Mobile Shift Pays Off in Triple Play for Mobile
Mel McGaha used a pronounced infield overshift against Chattanooga slugger Jesse Levan to spark a triple play. With runners on first and second, shortstop Andy Frazier snagged a liner and stepped on second for the second out before throwing to first to complete the play as Mobile rolled to a 7 1 victory aided by Don Dillard's bases loaded homer.
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Levan
Mobile
Mel McGaha
Chattanooga
Jesse Levan
McGaha
Andy Frazier
Don Dillard
Willey Shuts Out Giants As Braves Rally From Minors
Braves promote Carleton Willey from Wichita to debut with a six hit shutout over San Francisco 7 0 boosting Milwaukee behind Spahn Burdette and Buhl injuries. Mays collects his 1000th major league hit as Cardinals and Reds win to tighten NL race. A's White Sox and Tigers also win in a busy day.
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Associated Press
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Wichita
Warren Spahn
Lew Burdette
Bob Buhl
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Cincinnati
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Cincy
Los Angeles
Chicago White Sox
New York
Ray Moore
Kansas City A’s
Washington
Detroit
Baltimore
Casper Bags Flint Open Title In Rain Delayed Finish
Bill Casper Jr. won the Flint Open by one stroke with a 71 to finish 285 total. Arnold Palmer and Ted Kroll tied for second as Casper collected $9,060 on his 27th birthday, with rain delaying play two hours at Warwick Hills in Grand Blanc.
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Latrobe
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Sarasota
Fla
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Kroll
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Grand Blanc
Atlanta Tops Memphis 5-2 In Tight National League Tilt
Don Schaeffer pitched seven hits and Atlanta kept a 1 game lead by beating Memphis 5-2. Birmingham edged Little Rock 2-1 on Phil Regan's four hit gem as Ken MacKenzie allowed only seven mixed hits. Bob Thorpe drove in both Birmingham runs and Kent Hadley homered for Little Rock in a late 9th innings rally.
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Lee Howell
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Kent Hadley
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Dutch Romberger
Oliver Hurls II No-Hitter
The Giants beat the Dodgers in a Little League major game 21. Oliver pitched a no hitter with 11 strikeouts and one unearned run allowed. Ryan took the loss with one earned run and seven strikeouts. Black and McDonald each had Giants' hits.
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Oliver
Ryan
Black
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Bryant Tops Lawrence Drag Strip Races
Bryant of Birmingham won the top eliminator at Jake's Drag Strip last Sunday posting a 14.65 second run in a 1958 Chevrolet. Other results include Gamble of Guntersville in a 1957 Chevrolet and Black of Guntersville in a 1958 Pontiac with times ranging from 16.05 to 18.35 seconds. Races occur every Sunday at Jake's Drag Strip.
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Bryant
Jake
A. Gamble
Guntersville
Oldsmobile
Black
Athens
Chevrolet
Halsey
Haleyville
Pontiac
G. Flemmings
H. Collins
J, Gamble
Jake's Drag Strip
White Sox beat Athletics 12 to 3 in PONY Juniors game
White Sox defeated Athletics 12 to 3. Winning pitcher Black allowed four hits. Losing pitcher Holt took the loss. White Sox belted five doubles and McDowell added a triple.
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White Sox
Athletics
Black
Holt
McDowell
Red Sox Top Tigers 6-5 in Extra Innings
The Red Sox defeated the Tigers 6-5 in extra innings to pull ahead in a tightly contested Little League Majors game. Key moments featured late and the decisive run came in extra frames.
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Red Sox
Tigers
Minors Red Sox Rally Past Tigers 18 to 12
Phillips and Johnson earned the win as the Red Sox defeated the Tigers 18 to 12 in a high scoring Little League Minors game.
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Red Sox
Tigers
Phillips
Johnson
Elliott Reaches World Mile Record At Bakersfield
Herb Elliott ran a 3:57.9 mile at the AAU championships in Bakersfield California. Pinky Sober AAU official said the race is approved as an American and being sent to the IAAF for world record validation. The initial 3:58 result was due to older measurement rules now updated.
