Braves Pirates Top List Of Twinkle Team Players
Milwaukee Braves lead with six selections for the All Star game to be played in Baltimore on July 8. Hank Aaron and Del Crandall earn starting spots, with manager Fred Haney picking four other Braves and adding pitchers Don McMahon Warren Spahn and four infield and outfield players to complete the 25 man squad. The Pirates Cubs Cardinals and Giants follow with multiple representatives as starters are named for positions excluding the pitcher.
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Harold Harrison
Cincinnati
Fred Haney
Milwaukee Braves
Baltimore
Hank Aaron
del Crandall
Haney
Don Mc
Phils
Walt Moryn
Lee Walls
Chicago Cubs
John Roseboro
Dodgers
Bob Schmidt
Giants
Don Blasingame
Cardinals
George Crowe
Redlegs
Braves
Pirates
Cubs
National League
Crandall
Stan Musial
Cards
Bill Mazeroski
Ernie Banks
Frank Thomas
Willy Mays
Bob Skinner
Aaron
Cards Triumph Over Phillies 8 1 on Grand Slam
St Louis rookie Gene Green hit his first major league grand slam as the Cardinals beat Philadelphia 8 to 1. Sal Maglie allowed five hits, while Don Blasingame and Curt Flood helped spark the offense. The game featured the season’s third triple play, with Hemus snaring Flood and a relay to first for Musial.
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Philadelphia
St. Louis
Gene Green
Sal Maglie
Green
Don Blasingame
Curt Flood
Stan Musial
Flood
Ken
Boyer
Curt Simmons
Wally Post
Ken Boyer
Sally Hemus
Hemus
Nab Musial
Chicago Cubs
Washington
Maglie
Smith
Simmons
Gray
Lopata
Sawatski
L—Simmons
St.Louis
Pirates End Seven-Game Slide With 7-3 Win Over Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates halt a seven game losing streak by defeating the Chicago Cubs 7-3 at home. Curt Raydon earned his third win with relief help from Bob Porterfield who closed the rally in the sixth. Bob Skinner's bases loaded single and an Ernie Banks error fueled a four run fifth inning as Skinner and Billy Virdon sparkled earlier with a first inning sacrifice fly and triple. Chicago tallied in the second fourth and sixth.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Bob Skinner
Ernie Banks
Ted Kluszewski
Skinner
Pirates
Billy Virdon
Curt Raydon
Bob Porterfield
Raydon
Porterfield
Bobby Thomson
Cubs
Thomson
Sammy Taylor
Dale Long
Chicago
Drott
Henry
Hobbie
Hillman
S. Taylor
Foiles
W—Raydon
L—Drott
Mutual undefeated in 19 5 Girls Softball League win
Thursday Mutual rolled to a 19 to 5 victory over Pet Dairy led by Juanita Miller with a homer triple and two singles. Nancy Edwards added three hits including a triple while Kirkpatrick went 4 for 4 with a triple. Merle Bowling and Patterson also produced triples and Pet Dairy's only two hits came from Merle Bowling. Waldrop and Sparkman limited Pet Dairy to two hits as Mutual totaled 18 hits.
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Mutual
Pet Dairy
Juanita Miller
Nancy Edwards
Kirkpatrick
Patterson
Merle
Pet
Raye Waldrop
Linda Sparkman
Grisham Named Falkville High Coach
Robert Earl Grisham, a Rogersville backfield star and 23 year old former Florence State College player, is appointed Falkville High head coach replacing Kenneth Nimmo who took the Moulton post.
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Rogersville
Robert Earl Grisham
Falkville High
Kenneth Nimmo
Moulton
Grisham
Florence State College
Sailors Face Bull in Lisbon Ring
A hundred U.S. sailors in white uniforms entered a ring with a young bull in Lisbon. For an hour the sailors taunted and rode the bull as spectators roared while the animal tossed or charged them.
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Lisbon
Portugal
U.S
Giles To Meet With Umpire Chiefs Monday
Warren C. Giles president of the National League will hold his second annual mid-summer meeting with the four NL umpire captains in Chicago on Monday. He said no special matter will be discussed but team captains may raise questionable issues since the spring meeting. The captains are Al Barlick Jocke Conlan Dusty Boggess and Frank Dascoli.
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Cincinnati
Warren C. Giles
National League
Chicago
Giles
al Barlick
Jocke Conlan
Dusty Boggess
Frank Dascoli
Tremplehof Airport Steps Into City Center Spotlight
Tremplehof Airport in Berlin stands among the rare global hubs built within a major city. The unique location sparks debate over noise, traffic, and expansion as urban aviation grows.
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Tremplehof
Berlin
Mutual Savings Life girls blank Decatur all stars 20 to 17
Mutual Savings Life Insurance Co. girl softball team defeated a Decatur all star group 20 to 17 after a two and a half hour game at Delano Park. Ray Waldrop and Lynda Sparkm an pitched for the winners. The losers used three different pitchers over seven innings.
