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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1957
Page
11
Austinville Hornets stay undefeated by a 6 0 win over Tanner as Gary Blagburn threw a no hitter. Owens had three hits in four at bats to lead a 10 hit attack with singles in each inning.
A compact league stat note highlights Bertoia Detroit batting .393. Williams Boston and Sievers Washington lead with 19 runs. Sievers 19 RBIs. Williams 9 home runs. Trucks Kansas City tops pitching with 5 wins while Score Cleveland records 39 strikeouts.
Nashville and Mobile share high scoring halves with multiple players totalling in double digits. Little Rock and New Orleans show varied scoring entries with noted players and partial inning-like lines reflecting a league game summary.
Little Rock pitcher George Brunet, 21, sought a majors comeback after a string of wins. He threw a one hitter in his fourth straight victory as the Travelers beat Atlanta 3 0. Birmingham outslugged Memphis 9 8 in 11 innings, Nashville beat Mobile 7 6 in 11, and Chattanooga defeated New Orleans 6 2.
Austinville to play Decatur High School at Decatur Monday at 3 30 p m. Girls Softball League games at Delano Park open tonight with Mutual vs Texaco and White Sox vs Russells Minnow Pool at 8 15 p m. White Sox players urged to attend 7 45 p m meeting. Fifty one cadets at the U S Air Force Academy have fathers in the Air Force. Memphis homers by Joe Hannah and George Shuba boost Chicks while Nashville wins on a late rally in Mobile. Protests followed a game as Mobile manager Don Heffner sat out suspension. Chattanooga shells New Orleans in four innings as Al Sima goes distance. Triple A rosters add Everette Joyner Ed McGhee Dick Ditusa Frank Diprima and Paul Cave to Atlanta Birmingham and Chattanooga affiliations.
A late program changes log lists daily broadcasts including Classics at 6:00, Early News at 6:00 6:05 Breakfast Time 6:45 Quartet Selections 7:00 Seven Oclock News 7:15 Coffee Club 7:30 WMSL News 2 35 Matinee In Decatur 4:45 Wonders Of The World Educational Network and related sign offs.
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