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1956-10-17 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents October 17 1956

1956/10/17 —

  • Cover cartoon is “They’re Making a Pitch for Your Vote” by Lou Darvas featuring Cy Young Award candidates Whitey Ford, Warren Spahn, Frank Lary, Sal Maglie, Herb Score, Bob Friend, Billy Pierce, and Don Newcombe
  • Headline of Issue is “A.L. Places Seven on ’56 All Star Team — Mantle Paces Voting, Three Yanks Named”
  • “Larsen Top Hero of All World’s Series – No-Windup Delivery Helps Don Achieve Perfect Game” with photo in center of page of Don Larsen towelling off his face after completing his World Series Perfect Game — 2 full pages of coverage here
  • Following Page: “Larsen Proved Ernie Was False Prophet – ‘No More Perfect Games,’ Shore Predicted” in article featuring Ernie Shore, the Red Sox pitcher who came in after Babe Ruth walked the first batter of a 1917 game and was ejected, Shore was perfect from that point onward
  • “Larsen Faced Tensest Situations, Stongest Array of Hitters — Majors 7th Perfect Game Finest of All” with photos across the top of John Montgomery Ward, Cy young, Addie Joss, Ernie Shore, and Charlie Robertson with box scores of the other 6 perfect games
  • Series Runs Scale–Blues to Brilliance — Sloppy Start Followed by Spectacular Individual Feats includes a small photo of Yogi Berra’s father
  • “Chips Down Hurling Won for Yanks–Daniel / Newk’s Flop, Hit Fadeout, Beat Dodgers–King
  • Game by Game Coverage of 1956 WORLD SERIES New York Yankees Defeat Brooklyn Dodgers in 7 games — A page per game including article, box score, photos, sidebars including GAME 5 DON LARSEN PERFECT GAME
  • 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 8-page “Quarterback” section covering football

    • 36 pages plus 8-page “The Quarterback” section for 44 pages total.

    1956-10-24 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents October 24 1956

    1956/10/24 —

  • Cover cartoon is “Stars in His Eyes” featuring Bill Veeck overlooking players including Don Larsen, Satchel Paige, Marty Marion, Vic Wertz, and others, cartoon by Bill O’Brien. With article beginning underneath “‘Old Brownies Never Die, They Hurl Gems’–Veeck”
  • Headline of issue is “Hurlers Top Majors’ Peach Crop for ’57 — Yanks, Tribe, Phils Lead in Hill Hopefuls”
  • Larsen Still Dizzy Over His Leap to Fame” with large cartoon by Hubenthal featuring World Series Perfect Game pitcher Don Larsen of the Yankees
  • “Cubs’ New Broom to Make Cellar Dust Fly – Holland and Scheffing Eye Several Players in Trades” with photo of Bob Scheffing, Cubs manager, with 3 Cubs VPs John Holland, Clarence Rowland and Charlie Grimm
  • “Robinson, Aparicio Romp to Rookie Honors” with Amadee cartoon images of Frank Robinson and Luis Aparicio
  • “World Series Issue Catches Up with Dodgers … On Way to Japan — Brooks Hailed Like Kings, Play Like Champs in Hawaii”
  • “Tighe to Put Tougher Twist in Tiger Tale — As Manager From Dugout, “He’ll Have No Sleeping There'” — With photo of new Tigers manager Jack Tighe with wife

  • 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 with a Willard Mullin cartoon on the cover

    • 30 pages plus 10-page “The Quarterback” section for 40 pages total.