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Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Stormin' Norman's cork bats in Corktown by Out of Bounds

Greg Eno writes: He cheated, he admitted to it, and that was that.

45 years ago, Stormin' Norman Cash assaulted the American League -- swatting 41 homers, driving in 132 runs, and batting a robust .361. His was an MVP-type year, except for those two "M" Boys in New York -- Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle.

Cash tumbled all the way down to .243 in 1962, and never again came close to his monster year of 1961. But there was a simple explanation: Norm Cash cheated.

He admitted to it, years later, the Statute of Limitations up. He had a fetish for cork in '61, and thus used his lightened bat with whiplike quickness.

Read Fitting In '61 For Cash That Tiger Stadium Located In Corktown

# posted by Tami @ 9:54 AM

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