The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-21
FLATDUSH CLUB
DREW $4,000
MORE Than NY.
National League Got More
Fans 49, Williams, Dykes
Best Rookie, and Mgr.
BY GEORGE KIRKsEY
United Press Staff COrreRnOndentl

tUntteu Press Stnkk C0rre8pOndent)
New York, Dec. 2l.-(UP)-Base-
balls centennial year was another
Yankee year. Again the Bronx
Bombers were the class OF the dia-
mond, winning their fourth straight
American league championship and
World Series and dominating the
All.Star game.
Although the National league took
II on the chin when 1t challenged
American league supremacy In the
midsummer All-Star game and the
october World Series, the senior cir
cult, with another dlng-dong race
right down 10 final week OF the sea-
son, outdrew the Harridge loop by
nearly 100000 spectators. The Ma
tional league attracted nearly D.
100000 paid customers while the
American league played 10 only
100000.
Night baseball made tremendous
striaes IN popularity, with the
American league introducing the
mazda matinees In Its circuit Tor
the first time. Cleveland, ghiladel.
phia and Chicago drew slightly over
300 100 customers for seven games
In each city, enabling the junior
circuit 10 keep pace with Its 1888
attendance figures for thee ntre
season. Cincinnati, Brooklyn ana
Philadelphia with seven games each
In the National league, entertained
slightly fewer than 100000 at Its
night games.
Over o Million
The amazing Brooklyn Dodgers,
who rose from seventh 10 third
place IN the National league race,
outdreW oil other major league cluos
at home with i,007,762, The biggest
single crowd was 1878 for the
Yankee.indian game ut Yankee
stadium August 0. The Yanks fell
below the 100000 mark at home,
drawing only $4,000, but played 10
approximately 100000 Oh the road.
The years outstanding achieve.
ments may DO summed UP as fol-
lows:
Team OF the year-New York
Yankees, who became the first club
10 win four consecutive worlds
championships.
Player OF the year-Joe DlMaggio,
Yankee center fielder who led the
American league In batting with an
average OF 1881 and won the Ameri-
can leagues most valuable player
award,
Pitcher OF the year--Bucky Wal
tiers, Cincinnati Reds right-hander
who led both majors IN victories
with ~, led the National league IN
earned runs with 2.2o and COPIED
the National leagues most valuable
player award.
Rookie OF the year-Ted VIII
iiams, Boston Red sox's string
bean ou.fie!der who hit 1927 and led
the American league IN runs bat.
cd In with las.
StandOut
Manager OF the year--Jimmy
Dykes, Chicago White sox who
handled q gang OF misfits and cast
offs 30 successfully that the only
American league club able 70 win
the seasons series from the Pale
Hose was the Yanks. As q result
the White Sox climbed from sixth
| 10 fourth, and nobody knows how
or why except Dykes.
Hit OF the ycar-Joe DiMaggio's
single In the fourth game OF the
World Series which no turned INTO
O "home run" by alert base-rln.
ming and Ernie Lombardi'S nap at
the plate.
Error OF the year-The double
play" ball hit by Bill pickey In the
same game which Lonrie Frey and
Billy Myers OF the Reds garbled 70
badly they got nobody.
Pitch OF the year-Bob Felief,S
one pitch 10 Arky Vaughan with
the bases loaded In the sixt In
ming OF the All-star game. Vaughan
hit II 10 Joe Gordon for o double
play and the National leagues
hopes expired then and there.