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rsdsharp

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6. He was the Twins first baseman when I started watching baseball in the early 1960s.

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Mon Nov 25, 2019, 02:41 PM

Nov 2019

He was such a fantastic defender that he told the young Twins infielders (Rollins, Versalles and Allen) not to wait until he got to first before throwing the ball. His exceptional skills turned an untold number of errors into outs.

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Vic Power [View all] kairos12 Nov 2019 OP

Great gloveman.Was he still with the Indians then? brush Nov 2019 #1

Yes, with the Indians against the Tigers. kairos12 Nov 2019 #2

Of course, you sent me to Wikipedia .... Ohiogal Nov 2019 #3

That is is quite a history. I was aware of the name difference but kairos12 Nov 2019 #4

My pleasure, kairos12! Ohiogal Nov 2019 #5

Thanks for the history. Always liked his name. brush Nov 2019 #8

He was the Twins first baseman when I started watching baseball in the early 1960s. rsdsharp Nov 2019 #6

Thanks for the info on Vic Power oswaldactedalone Nov 2019 #7