Salt Lake Telegram | 1951-06-30 | Page 9 | Dropo Starts Hitting in Coast League

Dropo Drapo Starts in Coast league SAX SAN FRANCISCO June 30 UP Walter Dropo the American Leagues League's rookie of oC the year Scar In 1950 1050 hut a guy cuy uy with a Lilliputian ha hatting t tI ns i era iera average In 1 1931 1031 31 is I determined determined deter deter- mined to slue Iu his way a hack back Into baseball baseballs baseball's base base- balls ball hl big time lime Dropo set the Junior loop afire when Boston recalled him from Crom the minors last season He lie was wn hired to tn do a aI I In till Job for Cor an Injured player hut he hit so well veil he stayed In the lineup This year Dropo hurt hl his wrist t. t failed ailed to hit and was as farmed out to the San Dle Diego o Padres In the first baseballs baseball's initial ap appearance tp- tp 1 for the Pads this week he went 0 for 4 01 Next morning he was out aut at the ball hall park for an early session extra batting drill That night he went vent 0 for 5 5 But Dropo's diligence paid off Friday Friday Fri Fri- day night when the massive mas right right- hander lander got 2 1 for tor 4 4 Including a homer to help San Diego whip the Seals 6 G The l R it II BIns K B Los Ins n ele 2110 OO 0 0 02 2 6 1 Portland x x- x 3 10 1 l' l and Peden Feden Adams and Star Star- cu ru c Second tame same Los IMs Angeles OI 1 3 0 Portland 00 c 00 6 9 2 Sp Spicer C r. r H r 5 Dobernic IS 6 Adkins Ad Ad- kins dna 8 81 and Raimondi Creel and Star Mar lar cucci an ll Dieco Dier t 6 11 0 San an Franci Francin cn 4 9 2 FI r and Kerr Kern Lien Behrman 9 and md Oakland OIl 2 3 fi R 1 t Seattle 3 9 1 0 Bishop and M Malone MaJone llon Davis Del Duca DucaP 9 P and lInd OOn OlO- OlO 2 5 1 Hollywood 7 12 1 Gables Benton Benlon 5 and Smiths Smith Lindell and Dapper