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...Park has strengthened the team's one fielding weakness, the outfield, by moving sophomore Hal Smith from shortstop to left field. Outfielder Dave Ignacio has taken over in centerfield. "We have good speed in all the fields now," Park said...
...rest of the Crimson line-up should find second baseman Vince McGugan batting first with leftfielder Dave Ignacio on deck. Right fielder Dan De-Michele, catcher Pete Varney, and first baseman Pete Bernhard will provide the power while third baseman Hal Smith, shortstop Art Serrano and centerfielder Kevin Hampe round out the batting order...
Bill Kelly also went the distance in several games last year. Park has called him the best all-around athlete on the team and has used him at shortstop and centerfield during the past two years. "He pitched very strongly in the summer league so we'll develop him solely as a pitcher this year," Park said...
Junior Vince McGugan will return at second base. Park has called him the best in the Eastern League at his position because of his speed. Starting at shortstop is Art Serrano. "He's improved the most of anyone, so that now we have a real honey of a double-play combination...
...nonetheless, owes some of his homers to the fact that the fences in Japanese ballparks are 30 ft. to 40 ft. shorter than those in the U.S. Eager to amend their deficiencies, the Tokyo Giants attended daily lectures run by their hosts, the Los Angeles Dodgers, taking notes as Shortstop Maury Wills told them through an interpreter to "Sekkyoku-teki ni hasire [Run aggressively]" and Batting Coach Dixie Walker advised ''Liner uchi o kokoro gakeyo [Hit the line drive]." They did, and banged out an 8-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies and a 3-3 record before...