Tigers Rely on Bonus Babies For Future Power
Detroit builds around its bonus players Harvey Kuenn Al Kaline Bill Tuttle Frank House Reno Bertoia Jim Brady and Jim Small. Kuenn has hit over .300 in three seasons with 200 plus hits twice and shared duties with the parent club after a brief minor league apprenticeship. Kaline stars with a .340 average and league title bloodline while House Kaline and others contribute steady defense and developing power. Brady shows raw pitching potential, with experience and control to mature into a Kaline-like ace.
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Major League Owners Weigh Moving Baseball Season Start
Meeting of magnates will consider a ban on winter play by Latins and a two week shift to begin the season in late April. Chicago Cubs propose delaying opening to improve weather and attendance, arguing April weather hurts players and crowds while October remains favorable.
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Baseball Notes From The Sporting News Flash
Baseball figures discuss spring weather and big-league memories. Feller reflects on rough spring, Maglie to get a 20-year celebration party in Cleveland. Sparn’s pickoff move shocks Castleman. White debuts with a home run in St Louis. Mantle clears Kansas City’s fence at Municipal Stadium, other sluggers earlier. Ball travels over 400 feet, walls cleared at 40 feet.
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Dale Long Turns Power Bat Into Pirates First Base Slot
Dale Long, praised as a top NL first baseman and strong slugger, earned a Pirates first base job after years in the minors. By May 23 he led the majors with a .409 average, tied for homers, led in RBIs with 32 and held 47 hits, with Hollywood ties and a Coast League MVP stint cited as confidence boosters from Bragan.
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Mantle''s two sided homer marathon and Pirates spring rise
Mickey Mantle homered from both sides of the plate in one game on May 18 in Chicago, following a earlier switch hit in 1953. He anchored the Pirates spring lineup at first base, hitting .291 with 79 RBIs and 16 homers while helping Pittsburgh beat Philadelphia 6 1. Mantle reflects on his uneven path and urges patience as a learning experience for others.
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