The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-08
Pitching Staff On
Paper Il Superior
To American League
Offering

NEW YORK NThe National
League goes after It's fourth
straight All-Star victory on Tues.
day in Cincinnati with 1 pitching
staff which at least on paper ap-
pears to Overshadow It's American
League opposition.
Manager Charlie Dresser con-
veniently overlooked his own make
shift Brooklyn hurting corps and
came up with Z mound staff 81
seven which owns 1 combined
seasons record Of 9 victories and
% defeats.
This compares with cagey Casey
Stengel's Six-man staff which 90
50 far this year has 4 l7-sO re-
cord. That's winning average Of
$50 for the National League and
$40 for the American.
Dresser chose four righthanders
headed by the majors winningest
pitcher, Robin Roberts o. Philadel-
phia, and three lefthanders to face
Stengel's assortment Of one south
paw and five righthanders.
With Roberts (13-el, the Ma
tional League has Gerry Staley
t12-sl and Harvey Haddix ilO-3)
Of the st. Louis Cardinals, Warren
SPAIN (1O-sl Of the Milwaukee
Braves, Curt Simmons (7-5) Of the
Pills. hurry Dickson (7.9) Of the
Pittsburgh Pirates, and Hoyt VII
helm l5-41 Of the New York Giants.
Stengel braved the wrath Of Bos-
ton and Washington BY limiting
his staff to Cleveland, 81. Louis,
Chicago and his own Yankees.
Philadelphia didn't have 4 top
flight pitching candidate but the
Senator's offered Bob Porterfield
(lO-7l. and Frank She's t7-iA and
the Red Sox had . standout ID
Mel Parnell (11-l).
Stengel instead chose Billy
Pierce (1O-4l Of the White Sox
as his only lefthander and added
Mike Garcia (1O-5) and Bob Le-
mon llI-7) Of the Indians, Johnny
Sain lS-4l and Allie Reynolds a.
81 Of the Yankees, and old Satch
Paige l1-5) % the Browns.
The managers get to choose their
pitchers and their reserves. The
nations fans vote for the starting
|lineups which must play the first
three innings unless somebody Is
hurt.
The National League starting
lineup win find Ted KInszeWSh Of
Cincinnati, the top vote eetter In
both leagues, 1t first base; Red
Schoendienst Of St. Louis at Sec
ond; Peewee Reese Of Brooklyn
at shortstop; Eddie Mathews Of
Milwaukee at third; and Stan Mu.
sial Of st. Louis in LEFT; Gus Bell
Of Cincinnati In center: Enos
Slaughter Of ST. Louis IN right,
and Roy CampaneIla d Brooklyn,
catching.
Starting for the American
League win be Mickey Vernon of
Washington at first base; Billy
Goodman Of Boston AZ second:
Chico CarrasqueI Of Chicago at
shortstop; al Rosen Of Cleveland
at third: Gus Zernial az Philadel-
phia in LEFT field; Mickey Mantle
Of New York ID center field; Hank
Bauer Of New York II right, and
Yogi Berra az New York a. catch
er.
Dresser chose these National
League reserves: Catehefs Del
Crandall. Milwaukee, ard Del Rice
st. Louis.
Infielders Gil Hodges and Jack.
lie Robinson. Brooklyn; Davey Wil-
liams, New York; Granny Hammer,
Rhtlaoelphla.
Outfielders - Duke Snider and
Carl Furillo. Brooklyn: Ralph
Kiner. Chicago; Richie Aahburn,
Philadelphia.
For the American League squad
Stengel picked only one additional
catcher. Sam White Of Boston, and
two outfielders - Larry Dolby Of
Cleveland and Minnie AEinoso IL
Chicago. But he picked seven In
FEEDERS Johnny Mixe, New York:
Eddie Robinson, Philadelphia;
Ferris Fain, Chicago; Nellie Fox,
Chicago; Bin Hunter. ST. Louis;
Harvey Kuenn. Detroit, and PHI
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