Reds try new mix against Spahn and Braves
Cincinnati may rearrange positions to counter Milwaukee ace Warren Spahn as Bob Purkey starts on the mound. The Reds could shift Walt Dropo to first with Frankie Robinson, Del Ennis, and Pete Whisenant in the outfield and Dutch Dotterer behind the plate to balance right handed bats.
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Frankie Robinson
del Ennis
Pete Whisenant
Dutch Dot‘terer
Reds
Warren Spahn
Braves
Marvel
Cincinnati
Mayo Smith
Eddie Kasko
Jim Pendleton
Frank Robinson
Frank Thomas
Bob Purkey
HVA Sets Opening Date for Eight-Team 1959 Season
The Hocking Valley Association will begin the 1959 baseball season May 10 with eight teams. At Athens managers meeting, officers were elected, roster limits set, and entry fees established. Ben Wagner of Buchtel named first managing president, Mitchell Lewis vice president, and Bob Bunting secretary.
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Hocking Valley Association
Athens
Pilots
Ben Wagner
Buchtel
Jack Gilbert
Mitchell Lewis
Plantsville
Bob Bunting
New Marshfield Vfw
Earl Lowry
Nelsonville Deed's Dairy
Ward Phillips
Buchtel Rees
Wagner
Racine
Allen Stobart
Glouster
Terry Holbert
Ham
Ey Lewis
Murray City
John Snyder Jr
Haney Uses Veteran Arms To Patch Braves Rotation
Milwaukee manager Fred Haney relies on a veteran pitching staff to cover for injured and unavailable starters. Joey Jay and Carleton Willey have yet to see regular action as weather and doubleheaders complicate the schedule. Haney cites makeup games as the reason to delay giving them starts while Rush Burdette Spahn and Buhl fill in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Fred Haney
Milwaukee Braves
Haney
Joey Jay
Middletown
Conn
Jay
Pittsburgh Pirates
Carleton Willey
Cherryfield
Maine
Bob Rush
Lew Burdette
Warren Spahn
Bob Buhl
Dodgers Rout Giants on Drysdale Three-Hitter and Neal's Homer
Don Drysdale pitched a three hitter for a 2-1 Dodgers win over the Giants. Willie Mays opened with a first inning homer, but Drysdale retired 21 in a row at one point and fanned 11 with one walk. Charlie Neal belted a ninth inning leadoff homer to seal the victory.
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Charlie Neal
Dodgers
Giants
Don Drysdale
Willie Mays
31 Year Old Lefty Wins 14 Inning Marathon
The 31 year old lefthander pitched 14 innings in a 2-1 win for the Royals over the Havana Sugar Kings. Manager Clay Brant hopes for more of the same after Lasorda led the staff. The Toronto Maple Leafs beat Miami 4-0 in the other IL game.
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Royals
Havana
Sugar Kings
Clay Brant
Toronto Maple Leafs
Miami
Boston Tony DeMarco Edges Con nors In News Card Bout
In Boston DeMarco outpoints Eddie Connors 10 rounds at 151 pounds. Thompson outpoints Bennie Paret 10 in New York. Lester defeats Dave Bailey 10 in Baltimore. Warner KO’s Sam Edwards 10 in Philadelphia. Navarro stops Miguel Juarez 2 in Mexico. Previtt outpoints Edmonds 8 in Providence. Red stops Bobby Reece 4 in Providence. Becarra KO’s Billy Peacock 1 in Tijuana.
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Boston
Tony DeMarco
Eddie Connors
New York
Eddie
Machine Gun
McAllen
Tex
Alberto Navarro
Mexico
Miguel Juarez
Providence
R. I
Prout
Paul Rossi
Thompsonville
Conn
Nick Previtt
George Edmonds
Hartford
Paddy Red
Bobby Reece
Philadelphia
Tijuana
Joe Becarra
Billy Peacock
Los Angeles
National League and American League Baseball Schedule Fragments
Fragmentary place names teams and rain affected NL and AL games. Mentions Los Angeles San Francisco Philadelphia Pittsburgh Milwaukee Cincinnati St Louis Chicago and others with scheduling notes for Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Wis
The Plains Win In Athens County Baseball Tourney
The Plains and Jacksonville Trimble reached the county tournament semi finals after Monday wins at Athens field. Howard Clendenin starred for The Plains with a triple and strong pitching in a 8-5 win over Shade, while Sam Jones hurled a three run homer to lift his team past Waterloo 10-7.
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the Plains
Jacksonville- Trimble
Athens County
Athens
Bob Burson
Indians
Shade
Ken Neville
J-T
Waterloo
Buchtel-York
Ames-Bern
Carthage-Troy
Rome- Canaan
Howard Clendenin
The
Plains
Paul Beckwith
Lary Bing
Ned Swindel
Lehoe
Sam Jones
Cardinals
Rudy Dicken
Rockets
Kaline Starts Fast But Tigers Are Still Last
Al Kaline opens with his best spring start in four seasons and .467 average on 14 hits in 30 at bats. The Tigers lag with six losses in seven games as Kaline seeks a big year despite a history of slow starts and mixed hitting.
