1956-10-03 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

1956/10/03 —

Cover cartoon is “The Feller Knows How” by Hubenthal featuring Casey Stengel

Headline on front cover: “Farm Talent to Decide ’57 Flag Races – Pitching Big Need of Most Major Clubs

Tom Picks Yankees Off Bushes – Greenwade Has Travelled 100,000 Miles a Year as Scout with large cartoon of Tom Greenwade by Amadee

“Snarls, Growls Then, But Snickers Now – Series Hassles Have Their Funny Side in Retrospect” includes photo of fans tossing garbage at Ducky Medwick in ’34 and Judge Landis ordering Medwick out of game for his own protection

Sandy Amoros “Finds It’s Easy to Go From Hero to Goat Role – Fielding Star of Final Game of ’55 World Series Makes Damaging Misplays as Dodgers Bow to Robin”

Yankees Win Pennant on Mickey’s Batting” with Yankee team photo

Sal Maglie article: “Maglie Rates June Shutout of Braves as Tops – ‘I’ve Pitched Better’ Says No-Hitter Sal”

Yogi Berra article “Yogi Yanks’ Series ‘Dean’–Has Chance to Be “Most” with photo of Berra

Thrills and Spitts — Series Highlights … and Sidelights Covering 50 Years

Heroes, Goats Parade in World Series — Ruth Called Shot in ’32, Owen’s Error Opened Gate in ’41” with full page cartoon featuring some of the feats on the facing page

Hat’s Off feature focuses on the Players of the Week, this week AL’s Frank Lary and NL’s Billy Bruton

Obituaries feature tragic plane crash death of 23 year old Orioles bonus baby Tom Gastall plus 194 game winner Jesse Tannehill

That’s just the highlights, many many more articles plus boxscores, stats, extensive minor league coverage, and more

52 pages total

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