| By
Edgar Munzel (Chicago Sun Times Correspondent)
NEW
YORK - It will be Sal (The Barber) Maglie vs. Bob Lemon
when the Giants and Indians open their battle for world
baseball supremacy Wednesday...The Giants will enter
the fall classic 8-5 underdogs but most observers believe
the National League champions will carry the struggle
at least to six games...
 ...The
series may develop into one of the most spectacular
in years. For only the third time in series history
it will pit the batting champions of the two leagues
against each other with the fabulous Willie Mays and
Bobby Avila as participants.
Series
Facts
Length
of Series - Best of Seven games
Managers - Al Lopez, Cleveland; Leo Durocher, New York
Previous Series Records - Cleveland 2-0, New York 4-9
Attendance - (first game) 52,000
'54 Series Scrapbook
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