Vols reclaim lead as Barons humble Memphis 8-3
The Nashville Vols beat New Orleans 10-2 while Birmingham defeated Memphis 8-3. Charley Workman and Forrest Burgess hit two homers for Nashville, lifting them to first place as Memphis dropped from the top spot after a nine-hit night. Dick Conger allowed six hits in earned win.
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Four Shutouts Mark Georgia Alabama League Night
Four games end as shutouts in the Georgia Alabama League last night with Valley sweeping Alexander City 2-0 and 5-0. LaGrange and Newnan split 2-0 affairs behind John Barger's iron man effort. Opelika overwhelmed Tallassee 11-1 and Carrollton edged Griffin 7-3.
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Rain Halts City Softball Twin Bill Tonight
Rain stopped play in the City softball league Tuesday night. First game featured Tip-Top versus Firestone and the second Home Supply against John White. Tonight Firestone and league leader Darleen square off in a twin bill with a 7 30 tilt.
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Tallahassee Keeps Roll Going With 9 8 Win
The Pirates of Tallahassee snapped a nine game drought by beating the Americas Phillies 9-8 in the Georgia Florida League. Valdosta Dodgers fell 5-4 to Albany while other top teams won. Waycross beat Cordelo 3-1 and Thomasville defeated Moultrie 10-1.
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Southern Association Weekday Games List
Atlanta visits Little Rock Birmingham hosts Memphis Mobile plays Chattanooga New Orleans travels to Nashville schedule details show matchups in the Southern Association lineup.
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Nelson Potter Delivers Win for Braves to Open Home Stand
Nelson Potter pitched a 5-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in Boston to boost the Braves to a five and a half game lead. Potter held Kiner to a first inning homer but retired the rest with no walks and four strikeouts. The Red Sox won 8-0 in Detroit as they extended their win streak to 13. The Dodgers moved to second in the NL with a 3-2 win over the Cardinals in Brooklyn. Giants pitcher Larry Jansen earned his 13th win in a 3-0 shutout of the Reds on Durocher’s home debut as manager. Hank Arft debuted with the Browns, driving in three as St. Louis beat the Yankees 4-0.
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S.E. Linescores Show Rounds of Runs Across Matches
Vicksburg and Meridian posted high totals with Vicksburg 393 Anniston 410 in a tense finish. Montgomery edged to 491 as Byk and teammates led with strong innings. Pensacola and Jackson produced modest scores while Gadsden dominated Gadsden 16 to 5 with late rallyes.
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Debut Duo Drives Browns and Red Sox to Shutout Wins
Hank Arft homered and tripled with three RBIs in his major league debut to lift the Browns past the New York ers 4-0. Ellis Kinder threw a three hit shutout as Boston blanked Detroit 8-0 for their 13th straight victory.
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Joe Tinker Dies At 68 In Orlando On Birthday
Famed Cubs infield star Joe Tinker died in Orlando on his 68th birthday after a respiratory ailment. The last survivor of the Tinker to Evers to Chance double play, he had his left leg amputated last year and had a lengthy baseball career from Coffeyville to the Cubs, Reds, and Federal League manager roles.
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Major League Batters and Pitching Highlights
The figures show Williams batting .391 for Boston and Boudreau at .355 for Cleveland. DiMaggio drives 85 RBIs with 23 homers tied for the lead, while Boudreau has 117 hits and Majeski 109. Feller and Newhouser top strikeouts as Fowler leads pitching with 9 2.818.
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Baseball leaders and stats from the league race
Batting leaders include Musial .390 and Mize 79 RBIs. Musial tops runs with 76. hits 137. Duos and ties appear for doubles Ennis 28 and Robinson 24, triples Hopp and Musial 10, home runs Kiner 28 and Sauer 27, Ashburn 24 steals, strikeouts Branca 97 and Blackwell 92, pitching Bickford 62 wins and Jansen 13-5 with .722.
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Decatur and Moulton Tennis Clash Thursday Night
Decatur faces Moulton in a Thursday night tennis event at Delano Park set for 8:00. Decatur fields players Lee Billion Horace Sheats C Terry Bill Gillespie John D Sherrill Ted Huie Bob Freeman Buster Terry Roy Freeman. Moulton fields D Stewart E Procary R Montgomery Bob Pickens Dr Irvin D Peason and H Alexander.
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Pasquel's League Faces Near Bankruptcy After Shakeup
The Mexican Baseball League once drew stars from US majors but cuts San Luis Potosi and Tampico from the schedule. Only four clubs remain, with games moved to Mexico City to attempt a rescue. Rainouts and peso devaluation blamed for poor box office.
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Negro Baseball at Legion Field Thursday Game
Thursday afternoon at Legion Field a Negro baseball game is scheduled. The tilt will be between North teams.
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Tentative Date Set for Pro Truman Meeting in Alabama
State Senator Joseph N. Langan of Mobile plans an August 16 meeting in Montgomery at the city auditorium to organize pro Truman Democrats. He seeks a slate of pro Truman Presidential electors for November while state Democratic factions pledge not to vote for Truman.
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Alabama All Stars Enter Southern Negro League
The Alabama All Stars, a negro team, will join the Southern Negro League. Players are selected from Decatur Hartselle Athens Florence Sheffield Huntsville and A M College. Floyd Jackson, manager of the Decatur Tigers, will coach the squad.
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Baseball Scores and Postponements Across Leagues
In the Eastern League several games occurred with Elmira 2-2 and Albany 0-8. Williamsport beat Hartford 3-2 in 11 innings. Wilkes-Barre outlasted Binghamton 5-4 in 16 innings. Utica defeated Scranton 6-4. In Georgia Alabama League Opelika 11 defeated Tallassee 1. LaGrange 2 Newnan 0 2 0. Carrollton 7 Griffin 3. Valley 2-5 and Alex City 0-0. Other games postponed.
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