The Triple Crown was back-burner talk, if at all. Yastrzemski and Killebrew were tied with 43 homers and Yastrzemski led Killebrew 115-111 in the RBI race. Yastrzemski was batting .319, Robinson .314.

His stance is closed, ... ex-Slugger Williams watched Yastrzemski take batting practice ... Carl accepted a Red Sox package that came to more than $100,000—including off-season board and ...

It was Carl Yastrzemski, the first-ballot Hall of Famer, 3,000-hit club member, ... Growing up, Carl would grill a young Mike about his batting stance at the dinner table, ...