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Connie Mack Stadium Glee ClubTuning Up For Dick StuartDick Stuart won’t disappoint the Phillies fans.He’ll hit a lot of homers, drive in a bunch of runs, strike out too many limes, and probably lead the league in first basing errors.■s':’. ■.');and still wound up near the bot-#fi| tom of the race. They did need ||| Dennis Bennett's calibre of Iff pitching. The Red Sox haven’t ■If had a good left-handed stopper since th edays of Mel Parnell.The Phils’ are finally admitting why they lost 10 straight in September, blowing a six game lead, and the National League pennant.There was a need of a hitting first baseman. Seven men gave it a try. Only Frank Thomas did the job until breaking his thumb in eariy September.It was the kind of a deal that was impossible before the two major leagues three years ago finally decided upon inter-league trading.Shockley Is Trade Bait . . .The Phillies offered Coslen Shockley to the L. A. Angels this week in a trade for Bo Belinsky. Nothing jelled yet.Could Do The JobDick StuartThen came those 10 straight defeats. Meanwhile, Vic Power was bought from the L. A. Angels. His bat proved a dud.Now the club bar wangled Dick Stuart *way from the Boston Red Sox. It was an Inter - league swap that sent lefthander Dennis Bennett to to the A. L. club.The transaction should help the Phillies.It’ll hike RBI production, that's for sure.Paul Richards. Houston Colts general manager, is receiving , , ... ., . serious consideration as the nej;tlet in four wuh his air-con- commissioner of baseball. TheJ-i; . J tpUi. DKilc' ova __-ditioned glove. The Phils’ are willing to gamble on such circumstances.His special value to the club, of course, is the batting wallop. Gene Manch will no doubt have Stuart swinging behind Johnnv Callison, and In front of Richie Allen.Allen should love the trade. The boo - birds will now probably stop pecking away at his hide.The big fellow has been a big hitter in every league he has played. He first attracted national attention when slugging 56 homers for the Lincoln club In the Western League in 1956.The players call It the Connie Mack Stadium Glee Club., He was leading the American Leagac in runa batted lalast season «i*tU Brooks Robin sou noted him eat during the final three weeks. Only four hitters In the league bettered bis 31 homers. Also, there were about M players with poorer batting averages' t'an Stuart’s 271 mark.The guy is a threat anytime he’s up at the batting dish.And there will be days when he’ll drive in three runs, andOne can picture Stuart hitting about 30 homers, and making about 30 costly errors,some of them victory - killers.They’ll cheer him one day, and give him the boo - treatment the neat.That's been the story of Dick Stuart’s baseball life.Here And ThereDidn’t Need Stuart’s Bat.• •club owners could do a lot worse, and probably will.Orioles' Payoff .Baltimore’s near-miss pennant of 1964 wasn’t a total loss. Oriole stockholders were voted a 20-cent dividend, the first in II years.Probably No Comment . . .What about the late summer magazine article by Wayne Hardin (Navy coach) who said Roger Staubach was the best quarterback in the nation, including Johnny Unitas?No Objections Here . . .The Yankees didn’t growl because erf the Dean Chance selection for the Cy Young Award. The Angels righthander held them to one run in 50 innings — a homer by Mickey Mantle.’Skini Should Sharpen Colt*.This swap again proved the well doing of inter-league trading. The Red Sox were not In need of Stuart’s liitting as they led the league in team batting,With a good bet to finish second, and a trip to the Runner-up Bowl at Miami, those Washington Redskins may be Just the toughie the Colts need for ending the regular season a week from this Sunday.Now at 6-4 with Pittsburgh ana Colts left, the ’Skins must bo regarded as one of the most Improved teams — off their 3-11 log of a year ago.
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Salisbury Daily Times
Salisbury, Maryland, US
Wed, Dec 02, 1964
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