Chicks Pound Barons 17-8 in Southern Association clash
The Southern Association game saw the Atlanta Crackers surge from a batting slump to top Birmingham 17-8 as Ebba St Claire and Ed Mathews homered, increasing the lead while Birmingham and Nashville suffered decisive losses. Little Rock and Memphis produced a wild 11-4 result with Ed McGhee delivering a grand slam for Memphis. Charleston Maxwell, newly married, noted for his many clothes.
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Minor leagues credit 22 no hit tilts this season
Fred Hayden reports 22 no hit games across minor leagues this season led by Toledo’s Marlin Stuart who threw a perfect game against Indianapolis on June 27 before joining the Detroit Tigers. Kirby Higbe and Bob Alexander also tossed no hitters in the American Association while several leagues share the record among seven inning efforts.
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Softball Card Scheduled for City League Night
Tonight in the City Softball League E. and W. will play Nur sery at 7 30 in the first game and VFW meets Wolverine in the second tilt. League president Red Williams announced the schedule and said the rest of the card for the year will be announced later.
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Slugging Power Sparks Memphis Win In Fifth
Memphis erupted for eight runs in the fifth, led by McGhee’s grand slam and a Rocky Krsnich two‑run double. The win capped by a late walk‑off wild pitch from Bob Schultz, Stan Wentzel scoring for New Orleans in extra innings. Spook Jacobs extended his hit streak to 13.
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Lions win 6 2 over Kiwanis in Civic Softball League
Lions defeat Kiwanis 6 to 2 as Civitan Rotary game halted after one inning due to lights outage. Shine Wade pitched six hitter for Lions, Ray Ash scored early, Lions tallied five runs in second inning. Kiwanis with Frank Troup contributing two runs.
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Baseball Scores From Regional Circuits Across Several Leagues
Only complete score available is Alabama State League Greenville 6 Andalusia 4. Other listed games across Southern Association Texas League South Atlantic and more include Atlanta Southern Association rivals, Memphis, Birmingham, Nashville, Dallas Beaumont Fort Worth Shreveport Oklahoma City San Antonio Tulsa Houston Columbus Augusta Savannah Jacksonville Meridian Vicksburg Pensacola Jackson Gadsden Montgomery Rome Griffin LaGrange Newnan Albany Cordelo Thomasville Americus Waycross Moultrie Tallahassee Valdosta Albany action remains partial.
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Odds Rise for Night Games Across Southern Cities
A schedule lists all night games with matchups including Little Rock at Atlanta Memphis at Birmingham Chattanooga at Mobile and Nashville at New Orleans. The card notes venues and times across five cities.
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Legion Bears Cullman As Decatur Hurls Red Sox Rivalry
The Decatur American Legion hosts Cullman Red Sox at Legion Field at 8:00 with Burns or Goodin to start for Decatur and Fred Davis for Cullman. Burns likely returns this week as Decatur seeks to even the season series. the teams have split recent meetings and Ramsey may face Goodin in a Florence tilt.
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Ruths Homer Record Looks Safe For Another Year
AP News features sports editor Frank Eck notes Ralph Kiner appears unlikely to break Babe Ruths 60 home runs this season. With Ruths pace from 1927 and Pittsburghs road heavy schedule, Ruths mark remains within reach for others but not this year.
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Kell Leads American League Hitting Race Amid Week Gain
Detroit's George Kell extended his AL batting lead with a .351 average after a seven point rise, three ahead of Larry Doby. Hoot Evers and Johnny Pesky share third at .336, while Doby holds second at .343. Others include Walt Dropo, Yogi Berra, Al Zarilla, Phil Rizzuto, Johnny Groth, Vic Wertz. Al Rosen adds 2 homers to 29. Gene Woodling climbs with nine triples in last eight hits. Com DiMaggio tops steals with 10. Bob Lemon posts 164 pitching percentage. Allie Reynolds retakes strikeout lead with 101.
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American League Standings Unchanged As No Games Played
The Associated Press reports the American League standings remained the same with no games scheduled yesterday. No team gained or lost ground as schedules paused across the league.
Robinson Holds Lead In National League Batting Race
Jackie Robinson leads Stan Musial by nine points in the chase for the NL batting title. Robinson's average rose to .370 after a week, while Musial moved to .362 and saw his 30 game hitting streak end. Enos Slaughter climbed to third at .332, with Whitey Lockman at .330 and Andy Pafko at .329 as of July 29.
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Slugging Stars Hit Big Home Run Feats Across Eras
The text recalls 1938 Detroit 58 players and Foxx's 50 in the same year. Johnny Mize's 51 for the Giants in 1947 parallels Kiner's 51 for the Pirates that year. It notes future 50 homer hopes like Al Rosen and Walt Dropo, and cites Ted Williams DiMaggio Musial as top hitters, with Ruth's record seen as safe for now.
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Tigers Yankees Open Series in Detroit
New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers clash in a crucial three game set at Briggs Stadium. Southpaw Tommy Byrne faces Tiger righty Art Houtteman as 55 000 await a pivotal start with Casey Stengel hoping for a fast jump back to the AL lead. Byrne is 4 0 against Detroit this season and 12 3 lifetime versus them while Houtteman is 3 2 against New York this year and 8 5 lifetime.
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Braves Beat Dodgers as Cooper Drives In Winning Run
Boston rallies past Brooklyn 8 to 1 with Walker Cooper's single off Tom Glaviano in the ninth scoring Earl Torgeson. Warren Spahn earns his 13th win as Max Lanier takes the loss. Cards stay three and a half back. Phillies lead by three games. Cubs overturn a 5-1 deficit and beat Dan Bankhead. Frank Hiller wins his fifth.
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Dutch) Hiller
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Tomorrow's Schedule for Major League Baseball
Tomorrow's games include St. Louis at Boston and Cincinnati at Philadelphia at 7 00 PM Pittsburgh at Brooklyn 12 30 PM Chicago at New York 1 30 PM Boston at St. Louis 8 30 PM Washington at Cleveland 7 30 PM New York at Detroit 3 00 PM Only games scheduled.
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