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1957-08-07 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

1957/08/07 — 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:

  • “Cards Pennant Bound … They’ve Got the Horses” cartoon by Amadee on the front cover
  • Headline is “Frick Favors Player Vote for All-Stars” with article “Would Send Ballots to All Major Clubs: End of Fans’ Poll Included in Commissioner’s Plan–No Hurry on Decision”
  • “Int Plans Land Grab If Bums Shift”
  • “Dream Comes True for Kubek as Yankee: He Always Hoped to Be in Stadium — Tony, 20, Displays Ability at Two Garden Positions, Shortstop or Third Base” with Tony Kubek cartoon also
  • “1890-1957 PASSING OF THE POLO GROUNDS Park Was Stage for Sports’ Golden Age” with articles “McGraw Had Four Pennant Clubs in a Row: Fiery Pilot Won First Two Subway Series; Pushed Yanks Out of Park in ’23” and “Historic Ring, Grid Dramas Seen on Field: Dempsey and Firpo Fought in Park, Four Horsemen Rode to Fame Over Army” with photos of The Four Horsemen and a shot of Red Grange, plus small article “Majors’ Only Fatal Accident, Injury of Chapman, Occurred at Giants’ Park” and a photo of McGraw’s 1922 World Champion team, sidebar “Horace’s Dad Charles Warned McGraw About Yankee Ouster” and “John McGraw…As I Knew Him” by Frederick G. Lieb
  • “Cards’ Second-Liners Step to Front as Hill Aces Falter: Wehmeier, Mizell Team With Comebacker Von; Redbirds Show Knack of Winning Close Decisions”
  • “Conley’s Comeback Like Oxygen Whiff to Crippled Braves: New Money Pitch Aids Big Gene’s Resurgence; Pizarro, Hazle, Roach Recalled from Farm Clubs:
  • “20-Win Tags for Foytack and Bunning: Tiger Duo Has Pretty Good Chance Declares Tighe; Kaline, Maxwell Injured”
  • “Casey Still Hunting Key to Best Combo on Yankee Infield: Need for More Hitting Keeps Stengel Platooning; McDougald Proves Solide Man at Short or Second”
  • Very small article noting “Mantle, at 200th HR, Three Years Ahead of Babe’s Pace”
  • “Ted’s Torrid Bat Forces Tribe to Go Against Book: Passes Ordered Twice With First Base Occupied–But Strategy Pays Off Once” with small pic of Ted Williams
  • “Joint Occupancy of Yank Park by Giants Ruled Out: Too Many Obstacles in Way, Horace, Topping Agree, Following 2-Day Huddle”
  • “Pair of Lefties Help Keep Flatbushers Right Side Up: Podres, McDevitt Contribute Important Wins on Road; Furillo Firing Once More”
  • “Apply Anti-Trust Act to All Pro Sports, O’Connor Says: Would Eliminate Any Need for Congress to Act on Game’s Reserve Clause”
  • Frank Thomas
  • “All Majors to Go to Pay-TV, Belief of Skiatron Head: Fox Predicts Diminishing Gates Will Speed Trend: Can Start System on Coast in Six to Eight Months”
  • Roy Sievers
  • Earl Torgeson
  • “Reserve Clause Protection Extended to Winter Loops: Rule Now Applies to Native Players as Well as US Performers; Clubs Warned Against Pay Violations”
  • “Deaf to Rig’s Tip, Willie Hails Lip’s–Say-Hey, ‘That’s It”: Same Advice Given, But Durocher Talks Mays’s Language
  • “A’s May Test (Mickey) McDermott at First Base”
  • “Negro Ball Fights Bravely for Life Against Big Odds: O.B. Intergration Chief Factor, But Not Only One; Remaining Major Loop Plays a Nomadic Schedule”
  • “7,516 See West Win 25th Negro All-Star Contest” with box score
  • Plus Regular Columns, Standings, Boxscores, Stats, Minor League Reports, and more.

    • 48 pages total.

    1957-07-31 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1957/07/31 — 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:

  • “The Younger Generation” cartoon by Mullin on the front cover
  • Headline is: “Keep Fan Voice in Star Picks — Giles” with article “Punch-Ballot Plan Outlined by NL Boss: New Method Would Prevent Another Vote Jam, with Machine to Tab Results”
  • “Term ‘Phenom’ Used for Half Century; It Heralded Signing of Walter Johnson”
  • “1890-1957 PASSING OF THE POLO GROUNDS Famed Field Now to Live Only in Legend” with articles “Historic Site Was First Used by Rival Brotherhood Club: Giants Won Arena When Players’ League Surrendered; McGraw and Matty Heroic Figures of Early Glory Era” and “High Spots in Annals of Giants” with Humor, Tragedy, and History, and “Col. Coogan Was Original Lessorl Estate Still Owns Polo Grounds Site”
  • “Phillies Sanford Ten Years Making Majors” with large Amadee cartoon of Jack Sanford
  • “Dan Fails to Blunt Gal Scribe’s Needle: BBWAA Head Defends Scribes, Doris Gets in Last Word” includes three photos of Dan Daniel with Doris O’Donnell
  • “Independent Third Major Possible, Says Wrigley”
  • “Mayor of Frisco Call Pay-TV Key to Bid for Giants: However, Stoneham Denies Skiatron Deal Is Essential; $5,000,000 More Needed for Stadium in Coast City”
  • “Minneapolis Will Battle to Last Ditch for Giants: City Awaits More Definite Information on Frisco Bid; New Stadium’s Capacity Could Be Quickly Enlarged”
  • “Frisco Facing Race With Time to Build New Stadium for Giants”
  • Yankees Seeking Bar on Any A.L. Club in Brooklyn: But Frick and Harridge Hold Flatbush Would Be Open Territory if Bums Move”
  • Small photo of Phil Rizzuto at the microphone in his first season announcing games
  • “St. Louis Clubs Refused $500 Bonus to Berra”
  • “Braves Beaming Despite Rash of Aches ‘n’ Breaks: Haney Confident Following Successful Eastern Tour; Bruton on Disabled List With Torn Knee Ligaments”
  • “Shrine Doors Open for McCarthy, Crawford: Fiesta Spirit Marks Salutes to Marse Joe, Wahoo Sam: Ex-Manager Thanks Many for Their Help to Him; Former Tiger Great Moved to Tears at Ceremonies” with photos of both Joe McCarthy and Sam Crawford holding their Hall of Fame Plaques
  • Jim Wilson
  • “Brooks Sniff King’s Row With Duke on Beam Again: Snider Hikes Batting Mark After Resolving to Keep Head Down, Eyes on Ball”
  • “Casey Real Prophet: Tony Kubek Living Up to Spring Billing”
  • “Crippled Phillies Lose Momentum in Flag Scramble: Combined Injuries of Lopata, Repulski, Fernandez Help to Knock Mayo’s Surprise Club From Top Perch”
  • “Veteran Gus Zernial Still Mr. Clutch for Athletics”
  • “Reds Lead League in Twin-Bill Wins–But Lag in Race”
  • “Cleveland’s Casualty List Gets Longer, So Does Farrell’s Face: Injuries of Lemon and Pitula Cause Recall of Gray; Kerby Calls Clubhouse Session After Losses to Nats
  • Brooks Robinson “Recalled as Orioles Set Sail for First Division: We’ll Work Him in Gradually, Says Boss Richards, After Shifting Gardner to Short in Infield Shakeup”
  • Dick Groat
  • Dick Drott
  • Rawlings ad featuring Herb Score
  • “Dodgers to LA by ’58, Bavasi’s Quote by ScribeL Campanella May Be Coach in Majors”
  • Plus Regular Columns, Standings, Boxscores, Stats, Minor League Reports, and more.

