10^th Season 

STANDINGS
EAST	W	L	GB	Last
Brooklyn	77	38	--	8-6
Cleveland	72	42	4.5	11-3
New York	55	59	21.5	6-8
Washington	42	73	35	5-9
Detroit	40	75	37	4-10
WEST	W	L	GB	Last
Louisville	70	46	--	11-3
Chicago	65	51	5	10-4
St. Louis	54	62	16	7-6
San Francisco	53	64	17.5	1-13
Los Angeles	48	66	21	6-7

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TRADES

Cleveland Closes Gap
Woodling to Miss Four Weeks
CLEVELAND (Aug. 16) -- The Cleveland Barons won 13 of 16 games to cut Brooklyn's lead to 4.5 games in the UL's East Division, riding the pitching of a resurgent Billy Pierce (1.00 ERA, 0.70 WHIP in last 3 starts) and a red hot Billy O'Dell (4-0, 2.32 in his last four starts), and the scorching bat of third baseman Eddie Mathews (.302-6-18 in last 12 games).  Mathews (.289-26-91) hit a homer hat trick on Aug. 6 against San Francisco, driving in six runs.  But the club lost outfielder Gene Woodling (.306-6-55), the League's all-time hit leader, to a groin injury on August 10 that will sideline him for up to four weeks.
   The Barons won seven straight August 4-11, and while the club's 13-3 run admittedly came against fairly week opponents (all but two games against teams below .500), the surge has boosted the club's confidence and narrowed the gap going into the last six weeks of the season.  "We had a rough patch in late July, and we needed to bust out with some wins," center fielder Richie Ashburn said.  The Barons scored in bunches, destroying the Gothams 19-9 on July 31, led by Gene Woodlling's 5 RBI, and logged 12-5 and 12-3 wins in the first week of August.  But even when the runs dried up, the wins didn't.  Cleveland scored three runs or less in five of their last six games, but still went 4-2 during that stretch.
  Two of the club's key contributors at the plate this season have been Hal Jeffcoat (.277-11-65) and Norm Cash (.247-17-59).  Jeffcoat, a 34-year-old outfielder, is having a breakout year after five years in the minors and four years in which he never had more than 50 RBI.  Cash, a 24-year-old, is the leading candidate for Rookie of the Year, leading all freshmen in home runs, RBIs, and slugging.

Musial Retires "Stan the Man" Hangs Up His Spikes

Yr Team Avg AB H HR RBI OPS 51 STL .300 537 161 26 97 .921 52 STL .333 366 122 23 80 1.038 53 STL .324 550 178 35 103 1.010 54 STL .331 556 184 38 124 1.022 55 STL .320 562 180 39 117 .990 56 STL .349 568 198 35 106 1.036 57 STL .289 558 161 19 76 .852 58 STL .259 478 124 23 101 .839 59 STL .220 268 59 7 39 .658 60 WAS              Career  .308 4443 1367 245 843 .944 Rank 8th  8th 6th 7th

Spit 'n Polish
Windy City Wonders Making Their Move
by Charlie Qualls
CHICAGO (Aug. 1) --  Watch for flying kitchen sinks as the Chicago Colts hunker down for a race to the finish line.  They don't have the prettiest looking mouth, but they’re not afraid to show teeth as the season moves into its final stages.
  Luckily, the tune on the starting rotation’s version of “musical chairs” stops on Carl Erskine or Don Mossi every few days.  These two have double-handedly kept this squad in the hunt for October.  The rest of the staff reads like a “Who Used To Be Who” coffee table book.  Tom Gorman, Robin Roberts and Bill Henry have had trouble hiding their ages this year.  Nearly halfway through the season, help was brought in with the Colts adding Bud Daley, who apparently tripped while getting off the plane and was sidelined immediately.  But “Sticky” Bud is back now and ready to pitch in.  The bullpen has done a nice job holding their ground (Don Elston 2.35, 12 saves).
  The Colts batmen share a similar story.  Other than Ernie Banks, who is putting together an MVP-type season (and he would do it too, if not for that pesky Mantle kid), the story has been speed, balance and platooning.  Youngsters Roseboro, Green, Demeter and Brandt, while not exactly setting the league on fire, are having solid years and starting to show why they are the future core of this offense.  New additions Joe Adcock and Hank Thompson have been a huge help as well.
  So what’s it gonna take to silence Louisville’s shout-out-loud rotation and SF’s quiet creeping?  The UL’s 7th rated offense needs to kick it into gear. Third starter Bud Daley needs to continue his “keeping it close” way of living.  Certainly one more solid starter (or a key Louisville injury) would make the air in Chi-town a bit more breathable.  In any event, watch for Colts GM Lance Mueller to pull out a stop or two in the quest for his first title.

Spiders Collapse, Out of Race
1-13 Slump Finds Arachnids in Fourth

Louisville Wins Series with Chicago, Maintains Lead

Brooklyn Loses Amoros Down the Stretch