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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1949

Page

4

Braves Take NL Lead With 6 5 4 2 Wins Over Giants

The Boston Braves swept a doubleheader from the New York Giants 6-5 and 4-2 to seize the National League lead before 33,402 fans. Johnny Antonelli, a 19 year old with a $60 000 bonus, earned his first major league win in the nightcap. Del Ennis and Andy Seminick homered for Philadelphia as they beat Brooklyn 4-2 to take a third straight from the Dodgers. Duke Snider homered for Brooklyn.

Boston Boston Braves New York Giants Johnny Antonelli Brooklyn Philadelphia Phillies Dodgers Russ Meyer Phils del Ennis Andy Seminick Duke Snider

Texas League Standings And Recent Results

Dallas leads the Texas League with a .889 record at 16 wins and 0 losses while Beaumont sits at 7 9 .438. San Antonio 13 6 .684 and Shreveport 10 5 .667 pace the circuit. Sunday's scores include San Antonio 2 Dallas 6 Shreveport 6 Oklahoma City 5 Houston 3 Fort Worth 2 Beaumont 12 Tulsa 5. Monday matches: Fort Worth at Houston Oklahoma City at Shreveport Tulsa at Beaumont Dallas at San Antonio.

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Texarkana Nine Drop Close Pair in Austin Doubleheader

Austin edges Texarkana 3-2 in 9 innings to sweep a twinbill, then won 4-2 in game one. Dinty Moore aims for five straight as Texarkana's Leonard opposes. Godfrey and Stenborg pitched for Austin. Archibald, Hyatt, and Errante featured offensively for Texarkana.

Texarkana RBI al Lawrence Bob Hyatt Austin Earl “Dinty” Moore Stenborg Ed Kramolitch Errante George Archie Fred Campbell Godfrey George Estock Lou Fitzgerald Archie

Texas, Baylor, and Texas A M battle for SWC title

The Southwest Conference race narrows to a three way scramble as Texas, Baylor, and Texas A M chase the lead. Texas holds seven wins and two losses while Texas A M and Baylor both have five wins and three losses after recent setbacks.

Texas Longhorns Baylor Texas A&m Texas Christian Aggies

Pirates Edge Wichita Falls in doubleheader thriller

In Waco and Wichita Falls, crowds of about 1 800 watched a split doubleheader. Waco held off Wichita Falls 9 8 after erasing a four run lead. Wichita Falls then beat Don Weber 7 5 in the nightcap as Jim Dykes homered twice and Skip Baas collected six hits in eight plate appearances.

Waco Wichita Fallas Spudders Wichita Falls Don Weber Jim Dykes Skip Baas

Pirates Knocks Reds From Lead In Doubleheader Split

In Cincinnati on May 1 the Pirates and Reds split a doubleheader. Pittsburgh won the opener 10 4, breaking the Reds lead. Cincinnati captured the nightcap 5 2 in a rain delayed game.

Cincinnati Pittsburgh Pirates Reds

Athletics sweep pair from Senators in doubleheader

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Washington in both games of a Sunday doubleheader. In the opener the A's won 15-9 as Elmer Vale hit two bases loaded triples and drove in seven runs. In the second game Hank Majeski and Mike Guerra homered as Philadelphia took a 7-3 victory behind reliever Joe Coleman.

Greenville Blasts Owls Greenville Gainesville Tom Pullig Philadelphia Philadelphia Athletics Washington Hank Majeski Mike Guerra Elmer Vale Joe Coleman Carl Scheib

White Sox sweep doubleheader in slugfest wins

Chicago White Sox outslugged the St. Louis Browns 7-6 and 14-11 to take both halves of a Sunday double header, totaling 29 hits against nine Browns pitchers in a high scoring day observed by 10 45 am. In Chicago the Cardinals defeated the Cubs 8-3 as Brecheen held 13 hits to back a 15 hit attack.

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Red Sox blast Yankees 11-2 as Parnell wins again

Johnny Pesky Vern Stephens and Ted Williams homer to spark Boston's 11-2 win over New York in eight innings as Mel Parnell improves to 3-0. Williams hits a grand slam in the sixth and Boston backs him with 14 hits before 54,328 at Yankee Stadium.

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Wakefield Blast Stuns Indians With Three-Run Homer

Dick Wakefield hit a three-run homer in the first as the Detroit Tigers edged the Cleveland Indians 3-2. Bob Lemon allowed three runs on eight hits in defeat while Hal Newhouser earned the win.

Detroit Dick Wakefield Detroit Tigers Bob Lemon Cleveland Indians Lemon Hal Newhouser

Texas League Results From Port Worth To Shreveport

Texas League scores show Beaumont toppling Port Worth 12 to 5 with Byerly Polivka and Williams on the mound for Beaumont. San Antonio defeated Dallas 20 to 2 as Finger Appleton and Rice combined for the win. Oklahoma City beat Shreveport 6 to 5 with Reis Murray and Sooter handling the pitching duties.

Dallas San Antonio Appleton Rice Herrera and Leonard Oklahoma City Shreveport Johnson Zaverink Reis Murray Sooter Allman, Fahr Hacker Rullman Benites

Bolanos Wins Technical Knockout Over Kid Filipino

Enriquez Bolanos defeated Kid Filipino by technical knockout in the fourth round of a scheduled 10 round bout before about 3,000 fans in the bullring at Nogales Sonora Mexico on Sunday night.

Bolanos Nogales Sonora Mex Enriquez Bolanos Kid Filipino

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