Word: zernial
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Rarely have two teams looked worse than Philadelphia and St. Louis. Put together, they would still be at the bottom. Ferris Fain, the Athletics' first baseman, is leading the league in batting, and Ned Garver has won seven of the Browns' 13 victories. Eddie Joost and Gus Zernial of the A's and Joe Coleman of the Browns are hitting well. The rest are best forgotten. Bankruptey is more probable than sixth place for either of these two--already over, 15 games behind...
...Detroit Tigers had their own prize bit of the rookie crop in Outfielder Johnny Groth, onetime Navyman (TIME, March 28). Chicago's White Sox had Outfielder Gus Zernial (also ex-Navy), who broke a collarbone four weeks ago chasing a line drive. White Sox fans could hardly wait for Gus to get back into the lineup: he was leading the league with a fancy .355 when he was hurt...