1951/11/07 --

  • Cover cartoon is "If They Want to Fight..." is by Lou Darvas featuring a soldier in Korea
  • Headline on front cover is "Fold-Up Bums to Get Salaries to Match -- Campy, Cox Among Few Due for Hike - Club Made $50,000 in '51, Says O'Malley; Return of Dressen Indicated"
  • "Revolutionary Plan for More Major Leagues - Shaughnessy Gives Details of New Set-Up"
  • "Yanks Present Most 'Phenoms' in McDougald, Mantle and Morgan -- A.L. Places Secen on Rookie All-Star Team -- Minoso, Mays Among '51 Jackrabbits" with a photo of Tom Morgan and Gil McDouglad surrounded by smaller head shots of other 1951 stand out rookies: Willie Mays - Pete Runnels - Ebba St. Claire - Bobby Young - Orestes Minoso - Chet Nichols - Mickey Mantle - Jim Busby -- Full-page article including the photos
  • "Football Great, Golf Champ, Star Shortstop Has the Winning Spark -- Dark Called 'Worst-Looking Good Hitter'" about Alvin Dark with photos
  • Ted Williams ".232 Mark on Road Seen as Swap Road-Block - Hit Only .195 at Cleveland, .273 at New York; Boudreau Playing Hard-to-Get on The Splinter"
  • "Yankee Fans Cool to Hot Tip That Ted's Bound for Stadium -- 'We'd Take DiMaggio on One Leg to Willams;' But Bombers Need Gate Magnet to Replace Joe"
  • "Brooklyn Farms Set Pace With Six Pennants -- 16 Clubs in Dodger Chain Finished in First Division"
  • "Doc Gaynor, Club Physician, Constantly in Touch With Players - Yanks Patcher-Upper a Champion to Champs"
  • Plus, believe it or not, much more! Including several articles covering many other players, usually at least something from each team; several year-end statistical pages; The separately numbered 10-page "The Quarterback" section opens with article and large cartoon of Dick Kazmaier - Also Bobby Dodd - Hank Lauricella
  • Ad on back cover for Chesterfield Cigarettes features Giants Manager of the Year Leo Durocher
  • 36 pages total.