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title	:	The Boys of the Summer of '48
author	:	Schneider, Russell J.
publisher	:	Sports Publishing, Inc.
isbn10 | asin	:	157167179X
print isbn13	:	9781571671790
ebook isbn13	:	9780585046945
language	:	English
subject	Cleveland Indians (Baseball team)--History, Baseball--Ohio--Cleveland--History.
publication date	:	1998
lcc	:	GV875.C7S34 1998eb
ddc	:	796.357/64/0977132
subject	:	Cleveland Indians (Baseball team)--History, Baseball--Ohio--Cleveland--History.

The Boys of the Summer of '48 by Russell Schneider SPORTS PUBLISHING INC. CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS

1998 Russell Schneider All rights reserved. Editor: Susan M. McKinney Book design: Michelle R. Dressen Book layout: Jennifer L. Polson, Susan M. McKinney Dustjacket design: Julie L. Denzer ISBN: 1-57167-179-x Library of Congress Number: 98-84788 Printed in the United States. SPORTS PUBLISHING INC. http://www.SportsPublishing.com

This book is dedicated to the men who live within its pages, and also to my wife Kay, for her love, encouragement, understanding and help; to my family, whose love and patience provided me with the incentive and opportunity to pursue my career interests; and to the loyal baseball fans of Cleveland, who deserve many more World Championship teams. Russell Schneider

Page v Contents Acknowledgments vii Foreword viii Prologue xi Chapter 1 When They Were the Boys of the Summer of '48 2 Chapter 2 A One-Game Season 16 Chapter 3 End of the Rainbow 28 Chapter 4 From the U.S.S. Alabama to a Spy at the Stadium 38 Chapter 5 Lou Boudreau 44 Chapter 6 Bob Feller 58 Chapter 7 Ray Murray 72 Chapter 8 Larry Doby 80 Chapter 9 Steve Gromek 92

Page vi Chapter 10 Eddie Robinson 104 Chapter 11 Bob Lemon 112 Chapter 12 Gene Bearden 124 Chapter 13 Al Rosen 136 Chapter 14 Ray Boone 146 Chapter 15 Bob Kennedy 154 Chapter 16 Allie Clark 164 Chapter 17 Mel Harder 170 Chapter 18 Gone But Not Forgotten 182 Epilogue 199 1948 Cleveland Indians---Pitching/Batting Statistics 204

Page vii Acknowledgments Many people contributed to this book, beginning, of course, with the surviving members of The Boys of the Summer of '48: Gene Bearden, Ray Boone, Lou Boudreau, Allie Clark, Larry Doby, Bob Feller, Steve Gromek, Mel Harder, Bob Kennedy, Bob Lemon, Ray Murray, Eddie Robinson and Al Rosen. Heartfelt appreciation is extended to Joe Simenic, an exceptional baseball researcher and dear friend; to Kay Schneider, a wonderful wife, an excellent reader, editor and critic, and to sportswriter Hal Lebovitz, a mentor, advisor and valued friend. Special thanks to those who worked for the Cleveland Indians in 1948: groundskeeper Marshall Bossard, former catcher Hank Ruszkowski, public relations director Marsh Samuel, business manager Rudie Schaffer, and batboy Billy Sheridan; to members of the families of the players and employees of the Indians organization in 1948: Mike Hegan (whose father was catcher Jim Hegan), and Fred Weisman (whose father was trainer Lefty Weisman); and to Morris Eckhouse, executive director of the Society for American Baseball Research, and his staff. Also providing assistance with their recollection of that wonderful season a half century ago were the following members of the 1948 Boston Red Sox: second baseman Bobby Doerr, pitcher Denny Galehouse, pitcher Mel Parnell, third baseman Johnny Pesky, and catcher Birdie Tebbetts; as well as pitcher Johnny Sain of the 1948 Boston Braves; employees of the Red Sox in 1948; visiting team batboy Donald Fitzpatrick; and visiting team clubhouse attendant Vince Orlando; and current Red Sox public relations director Dick Bresciani. Numerous books also were of significant help: Covering All The Bases, by Lou Boudreau with Russell Schneider (Sagamore, 1993); The Cleveland Indians Encyclopedia, by Russell Schneider (Temple, 1996);

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