1956/10/10 — Cover cartoon features Mickey Mantle – Hank Aaron – Billy Pierce – Don Newcombe as the best performers of 1956, illustrated by Lou Darvas. Accompanying headline is “Mantle and Aaron Top Players of Year – Newcombe, Pierce Gain Hill Honors” Page 2 article: “Triple Crown, Not Babe’s Record, Worried Mantle – Last Week [...]
1956/08/29 — Cover cartoon is “Credit Where Credit Is Due” by Lou Darvas about umpires Headline on front cover: “Rail Hike to Speed Majors’ Shift to Air – Most Players Now Prefer Plane Travel” Also beginning on the cover: “Japan Demands ‘Name’ Dodgers” about the Dodgers coming tour of Japan Speed, Not Tricks, Big Hill [...]
1956/09/05 — Cover cartoon is “Dividend Collectors” by Willard Mullin featuring Sal Maglie, Bobby Thomson, Larry Jansen – 3 ’51 Giants heroes with a shot at the ’56 World Series – Also has article beginning on cover “’51 Giants Heroes on 3 Top Teams” Headline on front cover: “Robinson, Aparicio Standout Rookies – Blasingame, Buddin [...]
