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F i r s t Negro player in modern organ­ized baseball. Made debut in 1947 fis first baseman. H i t .296, led in sacr i ­fices (28) , stolen bases (29) and was choseh "rookie of the year." L a s t season again hit .296, driving-in 85 runs—10th best R B I man in the N L . Was All -American football player at U C L A .

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Smashed out 39 home runs (tops) and 190 hits for .320 average last season. Has lifetime bat- mark of .330. Topped American league in hitting in 1939 (.381) and 1940 (.352). Holds Major league record for hitting safely in 56 consecutive games—from May 15 through June 16, 1941—finally being stopped by A l Smith and J i m Bagby of Cleve­land.

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3-GEORGE HERMAN RUTH G r e a t e s t of a l l home r u n h i t t e r s . Smashed 714 round trippers — 60 in 1927 and 59 in 1921. Smacked 15 in World Series play. Hi t 40 or more homers every season for 11 y e a r s . Led A L in batting with .378 average in 1924. Once walked 170 times in a single season (1923). His $80,000 sal ­a r y (1930 and aga in in 1931) was highest in baseball. Started as pitcher with Red Sox. Hurled longest World Series game — 14 innings — beating Brooklyn, 2-1, Oct. 9, 1916. Topped league pitchers that year with 1.75 E R A . Member of H a l l of Fame.

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. . .es Wgt.-175 lbs. Another one of last year's rookies the Cubs are counting on to lift them out of the cellar. Won only four games and lost 13, but showed good curve and fine fast ball. Fanned 89 batters and finished with an earned-run average of 4.83.

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Came to the Red Sox from the White Sox in a winter trade. I n 30 games in 1950j winning ten and losing 16. Had an earned run average of 3.58. Won 15, while losing 13, in 1949. Had an earned run av­erage of 3.31. B i l l ' s luck has not been up to his pitching ski l l . B u t his win and lose record is apt to take a de­cided 'upward swing with the booming bats of the Red Sox backing his mound work. N o . 1 6 4 i n t h e 1 9 5 1 S E R I E S

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Showing signs of turning into good power hitter. Last season upped his bat mark to .290, smashing out 15 home runs and fiinished with a total of 60' runs-batted-in. Finished 10th among the league leaders in. the slugging department with a .493 av­erage. Batted .275 in Dodger drive to 1947 pennant.

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