McCovey Debut Lifts Giants to NL Lead in Pirates Comeback
Giants surge to first place by half a game after Willie McCovey goes 4-for-4 with two RBIs and two triples in a 7-2 win over the Phillies. Pittsburgh defeats the Dodgers 5-4 in 12 innings, while Milwaukee and St. Louis win to stay close in the NL race.
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Amazing A's extend AL lead with 11th straight win
The Kansas City Athletics beat the Washington Senators 4 to 1 to stretch their winning streak to 11, the longest in the AL since 1954. Bud Daley and Tom Sturdivant dominated, while Washington suffered its 12th straight loss as A's offense produced unearned runs and timely hits.
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League Leaders Baseball Statistics Highlights
American League batting leaders include Kuenn of Detroit with 43 hits and 126, plus Woodling of Baltimore with 4490 runs power. Killebrew of Washington leads home runs with 33, Colavito of Cleveland 76 RBIs, Fox of Chicago 137 hits, Aparicio of Chicago 32 stolen bases. Pitching leaders include McLish of Cleveland with 13 wins and 4 losses, Shaw of Chicago 9 3, Wynn of Chicago 129 strikeouts.
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A's Make Big Leap to Third with 11-Day Rise
Kansas City A's surge to third place after a 4 1 win over Washington, matching the AL longest win streak in five years. They chase top division as White Sox, Indians, Yankees, and Tigers remain in pursuit with key wins and standout performances by Wynn and Minnie Minoso.
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Baseball leaders and stat totals from the season
The list shows at bats by Aaron and Cunningham, runs by Pingon and Neal, RBIs by Banks and Robinson, hits by Aaron and Temple, and doubles by Aaron Cimoli. Also includes home runs by Banks Mathews, stolen bases by Mays and Taylor, and pitching wins by Face Antonelli with strikeout leaders Drysdale Jones.
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Sugar Ray Robinson to Ring Tonight in Madison Square Garden Bout
Boxing brief notes Sugar Ray Robinson appears in a second appearance this evening at Madison Square Garden. He teams with Canday Me Varland against Len Matthews in a nationally televised NBC telecast starting at 9 PM EST. Matthews, 20, was stopped by Carlos Ortiz in six rounds on April 13 and has two pro losses this year.
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Fishing reports show activity across Kansas regions
The Kansas Forestry Fish and Game Commission reports good fishing in western Kansas and mixed results in the east. Hot humid weather hurt central Kansas fishing. Southeast Kansas Montgomery County State Lake yields good black bass crappie and catfish. strip pits poor to fair for bass bluegill and some crappie. Fall River reservoir strong for channels flatheads drum carp and buffalo as water falls and clears.
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Boxing results and notes from various cities
Fight results include George Logan over Fazard Charles by KO in Idaho and Curly Lee stopping Paul Andrews in Phoenix. Jesse Watson outpoints Jackie Hayden in New Glasgow while Jess Bowdry loses to Rodriguez in New York. A bout between Bowdry and Rodriguez was canceled. A note says farmers use 20 percent of the nation's rubber products.
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First Baptists and St Patrick's Win Softball Titles
First Baptist trounced Lutherans 26 9 while St Patrick's beat EFUB 15 8 in church league play. Bill Grogan pitched undefeated for First Baptists. Ron Burghart Max Grogan shared pitching for Lutherans.
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Colfax Teams Clash In Church Softball League Night
Last evening's action features Colfax facing Christians and Methodists in a church softball league game. Scoring shows St Patricks with top innings and final totals around 15 runs to 8.
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Ash Grove No. 1 Dominates Consolidated Oil 28 to 3
Ash Grove No. 1 remained undefeated in the second round of Minor league play by routing Consolidated Oil No. 1 28 to 3 in five innings due to darkness. Dan Marks started for Ash Grove with Joe Brock and Pat Scott finishing, while Consolidated pitchers Robert Chandler Frank Henley Chester Day and Terry Gard allowed 26 hits. Dwight Judy and Pat Scott homered for Ash Grove, joined by Jerry Craig and Robert Hill for Consolidated No. 1.
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Baseball Scores From Thursday and Saturday Games
Thursday results include Kansas City 4 Washington 1 Cleveland 4 Boston 3 Chicago 3 New York 1 Detroit 11 Baltimore 2. Saturday matchups feature Washington at Chicago Boston at Detroit and Baltimore at Cleveland.
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