Mize and McQuinn Lead Major League Batting Averages
New York June 3 John Mize and George McQuinn top the major leagues in batting average. Mize gained 14 points to .370 after trailing Harry Walker, while McQuinn slipped to .354 and faced pressure from Joe DiMaggio. Lou Boudreau rose to .350, Enos Slaughter climbed to .352 with St. Louis.
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New York
Johnny Mize
George McQuinn
New York Giants
Yankees
Mize
Philadelphia
Harry Walker
Phillyhawk
Walker
McQuinn
Joe DiMaggio
DiMaggio
Jolin
Joe
Lou Boudreau
Cleveland Indians
St. Louis
Dillinger
Enos Slaughter
St. Louis Cardinals
Baseball Results From Major Leagues and Minor Circuits
Scores across American League and National League with multiple divisions. Notable results include Boston 6 Chicago 5 and St Louis 5 Brooklyn 4 in ten innings, Cincinnati 9 New York 3, Pittsburgh 4 Boston 3, plus numerous minor league games across Association leagues and southern circuits.
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St. Louis
Brooklyn
Pollet
Wilber
Rice
Hatten
Chandler
Lombardi
Branca
Casey
Edwards
Meridian Leads League as Three Win Tight Games
Meridian defeated Anniston 10 to 8 with 14 hits while Gadsden beat Pensacola 9 to 7 and Vicksburg edged Montgomery 3 to 2. Jackson Senators shut out Selma 3 to 0 as Luke Hamilton and Jack Christensen battled in a muddy field. Ridiculous hitting streaks marked the night with Randol and Lew Flick each extending hitting runs.
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Meridian Peps
Anniston Rams
Gadsden
Pensacola Fliers
Vicksburg
Montgomery Rebels
Jackson Senators
Selma Cloverleafs
Peps
Anniston
Pensacola
Cloverleafs
Jackson
Cavosie
Rebels
Deem
Willett
Wilson
Luke Hamilton
Selma
Senators
Leafs
Hamilton
Jack Christensen
Leaf
Flick
Khederian
Davis
Gross
Marino
Lloyd Randol
Lew Flick
They Did It: Ferriss Drives Sox to 6 2 Win
Dave Ferriss slammed a single and a triple driving in three runs and scored once to beat the White Sox 6-2. Bucky Walters spaced 11 Giants hits as Cincinnati won 9-3 for his third win of the season and 193rd of his major league career.
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Dave Ferriss
Red Sox
White Sox
Minors OK To Play In Cuba League
Columbus Ohio June 3 Its okay for professional baseball players with not more than four years of league experience to play in Cubas Winter loop the minors voted today President George M Trautman of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues said the move was the first official step toward greater cooperation between Cuban and United States interests Previously players with not more than two years of professional experience were permitted to play in the Cuban League Trautman also announced that a proposal to raise player limits in Class C and class D Leagues by one man per club was defeated.
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Cuba
George’ M. Trautman
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
United States
Trautman
Sewell Leaves Tilt With Injured Hand
Decatur pitcher Rip Sewell left a game against the Boston Braves in the ninth inning with numbness in his pitching hand. He had allowed only four hits through eight innings.
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Rip Sewell
Decatur
Boston Braves
Associated Press Dispatch
Andrew's Chapel Singing Slated for Sunday Afternoon
Public invitation extended for Andrew's Chapel singing event on Sunday afternoon June 8 with special invitation to all singers to attend.
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Andrew
Andrew’s Chapel
Bethlehem Singing at BethleHem Church Thursday Night
A singing event is scheduled at Bethlehem Church three miles east of Hartselle, beginning at 7 30 o clock Thursday night. The public is cordially invited to attend.
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Bethlehem Church
Hartselle
Tonight's Doubleheader Opens With Cooper Wells and Hartselle
Tonight features Cooper Wells versus Hartselle at 7:30 followed by Dot's versus Tip-Top at 8:30. Dot's seeks to extend an unbeaten streak while Tip-Top climbs the standings with two of the league's fastest pitchers Earl Paine for Tip-Top and Jervis Moore for Dot's. Cooper Wells meets Hartselle in the opener.
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Hartselle
Tip-Top
Dot’s
Dot's
Earl Paine
Jervis Moore
Split doubleheader ends with Red Sox win in Chicago
Dave Ferriss limited the White Sox to seven hits as Boston beat Chicago 6-2 to secure a split after the White Sox took the nightcap 6-5. Ferriss drove in three runs with a triple and a single and scored, while a freak fifth inning play helped Chicago claim the second game.
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Associated Press
Dave
Boo) Ferriss
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
White Sox
Red Sox
Boston
Murrell Jones
Johnny Pesky
Don Gutteridge
Dave Philley
Philley
Gutteridge
Thurman Tucker
Jack Wallacsa
Johnny Neun
Cincinnati Reds
New York Giants
Clint Hartung
Giants
Polo Ground Crew
Chicago Cubs
Howie Pollet
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers
Enos Slaughter
Pittsburgh
Braves
Pirates
Philadelphia Athletics
Browns
A's
Cliff Fannin
Ferris Fain
New York
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
Folsom Addresses Alabama College Graduates
Governor James E. Folsom urged 110 graduates at Alabama College in Palmer Hall to build careers in Alabama. He lamented many Alabama graduates leave for other states and praised retiring president Dr. A. F. Harman, introducing incoming president Dr. Tyler Caldwell who starts in September.