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Mutual Savings Life Insurance Co
Decatur
Delano Park
Ray Waldrop
Lynda Sparkman
Mutual
Stengel Names 25 Man American League All Star Roster
Manager Casey Stengel finalized the American League All Star squad for the July 8 game in Chicago. He selected 25 players including 3 pitchers from the Yankees and starters Bill Skowron and Mickey Mantle. Pitchers Whitey Ford Bob Turley Arnald Duren Yogi Berra Elston Howard Tony Kubek Gil McDougald Billy Pierce Billy O Dell Early Wynn Ray Narleski comprise a strong AL roster with White Sox Red Sox Indians Orioles Tigers A s and Senators also represented.
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Chicago
Casey Stengel
New York Yankees
Boston
Ted Williams
Stengel
Chicago White Sox
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
Baltimore Orioles
Detroit Tigers
Kansas City A’s
Washington Senators
Yankees
Bill Skowron
Mickey Mantle
Whitey Ford
Bob Turley
Arnald Duren
Yogi Berra
Elston Howard
Tony Kubek
Gil McDougald
Ford
Billy Pierce
White Sox
Billy O’dell
Orioles
Turley
Early Wynn
Duren
Ray Narleski
Cleveland
Oldtimers' Day brings Red Sox and Tigers greats to Detroit
Detroit hosts an Oldtimers' Day with Hall of Famers from the Red Sox and Tigers. Ty Cobb and Sam Crawford return as does Jo Jo White who hits a homer off Grove. The old rivals play to a 1-1 tie as Hank Greenberg and Rudy York reminisce and Walt drops in.
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Detroit
Lefty Grove
Boston Red Sox
Ty Cobb
Detroit Tiger
Havin Field
Red Sox
Tiger
Hall of Fame
Tigers
Cobb
Sam Crawford
Davy Jones
Briggs Stadium
Mickey Cochrane
Joe Cronin
Jimmie Foxx
Jo Jo White
White
Grove
Tommy Bridges
Schoolboy Rowe
Eldon Auker
Hank Greenberg
Rudy York
Greenberg
York
Decatur teams split with Florence at Blue Haven pool
Decatur boys and girls split with Florence with the girls winning 69 68 and the boys losing 94 58. Florence won diving over Decatur 21 10 for girls and 19 17 for boys. Decatur heads to Huntsville Tuesday for a 6 pm meet.
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Blue Haven Pool
Decatur
Florence
Huntsville
Huntsville Park
Arnold Upsets Truman At Wimbledon In Surprise Win
Mimi Arnold a 19 year old from Redwood City California shocked British favorite Christine Truman 10 8 6 3 on center court to reach the quarter finals as American competitors push through in rain disrupted Wimbledon play. Also advancing were Gibson Osborne du Pont MacKay Mulloy and other top contenders in both singles draws.
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Sterling Slappey
Associated Press
Wimbledon
England
Tiny Mimi Arnold
Redwood City
Calif
Christine Truman
Miss. Arnold
Britain
New York
Althea Gibson
Miss G Ibson
Barry MacKay
Dayton
Ohio
Miss Gibson
Miss Arnold
Lorraine Coghlan
Australia
Margaret Osborne du Pont
Wilmington
Del
U.S
Norma Marsh
Karol Fageros
Miami
Pat Ward
MacKay
Budge Patty
Los Angeles
Paris
Gardnar Mulloy
Coral Gables
Fla
Bob Mark
Malloy
Mike Green
Miami Beach
Patty
Bearded Torben Ulrich
Denmark
Ashley Cooper
Mervyn Rose
Cooper
Joergen Ulrich
Rose
Brazil
Ronald Barnes
Jaroslav Drobny
Egypt
Rod Laver
Miss Truman
Maria Bueno
Joan Curry
Lepcio Powers Sox Past Tigers
Ted Lepcio crushed a pinch hit homer in the 12th as the Red Sox beat the Tigers 6 5 in Detroit. Jackie Jensen added two homers and drove in four, while Bob Smith earned the win in relief. Kaline homered for Detroit, which tied Boston for third place.
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Detroit
Ted Lepcio
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Lepcio
Billy Hoeft
Tigers
Bob
Red Sox
Lepeio
Smith
Murray Wall
Harvey Kuenn
Jackie Jensen
Jensen
Jim Bunning
Herman Wehmeier
Boston
Sisler
Wall
Berberet
White
Bunning
Wehmeier
Aguirre
Lary
Hoeft
Wilson
W— Smith
L—Hoeft
Kaline
Braves Finally Turn On Dodgers
Milwaukee breaks seven game drought against Los Angeles by beating the Dodgers 7 to 3 behind Carl Willey who pitched a complete game and limited LA to one hit. Johnny Logan and Henry Aaron homered for the Braves as Podres lasted less than an inning in the Dodgers defeat.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Braves
Dodgers
Carl Willey
Los Angeles
Willey
San Francisco
Braves
Johnny Logan
Henry Aaron
Johnny Podres
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Lepcio Powers Sox
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Dodger
Ed Mathews
Dick Gray
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Erskine
Kipp
Roseboro
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Chicago Seen
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