IN THE NEWS: Larry MacPhail enters the army. The Dodgers look
to St. Louis for leadership. After 2 decades in St.
Louis, Branch Rickey splits with owner Sam Breadon.
He will sign to become GM at Brooklyn.
IN THE NEWS: Ted Williams is the ML Triple Crown winner, but
the writers select 2B Joe Gordon by 21 votes as AL
MVP. Gordon of the New York Yankees leads the AL with
95 strikeouts, the most ground balls hit into double
plays (22), and the most errors at his position (28).
P Mort Cooper gets the MVP honor in the NL.
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