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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1954
Page
7
Brooklyn Dodgers survivor Campanella drives late rally, stealing home in 12th to beat Cardinals 7 to 3. Musial and Jablonski homer for St. Louis. Giants beat Braves. Red Sox take two from Tigers. Campanella’s return fuels Dodgers’ 10 game surge. Moon, Snider homered.
St Louis June 8 Bren Musial, not chasing homers, leads the major league race while batting .387 and slugging with power. He hit his 18th homer Monday night as the Cardinals fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers 7 12 in extras. Musial, who says he won’t go after long balls, also became the first player to homer five times in a double header this season, and his 21 total bases set a new twig hit record.
Lefty Hal Newhouser, 34, says his comeback with the Cleveland Indians is on borrowed time as he battles a history of arm pain. He noted no pain this season but expects it to return, recounting 26 specialists and his firing from Detroit last year. He denies money drove the move, saying he wanted one more chance to pitch in the majors and now serves in relief, earning his 202nd career win with Cleveland.
San Antonio clung to a one game Texas League lead as Fort Worth edged the Missions 6 to 5 in an eight inning time limit game. Beaumont beat Oklahoma City 3 to 3, Shreveport defeated Tulsa 5 to 3 in a seven inning time limit contest, and Dallas routed Houston 16 to 2. Fort Worth pitcher Glenn Mickens and Mel Waters helped stem threats as the night progressed.
Coleman led with nine hits in 14 at bats across the series, homering with no on in the second as the Cats scored four. Fort Worth’s Thomas also homered. Buzz Clarkson led Beaumont with four hits including a solo shot. Exporters battered Oklahoma City for 16 hits while Zick limited the Tribe to seven. Fleming posted a double and two singles, and Van Eman’s two-run homer keyed Shreveport’s 5-2 win. Tugerson logged an eight-hit win over Houston, while Dallas slugged Houston for 16 hits with Beeler and Gallardo homering amid injuries to Eagle infielders. The standings feature multiple league results across the Dixie Series and eight-inning ties in the National League schedule.
In New York June light heavyweight action, Archie Moore claimed a sixth round TKO over Bert Whitehurst and announced a challenge to Rocky Marciano for the heavyweight crown on June 17. Floyd Patterson protested Maxim’s unanimous eight round decision in Brooklyn, while Moore plans a 175 pound defense against Harald Johnson in San Francisco on July 14.
New York sports column notes aging athletes and shifting careers. Alfie Reynolds and Eddie Lepat are highlighted as veterans facing health and performance challenges while remaining active in baseball.
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