European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 9, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday augusts 1986 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary 62 out links Mccovey Richardson they Are linked forever in baseball history. Willie Mccovy Hiis the Ball Bobby Richardson catches in and the 1962 world series is aver. Much of the talk in Coors town . Last week end revolved not around Mccovy s 52 career Home runs or his 1,535 runs butted in productive numbers thai aimed him admission to the Hall of Fame in his firs year of eligibility. Instead Mccovey is remembered Best far an out instead of a hit and to be perfectly honest it galls him a Tittle bit. Of All the great hits and game win Ning Home runs thai the one thing everybody brings up he said. I m asked about it every in the seventh game of the 62 series right hander Ralph Terry of Ute new York Yankees look a 1-0 Lead into the Bottom of the ninth inning at Sanfrancisco. Matty Alou opened with a bunt single and Terry then struck out Felipe Atou and Chuck Mays doubled to right but a great throw by Roger Maris kept Alou anchored at third. As Mccovey the left handed slugger came to the plate manager Ralph Houk went to the Mound. The strategy with the series lying and winning runs i scoring position screamed for an intentional walk especially with a right handed hitter Orlando Cepida on deck. I hated that situation when i figured they were going to pitch around me Mccovey said. It s hard to concentrate when in your mind you think you re not going to get anything to hit. That according to Richardson was exactly what the Yankees had in mind. Houk was telling Terry to pitch around him the second baseman said. Walked Over to second base. Mays was standing there with shortstop Tony Kubek. Kubick said i sur Hope Mccovey does t hit one to you i had made a couple of errors. He was kidding me trying to keep it s first pitch was right Down the Middle. I was shocked Mccovey said. I jumped at in got out in front and hit in out of the Ballpark but foul. I thought that had to be a mistake. He won to that again i talked myself into believing the next Pilch would t be that out at second base Richardson had been talking with National league Umpire Al Barlock. He asked for my hat Tor his Nephew Richardson said. I was thinking about that when Terry threw the it was Down the Middle again Andt Mccovey delayed for a second i hit it out of reaction and 1 hit a line drive he Laid. If i had been thinking about hitting both of them would have been out of the Park for Home runs. 1 did t get the swings 1 the Ball was rifled right at Richardson. It Hanover spin on in he said. I thought it would be higher. It came Down. He could t hit it any harder butt was t a Tough play. Over the years some folks made it tougher than it was like a diving Back handed catch. It was a rope but in was right at Mccovey thought he had a hit. When you i the Ball Good in the direction where i hit it 99 limes out of 100, it s a hit. Bobby was out of position. He should have been playing me to pull. I hit in toward the bag. I hit in so hard i never got out of the baiter s that says Richardson is where Mccovey is wrong. I want out of position at All he said. Iwas in Hie Hole because Terry was a curve Ball Pitcher whatever the Case the second baseman and the line drive were at the same spot and the Yankee were world series champions. People ask me to