    • 44 pages total.

    1957-07-24 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1957/07/24 — 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:

  • “Who’s Got What” cartoon by Amadee on the front cover
  • Headline is “Let All Pilots Pick All-Stars — Harridge” with article “Would Vote for ’58 Bar on Fans’ Poll: However A.L. Prexy Hopes Fair Popular Ballot Plan Can Eventually Be Set Up”
  • “Cuban Ball Now ‘Beeg-a-League’ (Mike) Gonzalez Insists”
  • “Best Winner at Home Will Wind Up on Top in N.L. Birdie Says”
  • “The Yankees System, What Is It? Top Men in Key Posts Build No. 1 Organization–Teams Win and Win” with photos of George Weiss, Casey Stengel, Lee MacPhail and others
  • “Vintage Trio Joins Rookies as Phillies’ Surprise Packages: Castoffs Hearn and Hacker Help Brace Hill Corps; Lonnett, No. 2 Backstop Fills in Ably Behind Bat”
  • “Yankees Win Flag? Case Still Without Set Outfield, Infield: Richardson and Carey Not Playing Like Champions, Simpson, Howard and Bauer Fail to Shown Punch”
  • “Cub Discard Fondy Now Bucco Dandy” with large Mullin cartoon on the page of Dee Fondy
  • “Cardinals Spike Newk’s Jinx, But Not Dodger Spell: Score First Victory Over Big Don in Six Years; Then Succumb to Old-Time Jitters at Ebbets Field
  • “Aaron Swishing Rapidly Toward First N.L. Triple Title in 20 Years: Henry Leading in Hitting, Home Runs and Runs Batted In”
  • “Giants Hot of Chilly, All Depends on Willie: Team Goes Up and Down With Say-Hey”
  • “Hoak and Neal Main Eventers in Mass Scrap: Gilliam and Sanchez Launch Ruckus, But Other Reds and Dodgers Join Battle” and “Fines and Warnings from Giles Follow Hostilities At Ebbets Field” with three photos from the fight
  • “Alston Warns Bums They Must Put Out Little Extra: Brooks Take Brace After Long Clubhouse Meeting; Cimoli Follows Orders–and Hits Three-Nothing Pitch”
  • “Birdie Retracts Charge Hurlers Aim at (Frank) Robinson: I Was Mad, He Confesses; Said Slugger Was Target Because He Is Colored”
  • “Splinter’s Blasting Silencing Reports That He’s Slipping: Williams in Cicuit Clout Spree in West; Always at His Best in Mid-Summer”
  • “Mantle Flattered by Ted’s Rating–But He Isn’t Fooled: That Guy Could Take All the Marbles, Declares Mickey”
  • “Staying Put, Tribe’s Chief Assures Fans: Cleveland-to-Minneapolis Shift Story Unfounded, Board Chairman Declares
  • “Three’s Crown in New York, Says Stoneham: Horace Blunt About Desire of Giants to Move to Coast — Frisco Has First Crack, But Other Cities Beckon; Rep. Price, Arnold Johnson Testify in O.B. Probe”
  • “Now It’s Certain: Giants Will Move After This Year. No Chance to Survive Here, Stoneham Declaresl Three Other Cities Besides Frisco Bidding for Club”
  • Ray Boone
  • Bob Rush
  • Plus Regular Columns, Standings, Boxscores, Stats, Minor League Reports, and more.

    • 40 pages total.

    1957-07-17 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1957/07/17 — 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:

  • “Bibliophile” cartoon by Mullin on the front cover
  • Headline is “Ted Concedes Homer Bulge to Mantle — Says Mickey Will Get into More Games” with a small photo of Ted Williams
  • Also on the cover “Tribe Reported Planning Shift to Minneapolis: Giants Owners of Millers’ Franchise Said to Have Okayed Proposed Move”
  • Large ad for Camel Cigarettes features Yogi Berra on the golf course with a Camel sticking out of his mouth
  • “Big Rhubarb Starts When Dodgers Nix Feller L.A. Clinic”
  • “Boy Wonders Doing Man-Size Hill Jobs — Bunning Wins All-Star Laurels, McDaniels Shine for Cards”
  • “Talks of Tribe Shift Adds to Confusion: Board Chairman Expresses ‘Wait and See’ Attitdue–Mound Worries Continue”
  • “Game Facing Its Most Critical Period — Frick” with large Lou Darvas drawing of Ford Frick and articles “Talent Control Question One of Perplexities: Reserve Clause and Territorial Rights Fundamental Needs for Sport’s Operation, He Asserts” and “Points to Shifts in Population, Growing Pains: All Problems Can’t Be Solved By One Man or One Loop, Commissioner Emphasizes” and at the bottom of the page “Majors Re-Elect Frick, Extends Minors’ Pact”
  • “A.L.’s Comeback Win Keeps Casey Sweating: Sparkle Contest Climaxed by Ninth-Inning Fireworks” with the All-Star Game box score
  • “Who Were All-Star Heroes, Goats? No Horns After Game: Bunning Wins Big Orchid, Schoendienst Sour Apple; Coaches Absolve Red,, Mathews, Robinson of Blame”
  • “May Day in July for Redbirds, Winging Over East on Cloud 9: Cunninghams’s Bat, Mizell’s Arm Cheer Skipper Hutchinson”
  • Bob Friend
  • “Burdette Cracks Win Barrier for Slipping Braves: Haney’s Hopes Buoyed After Shaky Pitching Spell; Club, at .267, Hitting Six Points Higher Than in ’56”
  • Sam Esposito
  • “Ol’ Case Would Breathe Easier If Yanks Had Ten-Game Lead: I Don’t Trust My Old Pal, Senor Lopez, The Perfessor Chirps”
  • “Hurlers Walking Mantle Toward Ruth’s 170-Pass Mark”
  • “Smokey Relying on His Hurling as Brook Pulmotor: Dodger Demise Greatly Exaggerated, Alston Insists; Asserts Bums Have Greatest Pitching Depth in League”
  • Rawlings ad features heads of Mickey Mantle, Stan Musial and Duke Snider
  • Plus Regular Columns, Standings, Boxscores, Stats, Minor League Reports, and more.

    • 48 pages total.

    1957-07-10 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1957/07/10 — 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:

