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The article focuses on Juan Antonio Marichal Sanchez who is the star pitcher of the National League's San Francisco Giants. It mentions the childhood days of Sanchez where they live on the outskirts of Laguna Verde, Dominican Republic. It cites the baseball teams that the team of Sanchez had fought including Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds and Los Angeles Dodgers.

The article focuses on the baseball team New York Mets in New York City. One of the first expansion teams in 1962, Mets lost their first nine games. Mets Leftfielder Cleon James recalls those days where people never bother asking if the team had won, but mostly imply silly questions. By late May 1969, the team had lost five more games, but suddenly won 11 in a row. By September, they were only 2 games behind Chicago Cubs and suddenly became a big contender for the 1969 National League pennant.

The article reports that baseball leagues of the U.S. are trying to revive the slow business of their industry. As stated, this sport is the main pastime of the whole nation but it is still struggling to do good business. Baseball commissioner Ford C. Frick thinks that the baseball industry needs to sell its products and attract new customers etc. In a bid to revive its business major leagues are trying to move to new cities so as to revive their revenues.

The article offers a look at the outcome of a baseball match between the Cincinnati Reds and Los Angeles Dodgers teams that was held in the U.S. in 1974. Cincinnati baseball manager Sparky Anderson was invited to talk about the characteristics of a baseball manager during a celebrity luncheon that was held in Southern California. The success of the Reds may be attributed to the performance of its baseball players including Don Gullett, George Foster, and Ron Cey.

The article focuses on the Cincinnati Reds baseball team and the prospects of their catching up with the Los Angeles Dodgers who are seven games ahead in the National League West in 1974. The New York Mets beat the Dodgers but the Atlanta Braves beat the Reds and came within two percentage points of being in the second place. The Reds have yet to win a game with the Dodgers but are looking to turn the tide during the July 2 to 4, 1974 games in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The article recalls the brawl that ensued during the baseball match between the Cleveland Indians and the Texas Rangers on June 4, 1974. Trouble was anticipated and the number of security personnel was increased as it was Beer Night and after the score tied in the ninth inning, fans jumped onto the outfield. Senior umpire Nestor Chylak, who was among the injured, declared the Rangers as winners. The article also recounts incidents in the past where trouble was started by fans who have been drinking.

Relates the triumphs and challenges faced by the baseball team, New York Yankees, in their pursuit of victory and fame during the American League pennant in 1944. Reason for the failure to win the American League pennant; Reputation as a baseball team; Performance of the Yankee pitchers during the league.

Focuses on the optimism of a player from the Milwaukee Braves baseball team that they will win at the National League in 1957. Inspiration of the Braves players from fans who welcomed them after being defeated by Brooklyn Dodgers in September 1956; Background on rival U.S. baseball teams of Braves; Information on the players of the team.

This article presents a narrative of how the author felt to have his courage questioned after failing in the World Series in the fall of 1956. The New York Yankees worked the author over pretty badly in the World Series last fall, as of March 1957, but the way he was worked over off the field bothered him just as much as what happened on it. Every time he read a newspaper or opened his mail or listened to a sports program on the radio, it was the same sort of thing, "Newcombe cannot win the big ones," or "Big Newk dogs it." People told him he should not let stuff like that get under his skin. When the author was voted the Most Valuable Player award for 1956 of the National League, and also the first Cy Young Memorial Trophy as the outstanding pitcher in the major leagues, the people who know the author best said, "Now are you not satisfied?"

The article features basketball player Billy Martin of the New York Yankees. Martin is considered the bet middle defenseman in the American League. Over the past years, Martin is being treated for illnesses such as insomnia and hypertension. He is known by baseball fans as a bad boy in the field because of an incident when he attempted to swing at pitcher Tom Lasorda. In 1952, his wife Lois Elaine Berndt asked for divorce.

The article speculates the probability of relief pitchers from various baseball teams in the U.S. to win the series of upcoming baseball tournaments. Men like Joe Page, Jim Konstanty, and Joe Black are among those players who have been of importance in the attainment of the pennants received by their respective teams. The high value of major leagues in baseball were definitely attached to relief pitching who could open up a substantial lead on the rest of the field.

The article reports on the longevity of Dutch Leonard in his career as a baseball pitcher in the National League in Chicago, Illinois. Spending long years in his career was the reason why Leonard has met prominent players in the league and implemented a technique. Leonard has arrived in establishing trick delivery which made him a twenty-game winner with a sixth-place in Washington club and an All-Star game.

The article profiles baseball player Clint Courtney of the St. Louis Browns, who despite some of his rude and unlikely acts as a sportsman, won the American League's Rookie of the Year. He was very outspoken in praise for his own abilities and was equally free with criticism of established stars. He was connected into several riots, that people who knew him would think that the only thing he respected was money.

The article provides information on how to win a world series baseball tournament in the U.S. The author discusses the styles and experiences of managers in handling the team. Managers of pennant-winning teams usually play the book, or the percentages, during the 154-game regular season, and with good reason.

The article focuses on the life and achievements of Bobby Shantz, a five feet, seven inches tall baseball player, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He played as a pitcher and won the Most Valuable Player Award in eleven consecutive games in the 1952 season with the Philadelphia Athletic and was quickly recognized by the American League. Shantz is described by his teammates as a modest and humble person.

