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WHO'S WHOFrank Deford's Casey at the Bat was one of the most entertaining stories I've ever read. Obviously, Deford had a great time writing it. You can practically hear him laughing with each new plot twist. Keep it...

Among basketball fans in the Ohio Valley, Van Vance is widely known as the announcer who broadcasts Kentucky Colonels games over Louisville's powerful WHAS. But Vance has thousands of followers who are much more...

Bobby Harrison, a lefthander for Kempsville High (Virginia Beach, Va.), shut out seven of the 10 teams he started against and gave up only one earned run while compiling an 11-0 mark. Bobby also hit seven homers, had...

Cover—Art Rickerby-Pix11—A.P. (2), Richard Clarkson22—George Honeycutt and Jeep Hunter23—Neil Leifer28—Phil Bath, James Drake29—Art Shay36—Lou Witt37—George Silk-LIFE42—drawings by Marc Simont56—Lee...