And Dodger Fans Are Happy for Hershiser

Why, I de-Claire! Orel Hershiser, MVP of the American League championship series. Who woulda thunk it?

JOHN R. GRUSH

Mission Viejo

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Good for Orel Hershiser! See what happens when you play for a professional team with leadership and direction?

L. CRAIG

Pasadena

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Had Mike Downey done his homework before writing his Oct. 18 column, he would have discovered that American Indians have no reason to be upset with the Cleveland Indians.

In fact, all American Indians should be indebted to the Cleveland franchise. In 1915, the Cleveland team changed its name from the Naps to the Indians in honor of the first American Indian to play major league baseball. Chief Louis M. Sockalexis compiled a lifetime batting average of .313 during a three-year career with Cleveland (1897 to 1899).

ROB DURKEE

North Hollywood