Reds Sweep Cubs In Doubleheader To Extend Win Streak
Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 6-5 in 10 innings and 8-7 to run their run of one run wins to five. Key moments include Ted Kluszewski’s 21st homer, Wally Post and Bobby Adams driving decisive hits, and Frank Smith earning the win in relief.
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St. Louis Cardinals
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Chicago Cubs
Crosley Feld
Ransom Jackson
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Cincinnati
Ted Klossewski
Jackson
Big Ted
Gus Bell
Klu
Jim Greengrass
Johnny Temple
Wally Post
Powerhouse
Bell
Nino Escalera
Bobby Adams
Paydirt
Frank Smith
Karl Drews
Drews
Corky Valentine
Philadelphia
Adams
Kluszewski
Clark Takes Net Crown at Cincinnati Tennis Club
The 55th Tri-State tennis tournament crowned its champions in Cincinnati as Clark of Philadelphia and Lois Felix of Meriden won singles titles in straight sets. Clark defeated Sam Giammetta 8 6 6 1 and Felix beat Eben Norton 6 1 6 3. Doubles saw Clark with Billy Talbert defeat Al Harum and Ed Rubinoff 6 3 6 2 6 1, while Pat Stewart and Norton edged Juliana Copeland and Sara Mae Turber 6 4 6 2.
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Philadelphia
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Meriden
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San Antonio
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Billy Talbert
New York
al Harum
Miami
Ed Rubinoff
Miami Beach
Pat Stewart
Indianapolis
Juliana Copeland
Weston, Mass
Sara Mae Turber
Evansville
Ind
Saddler Fails to Recapture Peak Form in KO Win
Sandy Saddler retains featherweight title reach with a 2 35 knockout of Libby Manzo at St. Nicholas Arena. He shows flashes of old speed but needs recovery time as manager Johnston cites lost sharpness and plans to wait for a good payday. Manzo, 23, fights hard, suffers eye cuts and a 145 pound clash outcome. Bill MecNeece then stops Jackie La Bua at Parkway in six rounds with a TKO, weighing 163½ pounds to 162 for La Bua.
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Libby Manzo
Manzo
St. Nicholas Arena
al Bert
Saddier
Charlie Johnston
Saddler
Percy Bassett
Sandy
Bill McNeece
Central Islip
N. Y
Eastern Parkway
Bobby Dykes
Jackie la Bua
the Parkway
Pete Scalzo
la Bua
MecNeece
Sarazen Seeks British Open Lead After 1st Round
Gene Sarazen, 12th British Open entry, shot a 67 at Hillside to trail 29-year-old John McGonigle who led with 65. Sarazen plans to catch the leader at Birkdale, praising the course and noting his new $8 putter aided his scoring. Frank Stranahan and Bobby Locke each posted 69.
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England
Gene Sarazen
Greying Links
Germantown
N. Y
Squire Sarazen
John McGonigle
Hillside
Birkdale
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McGonigle
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Bobby Locke
South Africa
Saints Sweep Two Games In American Association Action
Saint Paul firmed its postseason hopes by sweeping two from Minneapolis 11-1 and 3-1. Indianapolis split with Kansas City losing 3-1 to Wally Burnette then winning 10-4 in game two. Columbus and Charleston split a four game set with Eddie Phillips driving in the go ahead run and Dave Pope earning a four hit win. Louisville took both ends of a twin bill 7-3.
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Kansas City
Wally Burnette
St. Paul
Columbus
Charleston
Red Birds
Eddie Phillips
Dave Pope
Hal Smith
Red Bird
Glynn Hit Three Home Runs In Indians Win
Bill Glynn, 28 year old first baseman from New Jersey, hit three homers in the opener against Detroit, driving in eight runs as Cleveland won 13-6. The nightcap ended 1-0 with George Zaverink pitching a three hitter for Detroit. Glynn’s feat tied an all time record. Doby’s five game homer streak ended. Indians’ eight game winning streak halted.
