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...Detroit, the Tigers were long on pitching, led by Hal Newhouser; long on hitting (if cocky Slugger Dick Waken eld hit the way he talked, he would lead the league). But the Tigers had a sieve for an infield...
Giant Manager Mel Ott was not exactly sleepless over the loss of third baseman Reyes and show-offy Danny Gardella, a fair slugger who has a knack of making fly balls look hard to catch (he often ends by not catching them...
...Slugger Mugger. In San Diego, Mrs. Sally Curtis complained that her ex-husband passionately kissed her, simultaneously conked her with a rock...
With the American League pennant odds even-Stephen at "6-to-5 and take your pick," the first-place Detroit Tigers limped into Washington last week for the payoff. Lefty Hal Newhouser (won 22, lost 9) had the miseries in his back; Slugger Hank Greenberg was out with a sprained ankle; Sparkplug Eddie Mayo had a wrenched shoulder...
Woodcock might well be the exception to a long line of glass-chinned British heavyweights, but shrewd Tom Hurit, his manager, knew that the 24-year-old slugger was still awkward afoot and short on ring savvy. Woodcock needed two years of seasoning before he could even think of stepping into a ring with a Billy Conn or a Joe Louis. Step One was to put him on a full-time fighting basis. Until now, the pride of Yorkshire had worked all day in a Doncaster railroad shop, trained nightly in a hayloft. Since there is no one left...