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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1948

Page

13

Tip-Top Edges Big Bee In Tight 4 3 Win

Mark Long delivered a walk and a two run score in the bottom half of the sixth lifting Tip-Top to a 4 3 victory over Big Bee of Athens at Delano Park. Joe Motherway pitched well for Tip-Top allowing only two hits while Big Bee scored all three in the second inning on a Nelson home run.

Mark Long Tip-Top Big Bee Athens Delano Park Tody Parks Puckett Long Joe Motherway Tip- Topard Joe Motherway Nelson Smith Shunen Moet Parks Tody Mark

Baseball Leaders and Pitching Totals From The American League

The Associated Press reports top AL batting leaders with Boudreau and Zarilla hitting over .400, Williams driving in runs for Boston, and Mayo Kell Detroit sharing hits. Keltner and Williams lead home runs with four, while Trucks and Reynolds pace strikeouts and pitching totals across the league.

Boudreau Cleveland Zarilla St. Louis Williams Boston Avers Detroit Yost Washington Mayo Kell Vico Keltner Robinson Joose Philadelphia DiMaggio Tucker Gordon Doan Trucks Brissie Reynolds New York

Decatur Owls Edge Athens 2 1 In Tight Battle

The Decatur Owls defeated the Athens College Golden Bears 2 1 as Grizzard and Johnson limited scoring. Key plays included Grizzard scoring on a fielding error in the eighth and a passed ball, with Athens threatening late but failing to convert.

Major League Results Across National League and A.L.

Baseball scores include Pittsburgh 3 Boston 2. Cincinnati 5 New York 2. Philadelphia 13 Chicago 9. Washington 6 Chicago 0. St. Louis and New York games postponed by rain. Boston beat Detroit 4 3 in 11 innings. Cleveland and Philadelphia also postponed by rain.

Montgomery Asacola Gwcksburg- Selma National Leade Pittsburgh New York St. Louis Brooklyn Philadelphia Cincinnati Tisischann Chicago Southern Association Ashville Birmingham Memphis Atlanta New Orleans Little Rock Chattanooga Lagrange Opelika Valley Griffin Tallassee Alexander City Los Angeles Hollywood Oakland Sacramento San Francisco Portland San Dergo Seattle San Antonio Oklahoma City Shreveport Dallas Houston Tulsa Beaumont Fort Worth Southern Nashville Mobile Milwaukeel Louisville St. Paul Indianapolis Toledo Minneapolis Columbus Kansas City Columbia Greenville Jacksonville Macon Augusta Savannah Charleston Associated Press Boston Washington Detroit Cleveland Scheib Gustine Westlake Sauer Cooper Stevens Pittsburgh Musial

Baseball Stat Standings From The Week's Leaders

The fragment lists leaders in various batting and hitting categories with players from multiple teams. Gustine and Sauer lead with 22 and 15 runs batted in respectively, while Sauer and Musial top the home run tally with six and four.

Schedule and results for local league games

Tonight's schedule lists Home Supply versus Tip-Top at 7 30 and V F W against Firestone at 8 30. Tuesday's results show John White 14 V F W 10, Darleen 10, Firestone 6.

V.F.W Firestone John White V.F Ww Darleen

Park Home Supply and W F W Firestone In Early League Draws

Park Home Supply faced Tip 0 in the opener while W F W Firestone clashed in the seconds as Tuesday night games began. Darleen and John White won after a mixup led to a delay. League President Julian paused play then, stating officials would set the proper schedule despite questions about earlier decisions.

Darleen John White League Julian the Daily

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