Joe Cronin

As everyone knows, he's also manager of the world champion New York Giants, and he's out in front now in quest of his second pennant and, of course, his second World Series.

Joe Cronin of the Americans is not only manager of the team, but also manager of last year's American League champions, the Senators of Washington.

Joe's pitching has fallen down on him a bit this year, but if those hurlers begin to click, as they should, his team may be right up there yet.

Joe will be in there doing a lot of shortstopping, and he's much more dangerous at the plate than his 283 average might indicate in this group of terrific super sluggers.

Also an extra catcher, Al Lopez of the Dodgers.

The umpiring today will be by Rick Owens and George Moriarty from the American League, and Dolly Furman and Dolly Stotts of the National League.

Besides its manager, Joe Cronin, the American team will have the services of Walter Johnson, the old master pitcher from Washington, you know.

Walter Johnson will be on the coaching line, and Al Jackson, will also be on the line for the American League.

One ball called on Cronin.

Joe Cronin, the shortstop and manager at bat.

Right-handed hitter.

I said Werber was up.

Nobody out.

One run already home in the sixth inning.

And Joe Cronin, the manager in shortstop, is up there at the plate.

Cronin at bat.

Willie Mays, Joe DiMaggio, hopefully Mickey Mantle will be there.

Stan Musial, Roy Campanella, Carl Erskine, Monte Irvin, Johnny Mize, Bobby Feller, Johnny Vander Meer, Lou Boudreau, Freddie Lindstrom, Joe Cronin, Whitey Ford, Joe Torre, Bobby Thompson, Sonny Corigliaro, our own Ralph Kiner, and new Hall of Famer, Eddie Matthews, and many, many more.

That's Old Timers' Day on the next homestand, Saturday afternoon, July the 8th.

Joe Torre is in a very heated discussion with umpires Billy Williams and Dick Stello, the discussion taking place near first base.

And if you're not at Chase Stadium for this year's season's Old-Timers' Day on Saturday afternoon, July 8th, you won't be an eyewitness to more thrilling moments like this one.

Willie Mays, Joe DiMaggio have already accepted invitations, as have Stan Musial, Roy Campanella, Carl Erskine, Monte Irvin, Johnny Mize, Bob Feller, Johnny Vander Meer, Lou Boudreau, Fred Lindstrom, Joe Cronin, Whitey Ford, Joe Torre, Bobby Thomson, Tony Conigliaro, and new Hall of Famer, Eddie Mathews.

Mickey Mantle has accepted, but he has been ill, and he had to cancel out.

The theme is hitters and no-hitters.

Foul, strike one.

American League President Joe Cronin is here today.

He was here to help in the pennant-raising ceremonies.

Somewhere in the neighborhood of 20,000 fans.

Foul.

Strike one.

American League President Joe Cronin is here today.

He was here to help in the pennant-raising ceremonies.

Yeah, that's a pretty good staff.

And they had hitters to back up that pitching in the American League like Doc Kramer, Red Roth, the Yankee Clipper, Joe DiMaggio, Bill Dickey, Hank Greenberg, Joe Cronin, George Twinkle Toe Selkirk, Joe Gordon.

Now, Jackson up as we go along to the second inning.

Well, that'll be a great day next Saturday in Shea Stadium, the Old-Timers Day game.

Just two days ago here in St. Louis, they had a picture of Bill Lee's son who was trying to show his son how to bat.

So time has moved along as Bill Lee is now a grandfather.

Ralph, there were two errors made in that All-Star Game in 39, and the two men who made them both were playing shortstop, and what greats they were, Archie Vaughn and Joe Cronin.

I plan to put erasers on pencils, and as long as humans play this game, regardless of greatness, errors will be made.

The commissioner is switching boxes here in the home city of the National League, sitting with the president of the National League.

In Oakland, he was with Joe Cronin, the president of the American League.

Order of that run, we might be blocked [laughs].

I'm wondering, this is the case of the missing St-