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jor league seasons, would revert
to form and give the punchless
Orioles the power they need at
the plate. The veteran of six
Yankee seasons was hobbled last
year with injuries.
The 24-year-old Turley fire.
halled his way to the league lead
in strikeouts last year with a
total of 1874. He won Ia and
lost Is on an earned run average
of 3.46.
Turley, despite control prob
lens. is considered one of the
most promising pitching pros
poets in. the American League.
Shut Yankees Out.
Larsen had a 3-21 record but
is considered to have good po-
tential. There were reports he
just didn't want to play with
Baltimore.
A righthander like Turley,
one of big Don's victories was a
shutout of the second-place
Yankees. Larsen is 26. The two
young pitchers, between them,
have less than five full major
league seasons.
Smith, highly praised by Rich
ards. led the American Associa-
ton last year with a $50 bat
ting average. He hit seven hon.
ers, and drove in SO runs.
Triandos, "a, hit 1896 in the
Association with IS runs bat
ted in and 18 homers. He is
slated for first-base spot with
Baltimore.
The 26-year-old Hunter, known
for making impossible stops and
missing too many of the easy
ones, hit .244 last year for the
Orioles.
He played two seasons with
the st. Louis Browns and was a
favorite for his sensational field
ing. Hunter came to the Orioles
when the Baltimore team took
over the Browns franchise.
The 30-year -old Byrd had a
fair 9-7 record last year with the
Yankees and Mcdonald had a
record of Al. Both are right
handlers. Mcdonald was on the
inactive list for a time last year
with injuries.
8 Miranda is even less Of a
hitter than Hunter and was used
last year in joint role with
Phil Rizzuto after playing with
the st. Louis Browns and the
Chicago White Sox.
StengeI Wanted TurIey.
The trade, Involving enough
players to field a team with three
left over, was one of the biggest
IN recent years.
In New York, Weiss was asked
If he thought this fixed the
Yankees pitching situation. He
replied:
"A pitching situation is never
set up. If we can make other
deals, we'll do it."
He said that Manager Casey
Stengel particularly wanted
Turley.
Hunter Is the best available
shortstop you can get"
Asked if Hunter would be
No. l, Weiss said "that would be
my guess unless Gerry Coleman
comes back or one of the kids
comes through"
Weiss didn't appear to be too
optimistic about the veteran
Rizzuto, who hit only 1876 last
year with the Yankees.
He said he had discussed the
deal with Stengel by telephone
at Glendale, Calf, on various
occasions. He talked with
Stengel last night again after
completing the deal with
Richards at Baltimore during
the afternoon.
"The catching situation held
up the DEAL" Weiss said. Rich
ards more or less gave me an
ultimatum that he had to have
a certain player. but wouldn't
want to name him"
Talking about the reaction in
Baltimore, where fans were re-
ported up in arms over losing
Turley and two other regulars,
Weiss said:
They'll get over it. If we're
Richards I'd rather have them
sore at me now than in July.
In defense of Richards, who
doesn't need any defense, where
would he be starting the season
with last years ball club?
"He gets two pretty good
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