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February 16, 2013, No comments

What will be Joe DiMaggio’s salary with the Yankees this year? … he showed curiosity in how much Bob Fellar earned in 1947. The interviewer told him it was about …

RuthBabe

The Babe Ruth You Never Knew

July 8, 1947, No comments

        Swaggering down baseball’s high road with his over-sized bat exploding prodigious home runs, the Bam belted his way ...

jackiefeat

What Chance Has Jackie Robinson?

July 2, 1947, No comments

First Negro to break into organized baseball, Jackie Robinson captivated International League fans with his hustling play. But is he good enough to ho ...

  • Around the Old Hot Stove
    February 1, 1947, No comments

    With Johnny Winkin and Ed Fitzgerald Right now, with Spring training in the air, every fan who holds a franchise in the Hot Stove League is getting his personal predictions ...

  • Hurler Hal Newhouser should be American League's No. 1 pitcher
    Forecast for ’47
    January 2, 1947, 1 Comment

    Who will be the headliners this year? Will Louis stay on top? How about Dyer? Leahy? Hogan? Williams? Our Consulting Editor goes out on a limb to pick ‘em. It’s ...

  • You Can’t Stop Veeck
    January 1, 1947, No comments

    by Ed Prell   Despite a setback which would sideline most men, Cleveland’s live-wire head man plots new ways to build a winning team EVEN while he was being wheeled to the ...