Evers Delivers Pinch Three-Run Homer For Giants Victory
New York Giants rally in the ninth as Duke Evers hits a pinch three-run homer off Joe Presko to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5 2. Willie Mays had tied it with a second inning homer while Monte Irvin and Ru ben Gomez set the stage.
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New York
Jip
Evers
New York Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Hoyt Wilhelm
Joe Presko
Monte Irvin
Ruben Gomez
Giants
Della
Billie
Gladys
Red Sox
Willie Mays
Tom Poholsky
Mays
Wes Westrum
Irvin
Gomez
Westrum
Wilhelm
Stu Miller
Poholsky
Cardinal
Presko
Miller
Farm Clubs Winners Dodgers and Cardinals Triumph in Doubleheader
In farm club action the Cardinals beat the Giants 23 to 12 while the Dodgers defeated the Phillies 14 to 1. Norman started for the Cardinals with Cheatum and Corlett sharing the mound duties and homers by Norman Cheatum and Corlett. Hopkins went the distance for the Dodgers in a one hitter game while Meason took the loss for the Phillies. Also noted are postwar items about Korean classroom destruction and U S Army rehabilitation efforts and cigar aging in humidors.
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Cardinals
Giants
Dodgers
Phillies
Norman
Cheatum
Corlett
Pratt
Day
Hopkins
Dodgers, Yanks and Tigers win in three Little League games
The Dodgers beat the Phils 10 2 in the opener as Jerry Elmer pitched a three hitter for his first win. The Yankees topped the Red Sox 14 9 with Jerry Lane and Wayne Weatherly reliable on the mound. The Tigers cruised past the Chisox 21 7 with Rand ell Owen dominant and two home runs by Edwin mondson and Larry Webb.
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Dodgers
Phils
Yankees
Red Sox
Tigers
Chisox
Jerry Elmer
Elmer
Joe Lane
Johnson
Lane
Phil Collard
Bob Zuber
Jerry Lane
Yanks
Wayne Weatherly
Fred Cawthon
Cawthon
James Braly
Sox
Tony Compton
Braly
Dean Philpott
Randall Owen
Owen
Bill Shahan
Wayne Edmondson
Larry Webb
Windel Miller
Donald Darling
Mickey Carter
Jimmy Conner
Ronnie Leach
Rhe
Phillies
Ulmer
Lp—Lane
LP — Braly
LP — Sims
Braly Sets Pace In Pony League Batting Averages
Statistician James Helms released Pony and Little League batting averages. Braly of the Red Sox leads Pony at .591, with Compton Yankees .500 and Raney Red Sox .478. In homers, Jimmy Rogers tops Pony with three. RBI leader Rogers 13. Little League features Frith at .538 and Gist at .440 with Gist also two homers.
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Braly
James Helms
James Braly
Red Sox
Fred Cawthon
Yankees
Tony Compton
Gary Raney
Jimmy Roy
Tigers
Jack Short
Johnny Garvin
Dan Mitchell
Chisox
Charles Graham
Jimmy Rogers
Jerry Lane
Fred Gawthon
RBI
Rogers
Cawthon
Hugh Frith
Freddie Vaughn
Cardinals
Gary Gist
Phillies
Glen Beal
Dodgers
Tommy Ricks
Giants
Billy Walker
Donnie Johnson
Phils
George Stone
CharlesRasberry
Mike Cowan
Ricks
Walker
Wadsworth
Pafko and Adcock Pace Braves Rout Pirates 11-2
Andy Pafko homered and doubled driving in five runs as the Milwaukee Braves routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-2. Joe Adcock added a homer and a double for two RBIs, while Len Yochim and three Pirates relievers allowed six Braves hits in five innings. The Pirates plated two in the fifth on singles by Frank Thomas Sid Gordon and Eddie Peelagrini.
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Andy Pafko
Joe Adcock
Milwaukee Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pafko
Braves
Adcock
Pirate
Len Yochim
Bill Hoffman
The
Phils
Pirates
Frank Thomas
Sid Gordon
Eddie Peelagrini
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Evers Powers
Homer
Ivey Ross
Daisy Hollingsworth
Ethel
Gayle
Lottie
Ivey
Daisy
Ula
Altus
RHE ‘Cardinals
Lp—Day
Dodgers Aoa
South Korea
U. S. Army
United States
Ray Green
America
Future of America
the Advertising Council
Richmond
Syracuse
N. Y
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