Ruth Chase on Pace Seeks 60 Dinger Mark and Williams Slippage
The piece tracks Babe Ruth's surge toward 60 home runs, Martin’s 78 games lead and 42 homers, and Williams’s late season struggle. It notes Ruth's five, three, and four homer bursts in recent games, while projecting about 15 more homers to finish near 36. It flags Williams' late-career temperament and questions his maturity amid a $100,000 contract.
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Okies Defeat Buffs With Two-Run Homer
In Texas League action Tulsa beat Shreveport 4 to 3 as Tulsa rallied with three runs in the seventh. San Antonio lost to Dallas. Fort Worth beat Austin 8 to 1 behind Tick Gray and Kim Frey homers. Oklahoma City edged Houston 7 to 5 with Lille homering and Wilson eight hits.
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Texas League attendance falls behind but shows recovery
Dallas suffers the largest early-season loss in attendance as the Texas League trails Aug 7 figures from 1955. League president Dick Butler notes totals through August 7, 1956, are 467,378 versus 805,378 the prior year, with Dallas down 38,129 despite leading the circuit. Other cities report varied changes from 1955 to 1956.
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Gander coaches plot for Texas schoolboy football clinic
Gander football coaches meet with interim boss Dan Stallworth to plan a coaching clinic for next week. They discuss filming plans for a Sunday Galveston excursion and schedule departures from Robert E. Lee Field House. About 125 players are expected to report for practice, with 33 to be varsity hopefuls and the rest split among junior varsity and sophomore squads.
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Nuxhall Delivers Five-Hit Complete Game For Reds Win
United Press report details Joe Nuxhall’s five-hit complete game lifting the Cincinnati Redlegs 2–0 over the Chicago Cubs. Wally Post hit his 22nd homer in the fourth as Cincinnati surges in the pennant race. Cardinals beat Braves 6–2 to stay close. Dodgers drop 3–1 to Phillies as Richie Ashburn night honors LU. Yankees rout Red Sox behind Babe Ruth pace. Indians’ Wynn and Massi hold White Sox to 1–0 loss. Orioles top Tigers. Pirates beaten by Smiles.
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Mantle Breaks To 42nd Home Run In September Sprint
New York star Mantle blasts his 42nd homer, moving 18 behind Ruth’s single season record. The Yankees slugger expanded his September pace with rapid homers, matching Ruth’s early September burst as Ruth also logged No. 42 in 223rd game. The month shows Mantle delivering nine homers in August and eight in 12 games so far this month.
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Baseball s Just Job Says Satch
Old Satchel Paige, in the International League with the Miami Marlins, says baseball is just a job. He pitched near a seven inning no hitter before a fourth inning single by Tom Burgess broke it up as Rochester lost 1 0. Paige improved to 10 3 with a mix of screwballs and hesitation tosses and laughed at aging.
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Baseball Barometer Major League Standings
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