Tigers Poised for Strong Season After Uneven Spring
Detroit built a stronger case for a first division finish as spring games eased. Veterans Kouenn Kaline Boone House Tuttle Torgeson show form, with Hoeft Lary Garver Gromek Trucks Maas and hopefuls Miller Foytack Marlowe shaping a deep pitching staff. Telecasts with Van Patrick and insights from the writer bolster the preview.
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Detroit Tigers
Lakeland
Tigers
Detroit
Ray Boone
al Kaline
Boone
Kaline
Harvey Kuenn
Frank House
Bill Tuttle
Earl Torgeson
Bill Hoeft
Frank Lary
Ned Garver
Steve Gromek
Virgil Trucks
Duke Maas
Bob Miller
Paul Foytack
Dick Marlowe
Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
Baseball Stars Forecast On 1957 Season
Hank Aaron predicts hits rival Willie Mays without beating him in homers. Stan Musial foresees Ted Williams back with the Red Sox in 1957 and himself playing three more years. Bill Rigney leads the Giants with home run records, Mel Ott milestones loom, and Ted Williams shapes his bat sizes as autumn approaches.
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Hank Aaron
Milwaukee Braves
Willie Mays
Giants
Willie
Stan Musial
Cardinals
Ted Williams
Red Sox
Musial
Williams
Stan
New York Giants
Bill Rigney
Rigney
Minneapolis
Millers
Mel Ott
Ott
Duke ‘Snider
Dodgers
Detroit
Yankees
Mantle
Cubs
Ernie Banks
Brooklyn
Hodges
Furilla
Don Zimmer
Randy Jackson
Ebbetsfield
Present Day Duos Fall Short of Ruth Gehrig One Two Punch
The piece asserts no modern pair equals Ruth Gehrig. It cites Dodgers Campanella and Snider and Reds Kluszewski and Post as strong duos, notes Bert Berra and Mantle flexibility, and recalls 1931 Ruth Gehrig 92 homers 329 RBIs. It stresses the value of a true one two punch in pennant games.
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Ruth
Gehrig
Simmons
Foxx
Mize
Medwick
Milwaukee
Bob Thompson
Joe Adcock
Bill Tuttle
Detroit
Red Sox
Norm Zauchin
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Redlegs Manager Tebbetts Imposes Ground Ball Fine
Redlegs manager Birdie Tebbetts levies a $25 automatic fine on a pitcher who fails to field a ground ball Tebbetts says the same policy will continue this season as last season when he hosted a year end party costing about the same amount.
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Birdie Tebbetts
The
Redlegs
Tebbetts
Williams Tax Burden Echoes Through Baseball Jibes
The piece relays colorful quips from New York writer Joe Williams on baseball culture and salaries. It notes Bob Buhl’s no hitter lost 1 0 due to a walk and two errors while stationed with the 11th Airborne at Fort Campbell. Stan Musial as godfather leads to a curious baptismal exchange with a parish priest. Casey Stengel jokes about inventing a control ball to curb walks.
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Bob Buhl
Milwaukee Braves
Buhl
Army
11Th Airborne
Fort Campbell
Sarasota
Bud Hamilton
Stan
Musdal
Ireland
St. Petersburg
Fla
Casey Stengel
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Washington
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United States Brewers Foundation
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Yogi Berra
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Ted Klusewski
Wally Post
Duke Snider
Roy Campanella
Jackie Jensen
Ed Mathews
Braves
Ike Boone
Snider
Campanella
Cincinnati
Klusewski
Post
Kluszewski
Gus Bell
Bill Skowron
New York
Joe Williams
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