Complex sentence: Brooklyn finished third and then sixth with Stengel in the first base coaching box; among the players was catcher Al Lopez; the two became close friends and would be managing rivals in the 1950s American League.
Split into simpler sentences: Brooklyn finished third and then sixth with Stengel in the first base coaching box. Among the players was catcher Al Lopez; the two became close friends and would be managing rivals in the 1950s American League.