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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth
Ted: didn't Brock essentially take over for Musial? I think Musial was still playing a lot of left field his last year.
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Peter
Brock was already a 4-year established ballplayer (with the Cubs) when he was traded to the Cards. Furthermore, he did not directly step into Musial's "footprints". Musial
played his last game in Sept 1963. Brock was traded to the Cards in the Summer of '64.
Both Mantle and Yaz were 20 year old rookies when they replaced DiMag and Ted W, respectively. And, they directly stepped into the "footprints" of these two great legends.
Think about it, there is significant psychological factor in play here, which is not case in Brock's situation.
TED Z
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