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Besides Chauncey, Samborski usually starts Hank Pildner and Ted Cooney in the outfield. Pildner who stopped at third in the Exeter game when he could have had a home run, is fast and has a strong arm. Cooney, substitute shortstop, has hit very well and is extremely fast on the bases, stealing and dragging bunts...
Paul Murphy at shortstop has been a standout for the freshmen. A good hitter--three doubles against Brown--he has fielded smoothly, showing good balance, getting the ball off quickly and accurately. Joe Conzelman at third has improved steadily in the field, and a lefty batter, has hit solidly and bunted well...
Teaming with Rookie Shortstop Alvin Dark in Boston, Stanky was well on his way to his best major-league season (batting average: .320) when he broke his leg sliding into third and spiking Dodger Catcher Bruce Edwards. By the end of the season, with Stanky intact again, Boston won its first pennant in 34 years. Meanwhile, in the switch that baffled baseball, Durocher left Brooklyn to manage the Giants. In his first important trade to build "my kind of team," Durocher got Stanky and Dark from Boston. Old feuds were forgotten. Baseball's two "holler guys" were together again...
Durocher, to everyone's surprise, named Shortstop Dark as the Giant captain. Stanky, his broad face set in an expression of sadness, pounded into Durocher's office and said: "Leo, that's fine for Al, but don't you think I had it coming? After all ... I'm your kind of ballplayer. You've always said so." Durocher told Stanky to cool off. Then he carefully explained that he was trying to instill some of Eddie's aggressiveness into Dark by giving him added responsibility. Stanky was flattered and placated...
...flamboyant gladhander, relishes the feud. Publicity-shy Saigh prefers to let his team do the talking. After Veeck hired hard-bitten Rogers Hornsby, an old Cardinal favorite, to manage the Browns, Saigh felt forced to retaliate by getting baseball's most colorful character. Saigh fired Manager Marty ("Mr. Shortstop") Marion and hired Eddie Stanky. Veeck, who refuses to be topped, quickly hired Marion as a player-coach...