Shantz Hits Seventh Win For New York Yankees This Year
Bobby Shantz, the Yankees lefty ace, improved to 8-1 with a 1.86 ERA as New York beat Detroit 2-1. The win, aiding their chase of Chicago, followed Shantz’s MVP season form and came after Tuesday’s 2-1 victory.
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Indians Fall To Fifth Straight In Texas League Standings
Oklahoma City dropped its fifth straight Texas League game, surrendering 5-2 to Shreveport and slipping to last place. Tulsa split a doubleheader with Houston as Fort Worth edged San Antonio 1-6 in 15 innings.
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Leading Batters And Home Run Leaders In The National League
A summary of top NL and AL hitters and sluggers with Musial and Aaron leading batting averages and home runs. Mantle and Williams pace American League totals with Seivers and Skowron among RBI leaders. pitching mentions Shantz Sanford Bunning Schmidt Grim Zuverink.
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Three Tigers Hold Leads In All-Star Vote
New York July 9 Three Detroit Tigers push early ahead in American League all star balloting with Reno Bertoia, Harvey Kuenn and Al Kaline leading at third base shortstop and right field. Other AL leaders include Wertz Fox Williams Mantle and Berra while NL leaders include Musial Schoendienst McMillan Mathews Robinson Mays Aaron and Bailey.
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Braves postpone manager duties as Haney hospitalized
Milwaukee Braves third base coach Connie Ryan acted as manager in Fred Haney's absence due to acute gastritis. Dr. Irwin Schultz indicated Haney, hospitalized Tuesday, would be in bed about three days with X ray examinations to follow.
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Cubs Promote Lewis to Public Relations Chief
Chicago Cubs Traveling Secretary Bob Lewis will become public relations director on July 1 when Cliff Jaffe departs. Byron Baker, ex coach and athletic director at St. Joseph Junior College, Mo., will assist Lewis in the new arrangement.
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Baseball results and next-day schedule across multiple cities
Tuesday results show New York 2 Detroit 1 and Cleveland 7 Boston 6 among others. Wednesday forecasts list probable pitchers for Kansas City Washington Chicago Baltimore Detroit New York and more with several doubleheaders and night games. Shreveport Oklahoma City Fort Worth San Antonio and Houston/Tulsa events noted with rain postponement.
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Pony League Leaders Highlight Strong Chisox Performance
The Pony League standings show the Chisox leading by three games after 10 games as Don Hufstedter Jerry Norman and Kenneth Rich pace a win 8 loss 2 run. Ray Kelley tops batting with .577 while Ken Rich and Jerry Norman pace pitching in balanced cycles.
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Mel Parnell Plans To Retire July 11
Mel Parnell the southpaw star of the Boston Red Sox announced plans to retire on July 11 due to a pitching arm injury. He has not pitched this season and asked to stay on the roster until the date when he becomes a 10 year veteran eligible for voluntary retirement. general manager Joe Cronin granted the request.
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Mantle Receives Two Awards Before Yankees vs Tigers
Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees earned the Hillerich and Bradsby silver bat emblematic of the 1956 AL championship and a scroll naming him Sporting News Player of the Year for 1956 before the game with the Detroit Tigers.
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Baseball Schedule and Result Highlights
Tomorrow's games feature Cardinals versus Giants at 5 45 and Dodgers against Phillies at 8 00 in a busy Little League card. In Colt League action Braves meet Colts at 6 00 while Paducah faces Indians at 8 15. Sports versus Eagles and Buffs against Cats round out the slate. In Fair Park Friday night a twinbill between The Sims Super Service Ponies and Hollis Oklahoma begins at 6 30. Danner earned a 2 1 Phillies win with 10 strikeouts, Mitchell 6 strikeouts in a strong six inning effort and Danner singled and doubled for two Phils with a 2 1 decision. Joe Jeffers and Wilcoxson spark strong defense. The Phils sit in second. the Redbirds suffer first loss.
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Charlie Coe Opens Defense In Trans-Mississippi Title Race
Oklahoma City insurance man Charlie Coe, a perennial winner, begins defense of his Trans-Mississippi golf championship as the 54th edition opens at Brook Hollow. He faces a strong field led by Chuck Dresser of Houston after easy qualifying and a rain delay test his readiness amid a brutal 6,706 yard layout.
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Louis May Save Proposed Fight
New York Joe Louis likely will salvage the planned bout between Sugar Ray Robinson and Carmen Basilio before the Monday deadline. Louis serves as a promoter mediator, working for Norris International Boxing Clubs, and is a close Robinson ally. A Tuesday huddle with Robinson yielded “some progress” as negotiations to end the Norris impasse continue.
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Giants outslug Dodgers 12 7 in tense game
Giants win 12 7 over Dodgers as John Steed leads with two doubles and a single. Bobby Huff and Battlin Larry Evans each rip triples while Huff also throws four strikeouts over seven innings. Dodgers total 12 hits with Huddeston Watkins Eubank McConne and Manuel collecting two safeties each.
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Cagers Sign Pact With Cincinnati Royals
Big Clyde Lovellette and Jimmy Paxton have signed NBA contracts with the Cincinnati Royals for the 1957-58 season. Lovellette, 6-foot-9 center, joins Paxton, acquired from the Minneapolis Lakers, in the Royals roster for the upcoming campaign.
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Bob Feller Day Set in Des Moines Iowa
June 30 will be Bob Feller Day in Iowa by proclamation of Gov. Herschel C. Loveless. Feller of Van Meter Iowa ended a record studded career as a star pitcher for the Cleveland Indians last year.
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