. Meticulous attention to every detail...
...fans, Carl Yastrzemski supplied the only happy moments in the Boston homecoming. Yaz drove in all three Sox runs in the seventh inning with a towering blast over the flagpole in left-center. The homer was Yastrzemski's 43rd of the season--tieing Ted Williams' club record for a left-hander--and boosted Yastrzemski's league totals in HR's and RBI's in his bid for the American League Triple Crown. He also hit a double in three official at-bats to raise his season average...
...year makes. And a new manager. Last week, with crewcut, 38-year-old Dick Williams at the helm, the Red Sox led the American League in hits (828), runs (438), home runs (101) and RBIs (402). Four Boston hitters ranked among the top dozen in the league: Leftfielder Carl Yastrzemski was batting .327 with 25 homers and 72 RBIs; Rightfielder Tony Conigliaro had 19 homers and a .305 average; First Baseman George Scott was hitting .290 and Shortstop Rico Petrocelli was at .280. On the mound, the Sox had Righthander Jim Lonborg, whose 14-4 record makes him the winningest...
When you look at their hitting, the Sox appear invincible. They have four of the top seven hitters in the league--Yastrzemski, Scott, Petrocelli, and everybody's darling, Tony Conigliaro--and the rest of the lineup has been coming through with the clutch hits when they are needed...