Sport: Bucs and Birds in a Breeze

The divisional playoffs for the two major league pennants were designed to be titillating curtain raisers for the World Series. Except for the triumph of the Miracle Mets in 1969, the expected has usually happened, and this year was no exception. Both playoffs were won in a breeze by the odds-on favorite Baltimore Orioles and Pittsburgh Pirates.

After dropping the opener, a 5-4 squeaker, to the San Francisco Giants, the Pirates unloaded one more-or-less secret weapon after another. Weapon No. 1 was First Baseman Bob Robertson. He had not hit a home run in...

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