  • “24th Annual Game” – “All-Star Issue” has a small pic of Walter Alston at the top left and Casey Stengel at the top right, the headline “Williams-Musial Duel All-Star Gem: Stan’s 14th, Ted’s 13th Dream Tilt” and a cartoon by Amadee “The Big Show … In the Show-Me Stat’s Big Town”
  • “Mays Bringing Back Old Base-Banditry: Go-Go White Sox Also Reviving Fading Art of Stealing” with “A Daisy to You” cartoon by Mullin featuring Willie Mays. Articles on page are “’49 Dodgers Last to Reach Mark of 100: Jackie and Pee Wee Paced Brooklyn Team to 117 Thefts Eight Years Ago” and “Ty Cobb Set Record of 96 Swipes in ’15: Most Managers Now Rely on Power or Hit-and-Run to Move the Runners Along”
  • “Braves Find Their Bench Better Than It Had Been Billed: Torre, Mantilla and Sawatski Contribute to Surge; Home-Run Barrage Unleashed by Haney’s Hopefuls”
  • “Upsets Marked Earlier Tilts in St. Louis: Power-Packed AL LIneup Blanked by Nationals in ’40”
  • “St Louis Grew Many Stars in Old Kerry Patch: List Included Bobby Byrne, Muddy Ruel” about the Sandlots of St. Louis
  • Jack Harshman
  • “34 Gashousers Frolicked and Fought: Slide-Stained Suits Won Nickname for Frish’s Flashes”
  • “Top Stars…Ten Years Ago and Now” includes two photos of Stan Musial and Ted Williams
  • “Many St. Louis Greats in Game’s Pantheon” is about all of the St. Louis Hall of Famers and shows plaques of Rogers Hornsby, George Sisler, Charles Comiskey, Frankie Frisch, Jesse Burkett, Grover Alexander, and Dizzy Dean along with article
  • “Redleg Vote Deluge to Bring Change in All-Stars’ Selection: Harridge Favors Returning Picks to Pilots of Team; Giles Would Limit Choice to Those Attending Games”
  • Harvey Kuenn shifts to Third Base
  • “Brooks See Clearer Sailing as Hurlers Leave Sick Bay: Bums Held Ground Despite Sidelining of The Barber, Erskine, Koufax, Podres”
  • “Yank Picture Loses Grim Look wiht Bob in Stride as Reliever”
  • “Richie’s Pace Phil Surprise — In Reverse: Ashburn Under Usual .300 Mark at Plate; Failing to Beat Out Many Bunts”
  • Early Wynn “Heads for His Fifth 20-Win Year: Vet, 37, Appears to Be Only Cleveland Chucker With Chance for Coveted Goal”
  • “Pay-TV Squint Dazzles O’Malley–Visions Dollar-a-Game Charge”
  • Plus Regular Columns, Standings, Boxscores, Stats, Minor League Reports, and more.

    • 64 pages total.

    1957-07-03 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1957/07/03 — 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:

  • “Five Other People” cartoon by Mullin on the front cover
  • Headline is “Biggest Flag Free-for-All Looms in NL — Field Seldom So Crowded at Top in Past”
  • Also on cover: “McDaniel Boys Kindle St. Louis Flag Excitement: Cardinals Swift Rise in’34 When Deans Copped 49, Recalled by Older Fans
  • “Dodger Find McDevitt Yankee Castoff — Strikeout Artist Spurned Brooklyn Offer to Join Idols” with photo of Danny McDevitt
  • “Alston’s Hopes Rest on Return to Form of Injured Starters: Walt Confident of Making Big Drive in Second Half, With Podres, Koufax, Maglie, Erskine Back in Stride”
  • “That Old Yank Magic Casts Spell on Shantz” with three photos of Bobby Shantz
  • “One Error Brings on Another — Temple Takes Sock at Scorer: Fined $100, Cincy Second Baseman Apologizes to Lawson and Teammates”
  • “Old HR Punch Back, Reds Ooze New Confidence”
  • Joe Adcock out 6-8 weeks with fractured leg
  • Long-Faced Haney Yearns for Long-Ball Replacement: (Frank) Torre Okay at First, But Club Needs Power Pinch-Hitter”
  • Hank Bauer “Freed by Grand Jury, to Sue Accuser in Copa Case: Yankees’ Left Fielder Cleared of Assault Charges After 15 Witnesses Are Heard in 2-Hour Session”
  • “Perfessor Trying to Brake Bomber Bandwagon Rush: Experts See June Streak as Pennant Signal, But Casey Cites Late Stumbles in Previous Years”
  • “O’Malley Dodges Dusters at Capital Hearing: Can’t Answer Definitely on Shift to Coast”
  • “Profit and Loss Standing of Two Majors” is a team by team look at income and expense figures between 1952-56, a full page chart
  • “All’s Peacy With Perini, Predicts Braves Pennant”
  • “Monarchs Romp in Negro League; (Jim) Banks Bat Leader”
  • Bob Purkey
  • Frank Malzone
  • Rawlings ad featuring Stan Musial
  • Plus Regular Columns, Standings, Boxscores, Stats, Minor League Reports, and more.

    • 44 pages total.

    1957-06-26 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1957/06/26 — 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:

  • “Come Out Fighting” cartoon by O’Brien on the front cover
  • Headline is “Harridge Dusts Off Duster Pitches” with article “Warns Umps to Keep Alert for Beanball: League Head Orders Strict Enforcement of Rule to Prevent Tosses at Head”
  • “Umps Can Halt Beanballs” — Al Lopez
  • “New Clippings for Old Scrapbook — Recent Brawls Recall Historic Diamond Donnybrooks” with article “Fiery McGraw and Cobb Figured in Blazing Battles: John J.’s Playing Career Ended by Spike Wounds; Ty Stirred Storm in Philly With Slide Into A’s Baker” and photos of Johnny Logan cocking his fist to punch Walter Alston and Enos Slaughter with his jersey partially torn off him after a Yanks-ChiSox brawl
  • “Tough for Umps to Tell Beanball from Pitch That Just Got Away: Take-Outs at Second Also Frequent Cause of Field Scraps”
  • Jim Rivera
  • “Scorching Pace Carries Cards in Front-Runners’ Traffic Jam”
  • “Braves Slugger and ‘Arrogant’ Batter, Says Musial — Aaron Turns Bad Pitches into Base Hits: with article “All Flingers Look Alike to Bat King: ‘I Don’t Care Much Who’s Throwing or What They Throw,’ Declares Henry” with a nice large photo of Hank Aaron
  • “Milwaukee Putting Its Chips on Red (Schoendienst) in ’57 Pennant Whirl”
  • “Traded Players Sparkle in Bows: Schoendienst Raps Ball in His Debut With Braves; Thomson, Martin, Goodman Shine With New Clubs” with photo of Red Schoendienst and Billy Martin (dealt to the A’s in Copa fallout)
  • “KC’s Boo Birds Change Into Coo Birds for Billy: Ex-Yank Cheered to Rafters in A’s Debut”
  • “So Long Billy: It’s a Long Way … Copa to Kaycee: Martin Had Been Boss Stengel’s Boy”
  • “Brooks Slowed to Trickle When Hurling Falters: McDevitt Obtained from St. Paul to Bolster Staff; Attack Also Putters With Hodges, Furillo on Bench”
  • “Swap Jitters Over, Yanks Get Set for Take-Charge Drive: Club at Peak Except for Ford’s Injury, Yogi’s SLump; Comebacker Shantz Steps Out as Star of Mound Staff”
  • “No Weiss-Stengel Feud–George Just Takes Over: Copa Fines and Martin Deal Show Power Wielded by GM in Yankees Affairs”
  • “Hearings Reveal Red Ink Pools in Majors: Figures Show Few Clubs in Black from ’52 to ’56”
  • Billy Goodman
  • Harvey Kuenn
  • Rawlings Ad featuring Mickey Mantle

    • Article with photo of young George Sparky Anderson in his PCL days

    Article with photo of Luke Easter in the International League

  • Louisville Slugger ad featuring Hank Aaron
  • Plus Regular Columns, Standings, Boxscores, Stats, Minor League Reports, and more.

    • 44 pages total.

