Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-10
Mantle, Berra
Pace National
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NEW YORK, June 8 (R.-
Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berrs
of the Yankees showed the way
lin the first tabulations of voting
by the Office of Commissioner
Ford Prick for the All-Stal
game to be played at Washing
ton July 10.
The commissioners Office
which is handling the tabula'
ton for the first time since the
Chicago Tribune withdrew, en-
phasized that the figures COW
cred less than 10 per cent OF
the newspaper and radio and
Itelevision stations who are TAX
ling the poll.
/ Mantle, the Yanks' home-rur
hitting centerfielder, drew $3.50
votes and Berra, the Yanks
catcher who is second in hon.
Iers, had 1920 votes in the first
returns. Harvey Kuenn, Detroit
shortstop. also topped the best
National League total with his
I2,519 votes.
Red Schoendienst, Cardina
second baseman. was high in the
National with 1880 votes, fol.
lowed by teammate Stan Musial
who led the rightfielders with
l2,237. Catcher Roy Campanells
Iof Brooklyn polled 2,160 ballot:
and Dale Long. Pittsburgh's slug.
|ging first baseman, 2.099 votes.
The tightest battles were foi
third base in the American
League, where Detroit's Ray
Boone had a slim edge ovel
lBaltimore's George Kell, anc
third base and leftf1eld in the
National. Despite Ken Boyer's
fine start for st. Louis, the Cards
third baseman was getting stiff
competition from Milwaukee
Eddie Mathews. In leftfield, RiI
IRepulSki of st. Louis held a slen-
der lead over Pittsburgh'S Frank
Thomas (now playing third base)
|. and Philadelphia's Del Ennis.
!; st. Louis had four men on the
team in the early national vot-
ing to two for Brooklyn and one
leach for Pittsburgh and Chicago
In the American, Detroit hao
three, New York and Boston two
each and Chicago one.
!; The totals for players who re-
ceived 100 or more votes.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
First Base-Mickey Vernon, Boston
Ibis; Vic Wertz; Cleveland, vs., S4 GoI BIZ
Kansas City, 200; Roy Sievers. Wash
't second Base-Nelson Fox. Chicago
Bi Gto' o Sez mafs Bosto me-" 5S Bob,
Avila. Cleveland. AL; Jim E1nigan
Third Bsse-Ray Boone. Detroit. 9e1
$3.50. Hector Lopez, Kansas City. 2s5
Andy Carey, New. York. 205.
ShOrtstOp - Harvey kuenn. Detroit
I2.519: Gil McDouRald New York. 329
Chico Carrasquel. Cleveland. 329; Phi
/ Rizzuto, New York. 142.
/ Leftfield--Ted Williams. Boston, LAS
Minnie Minoso Chicago. sos; Charlie!
Maxwell. Detroit. 435; Al Smith, Cleye
land, go: Enos Slaughter. Kansas City
I223: Gus. Zernial, Kansas City. 145.
Centerfield - Mickey Mantle, New
York. 3.25S; Jim Piersall. Boston, 1876.
! Rightfield--Al Kaline. Detroit, $3.50
Hank Bauer. New York. S92; JackiI
Jensen. Boston. sos.
] Catcher Yogi, Berra. New YORK
1920: Sammy White, Boston, Ill
!, Sherm Lollar Chicago. los.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
First Base-Dsle Long, Pittsburgh
. 099; Ted Kluszewski. Cincinnati, 1852
Wally Moon. st. Louis. 344; Gil Hodges
Brooklyn, 21li Jackie Robinson. Brook
second Base-Red schoendienst, st
Louis, 2.33O; Junior Gillian, Brooklyn
Johnny Temple, Cincinnati, each 2S3
Gene Baker Chicago. $50
Third Base-Ken Bower, st. Louis
u $50; Eddie Mathews. Milwaukee. l.3>o
Tray Jablonski, Cincinnati. 2S6,
Sh0rtstOp--Ernie Banks. Chicago. l +,
421: Alvin DARK. New YORK, 64$; Pee
wee Reese, Brooklyn. 53S;- Roy McMillan
Cincinnati. 346i Johnny Logan, Milwau'