"At right Art Mahan, the Phils' rookie first baseman, is kicking up a cloud of dust as he slides safely into home in the ninth inning. Mickey Owen is the catcher, Mahan doubled and scored on Morris Arnovich's single."
"Cookie Lavagetto of the Dodgers tested Don Padgett's throwing arm in the fourth inning of today's first game with the Cardinals and was nipped in an attempt to pilfer second base. Handy man Jimmy Brown, playing second base at the moment, is seen tagging Cookie as Umpire Larry Goetz calls the play. The Dodgers, however, won both games of the twin bill to end the current Flatbush victory drouth."
"Chicago, ILL., April 19. - Hank Leiber of the Cubs is shown sliding safely into second base in the third inning of today's game against the Cardinals. Shortstop Martin Marion had to leap high to pull down Second Baseman Stu Martin's wild throw. The batter was Dominic Dallessandro."
"Coach Wares and Card Players/Coach Buzzy Wares of Cardinals (extreme right) shown with group players at St. Petersburg. From left, Ernie White, Murry Dickson, Elwin Roe, Eddie Lake, Martin Marion and Bill DeLancey."
"Bill DeLancey, the Cards' comeback catcher, made his first start of the season in the second game of the twin bill with the Reds at Sportsmans Park and while he obtained two hits, he made a damaging error on the play pictured here which allowed Cincinnati to chalk up five unearned runs in the fifth inning. DeLancey is shown tagging Lonnie Frey, the St. Louis boy playing second for the Reds, on a play at the plate. Umpire Babe Pinelli called Frey out on the play, then changed his decision when DeLancey dropped the ball. Two were out when it happened. The Reds took the twin bill, 7 to 1and 13 to 4."
"One of those baseball rareties, a home run inside the park, was hit by Nick Witek of the Giants in the sixth inning against the Cardinals yesterday at Sportsman Park. This picture shows the speedy rookie sliding into the plate, with Catcher Don Padgett waiting for the relay from the outfield. The Giants won, 7 to 4."
"At the left diminutive Eddie Lake of the Cards is shown flat on the ground after being hit by a pitched ball in the first inning of yesterday's game between the Cards and Phils at Sportsmans Park. After receiving assistance from members of both teams, Lake recovered from the "duster" and played the rest of the game., Saint Louis Cardinals 1940037
"Don Padgett of the St. Louis Cardinals, nominal batting leader of the National League in 1939, is showing a group of admiring students at Joe Stripp's baseball school here how to catch and hit. At top Padgett is demonstrating the results of knowledge he has gained since 1938, when he was an outfielder."
"Manager Ray Blades advising rookie pitchers on correct delivery at the Cards Camp here recently. Left to right: Ray Blades, Murry Dickson, Elwin Roe, Ernest White, and Frank Barrett."
"Among the early arrivals in the Cardinals camp were Mort Cooper, left, and Curt Davis, two of the team's leading hurlers last season. Cooper was the National League's strikeout king, while Davis' record of 24 victories was one of the best in the circuit. Both hope to improve on 1939 efforts and seen here at the end of their first drill it is noticeable that they are wasting no time getting into shape."