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Ala
James E. Folsom
Alabama College
Palmer Hall
Alabama
A. F. Harman
Tyler Caldwell
Dr. Harman
Clyde C Drinkard Laid to Rest in Birmingham
Services for Clyde C Drinkard 22 of 4107 Inglenook Street Birmingham were held May 30 at Center Grove church with Rev Sam Calvert and Rev Vernon Foust officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Drinkard, a World War II veteran, died May 28 after an operation.
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Cullman
Clyde C. Drinkard
Inglenook Street
Birmingham
Center Grove Church
Sam Calvert
Vernon Foust
Church
Drinkard
Government to Buck Market for Wheat Exports
The Agriculture Department will not set a fixed top price for wheat to export. Officials say the government must pay market prices to ensure supply for needy areas abroad.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Mill probe opens over sawmill price fixing claims
The Justice Department today opens a probe by its anti trust division into alleged industry wide coordination among Southeastern sawmills to close facilities and keep prices high. An official declined to name the complainants.
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Aes Justice
Anti-Trust
Decatur Pro Shoots 138 In Open Qualifying At Birmingham
Mike DeMassey of Chattanooga led sectional Open qualifying at the Country Club course with 70-68-138 two under par. Herschel Spears Birmingham and Harold Williams Tuscaloosa followed with 140 and 146 as 34 players competed in pouring rain.
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Birmingham
Mike DeMassey
Chattanooga
Herschel Spears
Tenn
Aene Williams
Tuscaloosa
Gene Dahlbender
Atlanta
Walter Wood
Otey Crisman
Miami Beach
Scudday
Horner
Montgomery
Charlie Hall, Jr
Oe Lindner
Johnny Morris
Gardner Dickinson
Macon
Melvin Lowery
Decatur
Harry Pritchett
Menter G. Walker
Ira Davis
Anniston
John Campbell, Jr
West Point Ga
Jack Jones
Major League Leaders National League Batting and Pitching
National League leaders include Walker batting .362 and Slaughter .361. Mize leads with 42 runs and 14 home runs. Pitching shows Spahn 8-0 and 1.000 with Rowe 6-1. In the American League, McQuinn .354 batting and DiMaggio .352 follow Keller 35 RBIs. Hutchinson and Shea top pitching at 5-1 and .833.
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New York
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Mize
Miller
Cincinnati
Torgeson
Boston
Haas
Robinson
Brooklyn
Blackwell
Nati
Branca
Spahn
Rowe
Philadelphia
McQuinn
DiMaggio
Keller
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Dillinger
St. Louis
Kennedy
Chicago
Kell
Detroit
Joost
Philadel
Philley
Lehner
Dinger
St John Louis
Newhouser
Feller
Cleveland
Hutchinson
Shea
Line scores and box scores from multiple baseball games
A dense set of line scores from games featuring St Louis Brooklyn Pittsburgh Cincinnati New York Boston Chicago Philadelphia St Louis Chattanooga Nashville Birmingham Atlanta Mobile New Orleans Little Rock Memphis and others with detailed innings runs and pitcher notes across ten innings and various dates.
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St. Paul
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Roch
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Atlanta Anata Pen Caneewaneen
Nashville En Teecentenees
Memphis Jerneeeneesanee
Birmingham Segs Eneemenes
Rebels Move Up In Sally Baseball Standings
The Jacksonville Tars dropped a twi n bill at Savannah 16-1 and 5-1 to fall to third in the South Atlantic. Charleston Rebels rose to second by beating Columbia 3-1 as Columbus Cardinals led the league with a 3-0 win over Macon. Lee Holloman held Savannah to seven hits. Charles Gooding walked five. In Greenville, the Spinners beat Augusta 7-6 in 11 innings as Bill Rabe hit a go ahead homer in the ninth. Rabe's blast came with a man on to break a 1-1 tie. Ed Gysen hurled four hits for the Reds in a comeback win. Brissie won his sixth by limiting Jacksonville to four hits in the opener, featuring a grand slam by Big Hockenbury off Tom Bankston. Byrd held the Tars to five hits in game two.
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Tulsa
Fort Worth
Dallas
Oklahoma City
Jacksonville Tars
Savannah
Charleston Rebels
Columbus Cardinals
Columbia
Cardinals
Lee Holloman
Macon
Peaches
Charles Gooding
John Langgood
Frank Dunlap
Greenville
Spinners
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Bill Rabe
Rebels
Ed Gysen
Reds
Roy Hartsfield
Mickey Livingston
Lee Brissie
Jacville
Big Hockenbury
Tom Bankston
Harry Byrd
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