New York, May 19.
'AJAR league hurlers for four straight seasons have sought a weakness in the batting armour of Johnny Mize, Cardinal slugging first baseman, but if the current records are correct their job has only started.
Young Johnny today smashed out his 12th homer of the year to help the Cardinals whip New York Giants, 6-2, and help along his four year average of.346, one of the best in the major leagues. afe blows, while the White Sox got fifteen off the offerings of Leonard.
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1% games ahead of the New York Philadelphia Athletics, 10-4, to stay Yankees in sixth place in the American League standings.
The Browns' slugging outfield trio, Ray Radclift, Chet Laabs and Joe Gallagher, paced the St. Louis outfit to victory ov the Philadelphia Athletics, 10-4, y smashing out home s gathered in nine Each t safe blows but the Browns theirs count. The Boston-De game was postponed by rain.
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