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Reds and Phillies Poised in NL Battle for Last Place
Baseball preview in St. Petersburg notes Reds and Phillies as tail-end contenders. It highlights star pitchers Ewell Blackwell and Robin Roberts and rising talents Richie Ashburn and Curt Simmons, assessing how youth and injuries affect each club.
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Yankees
Cardinals
St. Petersburg
Tampa
Clearwater
Reds
Phillies
Chicago
Cubs
Eddie Sawyer
Bucky Walters
Ewell Blackwell
Johnny Vander Meer
Ken Raffensberger
Herman Wehmeir
Harry Gumbert
Ray Lamanno
Ray Mueller
Virgil Stallcup
Johnny Wyrostek
Hank Sauer
Danny Litwhiler
Frankie Baumholtz
Robin Roberts
Schoolboy Rowe
Blix Donnelly
Curt Simmons
Ken Heintzelman
Hank Borowy
Ed Waitkus
Dick Sisler
Granville Hamner
Richie Ashburn
del Ennis
Johnny Blatnik
Bert Haas
Blackwell
Ashburn
O. K
Simmons
Roberts
Waitkus
Philly
Vander Meer
Wehmeir
Gumbert
Raffensberger