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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1957

Page

8

Buhl Keeps Dodgers On String In Tight NL Pennant Race

Milwaukee pitcher Bob Buhl limited Brooklyn to four hits in a 3-1 win that tied the Dodgers with the Braves for third, one game behind Cincinnati. Vern Law pitched a four hitter as Pittsburgh beat the Redlegs 5-2, while Ed Math ews drove in two for Boston in an 11-4 rout of Kansas City.

Milwaukee Bob Buhl Brooklyn Dodgers Cincinati Joe Nuxhall Buhl Dodgers Brooklyn Braves Cincinnati Pittsburgh Vern Law Redlegs Law Philadelphia Phillies Chicago White Sox New York Yankees Detroit Boston Rec. Sox Dick Gernert Kansas City Buh Gil Hodges Ed Mathews Don Newcombe Nauxhall Pirates Frank Thomas Wally Post Chartie Maxwell Tigers al Kaline Harvey Kuenn Yankees Frank Lary Mickey Mantle al Aber Hank Bauer Aber Red Sox Alex Kellner Gernert Ted Williams Willard Nixon

Stan Musial Nears Iron Man Milestone in 822nd Straight Game

Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals is set to play his 822nd consecutive game, equaling Gus Suhr’s National League record. The star already leads the league in extra-base hits and is poised to add runs scored RBIs, total bases, and two-base hits to his totals. Since 1952 he has played 821 straight games, missing some only to accommodate team needs and injuries. Musial's durability follows a career of nine complete seasons, second only to Lou Gehrig’s long streak.

Philadelphia Stan Musial Gus Suhr St. Louis Cardinal Musial Donora Lou Gehrig Gehrig

White Sox Extend Lead In Girls Softball League

White Sox beat Texaco Service 12-8 in extra innings to stay atop the standings. Mutual outlasted Russell's Minnow Pool 12-7 in a game featuring homers and errors.

White Sox Pace Texaco Russe Sossentoa Mutual Pace Texaco Service Russell Minnow Delano Park Texaco Sox Sparkman

Barons Rally Toward First Division Return

Birmingham Barons ride a four game win streak fueling a push back to the Southern Assn first division. Frank White and Ken Walters key a 3-2 10 inning win over Little Rock as Eddie Glennon and Johnny Pesky push for a stronger attack. Atlanta upsets Memphis 11-4 while New Orleans outlasts Nashville 11-8 in a long Sulphur Dell clash. Chattanooga and Mobile were rained out.

Associated Press Johnny Pesky Birmingham Barons Barons Frank White Ken Walters Hard Little Rock Harry Byrd Troy Herriage Atlanta Memphis Chicks New Orleans Nashville Sulphur Dell Chattanooga Mobile Eddie Glennon Birmingham White Ken Johnson Inman Veal al Evans Evans Carl Duser Tom Wright Pesky Walters al Lary Memphis John Reider Bob Montag Sam Taylor Billy Joe Bowman Rochester Stan Johnson Vols

Braves weighing trade talks with Giants as deadline nears

Milwaukee general manager John Quinn meets with Giants and Dodgers officials while the Braves seek upgrades at second base and left field. The deadline looms at midnight Saturday and lingering weak spots threaten a slide from contention. The irony recalls last winter when the Giants offered Red Schoendienst for Crone Thomson and OConnell, a deal rejected by Milwaukee.

Brooklyn Milwaukee Braves New York Giants Braves John Quinn Horace Stoneham Giants Buzzy Bavasi Brooks Red Schoendienst Ray Crone Bobby Thomson Danny O'Connell Quinn and Company Crone Thomson O’connell New York Chub Feeney

National Open Develops As Battle Of Old Timers

In Toledo the 57th National Open looms as a clash of seasoned players over Inverness 6919 yards. Veterans Ben Hogan and Sam Snead are top contenders while younger stars like Ken Venturi face doubt as youth battles age for the prize.

Toledo Ohio Mre Jeremy Demaret Gene Sarzen Germantown N. Y Squire Inverness Ben Hogan Sam Snead

Yankees Take Early Lead in LL Play

Yankees move atop the American League with a 3 2 win over the Indians. One Yankee hit but five Indian errors helped the victory, while Stephenson earned the win and Lerner took the loss. In the National League the Cubs beat the Braves 6 2 behind Hines four hits and one Brave error. Tucker took the loss. A makeup game Saturday had the Braves edge the Giants 4 3 as Hill got the win and Murphy the loss.

Yankees Indians Yanks Stephenson Lerner Cubs Braves Hines Tucker Giants Hill Murphy

Line Scores from Monday Baseball Show Key Relics

MLB results across American and National Leagues with multiple team totals. Mantle Bauer Maxwell Kaline Kuenn homer stats details from New York Detroit Boston Kansas City Milwaukee Brooklyn Cincinnati Pittsburgh and Southern Association show runs, hits, errors and multi game summaries with Tuesday schedules listed.

Associated Press New York Detroit Turley Larsen Terry Howard Lary Aber House Mantle Bauer Maxwell Kaline Kuenn Boston Kansas City Nixon and Daley Kellner Duren Smith L—Kellner Gernert

Atlanta Slugger Dick Stuart Cut From Cracker Roster

Hollywood import Dick Stuart, famed for 66 home runs in Lincoln, is cut from the Atlanta Cracker roster and returned to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Stuart, who hit 211 with eight homers in 23 games for Atlanta, vented about his future while manager Buddy Bates questioned his fit and value.

Atlanta Dick Stuart Atlanta Cracker Pittsburgh Pirates Pirates Southern Assn Stuart Lincoln Hollywood Pirate Pacific Coast League Buddy Bates

Soccer scoreline hints at teams and players

Fragmentary report lists players Rieder Rivich O Donnell and Taylor with a 2 to 3 score noted for Atlanta against Sox 11 Ti Lary.

Atlanta Lary Rieder Rivich O'Donnell Taylor

Major League Leaders From The Associated Press

American League batting leaders include Williams Boston with a .380 average and Fox Chicago with 67 hits. Mantle New York leads runs with 43 and home runs with 15. Sandwiched in are Sievers Washington and Landis Chicago for other top categories. In pitching Trucks Kansas City is 5 0 with 1.000, while Koufax Brooklyn and Sanford Philadelphia tie for 59 strikeouts.

Associated Press Chicago Tree Sastre New York Detroit Cleveland Baltimore Kansas City Washington Boston Williams Schiendienst Aaron Milwaukee Mays Sanford Philadelphia Koufax Brooklyn

White Sox Hold Babe Ruth Lead in Weekend Games

In Babe Ruth league action the White Sox maintained their lead with a makeup win, while Redlegs beat the Athletics 10-8 behind Charles Owens and Bass. Wayne Christian and Ed Smith provided Athletics hits amid a two-game Saturday slate.

Redlegs Athletics White Sox Charles Owens Bass Ronnie Jones Wayne Christian Ed Smith Bob Montgomery Pirates

Birmingham and Dothan Supplying Top Golfers for AGA Tourney

Birmingham and Dothan golfers may supply the hottest competition in the Alabama Golf Association junior tournament here next week. SELMA

Selma Birmingham and Dothan Alabama Golf Assn

White Sox blank Orioles 11 0 in strong pitching display

French pitched a one hit shutout for the White Sox with 11 strikeouts. Pirates Jones took the loss after six strikeouts. Trav Jenkins delivered the winning runs with a bases loaded triple for the Pirates. Gilchrist was charged with the loss.

Bob Gilchrist Pirates Travis Jenkins White Sox French Orioles J. T. Jones

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