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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 23, 1959

Page

18

Burdette Shoves Braves Full Game Ahead In NL

Burdette hurled eight hits allowed and beat Robins Roberts 2-0 to push the Milwaukee Braves one game ahead in the National League. The Giants stopped the Dodgers four game win streak, while the Pirates stunned the Reds, and the Cardinals defeated the Cubs.

Burdette Braves Robin Roberts LOS Angeles San Francisco Dodgers Pittsburgh Cincinnati Bucs St. Louis Cardinals Chicago Cubs Roberts Wes Covington Frank Torre del Crandall

Bobcat Fresh Ready: Pitching Still Weak

Ohio University freshman baseball report notes strong hitting from Jack Wolfer and Dutch Vandersleben while pitching remains unsettled. Coach John Mayberry opens final cuts to 23 and schedules a seven game intrasquad series before May games at Ohio State and a home twin bill May 23.

Bobcat Jack Wolfer Ohio University Wolfer Dutch Vandersleben John Mayberry Mayberry Bob Littler Wayne Hollingsworth Drew Ward Thomas Ward Marshall Frank Kinsey Jerry Friend Duane Bowers Bob Roeger Brian Parker Joe Sbrocco Tom Caldwell Vince Costello Ohio State Buckeyes Athens

Miami Ohio Broncos Lead MAC Baseball Tie

After two weekends of Mid American Conference play a three way tie for first emerges with Miami Ohio Western Michigan and Ohio University all at two wins no losses. Western Michigan visits Toledo Bowling Green hosts Ohio and Miami visits Kent State as Marshall rests.

MAC Miami Ohio University Marshall Western Michigan Bowling Green Toledo Ohio Kent State Xavier Cincinnati Dayton

Injury Bug Strikes Bobcat Football Squad

Ohio University football battles a flood of injuries with at least 15 players sidelined. Key losses include Jim Lacey with a fractured hand and Jim Pugh with a fractured thumb. Coach Hess says the Green and White game will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. in the stadium.

Ohio University Bobcat Bill Hess al Hart Jim Lacey Jim Pugh Lacey Pugh Dave Archibald Gene Valentine Loder Lampela Jim Massarelli Jack Kiewit John Walter Jim McElroy Steve Crace Tom Keating Gary Grubbs Jon Peters Hess Mike Kielkowicz Joe Trevis George Belu Dick Henry Jim Foley Clyde Thomas

Major League Leaders In Batting Pitching And Speed

Stan Hack, the 49 year old former major leaguer now managing the Denver Bears in the American Association, is noted as the league's oldest skipper. A compact roundup lists leaders across the American and National Leagues in batting runs RBIs hits doubles triples home runs steals and pitching with players from Cleveland Detroit Chicago New York San Francisco Milwaukee and Los Angeles leading in various categories. The report highlights Kaline Fox Cepeda Demeter Aaron May batting marks and Burdette Antonelli Ford Drysdale Sanford and others topping pitching and strikeout charts.

Bell McLish Ferrarese Cleveland Larsen Ford New York Aaron Milwaukee Alou San Francisco Brandt Cepeda Demeter Los Angeles Temple Cincinnati Mays Long Chicago Pinson Moon Stuart Pittsburgh Robinson Zimmer Burdette Antonelli Drysdale Fowler Sanford Stan Hack Denver Bears American Assn

Hapless Tigers Cast About For Sluggers

Detroit seeks a slugger after an 0-8-1 start, offering $100000 plus a front line pitcher for Roy Sievers. Washington balked at the price as did Baltimore and New York, with talks continuing as Kansas City looms.

Baseball standings and results from multiple leagues

A cluttered sports brief shows team records for W L Pct and games behind with results from New York, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Boston, Baltimore and others. Wednesday results include New York 1 Washington 0 in 14 innings and Chicago 20 Kansas City, followed by Thursday and Friday schedule notes across leagues.

Cleveland New York Chicago Kansas City Washington Detroit Kansas Boston Baltimore

Rutland Nips Racine Nine In Non-League

Rutland baseball edges Racine 6 5 in a non league game. Turner earned the win for Rutland with two hits while D Wolfe took the loss for Racine in a tight late rally.

Rutland Nips Racine Rutland Red Devils Tornado Jim Vennari Boys Larry Morrison Turner Duane Wolfe Dale Cole Turner and Crouser D. Wolfe Beegle

International League Standings and Friday Results

The International League shows Rochester at 3 3, Columbus 5 3 and .625, Montreal 5 5 .500, Richmond 3 4 .429, Toronto 5 5 .500, Havana 6 4 .400. Friday results: Montreal 3 Richmond 1, Columbus 3 Toronto 2, Buffalo 4 Miami 1, Havana 8 Rochester 5. Today's games include Toronto at Columbus and Montreal at Richmond.

L. Pet Rochester Columbus Montreal Richmond Toronto Havana Buffalo Miami

Whitey Ford shines in 14 innings as Yankees top Senators 1-0

Ford pitched 14 innings for the first time in his career and beat Detroit 1-0 with 15 strikeouts. Skowron hit a third inning homer to break a scoreless tie. Cleveland and Chicago also won, keeping the Indians two games up on New York in the pennant race.

Associated Press Lew Burdette New York Yankees Milwaukee Yankees Burdette Tigers Rick Ferrell Washington Senators Baltimore Orioles Kansas City Athletics Washington Roy Sievers Sievers Ferrell Jim Bunning Paul Foytack Billy Hoeft Griffith Chicago White Sox Pedro Ramos Baltimore Tiger Gus Triandos Frank Lary al Kaline Detroit Lary Kaline New York Marv Throneberry Bobby Richardson Hank Bauer Norm Siebern Whitey Ford Senators Bill Fischer Chuck Stobbs Bill Skowron Yanks Cleveland Indians Kansas City Boston Ford Skowron Stubbs Gary Bell Indians Jimmy Piersall

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