Indians win in 10th to widen AL lead at Detroit
Cleveland improves to a four game win streak and holds a two game edge in the AL race after a 5 4 extra inning victory over Detroit. Bell scores the final two, Strickland drives in the go ahead run as Aparicio and Fox lead the White Sox comeback effort.
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Giants, Cards Split as Braves Regain NL Lead
In a tense NL pennant race, the Braves regained first place by defeating the Phillies 5-0 as Carl Willey tossed a four hitter. The Giants split a pair with St Louis 4-2 each, Bill White’s grand slam fueling the opener before Sam Jones saved the second. Los Angeles closed within a half game by sweeping the Cubs 4-3 and 5-3. Pittsburgh won two from Cincinnati 15 and 3-2 in IL innings. Joe Adcock and Hank Aaron drove the Braves in the opener against the Phillies with key RBIs. Willie Mays homered for San Francisco, while the Dodgers and Pirates each moved in the standings with strong shows.
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Baseball Scores from Monday and Sunday MLB Results
Major and minor league standings show Baltimore beating Boston 5 to 1 while Cleveland over Detroit 5 to 4 in ten innings. Washington shut out New York 7 nothing and Chicago edged Kansas City 4 to 3 in ten innings. National League action lists Milwaukee ahead of San Francisco with Chicago and Cincinnati split games as Philadelphia lost to Milwaukee 5 nothing. American Association games include Louisville routing Dallas 15 to 7 and Denver tying Omaha 1 to 1.
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Two World Title Fights Headed for TV This Week
Armchair boxing fans get two world title bouts televised. Alphonse Halimi defends his bantamweight title against Joe Becerra in Los Angeles as a 9-1 favorite. Don Jordan faces Denny Moyer in Portland as a 5-1 choice, with both fighters aiming for high guarantees.
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Finsterwald and Wall duel for Flint Open crown
Don Finsterwald and Art Wall Jr. battled for $9 000 and first in the Flint Open after tied regulation 282?72 holes. Barber shot 67 final round and Middlecott set a course mark 43185 as Wall led money list with $45 783.
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Cleveland and Giants Command July Fourth Pennant Prospects
The July fourth leaders in the American and National Leagues were Cleveland and San Francisco. Cleveland held the AL lead by two games over Chicago with a history of fizzling in seven of their prior July fourth campaigns. The Giants briefly led the NL, their 17th July fourth atop the standings, and went on to pennants in ten seasons, most recently by sweeping Cleveland in 194?
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National League Favored To Win All Star Game
Pittsburgh AP reports a power National League lineup led by Henry Aaron Willie Mays and Ernie Banks is favored to end the American League dominance in the 26th All Star game at Forbes Field. A 35000 capacity crowd is expected for the mid summer classic. The NL boasts 13 batters hitting over .300 and leads in home runs while NL and AL starters and benches feature a mix of left and right handed stars from teams including the Braves Reds Pirates Giants Yankees and White Sox. The managers Casey Stengel and Fred Haney plan to use a mix of left and right handed pitchers with noted stars like Williams Musial and Berra in reserve roles.
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Fred Haney
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San Francisco
Johnny Temple
Cincinnati
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Four County League consolidates three Stark schools
Walnut Hepler and Grant vote to form one district while remaining eight-school league members for another year. The consolidation aims for 1960-61, potentially reducing the league to six teams and easing football and basketball rosters amid enrollment estimates around 100 after parochial students join.
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Carlson Hits Governor Docking in Kansas Day Baseball
In Kansas City, Sen. Frank Carlson hit the first pitch at Municipal Stadium during Kansas Day events honoring agriculture and the Kansas Turnpike. Gov. George Docking offered a knuckleball attempt, while Chicago defeated the Athletics 4 0 3. Wilbur Levering and Dev Nelson led the program on WIBW.
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Chanute Legion Narrow Win Over Fredonia Then Falls to Wichita
Chanute American Legion beat Fredonia 91 in a league game at Fredonia Friday night then lost a non league doubleheader at Wichita Sunday. Wichita Blueprints won 5-1 in the first game and Rockets defeated Chanute 8-0 in the second. Clay McDermott had four hits including a home run. Don Papst pitched and Dave Durham caught for Chanute.
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Senators Lead In Home Runs
Washington's Harmon Killebrew leads a home run race as the Senators sit sixth in the American League and remain involved in the season's power hitting battles.
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Washington Senators
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All-Star Break Sparks Historic Home Run Pace
A three day break for the All Star game pauses a chase showing 28 homers in 73 games and a pace to surpass Babe Ruth’s 60 in 1927. The Nationals tally 101 homers this season at 1.30 per game, while the Yankees hold the AL team mark with 190 homers in 1956.
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Fight Results Berlin Scholz Wins European Middleweight Title
Berlin fighter Bubi Scholz outpointed Hans-Werner Wohlers to claim the European middleweight title. Other results include Johnnie Otto stopping Dave Grant in Hyannis, George Logan KOing Joe Habana in Boise, Puppy Garcia beating Hilton Smith in Havana, Paul Diaz defeating Jimmy Beechman in Miami, and Fred Thompson topping Jorge Fernandez in Buenos Aires.
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