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Detroit
al Kaline
Detroit Tiger
Kaline
Tigers
Burke Wins Houston Golf Classic With 64 Playoff
Burke shoots a 64 in an 18 hole playoff to beat Julius Boros for the Houston Golf Classic title worth 30 000 and 4300 to Burke. Boros earns 3000 in second, Berk joins De Maret in dedicating the new Champions course northwest of Houston. Burke skips Las Vegas this week but will play next at Fort Worth Colonial.
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Gene Littler
Paul Runyan
LaJolla
Calif
Houston
Jack Burke Jr
Champions
Julius Boros
Burke
Beros
Memorial Park
Boros
Jimmy DeMaret
Las Vegas
Fort Worth
Toledo Open Site Toledo Country Club Hosts 1959 Ohio Open
The Toledo Country Club will host the 1959 Ohio Open golf tournament opening August 31. The choice of the club was announced Monday night by the Northern Ohio Professional Golfers Association.
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Cleveland
Toledo
Northern Ohio Professional Golfers Assn
Bowling league results and top bowler standings
The record lists team results and top performers from a bowling league. Highlights include Uptowners, Pioneers, Owls, and Machine Shop among others with match scores and weekly results. Notable top series include Russell Hall 637 and Jim Glass 478.
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Koyal
Uptowners
S. Pioneers
Owls
Nite Stars
Jim Glass
Clyde Bronson
Russell Hall
Geo. Merchant
Warren Chappelear
Max Duncan
Paul Tribe
Marion Boggs
How, Eschenhbacher
George McGarvey
Pre Pioneers
L Owls
Machine Shop
Offier
Drysdale Neal Lead Dodgers Past Giants in Coliseum Split
Don Drysdale pitched three hits and 11 strikeouts in a 2 1 victory over the San Francisco Giants as Charlie Neal homered in the ninth to lift Los Angeles. The win moved the Dodgers to second in the National League, a half game behind Milwaukee, with Mays belting the Giants’ lone homer off Drysdale.
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Associated Press
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Charlie Neal
Don Drysdale
Coliseum
San Francisco Giants
Sam Jones
Drysdale
Los Angeles
Milwaukee
Braves
Giants
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Willie Mays
Norm Larker
Don Zimmer
Jones
Neal
San Francisco
S. Jones
Schmidt
Roseboro
Mays
Bobcats Travel to Muskingum After Xavier Rainout
Ohio University’s surging Baseball Bobcats head to New Concord to face the Muskingum Muskies after a rainout versus Xavier. Ralph Nuzum, Athens ace, is slated to start seeking his fourth straight win and the team’s 10th victory against one loss. Xavier game rescheduled for Monday at 3 15.
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Ohio University
Bobcats
Xavier
New Concord
Muskingum
Muskies
Ralph Nuzum
Athens
Houston 1 St Paul 0 Upset in Houston matchup
Houston defeats St Paul 1 to 0 in a noted clash while other games report postponements Denver at Fort Worth and Omaha at Indianapolis delayed.
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Houston
St. Paul
Charleston
Louisville
Minneapolis
Dallas
Gordon Reverts To Tribe Opening Lineup In Cleveland Return
Cleveland manager Joe Gordon reverts to the opening day Indians lineup as Cal McLish prepares to face Detroit starter Paul Foytack. The Indians end a six game win streak after a loss to Kansas City while Detroit seeks to rebound from a six game skid with Chicago.
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Cleveland
Joe Gordon
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Indians
Kansas City Athletics
Detroit
Chicago White Sox
Cal McLish
Tribe
Paul Foytack
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Athens Messenger
Spahn
Cincinnati Reds
Walt Dropo
Welterning
Don Jordan
Virgil Akins
Charlie Pian
Missouri Athletic Commission
HVA
Nancy Roth
Panama City
Fla
Willey
Lefty
Tom Lasorda
Montreal
Don Warner
Sam Edwards
Bayonne
Boston Cevices
Baltimore
Kansas City
Washington
Rochester
Sear
Columbu
Bee Eben
Toronto
Richmond
Buffalo
Columbus
Ohio U. Statistics
Rabia
Dale Bandy
Lamar Jacobs
Myron Stallsmith
Gary Wade
Rudy Kalfas
Rf Tb
Armand O'Neil
Bob Russell
P-Lf
Bruce Johnson
Mickey Urban
Bob Maver
Wm Ie
John Kantola
R. Wisniewski
Dick Butler
John Holland
Vince Scales
Lynn Jackson
Ed Pentecost
Tom Kochendorfer
Bob Gaunt
Ron Patrick
Ron Bunofsky
Ed Pentecosto
Si Rollere McBer LE
NGS
Balen Dales Aihindiis Elysip Ieabts
Economy Grocery
Alfred Grange
BOW
George Rutkosk
Bob Main
Kenneth Woore
George Sofronks
Paul Wprancis
J. Francis DeMett
Hal Doster
Dale Hartpence
AI Kiwanis
Oy Lions Club
Broughton
Iwanis
Wanis
le Hartpence
Kenneth Woo
Schlitz Draught
Schlitz
Keck Distributing Co
Athens, Ohio
General Nygens
Nygen
E. State
Andre Rodgers
Jackie Brandt
Orlando Cepeda
Sam
American Assn
Denver At
Omaha
Indiapsianapolis
Barnum
Gordon
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