Dodgers Seek Three-Game Sweep To Lead NL
Dodgers and Giants clash in a pivotal three game series to decide NL lead with Brooklyn needing a sweep. Durocher relies on Maglie or Hearn while Alston plans Newcombe Erskine and Meyer. Duke Snider and Willie Mays duel for center field honors as both aim to settle the debate for All-Star selection.
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Giants
Realiz‘ng
Dodgers
Alston
Carl Erskine
Russ Meyer
Durohev
Ramon Monzant
Minneapolis
Duke Snider
Willie Mays
Dodger
Walter O'Malley
Duke
Mays
Berra and Musial Lead All Star Voting Pace
Yogi Berra widened his lead as the AL and NL voting continues toward the July 13 Cleveland game. Stan Musial trailed by 5,147 votes with Harvey Kuenn moving ahead of Chico Carrasquel in AL shortstop balloting as Casey Stengel and Walter Alston prepare announced rosters for July 6.
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Berra
Musial
Chicago
Yogi Berra
New York Yankee
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Harvey Kuenn
Detroit Tigers
Chico Carrasquel
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland
Casey Stengel
Yankees
Walter Alston
Brooklyn Dodgers
Padres Win On Snyder's 10th Inning Homer
Jim Snyder hit a decisive home run in the 10th to lift San Antonio past Shreveport 3 to 2, sweeping the series and moving two games up on the Sports for first in the Texas League. The blast erased a tying homer by Mel McGaha in the ninth and avoided an end of game delay to catch a train.
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Jim Snyder
San Antonio
Shreveport
Snyder
Mel McGaha
Atchley
Cendrick
Houston
Beamont
Fort Worth
Dallas
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Jim Atchley
George Condrick
Exporters
Athhley
Ed Kazak
Eddie Knoblauch
Jim Fiscalini
Dave Cunningham
Kazak
Beaumont
al Stringer
Buzz Clarkson
Cal Felix
Cats
Les Fleming
Willie Brown
Fleming
Baseball batting and fielding roster with players and teams
First base Rosen Cleveland 358172 Fain Chicago 301498 Vernon Washington 179219. Second base Avila Cleveland 344292 Fox Chicago 303175 Jacobs Philadelphia 160384. Third base Boone Detroit 331806 Kell Chicago 327949 Stephens Boston 158278. Shortstop Kuenn Detroit 343938 Carrasquel Chicago 338217 Rizzuto New York 321484. Left field Minoio Chicago 362713 Williams Boston 249682 Woodling New York 208141. Center field Mantle New York 341288 Tuttle Detroit 256137 Doby Cleveland 231493. Right field Bauer New York 336529 Piersall Boston 281733 Rivera Chicago 179418. Catcher Berra New York 376966 Hogan Cleveland 241508 House Detroit 199355.
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Cleveland
Fain
Chicago
Vernon
Washington
Avila
Fox
Jacobs
Philadelphia
Boone
Detroit
Kell
Stephens
Boston
Kuenn
Carrasquel
Rizzuto
New York
Minoio
Williams
Woodling
Mantle
Tuttle
Doby
Bauer
Piersall
Rivera
Catcher
Berra
Hogan
House
Teague Awarded a&m four year Opportunity Award
Robert A. Teague son of Mr and Mrs W M Teague 607 Avenue A Sw was named among 93 top high school students as four year Opportunity Award scholarship winners at Texas A&M College Announcement by Dr J P Abbott dean and committee chair Teague a 1954 Childress High School graduate and member of the American Legion Junior Rifle Club
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Robert A. Teague
W. M. Teague
Avenue A
Texas A&m College
J. P. Abbott
Teague
Childress High School
American Legion
National League Night Schedule Highlights
United Press lists Tuesday games across the National League with pitchers Newcombe Maglie Hearn Wehmeier Surkent Lawrence Nuxhall Minner Wilson set for night matchups in Brooklyn New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St Louis Cincinnati Chicago Milwaukee.
