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Baseball’s star salaries and attendance surge in 1950 season
The article notes a baseball boom with record attendances in Florida and across the U.S., predicting 1950 may surpass 22 million. It highlights big salaries for stars like Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio, compares 1948-49 attendance highs, and mentions Ralph Kiner’s impact and early signals of the coming season. It also profiles Maurice McDermott, a 21-year-old Red Sox left-hander from Poughkeepsie with impressive arm speed but control questions.
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Cedar Post
Florida Racing
Baseball Miami
Citrus Cit
Grantland Rice
St. Petersburg
Tamph
Sarasota
Pacific Coast
Ted Williams
Joe DiMaggio
Wagner
Lajoie
Matty
Jackson
Walsh
Chicago
Cubs
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Ralph Kiner
Pirate
Browns
Dodgers
Ralph Sbranca
Rex Barney
Red Sox
Yankees
Stan Musial
Country Slaughter
Henrich
Page
Rizzutoe
Wiliams
Dom DiMaggio
Parnell
Zarilla
Maurice McDermott
McDermott
Poughkeepsie