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End of an era
St. Petersburg's spring fling 1956 and 1957
By Marc Topkin, Times staff writer
Published March 2, 2008
NEW YORK YANKEES Faces: C Yogi Berra, OF Mickey Mantle W-L: 97-57, first place, won World Series ST. LOUIS CARDINALS Faces: Manager Fred Hutchinson, OF Wally Moon W-L: 76-78, fourth place Don Larsen's year has an imperfect beginning because of a spring car accident but a perfect ending with his historic performance in the World Series.
NEW YORK YANKEES Faces: OF/C Elston Howard, RHP Don Larsen W-L: 98-56, first place ST. LOUIS CARDINALS Faces: 1B Stan Musial, RHP Larry Jackson W-L: 87-67, second place It's another rough spring for the Yankees as a golf match involving Mickey Mantle and Billy Martin leads to injury when they play "bumper cars" with the carts.
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