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1958-06-18 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

1958/06/18 — 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:

  • “Getting-Up-to-Date” cartoon by Willard Mullin on the front cover
  • Headline is “Lane to Push Yankee Talent-Curb Rule” with article “Seeks to Bar Optioning of 4-Year Men — Greater Spread of Talent Would Aid Entire Game, Contends Cleveland GM”
  • Also on the cover “Kaycee Cousins Prove Relatively Pesky for Yankees — Athletics Showing No Fear of Bombersl List Shows 11 Former NY Chattels”
  • “Weiss Imported Pitchers Won 377 Games in 9 Years — Yankees Perennial Champs Because of George’s Practive of Letting Rivals Cut Throats in Deals”
  • “Stadium Fans Split as Yankee Rooters — Inquiring Scribe Finds Amazing Cross-Section of Views: About 50 Per Cent Strong for Bombers, Otehrs Hostile or On the Fence”
  • Enos Slaughter
  • “Rookie Green Gives Redbirds New Rifle — Strong-Armed Gene Shoots Down Runners From Right” with large cartoon of Gene Green by Amadee
  • “Waner, Tris Goin in Salute to Musial for 3,000th Hit — Giles, Governor of Missouri and Mayor of St. Louis Heap Praise on Card Star, Along With Many Presents”
  • “New Pilot Norman Tigers’ Last-Ditch Pitch for Pennant — Team 21-28 Wen Tighe is Fired as Being Too Soft; Successor Asks 10-Day Wait Before Announcing Plans” with second article “Put on Back, Poke on Jaw–Bill Gets the Job Done” with photo of new Tiger Skipper Bill Norman
  • “New Hurdles Faced by O’Malley Before Dirt Flies for Park — Temporary Injunction Halts Start of Project Pending Trial of Taxpayer’s Suit”
  • “Dodgers Sighting Daylight in Battle to Escape Cellar — Morale Given Boost by Series Sweep from Braves”
  • “Major Plaster of $50 Fine to Halt Beanball Seen as Trial Balloon — Penalty Automatic If Umps Rule Tosses Intentional; Action Not Aimed at Dusters, Says Harridge and Giles” and “Birdie Urges Automatic Shower for Hurler Hitting Batter on Head”
  • Gus Triandos “Tremendous Yell at Home-Run Slugger Triandos — Catcher Eyes Own Oriole Record of 21 For Season; Staff ERA Mark for 47 Games in Amazing 3.28”
  • Bobby Avila injured
  • “Cerv’s Injury Slows A’s In Scoring Pace — Bob Gamely Stays in Action Despite His Wired Jaw”
  • Herb Plews
  • Don Hoak
  • “Official Signing on ‘Firsco Park Pact Due July 1 — Target Date of April 1 Set for Stadium Completion”
  • Ernie Banks “Sights RBI Title as Main Target — ‘It Means You’re Greatest Help to Team’ Says Cub Star, Off to Finest Start”
  • In the “International League” section is “Lasorda Pitches, Coaches, Fills In as Royals’ Manager — Lefty Serves as Secretary on Road and Interpreter for Team’s Latin Players” with photo of Tom Lasorda
  • Plus Regular Columns, box scores, statistics, minor league reports, and more.

    • 44 pages total.