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Herb Elliott
Pinky Sober
Elliott
Bakersfield
Calif
International Amateur Athletic Federation
Sober
John Landy
IAAF
Landy
Pancho Gonzales Sets Sights On Champion Prize
In Forest Hills Pancho Gonzales leads a round robin to conclude the Tournament of Champions. He has not lost here since 1951 and has clinched $3,000 top money with a 5-0 record after beating Sedgman. Rosewall finishes runner up with $2,000, Trabert $1,750 and Sedgman to face Seguara for fifth.
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N.Y
Pancho Gonzales
Lew Hoad
New York
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Gonzales
Pancho Segura
Frank Sedgman
Hoad
Ken Rosewall
Rosewall
Tony Trabert
Rex Hartwig
Sedgman
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Ecuador
Trabert
Tuesday Baseball Matchups Across Cities
Tuesday games feature Boston at Cleveland New York at Chicago Baltimore at Detroit Washington at Kansas City results show Detroit 3 Baltimore 1 Kansas City 7 Washington 2 Chicago 2 New York 0. Monday results precede with Detroit 3 Baltimore 1 and Kansas City 7 Washington 2. Wednesday schedule lists New York at Chicago and Baltimore at Detroit.
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Chicago
Baltimore
Detroit
Washington
Kansas City
Associated Press
W. L. Pet G
National League Standings and Score Highlights
National League standings show Milwaukee leading with 34 wins, San Francisco 34, Cincinnati 30, St Louis 31, Pittsburgh 32, Chicago 31, Philadelphia 27, and Los Angeles 27. Recent games: St Louis 7 Pittsburgh 5, Cincinnati 6 Los Angeles 1, Milwaukee 7 San Francisco 0. Upcoming twin bill in Cincinnati and Chicago at Philadelphia for N games.
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San Francisco
Cincinnati
St Sas
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Southern Association Standings and Tuesday Results
The Southern Association shows Atlanta leading with 39 wins and 32 losses, followed by Nashville 36-32 and Memphis 34-39. Tuesday results include Atlanta 5 Memphis 2 and Birmingham 2 Little Rock 1 with Mobile 7 Chattanooga 1.
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Nashville
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Memphis - Nashville
House Debates Antitrust Bill Affecting Four Major Sports
The House moved toward debate on applying antitrust laws to four pro sports. Baseball would remain exempt for certain game operations. other aspects must be proven reasonably necessary. Keating opposes the exemption and expects a decisive victory for his rival bill.
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Washington
House
Supreme Court
Emanuel Celler
Kenneth B. Keating
R-Ny
Celler
Keating
Ford Frick
Pet Dairy Beats Decatur Hotshots In Girls Softball
Pet Dairy defeated the Decatur Hotshots 19 to 6 at Pop Oliver Field as Vaughan went 3 for 4 and S Pickens and A Beggs hit home runs. Beggs pitched a four hit win.
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Decatur Hotshots
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A. Beggs
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Hotshots
Maybe Boys Need A Rest Says Casey After Shutout
Casey Stengel blamed the Yankees scoring drought after a 2-0 loss to the Chicago White Sox. Ray Moore held New York to three hits as White Sox aimed to sweep the four-game series. Stengel said the team is not hitting and may shuffle players to snap out of the slump.
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Chicago
Casey Stenel
New York Yankees
Ray Moore
Chicago White Sox
Yankees
Whitey Ford
Stengel
Moore
New York
York
Yankee
Pat's and Chemstrand Clash in City League Showdown
In Delano Pat's battles Chemstrand in the second City League game at 8:30 as Freezette seeks to maintain leadership amid a late season scramble. The earlier 7:30 matchup features Alabama Flour Mill against Wolverine as both games aim to climb from the lower division.
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Chemstrand
Power
Alabama Flour Mill
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Davis Constructors
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