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1957-08-21 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

1957/08/21 — ITEM DESCRIPTION: Oversized, appx. 11-3/4″ X 16-1/2″ classic The Sporting News issue printed on newsprint. The image at the left is a cropped out portion of the cover (too large to fit the whole thing on my scanner!) and there are other images below from inside this issue. Classic Sporting News from when it was “The Baseball Paper of the World”!

There is just too much packed into each issue of The Sporting News to list it all, but I have paged through this entire issue and here are some of the highlights:

  • “That Dizzy Feeling” cartoon by Darvas on the front cover shows several managers walking a tightrope
  • Headline is: “Many Managers Teeter on Tight-Rope” with story “Three Down, More Due to Take Tumble — Tighe, Rigney, Hutchinson, Murtaugh Among Pilots on Doubtful List for ’58”
  • Also on cover: “Giants Face Show Me Mood in SF”
  • Large Roy Sievers cartoon by Southee with article “Sievers Could Be Nats’ First HR Champ — Capital Fans All Shook Up Over Raps of Rock ‘n’ Roll Roy”
  • “Redhead Credits Big Assist to Optometrist — Schoendienst Says Dr. Mueller Twice Helped Eye Trouble” with a cartoon by Amadee on the facing page and another article “St. Louis Optometrist Turns Eyes Right: Schoendienst Doc Mueller’s Prize Pupil”
  • “Brother Dom Booms Jolter as ‘Frisco Pilot — Feels Sure He’d Accept Offer by Giants” with small photo of Joe DiMaggio
  • “Earlier Players Shunned Glasses — Meadows, Hill and Toporcer Among First to Don Specs”
  • “Limping Injuns HIt Again — Lemon Out for Rest of Season — Bob Shelved by Bone Chips in Elbow; Goes Home to Rest Wing Until Spring”
  • “Milwaukee Lifts Stein to Hopped-Up Braves — Flag Fever Hits High Point Despite Haney’s Caution”
  • “Job Security? Stengel Plan Only Sure Sytem — Frisch”
  • “Hitters Slumber, Card Flag Dream Now a Nightmare — Redbirds Score only 13 Runs in Nine-Game Tailspin; Hutch Shakes Lineup But Fails to End Losing Streak”
  • “Intentional Pass Record Labels Williams as Most Feared Batter — Ted’s 27th Deliberate Walk Surpasses Snider’s Mark”
  • “Mantle Good, Ted Sensation in Swat Duel — 101,858 at Three Tilts See Williams Bat .625, Mick .444, Both Raising Marks”
  • Bombers Drooling at Vision of Series Gravy With Braves — Winner’s Share of Classic Would Top Ten Grand; Yanks Realize That They Face Tough Stretch Drive”
  • “Orioles Winging to New Club Marks — Improved Birds Aim at First-Division Perch and Baltimore Turnstile Record”
  • Minnie Minoso “Injured Two Months Ago Gains 32 Points — “I Hokay, I Play” His Daily Word to Boss Lopez; Trainer Froelich Marvels at How He Brushes Off Pain”
  • Rube Walker
  • Rawlings ad features head shots of Mickey Mantle, Stan Musial and Duke Snider
  • “Pay-TV May End Need for Larger Stadiums — Storer: Radio-Video Tycoon, Miami Club Owner, Says Fans Might Prefer Home View”
  • Gillete Razors ad featuring Pee Wee Reese
  • Plus Regular Columns, Standings, Boxscores, Stats, Minor League Reports, and more.

    • 52 pages total.