The article relates the authors experience in watching the World Series, where thousands of despairing fans will be watching another World Series, as the umpire calls "Play Ball" from the first game, all the people will watching the until the last digit whirls up on the scoreboard. Moreover, according to the author that he won a pennant at a clubhouse meeting but he lost in the World Series because he did not call a clubhouse meeting.

The article features baseball pitcher Preacher Roe. Roe is one of the best and skinniest left-handed pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team. He was one of the four team members who did not want to travel by air. In 1949, he made a fifteen and six won-lost record followed by a nineteen and seven record. He was the only National League pitcher to win a World series game against the New York Yankees team for the last two years.

Features Red Schoendienst, second basemen of the Saint Louis Cardinals baseball team. Role of Schoendienst in the improved performance of the team which qualified them to the National League race in 1950; Field average of Schoendienst; Approach taken by Schoendienst to maintain his physical condition.

The article focuses on the life of Alvin Dark as a baseball player in the U.S. He is the first shortstop in the National League Division Series after Arky Vaughan in 1941. The Baseball Writer's Association irresistibly name him as the outstanding rookie of 1948 in acknowledgment of his contributions to the Boston Braves baseball team. The author said that his outstanding skill in every sport he has tried made him a remarkable player in his chosen sports.

The article features minor-league baseball manager Lefty O'Doul. In 1935, O'Doul became the manager of the San Francisco Seals in the Pacific Coast League. The Seals have won two Coast League pennants in the twelve years that O'Doul has managed the team. The Seals also won the Governor's Cup play-offs for four straight years.

The article focuses on John A. Smith, relief pitcher for the Grays baseball team. It offers a brief background on how the player got started in baseball. The highlights of a baseball playoff between the Grays and Red Wings is presented. Smith played well during the playoff.

The article discusses the 1957 American League pennant race between the baseball teams Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Braves. The Braves has won 11 of its first 13 games. Meanwhile, the White Sox is now lead by its new manager Al Lopez. Some of the players of White Sox are Nellie Fox, Luis Aparicio, Larry Doby and Minnie Minoso.

This section offers news briefs on sports events in the U.S. as of October 1956. The final week of the National League Baseball's 1956 season gave baseball fans plenty of thrills including Maglie's shut out that led to another victory. 12-year-old baseball player Joseph Skokan of Valley Stream, Long Island is switching to football. A flight of mallards unexplainably executed two passes over a Sun Valley, Idaho skating rink.

The article analyzes the anticlimactic atmosphere that the 1956 World Series has generated. It states that the stiff competition that the Brooklyn Dodgers, the National League champions, had to go through overshadowed bitter struggle expected from World Series baseball. According to the authors, if the leading players of the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers play true-to-form, the 1956 World Series could turn out as another 7-game baseball series that will long be remembered.

The article focuses on issues related to sports as of April 1956. A 1956 American League baseball season pass was given by Washington Senators president Calvin Griffith to U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Amateur golfer Barbara Romack states that she does not want to lose her love for golf by making a living out of it. The automobile racing team of Ferrari of Italy has launched a vehicle specially built for the Indianapolis 500 race.

The article offers update on the American League as of April 18, 1955. In New York, 10 businessmen put the New York Yankees on top followed by the Cleveland Indians while the Chicago White Sox in third and Kansas City last. The author believes that there is no race at the league from third place down. He describes the league during the season as a contortionist's sacroiliac, unbalanced like the book of a horse-playing bank teller.

This section offers sports news briefs. Willie Mays, the New York Giants outfielder, was named Male Athlete of the Year in an Associated Press (AP) poll and National League's Most Valuable Player (MVP) by baseball players. The U.S. tennis team outclassed Sweden 5-0 in the interzone final and earned a final spot with Australia for Davis Cup in Sydney, New South Wales on December 27-27, 1954. Maurice Richard, right wing for the Montreal Canadiens, scored his 400th career goal during the team's 4-2 victory over the Chicago Black Hawks.

This section offers baseball news briefs. In the National League, the game between Phillies and the New York Mets left the team of Philadelphia manager Bob Skinner trailing 5-0 in the sixth inning of the game. In the American League, Joe Gordon of Kansas City has made a rule on a five-minute moratorium so players can think about what they have done to help the team win or lose a game. Clay Carroll of Cincinnati Reds is considered the most successful relief pitcher with 11 wins and four saves relieving for the 38th time and winning his 9th and 10th games.

News briefs about professional baseball in the U.S. are presented. The Montreal Expos established a record for the most consecutive losses by an expansion team in June 1969. The New York Mets moved up to second place in the National League, which is credited to the performance of pitcher Jerry Koosman. Minnesota Twins first baseman Harmon Killebrew drove in 12 runs as the team improved its lead to three games in the Western Division.

The article analyzes the poor athletic and ticket sales (TS) performance of professional baseball team Saint Louis Cardinals in the first three weeks of the 1969 season of the National League. The team lost in eight of their nine games which resulted to its last-place ranking in the Eastern Division. According to the author, the failure in terms of TS was due to the perception of many fans that Cardinals' players are overpaid and undercompetitive. The approaches of team manager Red Schoendienst to improving the team's game results are also discussed.

The article presents updates on sports in the U.S. The Detroit Tigers football team has won their first game in 23 years. The National Tennis League and World Championship Tennis Inc. are collaborating to level arguments at the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA) after both groups threatened to pull their players out of all open tournaments unless the USLTA agrees not to pay prize money to the registered player. The Harlem Globerotters basketball team has played in a special exhibition at the Intermediate School 201 in Manhattan, New York.