Memorial Day Big League Games Spark Baseball News
A Decoration Day crowd of 263 708 watched big league action. Carl Hubbell suffered his first defeat since 1936 as the Giants lost 10 3 to Brooklyn in Game 1 and won 5 4 in Game 2. The Cubs beat the Cardinals 4 2 and 6 3 to tighten the NL standings behind the Pirates. The Reds and Pirates split, while the Phillies swept the Bees. The Yankees split a Boston twin bill, and Cleveland moved to second with two wins over Detroit. Al Simmons had six hits in the two games.
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Radcliff Opens 1937 Season With 5 1 Victory
Radcliff defeated Bidwell 5 to 1 to begin the 1937 baseball campaign. Next Sunday Radcliff travels to face Camp Zaleski. teams seeking games should contact John W. McGhee. Box score notes list Radcliff players Pauley and Radcliff with key hits and McGhee earning the win.
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Yankees Edge Red Sox In Doubleheader Thriller
The Yankees split with the Red Sox with a 4-3 win and an 8-2 loss. Key plays included Cronin’s homer for Boston and DiMaggio plus Gehrig delivering two base hits for New York. Left on base totals favored Boston in the opener while New York showed stronger on-base discipline in the nightcap.
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Plains Victor At Middleport
The Plains defeated Middleport 9 to 3 at Middleport as McCann walked six and hit one. H Dempsky led Middleport with four hits in four trips while Hunter fueled The Plains with three hits. Next Sunday The Plains travel to Chillicothe to face Mead Paper at Mead Park.
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Early baseball twin bill notes from St Louis Chicago
Summary of a doubleheader between St Louis and Chicago with line scores, player at bats, runs batted in and fielding errors. Key performers include Bonetti, Hayes, Knickerbocker, Walker, Piet and Clift. Attendance listed for both games.
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Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals clash with Galan homer
Galan hit a solo homer and drove in two as St. Louis beat Chicago 6 to 2 in front of 33,401 at the game. Herman and Medwick added RBIs for Chicago, while O'Dea and Collins each collected two base hits.
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Pittsburgh and Cincinnati Playoff-Like Tie. Early Baseball Report
In a complex box score from a 1937 game, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati split, with Davis earning the win for Pittsburgh and Moore taking the loss for Cincinnati. L. Waner, Vaughan, and Bowman led Pittsburgh with multiple RBIs, while Grissom and Hoyt contributed for Cincinnati. Attendance noted as a separate line, and a notice of appointment for Gordon B. Gray as administrator appears at the end.
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Phillies Win Pair in a High Scoring Twin Bill
In Boston and Philadelphia, Philadelphia edged Boston 9 to 6 after a 11 inning 9 to 6 win. Passeau earned the win while Turner took the loss as errors by Warstier Moore and Wilson contributed to the Philadelphia victory.
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Detroit Dodgers Triumph In Low-Scoring Tilt
Detroit and Cleveland played a tight game with Detroit totaling five runs on 13 hits and Cleveland six on 13 hits. Key moments included home runs by Hughes and multiple RBIs from Tebbetts and Rogell as pitching, fielding, and late scoring shaped the outcome before 40,000 fans.
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Giants Win Lose First Game Riots Brawl? (1933 Box Score Style)
New York and Brooklyn clash as the Giants top the Dodgers in a 3 to 10 game with Hassett Winsett Chervinko and Ripple driving runs. Moore Ott Brack Whitehead and English supply key hits as Hubbell Mungo Fitzsimmons and Frankhouse toil on the mound.
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Shaw Captures Memorial Day 500 With Three-Length Victory
Wilbur Shaw won the Memorial Day 500 at Indianapolis in a record 113.580 mph average. Ralph Hepburn finished second as Shaw held the lead from early, trading the advantage through fuel stops and late laps. Ted Horn was third, with Meyer's former record broken as Meyer's 109.069 was surpassed. Shaw collected 5500 lap money plus the 20000 grand prize.
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Tony Gulotta
Kansas City
George Connor
San Bernardino
Louis Tomei
U S Davis Cup Team Nearing Triumph in New York
The United States advanced to face Europe and England after a 5 0 victory over Australia in the North American zone finals. Don Budge Bitsy Grant and Gene Mako led the sweep as Australia, hindered by injuries, failed to win a set except one by John Bromwich.
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Bitsy) Grant
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