Great Hands, Amazing Feet
Glancing Back, and Remembering Luis Aparicio In the six years before Maury Wills “resurrected” the stolen base as an offensive weapon, another shortstop was using the stolen base – and two of the...
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Swap Shop – Chicago and Baltimore Trade Future Hall of Famers It was a trade that saw the exchange of two future Hall of Famers. On January 14, 1963, the Baltimore Orioles acquired All-Star shortstop...
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Homer Happy: Jim Gentile Before the presence of Boog Powell or Frank Robinson in the Baltimore Orioles’ lineup, the slugger that opposing pitchers were most likely to work around was first baseman...
View ArticleGrace and Guts at Short
The Glove Club: Ron Hansen Ron Hansen was hardly the prototype for the 1960s shortstop. The shortstops of that era tended to be physically compact and quick, with sure hands and a bat loaded mostly...
View ArticleWelcome to the Homer Ward
Glancing Back, and Remembering Pete Ward While it’s no overstatement to say that pitching dominated the 1960s, it’s just as safe to say that, in the 1960s, pitching dominated the Chicago White Sox,...
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How to Spark a Batting Order
Glancing Back, and Remembering Dick Howser Dick Howser was a dependable shortstop who brought an occasional sting to the batting order. His brief major league playing career proved to be a prelude to...
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Hall of Fame Travel Companion
Glancing Back, and Remembering Al Smith Outfielder Al Smith was traded three times during his 12-year major league career. In the first two of those trades, to Chicago and to Baltimore, Smith had the...
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Soxy Swinger
Glancing Back, and Remembering Dave Nicholson Dave Nicholson was a hard-swinging outfielder who was long on power but short on contact. He blasted 35 home runs in the minor leagues in 1959 and...
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Orioles Sweep Rookie Sweepstakes
This Week in 1960s Baseball (November 1, 1960) The Baltimore Orioles today swept the American Rookie of the Year sweepstakes as the only players receiving first-place votes were … Baltimore Orioles....
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Blockbuster Deal Sends Wilhelm to White Sox
Swap Shop – White Sox and Orioles Trade Future Hall of Famers It was a trade that saw the exchange of two future Hall of Famers. On January 14, 1963, the Baltimore Orioles acquired All-Star shortstop...
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To Chicago and Back
Glancing Back, and Remembering Tim Cullen During his seven-year major league career, Tim Cullen spent nearly six of them in a Washington Senators’ uniform. An able and versatile infielder with a .220...
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Great Hands. Amazing Feet.
Glancing Back, and Remembering Luis Aparicio In the six years before Maury Wills “resurrected” the stolen base as an offensive weapon, another shortstop was using the stolen base – and two of the...
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