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Bill Glynn
New Jersey
Glynn
Detroit
Tribe
George Zaverink
New York
Chicago
Indians
Early Wynn
Baltimore Orioles
Joe Coleman
Wynn
Ralph Branca
Ned Garver
Hal Naragon
Ted Gray
Dick Weik
Bill Tuttle
Wally Westlake
Art Houtteman
Dave Hoskins
Ray Boone
Wayne Belardi
Larry Doby
Don Messi
Zaverink
Kuenn
Boston
Red Sox
Washington
Willard Nixon
Lepcio
Jack Jensen
Chuck Stubbs
Ae Oes
Sox
Lepco
White Sox
Billy Pierce
Ron Jackson
Ferris Fain
Phil Cavarretta
Jackson
Baltimore
Duane Piliette
Harry Dorish
Stenographer Dominates Field in Coaching Club Oaks Win
Stenographer, a 3-year-old filly owned by Max Kempt of Mechanicsburg PA, won the Coaching Club Trotting Oaks at Roosevelt Raceway in straight heats. Del Miller drove the filly to 2:06 miles on the half-mile Historic Track, boosting her Hambletonian prospects for the August 4 race.
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N. Y
Stenographer
Max Kempt
Mechanicsburg
Roosevelt Raceway
Bill Gallon
del Miller
Legal Ace Captures Hilliard's Feature Race
In the Indence Day Race at Hilliards Raceway, driver Dick Buxton steered Legal Ace to victory. The 4-year-old brown gelding sat fourth for most of the mile, then surged on the far turn to win by three lengths over favorite Glenecho in 2:09 3-5.
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Columbus
Dick Buxton
Legal Ace
Hilliards Raceway
Glenecho
Big League Batters Rally With Daylong Home Run Assault
A Independence Day surge saw 35 homers across eight stadiums as major leaguers powered to 315 hits and 75 pitchers used. Bill Glynn led the onslaught with three homers in Detroit, while Noren Mathews Lepcio Rhodes and others contributed multi homer games across the leagues. The Yankees swept two over Philadelphia, Giants and Dodgers split, and several pitchers were tagged for heavy hits in a day of dramatic offense.
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Cleveland
Bill Glynn
Detroit
Ray Boone
Wayne Belardi
New York Yankees
Irv Noren
Milwaukee
Eddie Mathews
Chicago Cubs
Randy Jackson
Dusty Rhodes
New York Giants
Ted Lepcio
Boston
Giants
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Ebbets Field
Johnny Antonelli
Philadelphia Phillies
Rhodes
Monte Irvin
Walter Moryn
Jackie Robinson
Pittsburgh
Duke Snider
Junior Gilliam
Carl Furillo
St. Louis Cardinals
Governor Lausche Ends Baseball Fantasy Wish
Ohio Governor Frank Lausche attended a Fourth of July celebration in McArthur and watched Albany defeat the home team 9 to 2 in the Ohio Valley League. Athens pitcher Ralph Nuzum allowed five hits and struck out 15, after which the governor complimented his control and quipped about becoming a baseball scout.
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Columbus
McArthur
Albany
Athens
Ralph Nuzum
Nuzum
Bert Barnes
Nusum
Stengel Names Pitchers To Work All-Star Game
Casey Stengel of the New York Yankees named eight pitchers for the American League to back the eight starters at the Cleveland All-Star Game on July 13. Left-hander Whitey Ford is the lone southpaw. others include Mike Garcia Bob Lemon Bob Keegan Virgil Trucks Bob Portergield Allie Reynolds and Bob Turley. Stengel also picked a 25-man roster with catchers Lollar and others, plus Doby Piersall Williams Kell Kuenn Finigan Fox and Harvey Kuenn for depth. National League starters and full squad to be named by Walt Alston on Wednesday.
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Casey Stengel
New York Yankees
Cleveland
Whitey Ford
Yankees
Mike Garcia
Bob Lemon
Bob Keegan
Virgil Trucks
Chicago White Sox
Bob Porterfield
Washington
Allie Reynolds
New York
Bob Turley
Baltimore
Stengel
al Rosen
Bobby Avila
Ray Boone
Detroit
Chico Carrasquel
Orestes Minoso
Mickey Mantle
Hank Bauer
Yogi Berra
Sherman Lollar
Ferrin Fain
Jim Finigan
Philadelphia
Nelson Fox
George Kell
Harvey Kuenn
Troit
Larry Doby
Jim Piersall
Boston
Ted Williams
Standings and Upcoming Games for Major League Clubs
Standings show New York leading with 52 wins and Brooklyn second at 48. Philadelphia 38, Milwaukee 38, Cincinnati 38, St Louis 35. Monday results include Brooklyn 8 Pittsburgh 7 and New York 10 Philadelphia 0. Upcoming games feature New York at Brooklyn 7 p.m. and Pittsburgh at Philadelphia 7 p.m.
