Sox Split With Pirates Face Yankees Twice Tonight
After a weekend series loss to York Pirates, Pittsfield Berkshire Red Sox head to Wahconah Park for a doubleheader against the Manchester Yankees starting at 6 pm. Pittsfield leads by two games for fourth place, fueled by a 9-0 win yesterday as Kenny Wright and Jim Russin homered and a seven‑run third inning broke the game open. The Sox previously dropped game one 4-1, with Ivy Washington and Jack Gaines slated as tonight’s Probables as they aim to rebound.
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Local standings and results in weekly baseball league
standings show Reading, Elmira, Pittsfield, Waterbury, York, Manchester in AP powered WoL. York 4 Pittsfield 1 (st) and ppd. Sundays include Pittsfield 7 York 0 and Reading 5 Waterbury 1. Elmira 9 Manchester 8 and Elmira 4 Manchester 1. Pittsfield hosts Manchester. Hayward wins Pirates 4 1 doubleheader game one. Sidelined player suffers concussion from bad hop at Pittsfield General Hospital.
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Sox Shorts and Doubleheader Plans Highlight Local Baseball
Major league scouts attended a York game with figures like Harry Hesse Bill Enos and Jeff Jones from the Cardinals. Jeff Jones, veteran with Braves, helped sign Wayne Granger traded last winter. Al Schmelz hit two batters in the first inning and Parsons pitched well with seven strikeouts. York led by Pablo Cruz and Carlton Fisk's contributions, while Pittsfield’s Carl Fisk and John Mason produced a fourth inning score. A doubleheader was set for August 14 with York visiting and Pittsfield awaiting the make up. Carmen Fanzone's spinal cyst surgery outcome was positive. Manager Joe Morgan planned pitching changes for tonight’s York Waterbury opener.
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Richardson Slowick Win At C C of P Golf Sweepstakes
Charley Richardson and Dr. Frank Slowick won the men s golf sweepstakes at the Country Club of Pittsfield in two ball better ball match play. Four teams tied for second with nine up, including Farrell/Jorn Deely/Engelmann Quigley/Lindsay and Hunt/Kerans.
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Jack Lindsay
George Hunt
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Phils Take EL Lead On 2 Wins
Reading moved to a one game lead in Eastern League standings by sweeping Waterbury 9-1 and 5-1. Smitty Holland improved to 5-4 with strong support as Pat Skrabie went 4 for 4 and Steve Kolinsky 3 for 3. Waterbury scored on Johnny Parker's sixth inning homer in game one, Parker also had the Indians' only hit in game two. Elmira outscored Manchester 9-8 and 4-1 as Manchester hit five homers in game one but could not hold the early Elmira lead. Fred Winston homered for Manchester in the second game.
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Playground Schedule Promises Busy Day Across Campus
The day’s events include Crane at noon, Clapp and Lakewood at 1:00, a pint-size pin-up contest at 1:00, Springside carnival at 1:60, Burbank 1:30, backwards day and Williams 2:23, Root 2:00, Wahconah carnival 2:00, Highland sand modeling 2:00, PIH spontaneous events 2:00, West FArmorial 7:00, mother-daughter volleyball, and 9:15 gymnastics at YMCA 1121S Gym.
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Belanger Hits Three Of Seven In Orioles Wins
Former Pittsfield High star Mark Belanger went three for seven in a weekend against the Red Sox, raising his batting average to .286. He added a highlight fielding play on Reggie Smith’s grounder and a relay throw preventing a run as Baltimore won 4-0 and 6-3.
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Kelly's Bat Lead Narrowed by Mangual in Eastern Loop
Reading outfielder Bob Kelly remains batting leader at 318 but Angel Mangual of York narrowed his margin to one point as the Eastern League standings show Mangual at .317. Pittsfield teammates lead in hits, Mangual tops in total bases and RBIs, while Ron Allen and John Mason pace other categories. Doug Hansen leads pitching with a 1.95 ERA in 74 innings.
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