    1957-06-19 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1957/06/19 — 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:

  • “Youth Has Its Fling” cartoon featuring the Brooklyn Bum by Mullin on the cover
  • Headline is “New Whiz Kids Stir Philly Flag Fever” with article “Fans Foresee Repetition of ’50 Triumph: Pennant Talk Premature Warns Mayo, But Young Club Sets Fast Early Gait”
  • “White Sox, Reds to Bust NY Flag Monopoly” — Joe King
  • “Old Oriole Legend Spiked by Moderns — More 100 Game Players Now Than in Majors’ Earlier Days” with articles “Present-Day Performers Need Take Back Seat to None for Rugged Roles” and “Even McGraw Not as Tough as Painted, Retiring at 29 Due to Spike Wounds” with large photo of Stan Musial and smaller pics of Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker and Honus Wagner
  • Stan Musial “Moves Past Iron Man Milestone to Pace Card Sprint: Stan Erases Suhr’s League Record; Hutch, Lane Now Vision Chance for Flag” and on the same page “Week-End Slugger Stan Musial Posts .352 Average for Sundays” with a photo of Stan the Man and teammates around a cake celebrating his 823rd consecutive game played
  • Enos Slaughter “Might Play Until I’m 50–Then Collect Pension”
  • “Kids! Want to Learn to Hit? Here’s Stan’s 10-Point Plan: It’s Most Important to Avoid Heavy Bat, Card Slugger Says”
  • “King Kong Came Back to Keep Kids Happy: They Shoved Me Out the Door, says (Charlie) Keller, New Yank Coach
  • “Hillings Offers Bill for Five-Year Limit on Reserve Clause: Salary Boost or Release After Three Years Provided”
  • White Sox worry about Larry Doby injury
  • “Don’t Look at Ball So Often, Harridge Again Tells Umpires”
  • “Frick in Hands-Off Role on Club Shifts–He’ll Act as Judge: Commissioner Has Nothing to Do With Franchise Moves Unless They’re Detrimental to Game, He Says”
  • “Boone and Studivant Box, Tigers and Yanks Wrestle: Main Eventers Tossed Out, Fined $100; Casey Loves Self-Defense Argument”
  • “Blanket NL Race Keeping Alston and Dodgers Sweating: Brooks Striving to Regain Old Big-Inning Knack; Club Missing Sal Maglie’s Former Magic on Mound”
  • Rawling ad featuring Joe Adcock
  • Obituary: George Rohe
  • Plus Regular Columns, Standing, Boxscores, Minor League Reports, and more.

    • 44 pages total.

    1957-06-12 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1957/06/12 — 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:

  • “Two’s a Crowd” cartoon by Mullin on the front cover featuring Walter O’Malley and Horace Stoneham towards the bottom of the page
  • Headline is “I’d Give Millions for Mantle — Johnson” with article Kaycee Owner Puts Value of $700,000 on Al Kaline: Figures He Would Get Money Back on Both Stars Over Period of Years Through Attendance Gains”
  • “How Pay-TV, Dodgers’ L.A. Lure, Will Work: Fans Drop 50 Cents in Box, Bars to Get Wholesale Rate”
  • “McDaniels of Cadrinals Revive Dean Act: Kid Hurlers Got $50,000 Bonus Each – Righthanders Lindy and Von Talk With Mound Savvy” with photo of the pair with Stan Musial
  • “Waners Were Outstanding Brother Act on ONe Team: Played Total of 29 Seasons With Pirates, Turned in a Combined Average of .329” with photo of Lloyd and Paul Waner
  • “Throw Us a Life Preserver, PCL Plea to Majors — Dodgers TV Pact Already Cancelled, says LA Scribe”
  • “Scare Over Yogi’s Face Injury Helps Fire Up Bombers: Hitters Explode After Freak Mishap to Backstop” with photo of Yogi Berra
  • “Yanks Set New Sock Mark–$5,500 Night Club Tabs: Players Shocked, Casey Irritated by Severity of Plasters”
  • “Girl Reporter Gets Rise Out of Daniel–And It’s Not a Bow: Subsidy and Free-Loading Dig by Doris O’Donnell Calls for Apology, Says Baseball Writers President”
  • “Tolerance Speaks Back to ‘Unfair’ Female Writer: Press Box Regular Bob Addie Says ‘Doris Doesn’t Know'”
  • “California Here We Come Off Dodgers’ Hit Parade” with short articles “Reese Shelved With Injury, Gilliam Hitting Only .250, Hodges Alone Prospering” and “Players Disturbed by Shift Talk, Fail to Perform as Defending Flag Winners”
  • Walt Dropo
  • Photo of Luis Aparicio receiving Sporting News rookie award
  • Dee Fondy “Swap Backfires to Plague Cubs”
  • Larry Raines
  • Jim Bunning “Now in Running as Fanning King: Tigers’ Righthander Whiffs 53 in 63 Innings to Push Pierce for Strikeout Lead”
  • Full-page Louiseville Slugger ad with 30+ faces of baseball stars including Mantle, Berra, Banks, Snider, Kaline, Hodges, Klu, Frank Robinson, Aaron, Ted Williams and several others
  • Half-page Rawlings ad features the faces of Mickey Mantle, Stan Musial and Duke Snider
  • Plus Regular Columns, Standings, Boxscores, Stats, Minor League Reports, and more.

    • 52 pages total.

    1957-06-05 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1957/06/05 — 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:

  • “The Heckler” cartoon by Mullin on the front cover
  • Headline of “Game Like Golden Door to Kids — Hamey” with article “Better Than Many Giant Firms Offer: Phils’ GM Points to Quick Returns, Satisfying Way of Life, Future Benefits
  • Also on front cover “Daniel Finds More Flying in NL — Dusters, Base-runners and Teams” with article “Greater Effort Made by AL to Speed Play: Hill Huddles Delay Action in Giles Loop; Are Trend Growing in Both Circuits
  • “Where Do Reds Get Their Kick?” — “Players, Spirit and Public Support, Listed by Tebbetts: Cites Power, Defense, and Deep Hurling” with photo of Gabe Paul and Birdie Tebbetts
  • “Hurdles Looming for ’58 Coast Shifts — PCL Indemnity Demands May Delay Dodgers, Giants — Package Deal Plan Given Unanimous NL Approval: Both Clubs Now Free to Conduct Own Negotiations; ‘Reds Not Requesting Any Shift to New York’–Paul”
  • “Gal Reporter Pays Her Respects to ‘Snobbish Press Box Hermits’ — ‘I’d Rather See a Son of Mine Driving a Bus'” article about reporter Doris O’Donnell with sidebar “Don’t Let Those Guys Push You Around, Advice of Ted” Williams
  • “Two McDaniels on Cards; Von Signs for 50 Gs Bonus”
  • “Yankees’ Hank Bauer is Something Special”
  • “Braves Hill Staff Fails to Live Up to Early Lithographs: Club Goes Two Weeks Without Nine-Inning Job; Haney Gives Lineup First Shake as Hitters Slump”
  • “Come From Behind Reds Giving Fans Run for Money”
  • Ned Garver
  • Billy Pierce “Eyes Triple Crown of Hill–Wins, ERA, Whiffs”
  • “Drawing That Drew Early’s Duster” cartoon by Lou Darvas
  • Herb Score “Recuperating at Home of Uncle in Hagerstown, MD”
  • Willie Mays “Now Best Player, Giants Contend–Get No Arguments” with drawing of Mays
  • “Brook Big Guns Boom to Offset Slight Hill Sag: Furillo, Hodges, Cimoli, Campy Swing for Distance; Snider Shows Signs of Surge After Drop to Seventh”
  • “Field or Night Club–It’s Rhubard Year: Courtney, The Splinter and Bauer Making Headlines With Colorful Activities
  • Billy Loes “Shows Lippy Good Prophet with 24-Karat Curving
  • Dick Drott
  • Rawlings ad featuring Duke Snider
  • Louisville Slugger ad featuring Nellie Fox
  • Louisville Slugger ad featuring Frank Robinson
  • Plus Regular Columns, Standings, Boxscores, Stats, Minor League Reports, and more.

    • 44 pages total.

