Indians Won't Play Tonight In Decatur Tonight’s game called off by Briscoe
Decatur Indians skip tonight’s ball game after two Birmingham clubs lack players due to vacations. Briscoe scouts another pitcher while Lester White may reclaim third base and Leon Hardeman moves to left. Thursday hosts Ika Mississippi at Legion Field followed by Loveman's of Birmingham on Saturday.
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Decatur Indians
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Birmingham
Ika
Mississippi
Legion Field
Loveman’s
Decatur
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Rome
Georgia
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Auburn
Briscoe
Lester White
Leon Hardeman
George Burns
Hardeman
Avery Roberts
Clell Hobson
von Dyer
Tony Napoli
Chick Sparkman
Bill Freeman
White
Tomorrow's Schedule in Major League Baseball
National League games list matchups including Orea at Pittsburgh at 7:30 p.m. Siesines at Cincinnati at 8:00 p.m. New York at St Louis at 8:30 p.m. Boston at Chicago at 1:30 p.m.
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Chicago
Baseball Schedule Highlights at Major League Parks
American League slate features St Louis vs Washington at 7 30 P M Detroit facing Philadelphia in twin bill at 5 30 and 7 30 P M Chicago visits New York at 1 30 P M and Cleveland plays Boston at 1 00 P M Details show a busy day across multiple venues with doubleheader plans and early afternoon games.
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Chicago
New York
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Boston
Associated Press
American League
Southern Association Schedule Highlights Tonight
Birmingham plays Chattanooga New Orleans visits Little Rock Mobile meets Memphis Atlanta visits Nashville all night. Also Boston at Chicago Brooklyn vs Cincinnati New York at St Louis Philadelphia at Pittsburgh.
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Birmingham Seen
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Ween
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Wwe
Musial Leads NL Batting With .382 Average
Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals boosted his National League batting to .382 by going 12 for 24 last week. Jackie Robinson slipped to .368, Richie Ashburn moved to .348, and Bob Elliott and Roy Campanella followed. Schoendienst’s pace fell, dropping from third to a ninth-place tie.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Redbirds
Brooklyn
Jackie Robinson
Robinson
Philadelphia
Richie Ashburn
Bob Elliott
Boston
Roy Campanella
Musial
Alvin Dark
Frankie Baumholtz
Chicago
Ralph Kiner
Pittsburgh
Dick Sisler
Red Schoendienst
St. Louis
Schoendienst
Yankees And Sox Open A Game Series
Opening with a double header the White Sox visit the Yankees for a four game set in New York while Cleveland beats Boston 9-7. Feller wins his 10th as Williams walks and a late Boston rally falls short. Giants edge Cardinals 5-4 in 12 innings. Cubs top Braves 5-4 as Irvin drives in the winning run.
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Associated Press
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Chicago
Yankees
New York
Cleveland
Red Sox
Boston
Bob Feller
Harry Taylor
New York Giants
St. Louis
Chicago Cubs
Boston Braves
Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
Sox
Paul Richards
Marvin Rotblatt
Memphis
Joe Dobson
Boston Red Sox
Casey Stengel
Vic Raschi
Stubby
Lou Brissie
Billy Goodman
Johnny Pesky
Bruce Edwards
Bob Borkinski
Cubs
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Hank Thompson
Cards
Whitey Lockman
Willie Mays
Alvin Dark
Minoso Takes AL Batting Lead as Minoso Drives Sox Rally
Orestes Minoso tops the American League with a .379 average and a 23 point swing after a 14-for-27 week. Ferris Fain sits second at .356 while Nellie Fox drops to third at .347. Other leaders include Vern Stephens .339 Dom DiMaggio .331 Ray Coleman .326 Jim Busby .320 and Dick Kryhoski .322. McDougald new to top ten with .320. Minoso also leads in runs scored and triples. Randy Gumpert is best pitcher by percentage at 6-0 with Maurice McDermott 64 strikeouts.
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Minoso
Philadelphia
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Vern Stephens
Boston
Dom DiMaggio
Ray Coleman
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Jim Busby
Dick Kryhoski
Detroit
Luke Easter
Cleveland
Gil McDougald
New York
McDougald
Eddie Robinson
Ted Williams
Robinson
Busby
Randy Gumpert
Maurice McDermott
Suggs Sets Western Open Course Record At Whitemarsh
Louise Suggs fired a seven under par 68 at Whitemarsh Valley to tie the second best Western Open round ever and fall two strokes short of the 66 course record. She faces Mary Agnes Wall in the first bracket match as day two begins amid high hopes for a strong run by the Georgia star.
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Little Miss Suggs
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Whitemarsh Valley Country Club
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Newington
Conn
Oklahoma City
Joe Kirkwood
Miss Suggs
Mary Agnes Wall
Menominee
Mich
Mrs. George
Babe) Zaharias
Peggy Kirk
Findlay
Ohio
Patty Berg
Kirkwood
Philadelphia Inquirer
Younger Men Take Lead In Western Open
A field of 150 golfers was cut to 64 after 36 holes at the Western Amateur in South Bend Ind. The qualifying pace was set by a younger group in their 20s led by Stocky Boeininger 67 for the early 18 hole lead at South Bend Country Club.
