St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-10-03
Braves An-Tan outncld,
World Series To
FeCauFe Tan Sfars
On Both Icons

Feature Tan SfarS
On Both Teens
Milwaukee (ANPl-It's a re-
peat performance-the Milwaukee
Braves and the New York Yank-
ees battling for the supremacy Of
major league baseball.
When the two teams open the
best-of-seven series oct. 1 In Mil
waukee's County Stadium, both
win have their tan standard bear
ers.
There viii be seven tan players
participating in the series and
most OF them are likely 20 see
some action,
An Tan outfield
The Braves win feature an all
tan outfield, including 1887 ser
les heroes. Yves Covington and
Hank Aaron. The third Is Billy
Bruton, the fleet-footed center
fielder, was sidelinsd by a knee
injury.
other Milwaukee players viii
include Felix Mantiila, the versa
tile utility player who saw action
against the Yankees last season;
Juan Pizzaro, southpaw pitcher
who had brief starting appear
ance, and Humberto Robinson,
Highlander in his first full season
with the Braves
Elston To Catch For Bombers
The Yankees win have only one
tan representative Elston How
ard. who win be playing In his
fourth consecutive World Series.
Aaron was the batting star Of
the 1857 classic. He had an aver
age OF .S9S, Hank raped II hits.
Including three home runs, scored
five times and drove In seven
runs
The fielding star-and big
surprise - was Covington, whose
two remarkable catches probably
saved the series for the Braves,
Covington made sensational
baclhand grab OF liner IN the
second game and robbed GIL Nc
Dougald OF a home run In the
fifth game.
Mantilla got into three games
Of the series after Red sohoend-
ienst was injured He did not get
hit but scored a run.
Pizarro started against the
Yankees in the fourth game but
lasted only one and two-thirds OF
an inning.
Howard played first base and
left field. His principal contribu'
ton was a three-run homer II
the fourth game that put th'
Yankees back into the ball game
which they lost eventually,
This year, Howard win probably
see most of his action behind tn,
bat He has been the regular
Yankee catcher since June. Elstor
was batting. as the season entered
the final week, .31s He had II
doubles. five triples and II hom'
runs. He had driven in 90 runs.
Aaron Braves Big Gun
Aaron has been the big CUR
in the Braves attack. He supplied
the punch when Milwaukee elm.
ched the pennant In a 6-to-5 VIC
tory over the Cincinnati Redlegs
In that game Aaron drove in -four
runs and hit his 3Oth home run OF
the season.
Experts say that II would have
been a cakewalk for the Braves
had they had fulltime service from
Covington. The big outhelder came
into his own this year az a power
hitter. In 50 games, including
many which his appearance was
limited TO pinch hitting, Coving-
ton rocked National League pit
cheers for a .332 mark. His 90 hits
in $50 trips included 10 doubles,
"a homers and a triple. He drove
in 70 runs.
Bruton. a late starter because
lof the knee injury, was batting
.276 In 90 games. He had 10
doubles, three triples and three
home runs.
Mantilla, who has played third,
second, short and In the outfield.
was batting .26s in so games.
His output included five doubles,
a triple and seven homers. His
RBI total was 10.
Pizzaro, who spent the first
three-and a half months with
Wichita In the American Associa-
ton, had won six and lost three.
In "a innings In Is games, he had
compiled a 2.14 earned run aver
age. He has been used both as a
starter and reliever.
Robinson. primarily a relieyer,
had a 2-and-4 record. In 10 games,
he pitched a. innings and showed
an ERA of 800.
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