    1957-05-29 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1957/05/29 — 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:

  • “Drop the Handkerchief” cartoon by Mullin on front cover
  • Headline: Scribes Fire Back at Ted’s New Attack” with article “Writers May Seek to Curb Bitter Blasts: “If Yawkey and Cronin Had Any Guts They’d Bar You.” Slugger told by Hurwitz
  • Also on the front page: “A.L. Moves to Stop Bat Throwing: All Managers Given Notices for Clubhouses”
  • “Ford Wins Posies as Pickoff Patrolman” includes Mullin cartoon of Whitey Ford & Casey Stengel
  • “Hoak Changed Stance, Soared Over .350 Mark” includes a Don Hoak cartoon
  • Ted Kluszewski getting better
  • Bobby Shantz
  • “Casey to Lower Boom on Reeling Yanks ‘Many Things Can Be Done’ Pilot Warns: Deal Possible, Now or Later; Rich Champs Eye Outside Interests Instead of Ball” is likely the result of Copacabana fallout…sidebar article “Hank Charged With Assault; Next Hearing Set on June 21”
  • “Chisox on Eastern Swing Like Tidal Wave from Inland”
  • Jim Wilson
  • Harry Anderson
  • “Alston Getting Man-Sized Jobs From Kiddie Korps of Curvers: Podres, Drysdale, Koufax Keeping Brooks in Flag Battle”
  • Ray Boone
  • “Stricklett Says Rainy Day Led to Spitball Discovery” and “Spitball Squawks Lot of Bunk, Says Ex-Hurler O’Doul”
  • “Don Zimmer, Frequent Target, Defends Brushoff Pitches”
  • “‘Frisco Mayor Fights for Big League Bid Based on New Park”
  • Tito Francona hits 4 home runs in 4 days
  • Chuck Stobbs
  • Chico Carrasquel
  • “Dodgers Cinch to Move to LA Veeck Declares
  • Plus Regular Columns, Standing, Boxscores, Minor League Reports, and more.

    • 44 pages total.

    1957-05-22 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1957/05/22 — 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:

  • “Jackie’s Rap No Spur to Brave Spurt” is the headline with photo of Fred Haney on the bench and story “Haney Names 3 Factors in Speedy Break: Pilot Cites Good Weather, Fans’ Reaction Last Fall and Rugged Spring Grind” — last year Jackie Robinson claimed the Braves blew their 2-game lead late by breaking training
  • Also on the cover: “Just ‘Sitting Ducks’ Pitchers Agree: Score Injury Prompts Talk of Safeguard”
  • Ted Williams “Swings For Third Triple Crown: Wants to Be First in Game to Achieve That Distinction” with cartoon “Still the Boston Strong Boy”
  • “Frick Calls for Expansion Instead of Shifts” with Dodgers cartoon and articles “Cites Benefits Third Major Would Bring: Commissioner ‘Won’t Drop’ His Project for Increase in Big Time Membership” and “Shift or Stay? Horace Waits for Best Pitch: Frisco Bid Betters Giants’ Position, With Freedom of Choice Being Retained”
  • Chuck Dressen
  • “Score Ribs Pals Colavito, Garcia on Hospital Visit” also on the page a proposed pitchers protective mask drawn by Bob Dale
  • “Green Light for Klu Gives New Impetus to Reds’ Flag Dash: Big Ted Expected to Return to Action in Mid-June”
  • Granny Hamner
  • “Lack of Berra’s Bing at Bat Slowing Up Bang of Mantle: Mickey Given Fewer Good Pitches, More Bases on Balls”
  • “Cafe Society Yanks Draw Casey’s Fire; Bauer Denies Socking Night Club Guest” looks to be an early report on the famed Copacabana incident
  • “Score, Maris Injuries Have Kerby Dizzy: Roger Suffers Broken Ribs; Woodling Takes Up Some Slack With Potent Stick”
  • Virgil Trucks
  • Ernie Banks
  • Plus Regular Columns, Standing, Boxscores, Minor League Reports, and more.

    • 44 pages total.

    1957-05-15 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1957/05/15 — 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:

  • “Spring Fling” cartoon by Lou Darvas features Ted Williams on the front cover
  • “Rules-Makers Facing Action on Spitter” is the headline with story “Group Seems Split on Okay of Wet Pitch”
  • “Pappy Guys Putting Youth in Its Place: Young Man’s Game? … They’re Still Showing Kiddies How It’s Done”
  • “Go-Go White Sox Falter, But Little Nell Keeps Going: Fox, Smallest Guy in Loop, Big Gun for Hose; Batters Fail to Keep Pace With Lopez’ Pitchers”
  • “Young A.L. Hurlers Brake Yankees’ Runaway: Bosox’ Sisler Leads Drive to Slow Champs’ Flag Dash”
  • A full page of coverage of Herb Score’s injury after being hit with a Gil McDougald liner including photo of Score in hospital bed getting his eye treated by nurse
  • “O’Malley Kept Busy Looking, Listening on His Visit to Coast: Dodget Prexy Hard Bargainer, LA Mayor Concedes; Expresses Interest in Coliseum as an Exhibition Location”
  • “Brooks Admit Gate Drop, But Deny Fan ‘Rebellion’: It’s Weather, not Talk of LA Move, They Say; O’Malley Believed Mapping Brooklyn Ultimatum”
  • Chuck Dressen out
  • “Reds Show They Can Be Toughies Without Big Klu”
  • Bobby Bragan
  • “Yanks Collect Early Dividends on Their Ditmar, Shantz Deal”
  • “Yawkey Opposed to Gate ‘Hypos’: Better to Spend Money on Team Than on Circus Stunts”
  • Ted Williams “Looks Like He’s Bunting in Hitting 3 Homers: Pass in Ninth Balks Bid for Fourth”
  • Willard Nixon
  • Gino Cimoli
  • Gus Triandos returns
  • Millers’ Cepeda Following in Footsteps of Famed Dad” is an early Orlando Cepeda article
  • Rawling ad features Ken Boyer
  • Plus Regular Columns, Standing, Boxscores, Minor League Reports, and more.

    • 44 pages total.

    1957-05-08 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1957/05/08 — 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:

  • “Windy City Whirlwinds” cartoon by O’Brien features the speedy Chicago White Sox on the front cover
  • Headline: “Minors Plan Far-Flung Road Shows: United States, Canada, Latin Stops Charted”
  • “25 Years Sharpen Yawkey’s Zest: Millionaires’ Owner Finds Wealth of Pleasure in Game”
  • “Dave Sisler … Destined for Stardom?” article includes a cartoon
  • “The Horrid Word” cartoon by Mullin about the spitball
  • “Lew Applies Dew to Ball Says Ex-Pal: ‘Burdette Uses Spitter Only When in a Pinch,’ Bragan Quotes Dittmer as Saying” and “Burdette Ruling Means Flood of Spitters — Sukey”
  • Sherm Lollar hitting clean-up for White Sox
  • “Braves Chuckers Stacked Up Behind Haney’s Big Two: Spahn and Burdette Keep Others Waiting in Line; Home Run Parade Featured by Adcock and Aaron
  • John McHale showing he’ll be “Fast Trader as New GM of Tigers”
  • Ted Kluszewski’s aching hip
  • Hector Lopez
  • Tom Morgan
  • Dodgers 0-7 vs. Bob Friend in Pittsburgh
  • “Cards Get Pitching, Hitting–But Find They Need Fielding: Outfield Raggedness, Infield Butterfingers Prove Costly; Musial Moving Up on Many All-Timers in Hits”
  • Frank Bolling
  • “Yanks Embarass Casey by Grounding Into Too Many DPs: He’s Also Red Faced Over Losses to Young Pitchers; Kubek ‘Stengel’s Boy’ Only When He Can Get Hits”
  • “Injury Jinx Takes Another Shot at Birds — Rookie (Brooks) Robinson Hurt”
  • “Ol’ Satch Makes Luke and Bisons Respect His Age: Easter’s Slighting Remarks ‘Angers Blood’ of Paige — But He Gets Last Laugh”
  • Rawling ad features Herb Score
  • Full-page ad for The Sporting News Baseball Dope Book features a 13-inch tall image of Mickey Mantle
  • Plus Regular Columns, Standing, Boxscores, Minor League Reports, and more.

