Sparkman Hits 10th homer as Moulton tops Decatur 7 4
Moulton Independents beat Decatur American Legion 7 to 4 at Legion Field Tuesday night. Morgan pitched a full game allowing ten hits with Sparkman homering for his 10th, while Phillips started for Decatur and Johnson finished for Moulton. The score streaked with a four-run fourth inning and a double steal that helped seal the win.
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East End Protest Affects Nursery Softball Result
Tuesday night saw a protested game in City Softball where Nursery defeated East End 5-3. Wolver ine beat E and W 5-1 to climb to third. Gardner hit a circuit for Nursery. Ed Cassidy Monk Allen and Hoyt Alvis figures are noted in the fragmented recap.
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Nursery
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Ed Cassidy
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Seldon Flack
Inos
Charlies
Hoyt Alvis
Week's Local Baseball and Softball Lineup
Schedule lists Wednesday games at Fairview Austinville Braves Barons White Way All-Stars at Legion field. Thursday features Jr Legion New Hope Barons Red Sox Wolverine Fairview Waynesboro Legion field VFW Guard. Friday highlights Braves Wolverine Moose Gregg White Way Elks VFW Sluggers and softball VFW Wolverine.
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Wolverines Rally in Night Doubleheader Victory
In the first game Fred Adams Gerald Fields and Jerry Mitchell led Wolverines scoring as Mitchell homered with Adams and Fields aboard. A J Coleman posted a run for the losers in the third and Morgan and Mitchell added the final Wolverine runs. Second game details unclear with partial scores and player mentions.
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Jerry Mitchell
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Fields
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Morgan
Wolvers
Red Schoendienst Delivers Walkoff Homer to Give NL Victory
In a three hour 19 minute All Star classic at Comiskey Park, Red Schoendienst hit a 14th inning homer off Ted Gray to lift the National League past the American League 4 to 3. Larry Jansen and Ewell Blackwell shut down the American hitters after a late rally, with a sensational Cees Andy Pafko catch in the 12th highlighting the drama and crowd of 46,127. The win gives NL a 12-5 series edge.
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Decatur Jr. American Legion Beats Moulton 3 to 2
Decatur wins 3 2 over Moulton in a Tuesday Legion field game. James Brown pitched a three hit effort for Decatur with nine strikeouts for Moulton. Key fourth inning runs came from Corum, Breeding, and Morris on errors and timely hits. Wayne Ridgeway contributed defensively and at the plate for Decatur.
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Southern Asia. New Orleans at Atlanta post poned
Rain forces postponement of the game between New Orleans and Atlanta. Other scores note Birmingham 15 Mobile 5 Nashville 3 Little Rock 2 in 13 innings and Memphis 3 Chattanooga 1.
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