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Married. Nancy Chaffee, 22, sixth-ranking U.S. women's tennis star, and Ralph Kiner, 28, Pittsburgh Pirates left fielder; for five seasons in a row, the major leagues' home-run king (51 in 1947, 40 in 1948, 54 in 1949, 47 in 1950, 42 in 1951);* in Santa Barbara, Calif...
Team: Brooklyn (by 5½ games) Pitcher: Roe, Brooklyn (19-2) Batter: Musial, St. Louis (.367) Runs Batted In: Irvin, New York (103) Home Runs: Kiner, Pittsburgh...
...Kiner, Pirates...
Pittsburgh has devised a very peculiar infield--outfielders Ralph Kiner at first and Wally Westlake at third. Only Kiner and right fielder Gus Bell are hitting around .300. The pitching is dismal. It is hard to imagine who could crowd the Pirates out of eighth place...
Cincinnati has good pitching and a fine cleanup batter in Ted Kluszewski, but little else. Pittsburgh has Ralph Kiner and Chicago has spirit, but nothing else...