Dodgers sweep Reds in doubleheader to extend streak
Brooklyn and Cincinnati traded 56 hits as the Dodgers swept both ends of a doubleheader 11-7 and 10-4 at Crosley Field. Furillo and Campanella homered for Brooklyn, while Hatton provided the Reds’ late spark. Branca and Hiller part of a slugfest, Dodgers move to eight wins in a row against Cincinnati and extend lead in the league.
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Baseball results and schedules from the American and National leagues
Yesterday's results include Philadelphia beating Cleveland in two games and New York sweeping St. Louis. Boston split with Detroit and Chicago beat Washington. In the National League Brooklyn and Cincinnati traded blows, Chicago edged Boston, and St Louis defeated Philadelphia. Today features pitchers and matchups: Detroit at Boston, Chiusto at Washington, Boston at Pittsburgh, Brooklyn at St Louis.
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Phillies Fall to Cardinals in Three-Game Set
Philadelphia lost 5-3 to St. Louis as Stan Musial homered twice in the first and seventh innings. Musial drove in three runs to pace the Cardinals, while Del Ennis, Connie Ryan, and Gran Hamner homered for the Phillies. Schmidt earned his first major league win and Meyer took the loss.
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Revamped Bosox conquer Tigers in doubleheader
The Boston Red Sox won both ends of a doubleheader 5 2 against the Detroit Tigers to seize first place in the AL pennant race. Maury McDermott won the opener with seven hits allowed, while Dizzy Trout lasted seven innings in the nightcap before Randy Gumpert finished. Kell led Boston with five hits across the two games, as Boston pulled ahead 3-1 in the five-game series.
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Giants Rout Pirates 9 to 1 on early home runs
New York Giants slugged two first inning homers by Alvin Dark and Bobby Elliott and added runs in the fourth and seventh to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9 to 1. Larry Jansen earned the win, Howie Pollet the loss, with Wes Westrum Don Mueller and Dick Smith contributing to the scoring spree. Dark Elliott and Jansen led the lineup with key hits and RBIs.
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Arctic Squad Beats Pepperidge Farm 9 7 in Southport
The Arctic Sports Shop softball team earned its fourth win in five starts by defeating Pepperidge Farm 9 to 7 in Southport. Bucky Dias had three hits and Pat Pagliarulo three players combined for support as Pete Borge earned the win after a shaky final inning.
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Eastern League scores wrap after two games
Williamsport defeated Schenectady 10 2 in game one and Schenectady won 10 5 in game two. Binghamton overwhelmed Elmira 9 2 in game one and Elmira 2 in game two. Hartford beat Reading 9 7 in the first game while Reading trailed 3 —. Scranton split with Albany 5 1 in game one and Albany 1 in game two.
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Lombards to Oppose Tokay Tonight at Gould Manor Park
Lombard's baseball team meets Tokay tonight at Gould Manor Park at 6 30. Red Cowan starts for Lombard's and Vinny Santanella will pitch for Tokay.
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South Ends and Seasides Win in Bridgeport Little League
In a doubleheader at Sea Side Village field the South Ends shut out the Black Rocks 2 0 behind Frank Williams steady pitching as Russ Donahue delivered two timely hits. The Seasides edged the West Sides 7 6 with a five run fifth powered by Danny Toth Mike McGowan and Ed Romatzick. A Black Rocks West Sides game was postponed due to graduation exercises.
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Nats Swap Archie Wilson for Ken Wood
The Washington Senators traded outfielder Archie Wilson to the Boston Red Sox for outfielder Ken Wood in a straight swap with no cash exchanged. Wilson had joined the Senators May 3 and batted .228 in 92 at bats with 21 hits after a prior five for one deal with the New York Yankees.
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White Sox Triumph 6 3 Over Senators in First Inning Flurry
Four White Sox pitchers held Washington to three hits as Chicago built a four run first inning and defeated the Senators 6 to 3 at Griffith Stadium. Nelson Fox led Chicago with three of the nine hits, while Jackie Jensen blasted a five run homer for Washington before the middle innings.
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Yankees Sweep Browns To Move Into Second In AL
New York dominating doubleheader wins 5-2 and 3-0 over St. Louis to climb to second place in the American League standings. Vic Raschi fans 13 in the opener before Tom Byrne is hurt by Yankee errors. Kuzava wins the nightcap as Goldsberry homers for the winners. Browns stumble with seven walks and costly fielding miscues.
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Braves and Cubs split twin bill in Chicago
Boston Braves end Cubs five game run and Rush’s seven game skein with a 7-6 win in game two after a 7-5 opener. Sam Jethroe hits first major league grand slam. Libby Sisti adds a three run homer. Frankie Baumbholtz fractures a hand on a Spahn pitch, sidelining him for a month. Johnson and Ramsdell split pitching duties in a high scoring day before 38,514 fans.
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Reds Sign Gowdy to Lead Redleg Tryout Camps
The Cincinnati Reds signed Hank Gowdy of Columbus a former major league catcher as co ordinator of Redleg tryout camps. Gowdy brings veteran experience to organize and run upcoming evaluation sessions across the organization.
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International League score roundup shows mixed results
Baseball scores from the International League feature Springfield Rochester Syracuse Montreal Baltimore Toronto Ottawa and Buffalo in a set of first and second games. Standings show Rochester and Syracuse posting wins while Montreal and Toronto split results in the doubleheader format.
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Sterling House Little League Practice Set at Birdseye Field
The Sterling House Little League team will hold practice on Wednesday at 4 p.m. at Birdseye Field in Stratford.
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Athletics Beat Indians In Twin Bill, 12-4
Philadelphia Athletics pounded the Cleveland Indians twice at Shibe Park to drop Cleveland from first place as Boston and New York won. Shantz won in the opener with Joost driving in five runs, Kellner pitched well, Feller struggled in the nightcap, and Kellner earned the win in relief.
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