St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-02-19
PhiIIies Expect
Tan Sfors To
JeII By 1861
BY BILL BROWER

Chicago amp - The Phil
adelphia Phillies are frankly look
ing beyond this year when several
Of their tan minor leaguers will be
ready for big league competition
The Philies has some corking
prospects who did well in the
minors.
One or two Of them will be
ready this year, it appears. The
likelihood is strong that Frank
Herrera, an infielder. and Henry
Mason, a righthand pitcher, will
make it.
Other tan players on the Phillies
spring training roster, are Ruben
Amaro, a shortstop; Ruben Gomez,
and Humberto Robinson, pitchers
and Valmy Thomas, catcher.
Herrera was voted the most val
liable player in the International
league last season because of his
performances for pennant-winning
Buffalo. The Cuban first sacker
led the league in batting (.32O,
hits (187), runs batted in 129)
and home runs (30.
It is expected Herrera viii be
shifted to third base this season.
Mason, a relief artist, won IL
and lost last year. He had an
earned run mark Of 3.24. He was
in Al games, including five as a
starter. He went the distance in
four of the starts, pitching two
snutouts
In all, Mason pitched 125 inn
ings, surrendered 119 hits, walked
81 and struck out 80.
Amaro, who had a brief fling
with the St Louis Cardinals, is a
whiz of a fielder but an anemic
hitter. He showed some improve
ment with the stick last season
with Buffalo when he batted 257
He might be the man to fill the
shortstop void left by the depar-
ture Of Chico Fernandez to De-
troit in the American League.
Holdovers on the Phillies include
Gomez, Robinson and Thomas, all
something of disappointments last
year.
Thomas and Gomez were &C
quired in a trade last year with
only a 200 batting mark and one
home run. The Virgin Islander
however, is considered a better
player than that and is counted
on as the ace receiver for the
Phillies.
Gomez. the fiery Puerto RicaI
highlander, had a Sands recorc
on the mound. He will be bidding
for a comeback this year.
Robinson, once considered {
bright prospect, came to the Phil
lies in an interleague deal with the
Cleveland Indians. He had gone u
the Indians, in another interleaguC
trade, from Milwaukee. The Pan
amanian had 2 wins and four los,
ses while working mostly in re-
lief.
He made news, however, by re,
porting an attempted bribery by q
Philadelphia night club operator.
Among the future prospects OF
the Phillies are such performers
as Tony Curry, who was named
the most valuable player last year
in the Eastern League. With vii.
Transport, Curry batted .316, hac
p home runs and drove in 80 tai,
lies. The outfielder's 179 hits also
included 40 doubles and 9 triples
Nate Dickerson, a Philadelphia
suburban native, played with Ashe'
vile in the South Atlantic League
batting 1862, the highest average
of any Philhes' Farmland on 6
full-season basis. It also won the
Sally League batting title. Dicker,
son is a first baseman.
Eddie Logan and Charlie Fields
a pair of outfielders, batted %;
and .249 respectively, for Ashe
vile. John Kennedy, who was con
sidered at one time as the first tar
player likely to make the Phillies
played last season with Des Moine
/ in the Three-I League. He had al
unimpressive season at bat with I
.22S mark.
Lou Garvin, a shortstop, an
Irv Clark, an outfielder, bate
.24s and .23S respectively.
Richard Haines, and outfieldel
Jim Stewart, catcher-outfieldel
and Jim Quinn, third basemaI
were all 800 plus hitters wit
Elmira Club in the Glass D NeN