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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1955
Page
6
The piece reviews common baseball misconceptions from The 1955 Baseball Almanac including Jackie Robinson’s status in the Negro leagues, glove throwing penalties, and differences between leagues. It also explains key batting, slugging, and fielding averages and features quotes from Mickey Vernon and Casey Stengel, plus notes on players like Mantle, Lemon, Wynn, and Dumas.
Roy Campanella, hampered by a left hand injury last season, hits .353 through Sunday, ranking fourth in the National League. He drives in 26 runs, second to Duke Snider's 29. Bill Virdon leads NL batters at .424, with Don Mueller close at .421. Rip Repulski sits third at .367. In the American League, Bill Skowron leads at .451 with Vic Power at .415, followed by Al Kaline at .407 and Harvey Kuenn at .390.
ST. LOUIS Cardinals officials take a wait and see stance as a seven game losing streak hits the club with only two complete games by pitchers. The misfiring offense has produced 22 runs on 45 hits while allowing 51 runs on 71 hits, despite hot hitting by Bill Virdon Rip Repulski Wally Moon Red Schoendienst Stan Musial and Ken Boyer.
Wes Santee of Kansas and Denmark’s Gunnar Nielsen meet in the mile at the Los Angeles Coliseum Relays May 20. Nielsen, who set a world indoor mark of 4 03.6, joins a field including Fred Dwyer Billy Tidwell Phil Coleman and Sid Wing as top milers contend for the outdoors record. Santee holds an outdoors American record 4 00.35 and the two have three wins each since Bannister and Landy retired.
New York report notes modern baseball pitchers enjoy shorter hours and higher pay while past era workhorses completed many more games. Legends like McGinnity and Dinneen set records in 1900s, with 300-win club and 906 games by Cy Young cited. CONTEXT includes current stars such as Feller and Roberts, 1955 salary figures, and comparison to historic workloads.
Seven of eight teams in the Eastern League are owned or have working agreements with major league clubs. The lineup includes Albany with no MLB affiliation, and Binghamton with the Yankees, Williamsport with the Pirates, Elmira with the Dodgers, Reading with the Indians, Schenectady with the Phillies, Wilkes Barree Giants, and Williamsport Pirates.
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