Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-30
WIN, LOSE OR
HNAV By FRANCIS sTANN
And on This Memorial Day

A YEAR AGO ON MEMORIAL DAY there was a whale
of war-two wars, in fact-for home run leadership.
In the American League it Ted Williams in front with
II blasts followed by Mickey Mantle and Roy severs
each with 10.
In the National there was Hank Aaron with dozen
homers
Here were the 10 home leaders on May go 1857
Williams Mantle Sewers Gus zernia and Lou skizas in
the American, and Aaron Waly Moon Stan Musial Duke
Snder and Eddie Mathews in the National And where
are they today? Only of the 10 among the leaders
this Memorial Day.
Mathews just squeezes into the picture, and that's
because he is tied with Ernie Banks at II homerS apiece
which are fewer slams than four other N L. guys have
Williams only has half dozen. Mantle and sievers, the
king in 81, only four each Aarons next will his SIXTH
THE NAMES AT THE TOP are new ones and while
not guaranteed to stay there nevertheless the long
rangers at this time In the American League they
Bob Cerv with H. Jackie Jensen with and Gus Trandos
Roger Maris and Minnie Minoso with each
In the National: Frank Thomas and Willie Mays with
l3 Lee Walls and Orlando Cepeda with H. and Mathews
and Banks with H. Whether not it proves anything
of import is doubtful but there is the list as today
compared with last years list on Memorial Day
Notice, however, there is an absence of Los Angeles
Dodgers? Their rght-hand htters-and necessarily
the muscular Gil Hodges-were supposed to able spit
over the phony fence in the Coliseum Well they haven't
been doing it,
Memorial Day roughly marks about the one-uuarter
mark of the and you'd have say that right it's
a mixed-up crazy in lot of respects You'd still
nave TO go With the Yankees and Braves but these
two standouts aren't quite following the script
THE MOST IMPRESSIVE thing about these two clubs
is that the Yankees winging and the Braves
close behind those upstart San Francisco Giants.
The Yankees have been running and hiding despite
the loss of Bill Showroom who always to be the
batting king and then getting hurt Yogi Berra isn't doing
well and suspicious people wondering he
the hill Mantle struck out six times in the short Kansas
City series, five times in row.
Nantes famed 80 times and he's batting 289
For Others 289 average isn't bad But it isn't good for
Mantle and his Strikeout rate might we'll put him up
there with Jim Lemon
Yet the Yankees taking of about everybody
except their Kansas City cousins the Braves even
with Aaron in slump and big starting pitcher Bob
Bull aling are in good position for the main rum
This HAS BEEN A YEAR-so far-when Williams
isn't hitting much One of the top Phes stars Granny
Hammer has been hospazed Herb Score of the Indians
has left his club to with Dr. Bennett in Balt-
more.
Frank Robinson another hospital case Something
about bad side He also got beaned if you'll remember
SieverS and now Norm Zauchn have left the once
wondrous Senators pretty punchesS due to ailments
The Pittsburgh catcher, Hank FoeS, sliced open his
chin, tripping over tarpaulin Cerv still leading in
homers, got his Jaw cracked Dick Groat . Joe Adcock
Bill Bruton Dale Long Ray Boone
Duke Snider all have been impaired in some way
Injuries have hurt just about every club in the majors
although the Giants haven't been complaining much But
if anything happens to Willie they might
Baseball isn't particularly dangerous game Just
don't get hurt is ALL