    • 44 pages total.

    1957-05-01 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1957/05/01 — 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:

  • “Take a Number” cartoon by Lou Darvas on the front cover
  • “New Fire Kindled Under Talent-Freeze: Major Group Plans Fight to End Hoarding — Club Official Urges Shorter Period of Player Controls and Draft Liberalization” is the cover story
  • “Spitter Banned in ’20, but Spray Lingers: Bridges, Maglie–Like Burdette–Also Accused of Pitch” with photo of Burleigh Grimes.
  • “Okay to Moisten Fingers, Giles Decides in Absolving Burdette
  • “Spit Is Still a Nasty Word to Lew Burdette” with photos of Burdette on the mound
  • “Cub Official Told Roger He Was Too Small, But… — Maris Always Knew He Couldn’t Miss” is long Roger Maris article with large Lou Darvas cartoon titled “Cleveland’s Candiate for Rookie of Year Honors”. Cartoon includes small Mickey Mantle looking up at Maris with a worried look
  • “Yanks Speeding Along Without Looking Like World Champions: Mantle Slow to Reach Form of Triple Crown Man; Shantz Proves Lefthanders Can Do Well in Fenway”
  • “Young Drysdale ‘100 Pct. Better’ in Campy’s Book: Don, Near Shutout in First Start, Finds One Delivery Can Make Big Difference”
  • Roy Sievers
  • Hank Aaron
  • Bobby Gene Smith
  • Bill Tuttle
  • Jim Wilson
  • Bob Friend
  • Both Williams and Musial Trying for 16th .300 Year”
  • A’s Feeling Good About Picking Up Tom Morgan from Yankees
  • Rawlings Ad features Stan Musial
  • Brooks Robinson “Flashy Oriole Rookie, Knows ‘It’s All Up to My Hitting'”
  • Plus Regular Columns, Standing, Boxscores, Minor League Reports, and more.

    • 44 pages total.

    1957-04-24 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1957/04/24 — 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:

  • “The Real Answer” by Mullin is on the front cover featuring Roy Campanella
  • “Fan Poll Okays Long ‘Action’ Games” is the headline with page 1 article “Double-Bills Win Vote of Big Majority: The Sporting News Survey Shows It’s the Thrills, Not the Hours, That Count Most”
  • “Hard-Riding Holler Guys Harder to Find” with articles “Old-Timers Were Rougher Than Present-Day Jockeys” and “Different Spirit in Game Now, Declares Vet Enos” Slaughter
  • “Dick Littlefield — Majors’ Man on the Move: Deal Puts Lefty on Ninth Club Since ’50” and includes a cartoon by Lou Darvas
  • “Reserve Clause Helps All, Hurts None, Says (Bill) Werber”
  • Tom Morgan
  • Johnny Podres
  • Juan Pizarro Makes Braves Staff
  • Baltimore Glories in Underdog Role
  • “Phillies Again Look Like Whiz Kids — at Least on Defensive: Many Rookies on Roster; Pitching, Fielding Sharp, Scoring Power Needed”
  • “Shelving of Parnell Sends Bosox Into NL Slab Shop”
  • Don Hoak
  • “Yawkey Given Great Heart Award With Ted as Emcee”
  • Billy Pierce
  • Opening Day Rosters
  • Nice Rawlings ad featuring Mickey Mantle
  • Obituary: Jack Coombs
  • Plus Regular Columns, Standing, Boxscores, Minor League Reports, and more.

    • 40 pages total.

    1957-04-17 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1957/04/17 — 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:

  • Lou Darvas “Opening Day – 1957” color cartoon on front cover. Players pictured are Whitey Ford, Yogi Berra, Ted Kluszewski, Nellie Fox, Hearvey Kuenn, Ken Boyer, Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle, Hank Aaron.
  • Also cover story: “Kubek, Rodgers Tabbed as Top Rookies: Experts’ Nod Goes to Yank, Giant Flashes”
  • “Spink Foresees Another All-NY Series” is a preview page picking the Yankees and Dodgers and including a small sketch of every clubs manager along with a brief preview
  • “Opening Day! Thrill of a Lifetime to Many”
  • “Many Gala Days at Washington Openers” includes article about Walter Johnson 1-0 duel with Eddie Rommell in 1926; “Fans Jeered Truman at ’51 Inaugural”; “Taft and Johnson Shared Honors at 1910 Inaugural”
  • Lou Darvas cartoon of projected top rookies Tony Kubek and Andre Rodgers
  • Harvey Kuenn and Stan Musial projected hit kings
  • “Jiminy Cricket” cartoon by Mullin shows Andre Rodgers
  • “Kubek Fills Big Order in Switch to Yank Garden: Ex-Shortstop, 21, Displays Fine Arm, Runs Well and Hits All Types of Hurling” with 4 pics of Kubek’s swing and follow-through
  • “Heroics, Heart-Breaks Mark Curtain-Lifters: Ruth Starred as Hurler and Home Run Hitter” with photos of Babe Ruth and Walter Johnson
  • “Many Vets Nearing Select-Circle Goals: Musial Approaching 3,000 Hits, Kell Close to 2,000; Roberts Eyes 200-Win Mark, Seven in Sight of 100”
  • “Feller Tops List of Veterans Missing From ’57 Openers: (Jackie) Robinson, Rosen, Pollet, Rissuto Also Among Those Absent”
  • “Bosox Outfield Strongest in Majors Today: Fenway Dandies Combine Power, Speed and Brilliant Defense” with photos of Ted Williams, Jimmy Piersall and Jackie Jensen
  • Full-page ad “Announcing Rawlings Annual Major League Gold Glove Awards”
  • “Braves Move to Milwaukee Dictated by Market Survey”
  • A List of every player’s uniform number on all teams
  • description of each club’s uniforms
  • American Baseball Cap ad one-column tall features a photo of pitchman Roberto Clemente
  • Half page ad for Gillette Razors features Ted Kluszewski
  • Plus Regular Columns, Minor League Reports, Exhibition Game Boxscores, and more.

    • 56 pages total.

