Legion Opens Week with Home Game Against Muscle Shoals
Decatur Legion schedules a busy week starting tonight at 8:00 against Muscle Shoals on Legion field. Manager Bob McNelly announced Burns quit the team and may join Florence. Pitchers Halbrooks and Johnson to start tonight with a declared lineup including Jones Todd Caudill Freeman Sparkman Garganus Brazelton and McElroy or Sams in the outfield.
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Alabama Clinches SEC Baseball Title With 11 5 Victory
Alabama clinched the Southeastern Conference baseball championship by defeating Mississippi State 11 5. A seven run ninth inning sealed the win after a 4 3 lead. Mike Mizeany hit a two run homer and George Howell added a three run shot to close it.
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Major League rosters trimmed to 15 per team limit
Clubs rush to reach the 25 player limit by midnight as 13 players are cut and two sold. Dodgers, Indians, Pirates and Phillies face multiple removals. Yankees carry 25 players plus one party exception. Exhibitions note: Dodgers-Braves game washed out. Cleveland tops Pittsburgh 6-5 in a midseason tuneup.
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Baseball Schedule and Rodent Reference?
St Louis at Brooklyn Chicago at New York Pittsburgh at Boston Cincinnati at Philadelphia AM New York at St Louis Washington at Chicago Boston at Detroit Philadelphia at Cleveland Southern Association Atlanta at Mobile Memphis at Little Rock Only games scheduled Brooklyn pitcher Preacher Roe in eighth season had 61 wins and 61 losses at season start.
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Raiders Open Three Straight Baseball Games At Legion Field
Decatur Red Raiders host Moulton Red Devils at Legion Field at 3 30 this afternoon for the first of three straight games. Danville visits Wednesday for the County playoff final with a 3 30 start. A win would send Decatur to the Eighth District Tournament in Huntsville next Saturday. The Yellow Jackets come to town Thursday at 7 30. Coach Bill Isbell will start Wesley Thompson on the mound today who sports a 4 0 record. Raiders lineup features Landers Taylor Horton Thompson Freeman Free man Patterson Guthrie Crim.
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Opening of Decatur Jr Boys Loop Marks 1950 Season
The first organized baseball league for boys under 15 in Decatur begins today with 75 players. Three fields host games from May 16 to July 1, featuring teams White Way Elks Moose Gregg Terry VFW and Fairview, with a schedule outlined and notes on coaching and growth.
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Barons Defeat s Orleans Barons Defeat s Orleans
Paul Pettit cost the Pirates a hundred thousand dollars and was sent to New Orleans. He struggled in his early Southern Association appearances, walking many batters and failing to win a game, with a rough line across 11 innings in three games. Birmingham beat Nashville 6-4 as Mobile, Atlanta, and others chased standings.
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Musial Leads NL Batting Race with .467 Mark
Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals held an 85 point edge atop the National League batting standings after 75 at bats in 35 hits for a .467 average. Dick Sisler of the Philadelphia Phillies trailed at .382 with 34 hits in 89 at bats. Andy Pafko slipped to third as Johnny Hopp moved to fourth with a six hit day boosting his average to .363.
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Red Sox lead AL batting as Dropo tops charts in Chicago
May 16 Chicago report shows rookie Walter Dropo first in the American League with a .400 average after 50 at bats with 20 hits. He holds a four point edge over Cleveland's Larry Doby who hits .396. Other top scorers and leaders include Cliff Mapes .373, Dom DiMaggio and Paul Lehner at .371, and Ted Williams and Vern Stephens powering Boston in runs and steals.
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Brooklyn and last year's batting king
Johnny Wyrostek of Cincinnati led the big ten with a .327 average and Del Ennis of Philadelphia followed at .324, completing the top trio.
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Baseball standings snippet shows leaders in pitching and strikeouts
Chicago players each have three, in the pitching bracket Chuck Stobbs of Boston is 2-0 with Mel Parnell and Detroit’s Art Houteeman at 41 marks. Bob Lemon of Cleveland leads with 28 strikeouts.
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Engle Showed Versatility At Western Maryland College
Charles A. Rip Engle starred in football boxing basketball and baseball during his undergraduate days at Western Maryland College highlighting his multi sport athleticism and early leadership traits.
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