A.L.

St. Louis
89-65
1
528,604

1944 Champions

Team
W-L Record
Games Ahead
Attendance

N.L.

St. Louis
105-49
14.5
461,968

JACKIE ROBINSON
Going Where None Had Been

* Former UCLA athlete in Army in 1944
* Plays for KC Monarchs in Negro League (1945) 
* Signs minor league deal with Branch Rickey
* Plays for Dodger AAA team in 1946
* Starts for Brooklyn in 1947 as regular
* First black big leaguer in century
* Faces crushing pressure, continuous scrutiny,
  insult, abuse, humiliation, and vilification
* Finishes season as Rookie of the Year, and
   wins admiration of baseball fans everywhere

Cardinal manager Billy Southworth becomes first NL
skipper to win 100 three years in a row
Card battery of Mort (22-7) & Walker (.317) Cooper:
Best Two Brother pitcher-catcher duo in history?
Mickey Cochrane leads Great Lakes Bluejackets
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