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Also at yesterday's post-game elections, third-baseman Ernie Mannino was awarded the Wingate Trophy, and Captain Walt Coulson received the Wendell Bat...
...Crosby, attempting to complete the double play, hit Fitzgerald in the back but Walt Coulson picked up the ball and threw it back to Crosby who tagged Bob James trying to score from second after the third out. James hit Crosby hard and after his turn at bat in the second inning. Crosby was removed to New Haven hospital with a severe abdominal bruise for observation and X-rays...
...Brooklyn, his big bat thumped out two home runs to knock the Dodgers out of first place (6-3). Next night, Musial's 14th-inning triple with two men on base upset the Dodgers again (7-4). In Boston, he connected for home run No. 9 to help beat the Braves, 8-1. Musial's batting average jumped 39 points in one week-to a healthy .297-and the Cardinals were within striking distance of the National League lead...
...cool off the aroused Boston Red Sox. As Page began the long trek to the mound, Henrich stepped up to him and said: "You hold it and I'll win it." Page did his part. Two innings later, with the Yanks trailing, 3-2, Henrich picked up a bat and smashed a home run into the rightfield seats, with one man on base, to win the game, 4-3. Page spread the story and a new feeling of confidence and cockiness hit the Yankees. Pitchers like Vic Raschi and Ed Lopat settled down to become the deadliest...
...lines of "It Happens Every Spring." As a chemistry professor who turns to pitching when he discovers a solution that repels wood, Ray Milland wins 38 ball games in the regular season for St. Louis, then goes on to win four more in the World Series. Every time a bat gets near one of the magic pitches, the ball hops up and over, into the catcher's mitt. The whole picture is just as ridiculous as the ball's behavior and, as such, makes delightful summer entertainment...