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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1950
Page
8
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Rayburn Johnson pitched four innings and allowed five hits while Robert Hudson held Hartselle scoreless over the final five. Chick Sparkman homered for Decatur, his seventh of the season, as the Decatur Legion snapped Hartselle's 13 game win streak with a 6-1 victory at the field.
The American and National Leagues announce the lineup for baseballs midsummer classic at Comiskey Park. Boston Red Sox and St Louis Cardinals lead as starters with three positions each. A total of 3,167,326 fans voted in 20 days of balloting by 290 newspapers and stations.
Phillies beat Dodgers 6-4 in the first game of a doubleheader. second game ends 8-8 after curfew halted play. Braves climb to third by sweeping the Giants 11-5 and 6-3. Rosen ties Williams for home runs. Sain earns 11th win of the season.
Detroit and Cleveland split a doubleheader while the Yankees outslugged the Red Sox 15 9. Hal Newhouser inspired Detroit in the opener 8 4. Luke Easter homered as Cleveland won 5 3 in the nightcap. Feller earned the second win with help from Al Benton. DiMaggio Berra and Mize lead New York in the slugfest as Allie Reynolds notches win. Case Saint moves DiMaggio to first base. Athletics defeat Washington 7 4 with Bob Hooper winning. Scarborough and Zernial power White Sox over Browns 5 2. Browns win 4 3 in 11 innings. Thales the Greek philosopher noted as first electrician.
The piece lists starting players and June 29 batting averages for the National and American League All Stars. It names Musial Robinson Slaughter Kiner Campanella and Berra among others, notes Stengel and Shotton will pick pitchers, and states the National lineup will be announced Wednesday with the American roster the next day. The American leads in combined hitting about .335 to .315 with a 12 to four edge in the series.
Birmingham Barons defeated Atlanta Crackers 13 3 and 6 3 to pull within three games of the league lead and the All Star game. The Barons piled 29 hits, Lou Damman homered in the second game, and Boo Ferriss earned the win. Nashville shutout by Lloyd Hittle, and New Orleans re energized under Bill Burwell.
In the National League Robinson of Brooklyn leads batting with .378 while Musial trails at .350. Jethroe leads runs with 58 and Rob inson tops runs, with 56. Kiner and Snider share home run pace with 19 and 16 respectively. In the American League Kell of Detroit bats .376 and Williams of Boston drives in 81 runs.
Luke Easter homered with two on in the sixth to lift the Indians to a 5-3 win over Detroit in game two. Easter added a home run and a triple in the earlier game. Walt Dubiel pitched for the Cubs who limited Cincinnati to four hits as they won decisively.
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