Mullin's dramatic Tigers return fuels rising star
Patrick Mullin, Detroit Tigers outfielder from Grindstone Pennsylvania, nears 400 batting average while leading in doubles with seven and extending a hit in every game played this year. Manager Steve O'Neill contemplates a strong outfield with Wakefield and Evers as partners as Mullin mounts a major comeback after Army service.
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Jimmy Foxx to End Playing Career Thursday
Jimmy Foxx, the famed slugger of the 1920s with the Philadelphia and Boston clubs, will retire from active play tomorrow. The two time American League MVP, nicknamed Double X, said he will step down after 22 years and may make one final appearance, while managing the St Petersburg Saints in the Florida International League. The Miami Tourists face Foxx and the Saints in a series finale that will force roster cuts to 15 players.
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Beavers Rout Sugar Grove in fifth straight win
Corry High School baseball team extended its win streak to five with a 15 to 4 victory at Loveland Field over Sugar Grove. Four Corry pitchers limited Sugar Grove to four hits and 18 strikeouts, while Bill Harmon led the offense with a home run and two singles. The Beavers built a 1 0 deficit into a big late-game outburst, scoring four in the fourth, five in the fifth, and six in the sixth as Sugar Grove added a few runs in the seventh. Postponement of today’s game with Rocky Grove due to weather, with a home date against MekKean on tap tomorrow.
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Major League Baseball Scores and Schedule Highlights
National League results show Chicago 5 Philadelphia 2 and Brooklyn 7 St. Louis 6 among others. American League games include Detroit 3 New York 2 and Boston 6 St Louis 11 in 11 innings. Upcoming NL games feature St. Louis at Brooklyn and Cincinnati at New York.
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Hal Chase Fights For Life In Colusa Hospital
Hal Chase, famed first baseman, remains gravely ill and stubbornly holds out today at Colusa Memorial Hospital after a kidney and liver ailment. The California native, 64, began in Los Angeles in 1904 and peaked with the Yankees, Giants, White Sox and Reds, hitting a league leading .939 in 1916 with Cincinnati.
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Yesterday's Stars By Associated Press
Pitching by Bill Dietrich of the Athletics limited his former teammates to five hits in a 3-0 win. At the plate Ted Williams of the Red Sox tied the game with a ninth inning homer and then hit a two on round tripper in the 11th to defeat the Browns 6-5.
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Casey Stars In Relief Role As Bums Top Cards
John McGraw valued a fireman of relief as key to a champion club. Hugh Casey, Dodgers reliever, saved games and earned wins in 7 of 13 appearances. He entered in the seventh to shut down the Cardinals, tying the game with a Purillo bases loaded triple and Reese’s first homer, lifting Brooklyn to a 6 1 victory.
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Mizerak Leads Niagara Falls Past Youngstown in 12-8 Win
Niagara Falls defeated Youngstown 12-8 as Stave Mixerai started the rally with a homer in the seventh and added a two-run shot in the ninth. The loss ends Youngstown’s winning streak at three and completes Niagara’s winless skid break. Other games were rained out.
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Charley Grimm Sees Senior Loop Embrace Power Hit Era
Philadelphia May 7 Charley Grimm of the Chicago Nationals says the National League has shifted to power hitting with big innings and bunting fading from the game. He notes players like Southworth and Dyer still bunt occasionally, but the league favors aggressive hitting and scoring in bunches. Rainy weather delays Pony League opener as eight clubs endure postponements.
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