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Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Emiay
Magne
Roe
Friend
Simmons
Chicago
Conley
Baczewsk
Staley
Baseball Scores and Schedules Across Five Cities
Schedule of American League games includes Chicago at Detroit and Boston at New York. Tries list pitchers Trice Stone and Brew Ford. Standings note Cleveland 13-0 Detroit 6-1, and a doubleheader with 11 innings. Results show New York 7-11 Philadelphia 4- Chicago 3-2 Baltimore 0-1 Boston 14-1 Washington 0-7. Baltimore at Cleveland 7:30 p.m.
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Aber
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Washington
Trice
Ve Stone
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York
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Lopez Credits Bullpen for Indians Strong July Pace
Alfonso Lopez praises Cleveland’s bullpen led by Houtteman Newhouser Mossi and Narieski for a 697 pace in the American League. He notes relief help lets him yank Lemon Wynn and Garcia quicker and highlights Newhouser’s 4-1 record with a 1.65 ERA after his comeback.
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Alfonso Ramon Lopez
Cleveland Indians
Lemon
Wynn
Garcia
Lopez
New York Yankees
Houtteman
Hal Newhouser
Don Mossi
Ray Narieski
Newhouser
Columbus and Louisville Face Key Matches in Early Schedule
The listing shows teams and records including Columbus 43-1 Charleston 2-4 Louisville 7-7 Toledo 3-3 St. Paul 11-4 Minneapolis 1-3 Charleston at Louisville Toledo at Columbus Minneapolis at Indianapolis Kansas City at St. Paul. Weaker entries indicate a busy sports slate with several cross matchups.
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Charleston
Louisville
Toledo
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Amer Asso
Glynn and Kuenn spark twin bill with big games
Glynn hit three homers and drove in eight as Cleveland routed Detroit 13-6 in the first game. Kuenn homered in the 11th gave Detroit a 1-0 win in the second game as George Zavrink kept Cleveland to three hits over 11 innings.
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Bill Glynn
Cleveland
Harvey Kuenn
Detroit
Glynn
Kuenn
Tigers
George Zaverink
Bell Hits Two Homers in Reds 4 3 Win Over Pirates
Gus Bell of the Cincinnati Redlegs belted two home runs and made a game saving catch to help win 4 3 against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Bell was surprised by teammates with a sign reading Come back all is forgiven signed Branch Rickey. Bell had been in and out of the Pirates and Rickey had traded him to Cincinnati for three players.
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Redlegs
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Racine Captures First-Half OWL Baseball Crown
Racine Rockets clinched the Ohio Valley League first-half title by defeating New Marshfield 14-0 at Racine home park. Larry Wolfe threw a two-hit shutout with 13 strikeouts as Racine finished 11-3, while New Marshfield was 7-5. Other games: Nelsonville 13 Athens 8. Albany 9 McArthur 2. Athens 31 Reedsville 5. A league managers meeting was set for Wednesday to discuss an All-Star game and roster submissions.
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Larry Wolfe
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Athens
Albany
McArthur
Reedsville
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Brooks
Ralph Nuzum
Frank J. Lausche
Nuzum
Max Dawley
Ron Dupler
Chadwell
Poston
Jenkins
Reedaville Ae
Middleport Camaerie
Athens Fen
Martin Wins Pitcher's Duel In Recreation League
Martin pitched a 2-0 victory for Puritan Market over Bidwell on Memorial Field as Wallace allowed only two hits. Hasking and Diggs helped with two Puritan hits while Hall contributed the lone hit for Bidwell in Monday action.
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la Grande
Martin
Puritan Market
Bidwell
Memorial Field
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Hasking
Diggs
Hall
GSI
Centerville
Pomeroy
Gallipolia Eagles
Rio Grande Independents
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George Woodyard
Crown City
Major Stars In Major League Baseball Standings
Major league leaders list top batters pitchers and fielders by team. Avila Cleveland 353 and Kuns Minoso Chicago 65 lead batting figures while Musial and Mays tie for home runs with 26. Snider and Schoendienst pace other categories. Haddix records 64 strikeouts in pitching.
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Minoso
Chicago
Minos
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Washington
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Maine
New York
Boston
Minoss
Reynolds
Turley
Hallmore
Snider
Brooklyn
Mays
Musial
St. Louis
Britten
Milwauker
Antonelli
Haddix
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