1948/08/04 --

  • Cover cartoon is "The Little Lady Dropped Her Hanky" by Willard Mullin with said little lady being marked "Miss A.L. Pennant" and 4 teams scrambling for the hanky
  • Headline on front cover is "Deflation Strikes Majors' Farm Systems - Pirates' 19 Clubs to Be Sliced to 12 - Several Other Clubs to Join In ..."
  • "Looping the Loops" column by J.G. Taylor Spink features Gil Hodges this issue
  • Feature on Braves pitcher Nelson Potter
  • Full-page coverage of Eddie Sawyer Being Named Phillies Manager
  • "D Day at Ebbets Field - Durocher's Invasion as Giant Pilot"
  • Aid Rushed to Tragedy-Riddled Duluth Club -- Six Killed, 13 Hurt in Bus Crash - Team Resumes Schedule With Virtually Complete New Player Roster - with photos of the wreckage along with some of the players
  • Joe Tinker "Last of Cubs' Famed Infield, Called Out - Former Stellar Shortstop Dies on His 68th Birthday" - A full page of coverage including photos and career statistics
  • Coin and Corn in BABE RUTH STORY - Picture Loaded With Box-Office Appeal and Diamond Hokum -- A full page about the Babe Ruth Story movie starring William Bendix including a photo of the hospital scene near the end of the movie
  • Plus, believe it or not, much more! Including box scores, standings, statistics, minor league coverage.
  • Chesterfield Cigarettes ad on back cover features large image of William Bendix as Babe Ruth in The Babe Ruth Story

    • 40 pages total.