Legion Meets Shyer Saturday In Decatur Baseball Clash
The Shyer Jewelry of Nashville visits Decatur for two games Saturday night at 8:00 and Sunday at 3:00. Huntsville game was postponed after booster no show. Red Watts has four pitchers to choose from: Hudson, Johnson, Coffman, and Rice. Decatur’s probable lineup includes Clark, Todd, Roberts, Freeman, Sparkman, Caudill, Caudill, Crane or Brazelton.
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Nashville
Decatur
Huntsville
Legion
Red Watts
Robert Hudson
Rayburn Johnson
Dickie Coffman
Dennison Rice
Shyer
Lewis Clark
Sonny Todd
Avery Roberts
Bill Freeman
Chick Sparkman
Red Caudill
East West Alabama High School Stars Set for Tonight
East and West Alabama high school baseball stars clash in a charity double header to benefit the Alabama Light Conservation Association aiding indigent eye defects. Notables include Alvin Gardner, Charlie Hurth, Robert Finch. Mel Allen to MC. East features High Jones Baumgartner from Birmingham with Tigers tryouts. Western lineup includes several southpaws. first game at 6 30 P M.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Alabama Light Conservation Association
Alvin Gardner
Charlie Hurth
Southern Association
Robert Finch
Baumgartner
Jones
Frank Lary
Northport
Easterners
Claude McLain
Ensley
Russell Inman
Fairfield
Bob Hardy
Minor
Matt Reynolds
Ramsay
Jim Owen
Hewitt
Bob Cummins
John Carroll
Jefferson County
Yanks and Browns Complete Major Player Trade
The St. Louis Browns traded for Yankees players George Stirnweiss Jim Delsing Duane Pillette and Don Johnson and received cash while sending Leo Thomas Sid Schacht and cash to the Yanks farm. Ostrowski Ferrick went to New York in the eight player deal valued around a half million dollars. Stirnweiss will play third base as the Browns pursue infield stability.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis Browns
New York Yankees
Brownies
Yanks
Joe Ostrowski
Tom Ferrick
Ned Garver
Cliff Fannin
Browns
George Stirnweiss
Jim Delsing
Duane Pillette
Don Johnson
Leo Thomas
Sid Schacht
Kansas City
Thomas
Bill DeWitt
Ostrowski
Ferrick
Brownie
Garver
Fannin
DeWitt
Stirnweiss
Yankees
Independents Play Liberty. Rally at Hartselle Next
Decatur Independents travel to Liberty Saturday for a 3 00 p m game with Bruce Johnson listed as starter. Sunday they visit Hartselle for a double header with the Hartselle American Legion after last Sunday 12 3 win over Trinity. Wesley Thompson tossed a three hit game with 10 strikeouts.
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Decatur Independents
Liberty
Bruce Johnson
Independents
Hartselle
Hartselle American Legion
Trinity
Wesley Thompson
Decatur
Joe Mullins
Johnson
Bob Freeman
Russell Sims
Marvin Breeding
Thompson
Sterling Muzzy
Roy Freeman
Lloyd Barnett
League Stats Outline Delivers City Baseball Standings
Fragmentary league table shows Detroit New York Boston Cleveland Washington Chicago St. Louis Philadelphia with entries 415 18 25 24 29 31 34. Missing context leaves unclear teams dates or exact metrics.
Barons Face Road Tests as Southern League Opens
The Birmingham Barons start a road stretch in the Southern Association season with starter durability a key theme. Leaders Atlanta and New Orleans trail, while Chicago Cubs reinforcements loom for Nashville. Dick Littlefield tops durability in Birmingham with eight complete games.
Baseball Schedule for National League Matches Tomorrow
National League games on tomorrow include St. Louis at Brooklyn 1:00 PM, Pittsburgh at Boston 1:00 PM, Chicago at New York 1:30 PM, and Cincinnati at Philadelphia 1:00 PM. All listed times are local.
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St. Louis
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Boston
Chicago
New York
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Baseball Schedule Highlights for Four Markets
The American League slate lists Boston at Detroit at 3 00 P M New York at St Louis at 2 30 P M Philadelphia at Cleveland at 1 00 P M and Washington at Chicago at 1 30 P M detailing today’s matchups and start times across four cities.
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Boston
Detroit
New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Washington
Chicago
Nursery takes lead as City Softball League results roll in
Nursery moved into the league lead by routing Guard 8 to 3 while E and W crushed VFW 12 to 6. Duggie Johnson pitched a neat one hitter for Nursery with Scott McClanahan the sole Guard hit in the third. E and W exploded for 10 runs in late innings, led by Todd Halbrooks Mittwede Garnett and Jones.
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Nursery
Guard
VFW
Duggie Johnson
Scott McClanahan
Johnson
Charlie Justice
Dick Wilson
Frank Gardner
Monk Allen
B. G. Ryan
Pat Aday
Aday
Praytor
Allen
Justice
Wilson
Flack
Billy Todd
Hugh Halbrooks
Fred Mittwede
Truell Garnett
W. Pressnell
Mittwede
Mullins
Garnett
John Jones
Todd
Halbrooks
Leonard Love
G. W.sellers
Ray Love
Black
Slayton
Aubrey Free
Vets
Wolfe
An Sanders
Sellers
Washington State Faces Tufts in NCAA Baseball Opener
In Omaha on June 16 1950 Washington State opens against Tufts at 9 30 p m EST while Alabama meets Bradley at 7 30 p m EST in first round NCAA baseball play. Texas rallied to fall to Rutgers and the Eastern District champions won 4 2 Wisconsin edged Colorado A M in a separate setback.
