Professional Baseball

There is a gag around the American League that what holds the Athletics up in sixth place is Baltimore and Washington. That is a gross libel on two increasingly fabulous baseball institutions—the Kansas City fan and...

The brace of redbirds that perched so jauntily on the chests of the famous Gas House Gang and other colorful Cardinal teams of the past will be missing from this year's uniforms. Whether or not that will help "the...

On some days, this is the best club in baseball—depending on who's pitching. Except for pitching (and disregarding their inadequate reserves), the Reds have a fabulous baseball team. Roy McMillan is the finest...

OPENING DAY APRIL 17Regular season gets under way

A team with more ifs than any other in the league, the Giants could finish first—or fifth. More likely it will be third, where they finished in '55. Manager Bill Rigney has the game's greatest young player in Willie...