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May 1
LOUISVILLE gets:
SP Mickey Lolich
SP Mudcat Grant
1B Dick Stuart
1B Frank Torre
SS Rocky Bridges
STL '64 1st Rd draft pick
ST. LOUIS
gets:
1B Moose Skowron
SS Luis Aparicio
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Maroons Shoot Wad
on Moose Hunt
Colonels Send Skowron,
Aparicio to St. Louis for Package of Prospects
 ST.
Louis (May 1) -- The three-year Moosehunt is over. Come
tonight at Sportsman's Park, GM Timothy Smith will finally see
the much-coveted Bill Skowron in maroon pinstripes after a
multi-year quest to acquire the slugging six-time All-Star first
baseman. "We haven't had a righty hit more than 20 home
runs since Hector Lopez in '57," Smith told reporters at a press
conference announcing the deal. "We've been on the trail
after righties with power for several years now, but until
today, we just couldn't nail down anything. We may have
given up the farm for a Moose, but I've always preferred
mountains to plains." Skowron, 32, was selected to the UL
All-Star team six years running, and has ranked in the top six
in OPS for the last four years. The Chicago native, who
was the 5th overall pick in 1955 and hasn't left the Louisville
roster since, is coming off perhaps his best year to date, with
a career best 36 home runs and his first 100-RBI, 100-run
season. He has a .314 career batting average and hit his
200th home run just three days ago.
Louisville acquired two first basemen, two pitching prospects,
including the Maroons top prospect Mickey Lolich, shortstop
Rocky Bridges, and a first round draft pick. "In my heart
I think spare parts, but my head says rebuild," Colonels GM Mark
Allen told reporters when asked what the direction of the club
was. Louisville gambled--and lost--on a patchwork of
veteran players last year, finishing a distant third and with
their minor league system gutted. The deal adds much
needed pitching depth. A month into the season, the
Colonels have the league's worst pitching staff. They have
lost 9 of their last 12 and are in last place.
Root! Root! Root! For The
Poem Team
by Charlie Qualls
An outfield drought making way for a Flood
Yogi and Gus pumping "Ensure" for blood.
Harvey's for real, no invisible rabbit
Frank's in the House, though it's just force of habit.
It's Dally's dish now for to pave his Clay path
Eddie's at third still, so ews do the Math.
A White/Power tandem is part of the clan
Right Field is Whitey's 'til Black Mack's the man.
Francis with wolves, Barber not shopped
The accidental Tsitouris (Can he be stopped?)
For 3 and 4 starters, we're loving Don/Juan
And if it's the 9th, then we're ape for Kemm Kong.
In Youth we Rust with the teen-bopper Staub
"I know it was you, Frego - or Gary or Bob."
We won't catch the whale yet, so BRO won't be Herman'd
How good we can be just has not been determined
If you want a prediction how the season will go
I forecast less suck, with a
slight chance of blow.
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BATTING
AVERAGE |
HOME RUNS |
RBI |
OPS |
RUNS
SCORED |
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Eddie
Bressoud, BOS |
.411
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*Felipe
Alou, MAN |
.375
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Albie
Pearson, STL |
.375
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Bill
White, CLE |
.369
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Joe
Cunningham, DET |
.367
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Ernie
Banks, CHI |
.351
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*Roger
Maris, STL |
.347
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Bill
Mazeroski, LA |
.340
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Luis
Aparicio, STL |
.339
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Willie
Jones, LOU |
.336
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Harmon
Killewbrew, SF |
9
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*Mickey
Mantle, BRO |
9
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*Bill
Skowron, STL |
9
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Ernie
Banks, CHI |
8
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Roger
Maris, STL |
7
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Joe
Torre, STL |
7
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6 tied with |
6
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Harmon
Killewbrew, SF |
28
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*Mickey
Mantle, BRO |
28
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Joe
Torre, STL |
28
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*Bill
Skowron, STL |
27
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Eddie
Bressoud, BOS |
25
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*Rocky
Bridges, LOU |
24
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*Roger
Maris, STL |
23 |
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Frank
Thomas, DAL |
22
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*Bob
Allison, BOS |
21
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Steve
Bilko, DAL |
21
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*Felix
Mantilla, BRO |
21
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*Felipe
Alou, MAN |
1.075
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Ernie
Banks, CHI |
1.057 |
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Roger
Maris, STL |
1.056 |
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Bill
White, CLE |
1.055
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*Eddie
Bressoud, BOS |
1.052
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*Harmon
Killebrew, SF |
.982
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*Joe
Cunningham, DET |
.958
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Albie
Pearson, STL |
.956
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*Mickey
Mantle, BRO |
.956
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*Bill
Skowron, STL |
.946
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BROOKLYN
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167
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ST. LOUIS
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143
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BOSTON
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132
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CHICAGO
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129
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LOUISVILLE
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129
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DALLAS
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122 |
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LOS ANGELES
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122
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MANHATTAN |
118 |
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SAN FRANCISCO
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115
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DETROIT
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113
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CLEVELAND
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111
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WASHINGTON
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103
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EARNED
RUN AVERAGE |
WINS |
STRIKEOUTS |
BASERUNNERS PER 9 |
RUNS
ALLOWED |
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Lew Burdette,
BRO |
1.43
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*Steve
Barber, CLE |
1.50
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*Tom
Sturdivant, CHI |
1.66
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Billy Pierce, CHI |
1.83
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Whitey
Ford, BRO |
2.21
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Ray
Herbert, CHI |
2.29 |
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Gene Conley, BRO |
2.29
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Johnny
Podres, MAN |
2.44
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*Jim
Perry, BRO |
2.59
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Stan
Williams, MAN |
2.64
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Ray
Herbert, CHI |
7
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Lew Burdette,
BRO |
6
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*Gene
Conley, BRO |
5
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Dick
Donovan, DAL |
5
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*Bob
Friend, BOS |
5
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*Chris
Short, BOS |
5
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*Tom
Sturdivant, CHI |
5
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Herb Score, STL |