    1957-04-10 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1957/04/10 — 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:

  • In “Landmark” by Willard Mullin a tall Yankee stands with each foot on a rock as a ship with “A.L.” marked on its sail comes through underfoot … Colossus of Rhodes reference I suppose. Accompanied by article “Yankees Sure Shots? Not in Casey’s Book”
  • “Pension Payoff Train Picks Up Speed: Many Eligibile for Checks at 10-Year Mark” is also a cover story
  • “Will Herb Score Be Greatest Lefthander?” articles also includes a Lou Darvas cartoon showing Score plus Herb Pennock, Eddie Plank, Lefty Grove, and Carl Hubbell
  • “Joe Judge Enjoys Stake in Pension Because of Bobo” Newsom
  • “Watch Me This Year Says Determined Ted” is about Ted Williams with photo of him with Jim Piersall and Jackie Jensen and article about how the fans’ boos “Stir Me Up to Best Efforts”
  • Another Ted Williams article about an apology issued over some comments he made relating to the Marines
  • Gene Mauch
  • “Changes Needed in Reserve Pact? Two Reps Differ: Yes Asserts Roberts, No Says Yost and also “Too Much Emphasis on Pension, Too Little on Game Itself” says Robin Roberts
  • Casey Stengel waits for Mickey Mantle & Don Larson to hit full stride, cools buildup of Tony Kubek
  • Frank Bolling tabbed as best Tiger Second baseman since Gehringer
  • “I’ll Be Back and Lead NL in Homers” vows Dick Stuart
  • Carl Erskine
  • Curt Simmons
  • Gus Zernial
  • Hank Soar “Denies Umpires Give Breaks to Ted or Mickey: Strike Calls the Same for All Batters”
  • Very nice full-page Motorola ad featuring Bob Feller
  • Jim Rivera switched to First base
  • Milt Graff
  • Brooks Lawrence
  • Dick Drott throws 2-hitter
  • Plus Regular Columns, Minor League Reports, Exhibition Game Boxscores, and more.

    • 40 pages total.

    1957-04-03 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1957/04/03 — 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:

  • Photo of Milwaukee Braves manager Fred Haney on the cover
  • “Game Needs Reserve Clause — Musial” is the headline on the cover with beginning of article and small headshot of Stan Musial
  • Ted Williams “& Company Amazed by Big ‘Frisco Turnout: Agree That City is Ready for Major League Ball; 57,345 Defy Earthquakes to See Red Sox in Action”
  • Two full pages about Ty Cobb and his moving back to Georgia.
  • Hal Smith article with Lou Darvis cartoon
  • “Red Sox Still Dizzy from Rock-‘n’-Roll Reception in ‘Frisco”
  • Baltimore Orioles rookie Brooks Robinson
  • Early Wynn has a sore hip
  • Johnny Podres
  • “Yanks Get Scare When Mickey Turns Ankle in Miami Mishap”
  • Tony Kubek
  • Emmett Kelly & Brooklyn Bum cartoon with articles “Chavez Ideal Site for Dodger Home” and “L.A. Dodger Site Now Mostly Bush — But it’s Close In”
  • Steve Bilko
  • Charlie Silvera
  • Harvey Kuenn
  • Photo of Don Larson presenting Yogi Berra with a Gold replica of the mitt he used catching Larson’s World Series Perfect Game
  • Eddie Yost
  • Rawlings ad featuring Joe Adcock
  • “Umpires Wanted Speed-Up Rules, Gallagher Says”
  • “Pension-Minded Hopefuls Groan Over Pink Slips: Players Cut Before April 1 Lose Medical Coverage, Other Fringe Advantages”
  • Plus Regular Columns, Minor League Reports, Exhibition Game Boxscores, and more.

    • 40 pages total.

    1957-03-27 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1957/03/27 — 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:

  • “Everbody’s Sweetheart in Fanciest Ensemble” cartoon by Bill O’Brien on front cover and shown at left
  • “Arizona Gains Nod in Sunshine Set-to — Four Clubs Tab State Perfect as Training Site”
  • Details on Red Sox GM Joe Cronin offering Cleveland GM Hank Greenberg $1 Million for Herb Score
  • “Quick Pitch Real Danger to Batsmen — Somebody Will Get Killed if Umpires Enforce New Regulation Fumes Lopez”
  • Photo and article about the three knuckleballers on the Cardinals: Hoyt Wilhelm, Murray Dickson and Jim Davis (shown below)
  • Marv Throneberry cartoon by Lou Darvas (shown below) with accompanying article “Throneberry Now Ripe for Yankee Job”
  • “Their Stein Overfloweth” Milwaukee Brave cartoon by Willard Mullin (shown below) with article “Haney Puts Bat King Aaron on New Spot as Brave — It’s No. 2” with small photo of Hank Aaron
  • “Not Always Great to be a Yankee, Grumble Past Players Traded to A’s”
  • New York Giants Roster and Review
  • “Present Players Durable – 80 Now in Veteran Status”
  • Bobby Doerr
  • Charlie Neal
  • Ernie Banks
  • Glen Gorbous
  • “Tighe Gives Whirl to Kuenn on Tigers’ Infield Turn Table – Harvey Tried at Third Base in Long-Range Plans”
  • Ray Boone
  • Warren Hacker
  • Al Pilarcik
  • Koufax Kindles Smokey’s Hopes With Flame Tosses” — “Sandy Flashes Speed, Curve in Gaining Back as Most Effective Dodger Pitcher” with small photo of Sandy Koufax
  • Photo of Ty Cobb with children and clown (shown below)
  • Jarald Schoonmaker
  • Bob Feller “Agrees to Film Story of His Career”
  • Johnny Vander Meer “Makes Plea to bring Back Spitball — Only Hope for Pitcher to Defend Self”
  • “Kid Killebrew Cuts Spicy Nat Figure on Cookie’s Coaching”
  • “Mantle Hits Switch Homers, But Carey’s Belt Goes Farther”

    • 40 pages total.

    1957-03-20 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1957/03/20 — 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:

  • “Daffy Don-Dilly” cartoon by Lou Darvas with Walter Alston calling out “Don” to his 6 players so-named including Drysdale and Zimmer
  • “A’s Boss Raps Critics of His Deals: Yank Farm Talk Rouses Johnson Ire”
  • “Coast Major Ball Cinch–Del Webb” in which Webb is quoted as saying “Los Angeles and San Francisco are entitled to major league ball”
  • Hal Schumacher now a bat salesman
  • “Rookie Awards Prove Stardom Tickets” article with cartoons including Willie Mays, Richie Ashburn, Jackie Robinson, Herb Score, Minnie Minoso, Luis Aparicio and on the next page Frank Robinson and Don Newcombe
  • The Boston Red Sox Sullivan battery of Haywood and Frank
  • “L.A. in ‘Full Speed’ Drive for Stadium: Chavez Ravine Site Chosen”
  • Billy Consolo “Groomed as 8th Red Sox Starting Shortstop in 8 Seasons”
  • Joe Cunningham
  • Jack Bowen
  • Jim Lemon
  • Philadelphia Phillies roster and review
  • Mickey Mantle “Won’t Predict 60 HRs; Mickey Would Be Happy With 55” article and photo with Casey Stengel is shown below
  • Moose Skowron shelved by thumb injury
  • Gus Triandos and Bob Nieman
  • Bill Virdon
  • Full-page displaying the 1956 Louisville Slugger Silver Bat Awards with Hank Aaron and Mickey Mantle at the top of the page
  • “Connie Mack Room in New Hotel Resounds with Tales of Old A’s”
  • Wes Covington and Felix Mantilla
  • Plus Regular Columns, Minor League Reports, Exhibition Game Boxscores, and more.

    • 40 pages total.

