We are at the All Star Break and my Twins are in 1st place with a 5 1/2 game lead over Chicago and Kansas City is 6 1/2 back. There have been several Managerial changes already. Detroit has replaced Chuck Dressan with Bob Swift for health reasons and now it looks like Frank Skiff will have to replace him for health reasons. Clevelands Birdie Tebbetts and Bostons Billie Herman are also rumored to be on the hot seat. Boston could be looking for a young manager to shake things up. Maybe someone with minimal experience like Dick Williams from Toronto but that would probably be impossible. We can Dream anyway but they will probably play it safe and let Pete Runnels finish up the season. Yankee GM Ralph Houk does not like the 2nd Division and he has fired Johnny Keane and taken over himself. So far it hasn't helped as the Yanks are still 3 games under 500. Of course the biggest surprise came before the season started when the Twins fired Sam Mele (who led them to the 1965 pennant) and replace him with the unknown South Dakotan named Wade Johnson. So far it is working out as the Twins are in 1st place. Here is the All Star team announced by the voters. There will not be an actual game this year.

      League Newcomer Frank Robinson is leading the league in BA/HR and RBI and is on pace for the first triple crown since 1956.

     Jim Kaat has 16 wins and is on pace to be the first 30 game winner since Dizzy Dean in 1934.

                                                           BA         HR           RBI

C   John Romano      KC                   245          13             41

1b   Boog Powell     Balt                   287          16            47

2b  Dick Green         Bo                     274          10            45

3b   Harmon Killebrew  Mn              257           12            42

SS    Dick McAullife     Cal              286            15           43

OF   Curt Blefary           Bos             295             14           50

OF     M Mantle            KC                291             13          34

OF   Frank Robinson     Wash             309            26          67

Pitchers    Jim Kaat  Mn      16-6    2.11 ERA

                 Gary Bell  KC         12-6    3.35

                 Mudcat Grant    Balt       12-5   2.27

                   Gary Peters NY                 10-6    2.41

       Stu Miller   26 saves 0.67   and   Rob Kline  22 saves   2.50