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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1960
Page
8
The Orioles three lefty hurlers Bar ber Estrada Fisher Pappas and Walker in a 3-2 win over the Yankees. Walker earned his first decision after a six-inning no hit stretch with Bar ber finishing the game in relief. The win gave Baltimore a two game lead over Cleveland as the team continues its strong stretch.
Tuscaloosa High aims for state baseball title in a best of three vs South Alabama victor Vigor of Prichard. Game one set for Monday in Tuscaloosa with games two and possibly three moving to Prichard or Mobile.
The Yankees erased a 4 0 deficit to beat the White Sox 8 6 at West Town Park. Don Parks earned the win in relief after Danny Hollo Way exited early. Scotty Pilkington took the loss. Ricky Quillin homered and drove in three, while the Yankees benefited from six hits and five Sox errors.
Baseball standings from the Associated Press show American League teams with Detroit Chicago in Detroit and Cleveland Kansas City games listed. National League standings feature Pittsburgh Cincinnati San Francisco Philadelphia Milwaukee Chicago Los Angeles and St Louis with Tuesday results including Chicago over San Francisco and Philadelphia over Milwaukee.
The Red Sox defeated the Indians 12 to 8 and the Tigers edged the Yankees 7 to 6. Bob Harpe earned the Red Sox win while Robert Hinds hit the lone Red Sox homer. Donnie Turner was the Tigers winner. Next games set for West Town Thursday against the Indians and Friday against the Yankees at 7 30 p.m.
In Little League action Phil Sims hit a bases loaded home run to lift the Indians to an 8-6 win over the Yankees. Johnny Stephenson earned the victory to move to 3-0 while Jimmy Hester took the loss. Sims added two singles and Steve Hammond doubled twice for the winners.
Los Angeles rookie catcher Norm Sherry hit his first major league grand slam in the sixth inning to break a tie and lift the Dodgers to an 8 3 victory over the St Louis Cardinals.
Boston Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey, amid rumors, hints at possible move of the team but later says no plans to move or sell. He confirms Billy Jurges as manager after a statement from Yawkey and general manager Bucky Harris, while admitting the club is poor but not as bad as a dismal road trip.
Ingemar Johansson, flanked by Jack Dempsey and Joe Louis, lauded Dempsey for fairness during the creation of a heavyweight championship trophy. Johansson recalled meetings in 1951 and last winter as he prepared for a rematch and noted Dempsey helped set up the rematch and helped sell the contract to Feature Sports, Inc. for the June 20 Polo Grounds bout.
East End Methodist beat Northside Baptist 21 to 15 at Austinville Park. Charles Howard earned the win and hit two home runs. M Young added a homer, double, and two singles for the losers. Fairview Baptist forfeited to Sherman Street Church of God. Schedule shows Fairview versus Ninth Street Methodist and Central Methodist versus Central Baptist Thursday at 7 and 8 30.
A historical note describes Korea as a peninsula roughly the size of Minnesota. It notes Korea’s geographic scale relative to a U S state.
A Texan hit his 14th homer and raised his average to .353 as Nashville beat Little Rock 5-2 in 10 innings. Birmingham led the league with a 24 inning win over Chattanooga while Atlanta edged Mobile 3-2. Nashville’s win pulled them into a second place tie with the Travelers, with key contributions from Cook and John Edwards.
Tom Poe dominated for the Merchants earning a 1-0 victory over Chemstrand with 13 strikeouts on two hits while the Merchants collected five total hits. In the other game Wolverine edged Alabama Flour Mills 6-5. Tonight at 7 30 p m Merchants meet Chem at Delano Park.
A long term ocean warming trend shows the Gulf Stream along the United States coast increasing about five degrees Fahrenheit across six decades.
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