    1957-03-13 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1957/03/13 — 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:

  • “Dixie Delusions” cartoon by Lou Darvas on the front cover
  • Bob Feller wants baseball to attract more youths
  • Casey Stengel’s “Commandments Grow — Midnight Curfew Now No. 7 — Bulletin Board Lists Rules at Yankee Camp”
  • Gil Hodges cartoon by Lou Darvas (shown below) with article “Gil’s Capable Hands Make Any Job Easy”
  • “Yankee Swaps Bonanzas to Other Clubs Too — Many One-Time Bombers Still Making Big Noises Around Major Wheel” with small photos of Sherm Lollar, Clint Courtney, Jackie Jensen, Lew Burdette, and Gus Triandos
  • “Ol Perfessor Maps Rugged Slate for Yogi — Casey Says There’ll Be No Letup for Berra; ‘I’m Out to Win Another Pennant'”
  • “Fledgling Pilots Making Feathers Fly” with photo and article for each of the new managers Jack Tighe, Kerby Farrell, and Bob Scheffing
  • Camilo Pascual Loses 18 and gets $1,000 Raise
  • “Alston Measures Drysdale as Brooklyn Starter — Six foot Six Youngster Working on Screwball as Another Pitch to Go With His Good Fast One” with small photo of Don Drysdale (shown below)
  • Don Newcombe
  • Frank Thomas
  • Dale Long
  • Juan Pizarro
  • Kansas City A’s Roster and Review
  • Ted Kluszewski
  • Bubba Phillips
  • Ed Bouchee
  • “Ted Swinging for M V Prize? He Grunts as Scribes Guess — Working Hard to Get Into Shape, Predicts He’ll Hit At Least .325” with photo of Ted Williams (shown below)
  • “Coast Okays Brooklyn as Angel Owner — Vote Unanimous Approval; Plans Started on Pacific Title Series with Japan” — “Envoys from L.A. Dangle Lure of 60,000 Seat Park for Bums”
  • “$50,000 Sought in Frisco for Stadium Study”
  • Rawlings Ad featuring Ken Boyer

    • Deacon Jones .409 Led Minors for ’56

  • “Fear Strikes Out Best Hollywood Job on Game” with photos of actor Anthony Perkins and Jimmy Piersall

    • 40 pages total.

    1957-03-06 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1957/03/06 — 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:

  • “The Long Haul” cartoon by Willard Mullin on front cover and shown at left
  • “Greenberg Hails Dodgers Action as Foresighted — Tribe Boss Sees L.A. Deal as First Step in Majors’ Expansion to West Coast”
  • “Experts Vote Shortstops Smartest — Best on Each Team Named in Secret Poll”
  • “How Good Was Scooter? No. 1 Shortstop — May Expect Election to Hall of Fame” has a photo of Phil Rizzuto surrounded by other great shortstops Pee Wee Reese, Joe Cronin, Marty Marion, Lou Boudreau (shown below)
  • Johnny Pesky cartoon by Vic Johnson (shown below) with article “Pesky Short-Hopping Back to Majors as Pilot – Starts Climb as Skipper in Tiger System”
  • Bill Sarni and career ending heart attack
  • “Comisky Urging Mutual Aid Pact by Yankee Rivals: Should Help Each Other, Says White Sox Veep; Asserts Bomber Dominance Hurts League at Gate”
  • “Gold Dust Team will Get Combined Pay of 498 Gees” is about salaries and pictures Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Stan Musial and others (shown below)
  • Ray Boone shifts to first base
  • “Yawkey Deal for Bosox 24 Years Ago Recalled”
  • “Casey Tabs Ditmar as Great Prospect; Lucky to Get Him” — “Kaycee Puzzled By Big Buildup Given Ditmar After Yank Deal: Why Did Other Clubs Offer So Little if Hurler is So Valuable, A’s Wondering”

    • Red Sox Reveal Operation on Mel Parnell’s Arm

  • “Improved Pension Plan to Be Outlined at Big Time Camps”
  • “Brooks Plan Trip to Los Angeles Next Spring” — “Coasters Still Buzzing Over Dodgers’ Deal — Shift of Franchise Unlikely Before ’60, But O’Malley Shows He’s Not Bluffing”
  • “Three Cities Seek Giants, says Horace” Stoneham
  • Dick Donovan
  • Gary Geiger
  • George Sisler “Illness Throws Pall Over Pirates: Thomas, Virdon, Clemente All benefited from tips”
  • Brooklyn Dodgers Roster and Review
  • Sal Maglie
  • Rawlings ad featuring Herb Score
  • Moe Drabowsky
  • Lou Skizas Doesn’t Fear Jinx

    • 40 pages total.

    1957-02-27 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1957/02/27 — 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:

  • “Spring Song” by Willard Mullin cartoon on the front cover
  • “Managers Yelp Foul at 28-Player Rule” is a new cut-down in roster size by April 16
  • “Training Camp Etiquette: Okay to Chase Autographs, But Watch for Line Drives”
  • “Can’t Miss Tags Placed on Many Rookie” article has photos at the top of Eddie Kasko, Tony Kubek, Don Demeter, Haywood Sullivan, and Charlie Beamon
  • “Ditmar Seen as Key Player in Yanks-A’s Deal” article also has a history of the two teams many dealings and photos of all of the players involved in this latest swap including Art Ditmar, Bobby Shantz and Irv Noren
  • “Yank-A’s Deal to Hurt A.L. at Gate–Comisky” — “Greenberg Attacks Farm System in Same League”
  • “Dark Repeats as Majors Golf Champion”
  • Haywood Sullivan
  • Jim Busby
  • “Bull-Pen Lineup Among Flock of Haney Problems”
  • “Reds Quietly Confident — Only Birdie Chirps of Flag”
  • Dick Schofield
  • St. Louis Cardinals Roster and Review
  • Jack Meyer
  • “Bucs Join New Look Trend in Uniforms” with before and after photos of the new Pirates uniforms
  • “Wrigley Opens Coast Door to Majors’ Entry” — “Dodgers’ Buy Viewed as Big Wedge in L.A.” — Photo of Wrigley Field in Los Angeles with caption “Will Bums Wing Their Way Here .. to become Angels?” — “L.A. Territory Rights Rich Prize for Bums” (shown below)
  • Don Rudolph
  • “Proposed Box Score Revisions Will Short-Change Fans — Lane” and “Why Not Add Walks, Whiffs to Summary?” are about proposed changes to the standard box scores with opinions from readers as well
  • Harry Carey back from Bavaria
  • Ed Walsh “Isn’t Broke, Gets $2,700 Yearly”
  • Rawlings ad featuring Stan Musial

    • 36 pages total.

    1957-02-20 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1957/02/20 — 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:

  • Spectacular Willard Mullin cartoon of Ted Williams on the front cover with article below “Ted Tops All-Time Pay Parade”
  • After Ted Williams gets $100,000 article speculates on a $125,000 player and names Mickey Mantle as possibility
  • “Shifts Spotlight Coaches’ Growing Value — One-Time Pension Jobs Now Filled by Specialized Aids
  • “Majors Put More Mileage in Training Season — Coast-to-Coast Road Shows Scheduled for Four Teams”
  • “23 Bidders Battle for 6 Open Spots on Redbird Roost”
  • “Ex-Injun Rosen Rated as Comer in Wall St. Game” about Al Rosen
  • Long feature on White Sox pinch-hitter Ron Northey, who operates a toy factory in the off-season
  • “Newest NL Umpire Got Start Through Ad in The Sporting News” is about Ken Burkhart
  • “Tigers Tried for Year to Buy Dittmer”
  • Long 2-page feature on Harry Hooper with headline “Hooper, 69, Tabs Cobb Greatest of All” (shown below)

    • Ty Cobb “Reveals His Slump Remedy, Gives Other Tips” with three small photos of Cobb demonstrating his bunting technique

  • George Sisler’s Sons
  • Allan Worthington
  • Shakeup for Bosox Infield
  • Bill Bruton
  • Milwaukee Braves Roster and Review
  • Bob Darnell
  • “Dodgers to Be Host to Japanese Stars, Pilot at Vero Beach” with small photo of Sataro Suzuki
  • Andy Carey “Must Fight to Hold Third Base Job, Casey Warns”
  • Jim Hegan to be catcher-coach
  • Minnie Minoso takes Cuban Batting Title at .312

    • 40 pages total.