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Back in Boston after the war, Johnny Sain began making up for his slow start. Last fall, after helping to pitch Boston to the pennant, he strode out to face Cleveland's great Bob Feller in the opening game of the World Series, and won one of the tensest pitching duels in series history, io. When reporters swarmed around him after the game, he answered questions neatly and politely, but without giving away any trade secrets. Asked "What did you throw?" he thought for a second, then confided: "Baseballs, I guess." That was what the other seven teams in Johnny's league could expect all season.
*Highest: Stan Musial's $50,000 from the St. Louis Cardinals.