The Browns acquire Cliff Mapes from the Yankees, sending Bobby Hogue, Kermit Wahl, Tom Upton and Lou Sleater to New York. The trade frees up an outfield spot for Mickey Mantle’s return as well as Mapes’s #7 uniform.

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The Browns acquire Cliff Mapes from the Yankees, sending Bobby Hogue, Kermit Wahl, Tom Upton and Lou Sleater to New York. The trade frees up an outfield spot for Mickey Mantle’s return as well as Mapes’s #7 uniform.

In an 8 – 6 Red Sox loss to the Browns, Clyde Vollmer doubles to finish the month with 13 homers, four doubles and a triple among his 31 hits. “Big Un” knocks in 40 runs with his outburst.

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In an 8 – 6 Red Sox loss to the Browns, Clyde Vollmer doubles to finish the month with 13 homers, four doubles and a triple among his 31 hits. “Big Un” knocks in 40 runs with his outburst.

The Dodgers win their 10th in a row, defeating the host Pirates, 8 – 3. Don Newcombe earns his 15th win and 9th in a row. Newk also collects three of the Flatbushers’ 16 hits.

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The Dodgers win their 10th in a row, defeating the host Pirates, 8 – 3. Don Newcombe earns his 15th win and 9th in a row. Newk also collects three of the Flatbushers’ 16 hits.