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Ind
South Bend Country Club
Stocky Boeininger
Stillwater
Okla
Pleasantville
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Open match play begins with star field at stake
Miss Berg of Minneapolis shoots 37 36 73 to lead opening rounds as former champions enter. Zaharias four time winner along with Berg Suggs and Dettweiler vie for the title. Beverly Hanson Pasadena breaks par with 37 36 73 while Pat O Sullivan Orange Conn and Catherine McKinnon Lake Worth Fla also qualify. Betty Jameson ex titlist from San Antonio among the qualifiers.
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Minneapolis
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India
Calif
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San Antonio
Tex
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Pasadena
Pat Q’sullivan
Orange, Conn
Catherine McKinnon
Lake Worth
Fla
Althea Gibson Seeks Open Wimbledon Debut
Althea Gibson, 23, from South Carolina, prepares for her first Wimbledon appearance as the first American Negro woman to reach the All England Championships. She shows power and speed but faces consistency questions after losses in Manchester and Beckenham. Nine Americans compete in women’s singles with Louise Brough out.
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South Carolina
Doris Hart
Jacksonville
Fla
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Betty Rosenquest
South Orange
N. J
Beckenham
Wimbledon
Althea
Louise Brough
Herb Flamm
Beverly Hills
Giants-edge Cardinals in 12th inning thriller
Monte Irvin singled with the bases loaded in the 12th to drive in Hank Thompson for a 5-4 Giants win over the Cardinals. Lou Brissie replaced Mike Garcia in the ninth to escape a bases loaded jam, preserving Cleveland's 9-7 victory against the Red Sox.
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Associated Press
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Giants
Hank Thompson
St. Louis Cardinals
Lou Brissie
Indians
Mike Garcia
Billy Goodman
Johnny Pesky
Cleveland
Boston Red Sox
Baseball Scoreboard From Leagues Across Regions
International League results Rochester 5 Montreal 0 Syracuse 3 Toronto 2 Springfield 3 Buffalo 1 Ottawa 5 Baltimore 2. American Association Milwaukee 6 Columbus 2 Toledo 6 Kansas City 5 St Paul 8 Minneapolis 4. Gulf regions Birmingham 15 Chattanooga 10 Mobile 7 Memphis 6 New Orleans at Little Rock postponed Atlanta at Nashville postponed Texas League Dallas 2 San Antonio 1 Beaumont 5 Oklahoma City 4 Shreveport 2 Tulsa 1 Houston 3 Fort Worth 2 Georgia Alabama League Lagrange 12 Alexander City 5 Opelika 12 Griffin 8 Valley 17 Rome 2.
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Valley
Rome
Barons Rally Past Lookouts 15-10 in Chattanooga
Hershell Freeman earned the win in relief as Birmingham pounded Chattanooga with eight first inning runs and five more in the seventh to seize a 15-10 victory. The Lookouts totaled three hits off the 22 year old Gadsden pitcher. Mobile topped Memphis 7-6 while the rest of the Southern program was rained out.
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Chattanooga
Hershell Freeman
Mickey Heafner
Washington Senators
Hershell
Mickey
Lookouts
Gadsden
Ala
Mobile
Memphis
Barons
Little Rock
Lookout Hal Keller
New York Yankees
King Kong Keller
Junior League To Hold Important Meeting
Decatur Junior League will meet Wednesday night at 7:30 at the Manor Barber Shop on Moulton Street. League President Billy Childs urges all connected with the league to be present.
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Manor Barber Shop
Moulton Street
Billy Childs
League
Major League Batting and Pitching Leaders Listed
The data shows top performances across batting and pitching categories. Minoso leads Chicago in several categories while Williams of Boston and Robinson of Chicago appear prominently in runs batted in and home runs. Feller and Raschi top pitching strikeout and win percentages respectively.
Baseball Leaders Spark Prominent Seabrook Rivalry
Batting leaders include Musial St Louis at 376 and Robinson Brooklyn 368 in runs Dark New York 49 Hodges Brooklyn 47. Batted in Westlake St Louis 50 Snider Brooklyn 46. Hits Ashburn Philadelphia 81 Dark New York 80. Doubles binson Brooklyn and Dark New York 17. Triples Musial St Louis 6 Baumholtz Chicago 5. Home runs Hodges Brooklyn 21 Westlake St Louis 17. Stolen bases Jethroe Boston Robinson Brooklyn 14. Pitching Roe Brooklyn 9 0 Branca Brooklyn 5 1. Strikeouts Spahn Boston Newcombe Brooklyn 57.
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Chicago
Fain
Philadelphia
Williams
Boston
Robinson
DiMaggio
Fox
Doan
Washington
Busby
Gumpert
Feller
Cleveland
McDermott
Raschi
New York
Musial
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Dark
Hodges
Westlake
Snider
Ashburn
Binson
Baumholtz
Jethroe
Roe
Branca
Spahn
Newcombe
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