Brock had 12 hits in six games for Arkansas, which moves on to meet Georgia in the third round.
Lou Brock, as he did in all those World Series, had a great series for Arkansas, batting .429 (12 for 28). George Kell played in all four Arkansas triumphs, hitting .385 and moving over to first base because Brooks Robinson was at third. Pat Burrell had three of Arkansas’ five homers and drove in eight runs while Rick Monday had seven RBI.
Arkansas hit .298 as a team and posted a 2.89 ERA, led by Cliff Lee’s outstanding Game 5 start and the two top performances by Dizzy Dean (1-1, 1.59). And the pair of wins by No. 2 starter Lon Warneke means that Dean will open the Georgia series instead of having to face Twin States ace Chris Carpenter in a Game 7.
Twin States gave it a go, nearly pulling off a very large upset and making it to the third round. Fred Mann was the top hitter against Arkansas, hitting .409 for the series while Carlton Fisk batted .381 (but with no homers). For the two series combined, Mann hit .333 while Fisk was at .310 with the two homers against Mexico and nine total RBI.
Carpenter (1-1, 3.79 in three starts) and Lefty Tyler (1-1, 3.10) were good enough in the first two rotation spots, but didn’t get enough help against Arkansas. Tyler fanned 21 batters in 26 innings, not bad for a deadball era guy.
But it’s Arkansas that moves on to meet Georgia – with the winner of that series facing the Texas-Rhode Island winner in the Sweet 16.
Next it’s the up-and-coming Venezuelans taking on Illinois. A lot of guys played for the White Sox, like Chico Carrasquel, Luis Aparicio, Magglio Ordonez, Wilson Alvarez, and currently Freddy Garcia and Omar Vizquel – plus of course the manager, Ozzie Guillen. Who will have the advantage?
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