55
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Dick
Donovan, DAL |
50
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Bob
Friend, BOS
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49 |
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Gene
Conley, BRO |
48 |
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Art
Houtteman, WAS |
45
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Johnny
Podres, MAN |
44
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*Johnny
Antonelli, LOU
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43
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*Herm
Wehmeier, LOU |
43
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*Art
Ceccarelli, DAL |
41
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*Don
Mossi, CHi |
41 |
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Johnny Podres,
MAN
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6.5
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Billy Pierce, CHI |
7.1
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Lew Burdette, BRO |
7.3 |
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Don
Mossi, CHI |
9.2
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*Tom
Sturdivant, CHI |
9.7
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Dick
Donovan, DAL |
10.0
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Pedro Ramos, DET |
10.1
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Bob
Purkey, DAL |
10.3
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*Johnny
Antonelli, LOU |
10.6
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*Whitey
Ford, BRO |
10.6
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CHICAGO
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71
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BROOKLYN
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82
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DALLAS
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116
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MANHATTAN |
116
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CLEVELAND
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126
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BOSTON
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126
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DETROIT
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135
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SAN FRANCISCO
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141
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LOS ANGELES
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142
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WASHINGTON
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142
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LOUISVILLE
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152
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ST. LOUIS
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155
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BATTER OF THE MONTH |
PLAYER OF THE WEEK |
MILESTONES |
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APR
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4/8
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Norm Cash, CHI |
7/8 |
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Granny
Hamner, BRO |
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MAY
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4/15
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Frank Thomas, DAL |
7/15
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.3306 career average, #1 all-time, surpasses Ted
Williams |
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JUN
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4/22
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Eddie
Bressoud, BOS |
7/22
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Bill Skowron, LOU |
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JUL
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4/29
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Bill Skowron, LOU |
7/29
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200th home run (Apr. 28), #14 all-time |
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AUG
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5/6
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8/5
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Mickey Mantle, BRO |
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SEP
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5/13
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8/12
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1,000th
walk (mid April), #2 all-time |
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PITCHER OF THE MONTH |
5/20
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8/19
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APR
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5/27
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8/26
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MAY
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6/3
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9/2
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JUN
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6/10
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9/9
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JUL
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6/17
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9/16
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AUG
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6/24
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9/23
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SEP
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7/1
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9/30 |
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UNITED LEAGUE CHAMPIONS |
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
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CY YOUNG AWARD
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ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
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1951 |
ST. LOUIS MAROONS
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Ralph Kiner, DET |
Sam Zoldak, STL |
Jackie Jensen, LOU |
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1952
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WASHINGTON MONUMENTS
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Jackie Robinson, NYG |
Larry Jansen, WAS |
Stu Miller, WAS |
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1953
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WASHINGTON MONUMENTS
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Mickey Mantle, BOS |
Stu Miller, WAS |
Smoky Burgess, BRO |
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1954
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WASHINGTON MONUMENTS
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Stan Musial, STL |
Billy Pierce, STL |
Ed Bailey, LOU |
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1955
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BROOKLYN SUPERBAS
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Roy Campanella, LA |
Tom Gorman, BRO |
Gene Conley, BRO |
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1956
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WASHINGTON
MONUMENTS
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Ralph Kiner, DET |
Johnny Antonelli, LOU |
Frank Robinson, LA |
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1957
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BROOKLYN SUPERBAS
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Granny Hamner, BRO |
Gene Conley, BRO |
Roger Maris, BOS |
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1958
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LOUISVILLE COLONELS
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Willie Mays, WAS |
Carl Erskine, WAS |
Orlando Cepeda, NYG |
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1959
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SAN FRANCISCO SPIDERS
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Granny Hamner, BRO |
Gene Conley, BRO |
Vada Pinson, LA |
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1960
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BROOKLYN SUPERBAS |
Hank Aaron, LOU |
Gene Conley, BRO |
Joe Gibbon, NYG |
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1961 |
BROOKLYN SUPERBAS |
Granny Hamner, BRO |
Johnny Antonelli, LOU |
Dick Howser, WAS |
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1962 |
BROOKLYN SUPERBAS |
Granny Hamner, BRO |
Johnny Antonelli, LOU |
Tom Tresh, LA |
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