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Omaha
Washington State
Cougars
Tufts
Alabama
Bradley
Texas
Rutgers
Wisconsin
Serios
Colorado A & M
MAJO Results From AP Baseball Evening
Boston defeats Cincinnati 5 to 6 in a 10 inning second game. St Louis at Philadelphia, Pittsburgh at New York, Chicago at Brooklyn games postponed by rain.
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Associated Press
Boston
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
New York
Chicago
Brooklyn
First Game Set In New Park For Junior League
The first night game since the league opened will be at Decatur's new West Town baseball field this Saturday. The Elks and White Way schedule a grudge battle as the opening exhibition, inviting all to attend the contest at West Town Park.
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New Park
Decatur
West Town
Elks and White Way
Important Meeting Called By Jr Loop
All managers and interested persons in Junior League baseball are asked to meet at A. L. Ryans' house on June 22 to discuss the second half and other league business.
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A. L. Ryans’ House
Kell Hits .386 as Tigers Hammer Phillies Pitching
George Kell boosted his batting average to .386 after the Tigers hammered Philadelphia pitching. Billy Pierce of the White Sox threw the season’s first one hitter, final score 5-0 as New York managed only a fifth inning single by Bill Johnson.
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George Kell
Tigers
Philadelphia
Rye
Billy Pierce
White Sox
New York
Bill Johnson
Baseball scores from the American League games
Detroit defeated Philadelphia 7 to 3 while Chicago did not score. New York failed to score in a 0 game. Cleveland beat Boston 3 to 1 and St Louis defeated Washington 16 to 9.
Safflower Emerges as Commercial Crop in Northern Region
After two decades of experimentation, safflower has become a commercial crop in the Northern United States, signaling a shift in agricultural practice. Researchers note growing demand and potential profitability for the crop in regional markets.
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Northern
Great
Kell Shows His Hitting Isn't Luck
Detroit star George Kell consolidates the lead in the American League batting race with an average of .386 While Ted Williams climbs from slump Kell’s steady production fuels the Tigers 7 3 win over Philadelphia and a 14 2 game division lead Other majors notes include Billy Pierce’s one hitter for the White Sox and Bobby Lemon’s homer for Cleveland in a 3 1 victory over Boston
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Tiger
Ted Williams
Boston
Kell
Williams
Ay Cobb
Philadelphia
Tigers
New York
Freddy Hutchinson
Chicago
Billy Pierce
New York Yankees
Aaron Robinson
Pierce
White Sox
Billy Johnson
Yanks
Cleveland
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Tribe
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al Rosen
Larry Doby
Walt Masterson
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Washington
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Browns
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Eddie Yost
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Mickey Harris
Billy Southworth
Boston Braves
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Sid Gordon
Warren Spahn
Spahn
Tommy Holmes
Walker Cooper
Braves
Cubs
Baseball Leaders and Stats For Major Leagues
Ephemeral summary of leading batting pitching leaders with names like Musial Slaughter Jethroe Torgeson Sauer Ehnis Snider Gordon Kinser Reese Terwilliger Spahn Roberts Miller and teams St Louis Boston Brooklyn Chicago Philadelphia Pittsburgh. It lists batting averages runs RBIs hits doubles triples home runs stolen bases strikeouts and pitching records with team affiliations.
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Slaughter
Jethroe
Boston
Torgeson
Sauer
Chicago
Ehnis
Philadelphia
Snider
Brooklyn
Robinson
Gordon
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Reese
Terwilliger
Spahn
Roberts
Miller
Hillel
Brazile
Konstantys
Batting Leaders and Runs Batted In from Boston and Detroit
Kell leads Detroit with a .368 batting average and 80 hits. Williams of Boston tops runs with 57 and RBIs with 64 alongside Stephens who also has 64 RBIs. Doerr Henrich and Dillinger lead in triples, while Williams and Rosen top home runs with 19 and 17 respectively.
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Kell
Detroit
Dropo
Boston
Williams
Pesky
Stephens
Zarila
Dillinger
Philadelphia
Doerr
Henrich
New York
Rosen
Cleveland
Moulton Downs Juniors Edge Decatur In Opener
Two young pitchers Jimmy Berry of Decatur and Bull Terry of Moulton hurled two hit ball as Moulton edged Decatur 2 1 at Legion Field. An eighth inning run by Fretwell scored on a Morris error after walks and a bunt, giving Moulton the win. Berry fanned 17, Terry one out from a no hitter. Decatur's two hits came in the seventh.
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Jimmy Berry
Decatur
Bull Terry
Moulton
American Legion
Legion Field
Earl Morris
Fretwell
Mitchell
Smith
Morris
Hoyt Powell
Duggie Johnson
Terry
Agee
Howell
Corum
Johnson
Naylor
D. Terry
Berry
J. Johnson
Courtland
Joe Jones
Donald Poole
Night N series matchups across the league slate
The schedule lists five games: Chicago at New York, St. Louis at Brooklyn, Cincinnati at Philadelphia, Pittsburgh at Boston, all night. The Southern Association features Atlanta at Chattanooga, Mobile at Little Rock, New Orleans at Memphis, and Birmingham at Nashville, all night games.
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Southern Association
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Mobile
Little Rock
New Orleans
Memphis
Birmingham
Nashville
Hustlers Meet Morgan City on Austinville Diamond
The Decatur Hustlers host Morgan City Saturday at 3:00 p.m. on the Austinville High School diamond. Junior Wallace will start for Decatur after a win over Morgan City last week.
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Decatur
Morgan City
Austinville High School
Junior Wallace
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