Amarillo Chiefs Claim District Legion Title With 12 5 Win
Amarillo Chiefs beat El Rancho Ponies 12-5 at Gold Sox Park to clinch the district crown. Don Beck earned the win with 14 strikeouts, while Bill Shahan took the loss after a rough first inning and 5 2/3 innings pitched. Ray Fulenwider homered for the Ponies, and Harold Smith and Rue Gambel were out with injuries.
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Bauer Laments Low Batting Average Amid Home Run Pace
Hank Bauer of the Yankees frets over a .215 average despite 16 homers this season. He notes his RBI total of 45 trails Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra while a first inning double adds to his run production and laments the need for more singles to raise his average.
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Palmer Tops Insurance City Open Lead Into Final Round
Arnold Palmer, 26, from Latrobe, Pa., shot 68 to reach 203 total and lead the Insurance City Open after three rounds in Wethersfield Conn. Oliver fell to a tie for seventh after a 72, while Gardner Dickinson and Dick Mayer moved into a tie for second at 204. Don Fairfield carded 63 to surge to 209, six behind Bolt’s 60 record.
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Senators Beat Yankees 5-1 Behind Stobbs Strong Pitch
Jim Lemon opened with a three run homer in the first inning and Chuck Stobbs held New York to one run as the Washington Senators defeated the Yankees 5-1. Stobbs allowed eight hits for his sixth win while the Senators added four in the first and one in the fourth on Clint Courtney's homer. Hank Bauer and Andy Carey produced the Yankees' lone run with a seventh inning single and Bob Cerv sacrifice fly.
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Covington's Three-Run Shot Lifts Braves Past Cubs 4 3
Wes Covington hit a three-run homer in the right field bleachers to power the Milwaukee Braves to a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Gene Conley earned his fourth win with a complete game as Sam Jones took his sixth loss.
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Cardinals Rally to 5-2 Win Over Redlegs
St Louis pitcher Dickson earned his fifth win for the Cardinals as Jim Konstanty closed out the ninth inning after a rally by the Redlegs. Cincinnati dropped into a second place tie with Brooklyn following Roy McMillan’s three hits and Bob Thurman’s pinch homerun threat before Konstanty finished the game. Hal Jeffcoat took the loss.
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Dodgers Rally Past Phillies for 10 7 Victory
Brooklyn breaks open with a five run second and three run eighth to down Philadelphia 10 7. Junior Gilliam, Randy Jackson, and Gil Hodges spark a 15 hit attack while Robin Roberts suffers his ninth loss. Carl Erskine gains the win with support from Roe buck and Labine.
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Two-Run Triple Lifts Giants to 6-4 Over Pirates
Shortstop Ed Bressoud belted a two run triple and scored in the second inning to pace the New York Giants to a 6-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates Saturday. Bressoud, 24, replaced Alvin Dark when traded June 14 and sparked a four run second inning. Ronnie Kline took the loss, his eighth defeat against six victories.
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