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...held to a miserly nine hits and four runs through three games. Afield, Baltimore's play was even more disastrous -a wild pitch here, a passed ball there and bobbled grounders everywhere. In all, the Orioles committed five errors, two of them by Mr. Golden Glove himself, Third Baseman Brooks Robinson...
After dropping the opener, a 5-4 squeaker, to the San Francisco Giants, the Pirates unloaded one more-or-less secret weapon after another. Weapon No. 1 was First Baseman Bob Robertson. He had not hit a home run in the last six weeks of the regular season, but he belted three of them in the second game to power the Pirates to a 9-4 victory. The surprise in the third game was Pitcher Bob Johnson, a self-proclaimed "dud" during the season (nine wins, ten losses). Tapped as a last-minute replacement for ailing Nelson Briles, he held...
Johnson did, setting the stage for some more unexpected heroics by Pirate Third Baseman Richie Hebner, who had gone the last seven weeks of the season without a home run. He drilled one over the rightfield wall to cinch a 2-1 Pittsburgh victory. Lest it seem like luck, Hebner then helped the Pirates mop up the Giants 9-5 in the final game with a three-run homer. He also provided a vital ninth-inning out by leaping into the stands to snatch a foul ball away from a covey of overeager hometown fans. San Francisco left with...
...record of 24 wins and eight losses (including two victories over Baltimore). Blue was brilliant through the first six innings, but tired noticeably in the seventh. Exploding for four runs, Baltimore went on to win 5-3. After taking the second game 5-1 on the strength of First Baseman Boog Powell's two home runs, the Orioles were given the third when the A's scored an F for strategy...
...outs, runners on second and third and the score tied 1-1, Oakland Manager Dick Williams made the questionable decision to give an intentional walk to Baltimore Catcher Elrod Hendricks. Hendricks, who had batted all of .125 against the A's during the season, was followed by Third Baseman Brooks Robinson, one of the most celebrated clutch hitters in baseball. Robinson promptly drove in two runs with a single up the middle. Final score: Baltimore 5, Oakland...