Eight Pitchers Used In 40 Hit Marathon
Lubbock beats Amarillo 31 20 at Gold Sox Field in a three hour 22 minute nine inning marathon. Eight pitchers worked as both teams piled up 51 runs and 46 hits with 21 walks and two hit batters.
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1950
Page
4
Lubbock beats Amarillo 31 20 at Gold Sox Field in a three hour 22 minute nine inning marathon. Eight pitchers worked as both teams piled up 51 runs and 46 hits with 21 walks and two hit batters.
In Cleveland, Irv Noren drove in three runs with a homer and a single as Washington beat Cleveland 5-3 in the second game of a twin bill. The Indians won the opener 7-6 on homers by Al Rosen Larry Doby Ray Boone and Early Wynn.
Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Chicago White Sox 13 to 4 in the nightcap of a doubleheader after losing the opener 7 to 6. Paul Lehner tied an American League record with 11 outfield putouts as he paced the A's defense.
Boston defeats St Louis 4-0 as Vern Bickford earns his first shutout of the season and his first win over the Cardinals. Hall of Famer Musial goes hitless for the Cards in front of 17 434 at Fenway Park.
In Philadelphia on June 25 the Chicago Cubs won the opener 11-8 with a seven run ninth inning rally, while the Phillies captured the nightcap 2-1 as Robin Roberts outpitched Bob Rush to secure his 9th victory. The doubleheader featured a tense pitching duel and late scoring swings.
In Clovis, June 25, Lamesa Lobos rallied with a four run ninth inning led by Bo Dempsey’s homer to defeat the Clovis Pioneers 13-9. The win gave Lamesa the series two games to one as Clovis tied the score in the eighth on two errors and Jess Jacinto’s double. Ed Arthur earned the win in relief of Israel Ten. Pete Trabucco homered and tripled for Clovis.
New York June 25 shows American League matchup Chicago at Detroit with Pierce five five and Trucks four one. Only game scheduled.
Ralph Kiner slugged two three run homers and a 26 hit assault propelled Pittsburgh to a 16 11 victory over Brooklyn. Kiner drove in eight runs as Ted Beard and Gil Hodges homered for their clubs, with Vernon Law and Rex Barney affected early on the mound.
Lubbock leads with 40 26 record as Amarillo trails in the Texas circuit. Sunday's results show Lubbock 31 Amarillo 20 and Pampa 17 Borger 6. National League scores feature Boston 4 St. Louis 0 and Chicago 11 Philadelphia 8. American Association actions list Minneapolis 40 23 and Louisville 38 24. Upcoming schedule notes Pampa at Amarillo and Lubbock at Borger with regional matchups.
Milwaukee grappler Tommy Martindale meets George Overhuls in a one fall 30 minute prelim on the weekly wrestling card at the Sports Arena. The bout precedes the world light heavyweight title match Wayne Martin vs Andy Tremaine. Tremaine won their last non-title meeting after an hour of technical grappling. Overhuls, ex Amarillo Sandie footballer, teamed with Pat O’Dowdy to a draw in Australian tag action. Ring time is 8 30 o clock.
Albuquerque Dukes defeated Abilene 10 to 6 behind Bob Spence who pitched a complete game despite 15 hits. Rudy Lorona took the loss after five-inning trouble in the second. Abilene reliefs Rodriguez and McChesney struggled as the Dukes pulled away early and held on for the win.
Pampa Country Club moved four strokes ahead in the Panhandle Men's Golf Association standings by posting a net total of 327 at the July meet. Five Pampans posted scores to beat Phillips by four strokes, with Clarence McGinnis and Joe Houck tying for low gross at 70. The Ross Rogers team totaled 350, while Huber finished with 355 as the circuit heads to Huber for the next event.
In Columbus on June 25 the Mid Century PGA at Scioto CC produced three upsets and one routine win in the quarterfinals. Demaret beat Ray Gafford 5 and 4 to reach the semifinals with Harper, Williams Jr., and Picard advancing after defeating Mangrum, Douglas, and Palmer. Semifinals set for 36 holes at Scioto. A separate note mentions a $5,000 Guernsey calf arriving in Lisbon from England.
Ted Kluszewski Johnny Wyrostek and John Pramesa homered as the Reds swept the doubleheader from the Giants 6 4 in the second game after winning 6 3. Crosstown stars Merriman Wyrostek and Pramesa delivered key hits as Cincinnati revenged the opener.
Boston Red Sox sweep two games from the St. Louis Browns 11-5 and 8-2 as they push 43 runs in the series. Tebbetts and Zarilla lead with multiple RBIs, Dobson earns win over Carver, Moss contributes doubles, Dropo hits a homer.
Seven High Texas youngsters prepare for a final practice round in Houston before the Texas Junior Golf Tournament. The 36 hole medal play event runs Tuesday with Don Hill Rex Baxter Jr and Jimmy Baker among Amarillo entrants. Borger's entries include Tommy Hale Paul Kaplan Jack Kaplan and John Farquhar. The seven low scorers advance to Ames Iowa for the national meet sponsored by the National Junior Chamber of Commerce.
Roy Parker sparks Pampa with multiple four-base hits as the Oilers erupt for 17 runs in four innings against Borger. Parker, Williams, Woldt and Richardson power the onslaught while Borger struggles with pitching errors and seven-frame pitching by F. Parker.
James Saunders captured his third straight Kerr Invitational singles crown with a 6 1 6 3 win over Jack Hays. Saunders and James Utterbach failed in doubles, losing 6 4 6 5 to Clinton Nettleton and R G DeBerry in the final.
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