February 1949 SPORT Cover (Lou Boudreau, Cleveland Indians/Guardians) Bentley Brothers Rick Monday and (seated) Sal

Rick Monday and (seated) Sal Bando and Joe Rudi

20 x 14 inches unframed

Playing for rivals the Yankees and Red Sox

A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon

February 1949 SPORT Cover (Lou Boudreau, Cleveland Indians/Guardians) Bentley Brothers Rick Monday and (seated) SalThe February 1949 edtion of the SPORT Magazine features SPORT's Athlete of the Year Lou Boudreau of the Cleveland Indians Guardians. A sensation at shortstop, Boudreau was an 8 time All Star and was named the 1948 AL MVP in leading the Indians to the 1948 World Series. He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1970. SPORT Magazine, which ran from 1946 to 2000, celebrated what its editors accurately anticipated would be the coming