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Newcombe
New York
Maglie
Hearn
Philadelphia
Wehmeier
Pittsburgh
Surkent
St. Louis
Lawrence
Cincinnati
Nuxhall
Chicago
Minner
Milwaukee
Wilson
Baseball matchups list with pitchers and lineups night games
Detroit and Chicago face off with Gromek Gar ver in split pitchers. Cleveland travels to Baltimore while Washington visits Philadelphia and New York heads to Boston for night games.
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Cleveland
Houtteman
Baltimore
Larsen
Washington
McDermott
Philadelphia
Portocarrero
New York
Byrd
Boston
Brown
Monday Baseball Scores Across Five Cities
Houston defeated Beaumont 5 to 3 in a Monday result. Fort Worth beat Dallas 6 to 5. San Antonio triumphed over Shreveport 3 to 2. Tulsa edged Oklahoma City 4 to 2. Remaining matchups list Oklahoma City at Fort Worth and Dallas at Tulsa and Beaumont at San Antonio.
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Indians
Dallas
Terry McDuffie
Fort Worth
Gilbert Mills
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Beaumont
San Antonio
Houston
Shreveport
Okla, City
Phillies Rout Giants in Farm League Doubleheader
In a two game Farm League slate, the Phillies top the Giants 12 to 7 in the opener and the Dodgers edge the Cardinals 12 to 5 in the nightcap. Pitcher Mark Holcomb went the distance for Philadelphia, while Rasco homered twice for the Phils.
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Phillies
Giants
Dodgers
Cardinals
Mark Holcomb
Phils
Rasco
Thorton
Dewis
Kencade
Sammy Taylor
Taylor
Norman
Cards
Corlett
AF Cadet Hardin Enrolls in March AFB ROTC Encampment
Air Force ROTC cadet Donald Hardin son of J P Hardin 1208 Ave I NW reports to March Air Force Base California for a four week encampment. He is a TCU senior with three years AFROTC and studies Business Administration. After graduation next year he will complete AFROTC to receive a commission and enter flight training.
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Air Force
Sarrells Mills Win In City Golf Meet
In the Childress City Golf Tournament on the Country Club course, Dalton Sarrells defeated Rob Holland 4 and 3 and Joe Billy Mills beat Lester Phillips 1 up to advance to the second round. Mills and Sarrells seek further wins as first round matches wrap up by Friday and second round play is set for weekend.
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Sarrells
Mills
Childress City
Dalton Sarrells
Joe Billy Mills
Rob Holland
Estelline
Leo Inman
C. C. Broughton
Lester Phillips
Phillips
Rancher
Holland
Giel Shows Promise In Exhibition Debut For Giants
Paul Giel, Giants new bonus signee, pitched in an exhibition against the Red Sox and impressed Leo Durocher despite a bases loaded jam that led to Grady Hatton grand slam in a 8 to 6 loss. Other prospects also saw action with Moe Savransky Tom Qualters Ralph Terry Laurin Pepper and Mike Ryba taking turns on the mound.
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Paul Giel
Minnesota
Grady Hatton
University of Texas
Giel
Giants
Red Sox
Hatton
Leo Durocher
Phillies
Athletics
Ralph Terry
Binghamton
Yankees
Laurin Pepper
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Indians
Mike Ryba
Cardinal
Rochester
Bolt Wins Insurance City Open Playoff In Golf Thriller
Tempestuous Tommy Bolt of Houston defeated Earl Stewart Jr. of Dallas in a special playoff at the Insurance City Open in Wethersfield Conn. after both finished 72 holes at 271. Bolt’s 67 in the playoff earned him $2,449 and tied a PGA record for under par, while Stewart took $1,800 for second.
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Wethersfield
Conn
Tommy Bolt
Earl Stewart Jr
Stewart
Bolt
Houston
Dallas
Wethersfield Country Club
Professional Golfers Association
Quever
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