Cepeda Drives Giants to 11-5 Victory Over Braves
Orlando Cepeda roared to seven RBIs with two homers a double and a single as the Giants beat the Milwaukee Braves 11 to 5. The win trimmed the Braves NL lead and bumped the Pirates Reds Cubs and White Sox into closer contention in a busy day of round-robin results across the circuit.
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Bonham Daily Favorite Front Page 1959 Item
Front page of the Bonham Daily Favorite dated June 5 1959 from Bonham Texas. Headlines highlight local events and notices with typical midcentury community news and society notes. The edition reflects rural Texas daily life and regional happenings of that week.
Tigers Set Stage for Showdown in Pony League
The Tigers beat the Cubs 11 8 in the opener as Spoon starred with three hits in five trips. Burke Reeves Fortner Munger and others added multi hit nights for the Cubs. The Braves then topped the Reds 9 3 with six strong innings and nine hits led by Sloan Palmore and Burke.
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Reds
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Sanderson
Sloan
Hopkins
Ariedge
Major League Standings and Thursday Results Across Leagues
National League teams lead with Milwaukee at 30 18 625 and San Francisco at 28 21 .571 Pittsburgh 27 22 .551 Los Angeles 26 25 .510 Chicago 24 25 .490 Cincinnati 23 26 .446 St Louis 19 29 .396 Philadelphia 18 29 .368. Thursday results include Pittsburgh 9 St Louis 3 and Chicago 5 Philadelphia 2 night. American League standings show Chicago 27 21 .563 Baltimore 26 23 .531 Kansas City 23 22 .511. Thursday games include Houston 3 Louisville 3 and Dallas 3 Amarillo 4. Friday and Saturday schedules list interleague and intra-league matchups with several night games and upcoming games including St Louis at Philadelphia and Los Angeles at Milwaukee.
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Texas League Race Heats Up With Austin San Antonio Sears
Austin and Victoria begin a key series in a tight Texas League race as San Antonio hosts Tulsa, Amarillo visits Corpus Christi, and a sweep by San Antonio could create a tie for first. Thursday saw San Antonio beat Austin 5-2 behind James Schanderel five-hitter and Gordon Massa homer. Victoria won 2-1 over Corpus Christi as Carroll Beringer allowed 12 hits. Tulsa beat Amarillo 6-4 with James Hickman three run homer and Beauchamp and Carmel adding solo shots.
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James Beauchamp
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Rochester
Millers Press Toward Top in Western Baseball Standings
Minneapolis aims to seize first in the Western Division of the American Association as Indianapolis falters. Thursday results: Minneapolis beats Omaha 6-3, Fort Worth shuts out Denver 8-2, Houston defeats Louisville 6-3, Denver 9-2 over St. Paul. Fridley homered for Houston, miscues aid Denver. Friday’s slate includes Fort Worth at Houston and Minneapolis at Louisville.
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Paschal Faces Beaumont In AAAA Baseball Final
Paschal of Fort Worth meets Beaumont to decide the Class AAAA state baseball title. In semifinals Paschal edged Austin 1 0 as Stanley Sandridge pitched a one hitter with eight strikeouts. Raymond Culp of Austin allowed two hits in a loss. Nederland beat Nacogdoches 5 3 for AAA consolation. South San Antonio and Odessa Ector meet for the AAA title after a 4 3 semifinal win by Odessa.
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Musial Ties NL Doubles Record With Wagner
Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals tied Honus Wagner for the National League career doubles record with 651 in a 9-3 loss to the Pirates. Wagner set the mark in 21 seasons, while Musial is in his 18th year and would chase the record again in Philadelphia.
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Honus Wagner
Joe Nuxhall
Reds
Danny McDevitt
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Stan
Aggies land Frisco star Clinton Lunsford
Texas A&M champions of the Southwest Conference secured high school star Clinton Lunsford from Frisco High School. He is an infielder, was captain of both football and baseball teams, and is a National Honor Society member.
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Leonard Remains In Bad Condition
Promoter Jackie Leonard remained in serious condition with a brain concussion and partial paralysis after a Wednesday night assault. Leonard, 39, promoted at Hollywood Legion Stadium, had testified two weeks earlier to the California Athletic Commission that criminals sought control of welterweight champion Don Jordan and threatened him when he and Jordan's manager refused a mob deal.
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Giants, Cards, Red Sox Duel Shapes Standings
In the opener Herriage worked the full game for the Red Sox, limiting the Giants to three hits while his teammates collected nine hits and seven runs. Ford took the loss as Boston pounded him for four hits and five runs in 1 1 3 innings. Tarpley delivered a four hit performance to keep the Cardinals from tying the lead. Thursday results left the Giants in first, Cards and Red Sox tied for second and third, with the Yankees in fourth.
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Underdogs Triumph as Yanks Beat Cards in Nine-Three Rout
Thursday night action left the winless Yanks stunning the St Louis Cardinals 9-3. Tarpey earned the win while Richardson and Morrison paced the Yankees with four hits. Cards starter Richardson lasted only 1 1/3 innings and took the loss as the Cardinals faltered early.
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