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Things looked bad for the Dodgers from the start when catcher Joe Ferguson dropped the first pitch of the game and second baseman Davey Lopes booted a ground ball from Houston's leadoff hitter Terry Puhl. But things got worse...
...more than fun. Not since Ted Williams' .406 season in 1941 has a hitter been so close to the elusive .400 mark this late in the season (as of last Friday, Brett's batting average was an eye-popping .402). To the Royals' fine young third baseman, the game is a romp, a rollicking ride toward the record-books. Since recapturing his form after an early season ankle injury, Brett has been on a batting tear that has lifted the Royals to the best record in baseball (78 games won, 44 losses) and a formidable...
...marriage made in heaven, or at least in the misty regions high over Dodger Stadium and the Hollywood TV studios. Husband Steve Garvey, 31, was the All-Star first baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers, a player noted for his clean-living dedication to baseball and his zealous devotion to good causes. Wife Cyndy, 30, was the sleek co-host of the highly rated AM Los Angeles TV show...
...Georgia Rosenbloom, who recently married for the seventh time, and who directs the L.A. Rams like a feature film instead of a football team. Nor can Cyndey Garvey, who recently opened up to a writer for Inside Sports, and didn't stop talking--and then, together with first baseman and husband Steve, filed a libel suit of $11.2 million against the magazine, perhaps the brightest new typeface on the sports scene this summer...
Offensive power came largely from senior captain Charlie Santos-Buch and the keystone duo of freshman shortstop Brad Bauer and senior second baseman Bobby Kelley. And, of course, despite a late season slump, first baseman Mark Bingham finished a brilliant career, that concluded with the New Yorker the all-time Harvard and New England leader in both hits and runs batted...