Quote by Dick Stuart

"Although we fully realize that is well versed in baseball management, we also know that he must also eventually bow to the fans' wishes. We, therefore, plead that Twins' fans join us in petitioning to keep Dr. Strangeglove off first base. Vic Power fans everywhere should stand up and be counted before a disastrous decision is made and he is benched or, even worse, traded. Let the outfielders battle among themselves for the three positions available. "To Tell the Truth," we think the real first baseman should stand up—where he belongs."

— Dick Stuart

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Unidentified representative of Minnesota Vic Power fan club, in unsuccessful bid to prevent the benching and/or trading of first baseman Vic Power in favor of slugging outfielder Bob Allison; as quoted in "People's Column: Can't Locate Luverne; The Guards Stood Out; A Power Booster; Why Bench Him?; More Power Boosters," edited by Charles Johnson, The Minneapolis Star (March 28, 1964), p. 15

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Dick Stuart

Richard Lee Stuart (November 7, 1932 – December 15, 2002) was an American baseball player known equally well for prodigious slugging and defensive ineptitude, the latter leading to a series of less-than-flattering nicknames such as Iron Glove, Stonefingers, and Dr. Strangeglove (as per the like-named feature film).

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