Yanks Lose Ground As Indians Win 10-2 7-3
The Indians defeat the Yankees twice 10-2 and 7-3 behind Early Wynn and Bob Lemon as Cleveland rockets past New York in the standings. Vic Wertz belts two homers in the two games, while Hal Smith and Doby also homer. Rain affected other NL games, with seven total homers in Brooklyn and Chicago, and a rainout halting a Reds Phillies doubleheader.
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Dorish Traded From White Sox to Orioles for Moss
In a straight exchange, pitcher Harry Dorish moves from the Chicago White Sox to the Baltimore Orioles for catcher Les Moss. Dorish has primarily been a relief pitcher while Moss has served as understudy to rookie Hal Smith with Baltimore.
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Weird Inning Sends Western Michigan Past A&M
Western Michigan defeated Oklahoma A and M 5 4 in a dramatic ninth inning. A misplayed sacrifice bunt led to a ball mishap that struck coach Richard Erickson, delaying play but not stopping three Broncos from crossing home. Wake Forest then beat Colorado State 10 0 to stay undefeated as the NCAA baseball World Series resumes.
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Lincoln Falls Two Games Behind in Western League
Colorado Springs shut out Lincoln 3-0 and 1-0 to fall two games behind Wichita in the WL race. Wichita beat Des Moines 4-1, ending Joe Stanka’s six game win streak. Pueblo won game two of a doubleheader against Sioux City 7-1 after a 3-1 opener.
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All Star Poll Opens as Campanella and Berra Lead
Roy Campanella and Yogi Berra topped early All Star balloting as voters faced Milwaukee July 12 game. Campanella led with 2408 votes while Musial trailed Klu with 1531 to contest the first base spot. early returns show Chicago and Midwest cities contributing heavily.
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Baseball schedules and results from early week play
Baseball results and upcoming fixtures across major leagues. Includes Monday and Tuesday schedules for the National and American leagues with teams such as Milwaukee Cincinnati Philadelphia Brooklyn Chicago St. Louis New York Cleveland Boston Washington Kansas City Baltimore Detroit and Pittsburgh referenced amid rain postponements and rescheduled games.
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Cards Win Then Lose In Compact American Association Action
In a Sunday AAO schedule, St Louis and Omaha each posted wins while others split doubleheaders. Minneapolis beat Indianapolis 6-5 in game one but fell 4-3 in game two. Denver edged Toledo 7-1 in seven innings, Charleston stopped Omaha 3-6 ending a 14 game skid for the Senators, and Omsha earned his eighth win after Omaha scored four in the first.
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Williams backs Kaline for AL batting crown
Detroit star Al Kaline leads the American League with a .383 average as Ted Williams and Tigers manager Bucky Harris praise his hitting. Williams predicts Kaline will win unless teammate Harvey Kuenn overtakes him, while Harris notes Kaline’s strong rookie-season form and 80 hits in 54 games.
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Two Bowling Titles Win at Omaha Meet
Michigan and Illinois bowlers swept the individual titles at the 1955 Women’s Internationals in Omaha. Marion Ladewig of Grand Rapids Michigan won two titles aiding her partner as the event concluded amid strong performances from local players.
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Lowary Wins Three Events in Local Races
Jim Lowary of Atlantic dominated the program winning the 25-lap feature race with 15 cars in attendance. Other results include third heat finishes by Bil Rystron of Omaha and Bus Heir of Fontanelle in a crowded program.
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Atlantic Track Meet heats and contestants listed
Fourth heat lists Howard Christensen Atlantic C A Culbertson Adair. Everett Stark Fontanelle Melvin Smith Atlantic. Last man out features Jim Lowary Atlantic Melvin Smith Atlantic C A Culbertson Adair. Feature lists Jim Lowary Atlantic Ham Siadge Omaha Noah Staley Cumberland Melvin Smith Atlantic Bill Bystron Omaha.
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Stars Lift Indians in Twin Bill Sweep
Vic Wertz homered twice with men on base to power Cleveland to a 10-2 and 7-3 doubleheader sweep over New York. Paul LaPalme hurled seven innings of scoreless relief for the Cardinals while Carolina’s hse gn in final 7 as the New York opener finished 8-3.
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Linden Edges Exira 3 2 In Sunday Baseball
Linden defeated Exira 3 to 2 Sunday night as Vaughn earned the win and Phippen took the loss. Both teams had five hits. Extra will host Greenfield Wednesday night.
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