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Team: Brooklyn (by 1½ games) Pitcher: Staley, St. L. (12-4) Batter: Schoendienst, St. L. (.341) Runs Batted In: Mathews, Mil. (75) Home Runs: Mathews...
Team: New York (by five games) Pitcher: Parnell, Boston (12-5) Batter: Kell, Boston (.329) Runs Batted In: Rosen, Cleve. (72) Home Runs: Rosen, Cleve...
Team: Milwaukee (by 2½ games) Pitcher: Surkont, Milwaukee (9-1) Batter: Schoendienst, St. L. (.344) Runs Batted In: Campanella, Brooklyn (62) Home Runs: Mathews...
Team: New York (by 11½ games) Pitcher: Lopat, New York (8-0) Batter: Vernon, Washington (.333) Runs Batted In: Mantle, New York (51) Home Runs: Zernial, Phila...
...leads both leagues in home runs (19), is second in runs batted in (52), and is hitting at a .318 clip. Often awkward last year, Mathews is "a major-league third baseman now," says Grimm. Fleetfooted Outfielder Bruton (30 stolen bases last year), usually the Braves' lead-off batter (.273), ranges centerfield like a hawk. Flanking Bruton are a pair of old pros, Leftfielder Sid Gordon, 34, and Rightfielder Andy Pafko, 32. They are the only men in the regular starting line-up who are in their 30s, and the only ones with more than a couple of years...