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1956-11-21 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents November 21 1956

1956/11/21 —

  • Cover cartoon is “Thanks For, From and To Yankees” featuring Casey Stengel, Del Webb, George Weiss, and Dan Topping is by Amadee with text by Lowell Reidenbaugh
  • Headline of issue is “Willie’s Not Chilled by Freeze in Sticks – Say Hey Still Has Faith in Barnstorming” with small-head shot photo of Willie Mays on the cover
  • “Japanese Players Gaining Major Status Fast” — Giles
  • “Trades Often Turned Into Time Bombs — Many Deals Proved to Be One-Sided by Delayed Reactions”
  • Full page feature article about Frank Lary with large Lary cartoon by Dick Mayer
  • “Negro Players Shold Show Their Gratitude to O.B. (Organized Baseball) — Harry Simpson”
  • 2 column story: “Mantle Adds Jewel to Triple Crown by Copping MVP Prize” with small head shot photo of Mickey Mantle
  • “SIGNS–Game’s Secret Language – Garagiola Reveals Systems Used in Offensive Tactics” with large Joe Garagiola cartoon by Lou Darvas (over 2 pages long)
  • “Kaline Story–From Rookie in ’53 to $30,000 Star in ’57” with two small photos of Al Kaline
  • Plus, believe it or not, much more! Including several articles covering many other players, usually at least something from each team; winter ball coverage; The separately numbered 10-page “Quarterback” section covering football

    • 26 pages plus 10-page “The Quarterback” section for 36 pages total.

    1956-09-26 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

    1956/09/26 —

  • Cover cartoon is “Still the Champ!” by Basset featuring Babe Ruth
  • Headline on front cover: “Combine Minors into 17 Loops–Lane – Proposes All A,B,C,D Tags Be Eliminated
  • Also beginning on the cover “Majors to Change Bat Title Rule in ’57”
  • “Easy Does It for Casey’s Seventh Flag” with photo of Casey Stengel after the Yankees clinch
  • Article about Don Newcombe – “Newk, Big Strutter in Pitching Also Helps Out With the Hitting”
  • Full page featuring Sal Maglie – “‘Proved to Myself That I Still Could Pitch,’ Declares Maglie — Barber Finds Lotion in Wins as Dodger” with 2 photos
  • “Braves Pennant Drive Slows as Mound Aces Run Out of Gas”
  • Whitey Ford “Will Be Stengel’s Starter in Series Opener – In Any Stadium”
  • Article about White Sox Ron Northey
  • “Rosen to Be Traded, Hank (Greenberg) HInts; ‘I’ll Quit First,’ Flip Indicates”
  • Full page feature on the newest 200-win pitcher, Bob Lemon with large cartoon featuring Lemon
  • Stan Musial “Looks Back–Ahead to Game Streak, 3,000 Hits”
  • “20 a Year Top Thrill, Warren Spahn Felt–Until He Reached 200”
  • Obituary: Thomas J. Hickey, 94, founder of the National Association
  • Some Football coverage including schedules
  • Hat’s Off featuring brief article about each of the Players of the Week focuses on AL’s Jack Harshman and NL’s Carl Furillo
  • That’s just the highlights, many many more articles plus boxscores, stats, extensive minor league coverage, and more

    • 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