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...Branca got rid of Tomy Henrich in the top of the ninth, but then he walked Yogi Berra. After Joe DiMaggio fouled out, Bobby Brown singled to right, and Woodling walked on a 3-2 count to lead the bases...
...Ralph Branca (13-5) is a possible starter, as is Rex Barney (9-8). Branca opened the year well, faded fast; Barney has been a failure...
...today's games, Ralph Branca (13-5) will go for the Dodgers at Philadelphia against Philly ace Ken Heinizelman (17-9). At Chicago, Cardinal Harry Brecheen (14-10) will oppose Bob Chipman...
...which leaves Barney Shotten a double winner: He returned his team to first place, and at the same time arranged matters so that Joe Hatten, Rex Barney, Ralph Branca, Preacher Roe, and Big Newcombe--his top pitchers--will be available for weekend service in the City of Brotherly Love...
...week another little ditty, with lyrics by Metronome Co-Editor George Simon, looked as though it might turn into a bigger hit. The tune was less catchy, but Leslie Records' Brooklyn Dodgers Jump was already in its second pressing of 25,000 copies. Reason: three Dodgers, Pitchers Ralph Branca and Erv Palica and Outfielder Carl Furillo, backed by an Ebbets Field chorus, were the recording artists...