divad wrote:Mike Shannon's 1967 or 1968 ATG card would let him play 3b. Cardinals (like Tim McCarver) credit Shannon's "stud" move to 3b, allowing newly acquired Maris to play RF, as key to Cardinals 1967 World Series Championship.
seconded. McCarver is almost certainly correct. even a Cub fan like me recognizes what a gutty/gutsy team move that was by Shannon.