Giants Take Celestial Lead With Perfect Week Run
Giants win 7-2 over Cubs as Durocher uses nine men in most games. Jones goes eight innings, Behrman two-in relief. Vern Bickford leads Braves past Pirates 4-1 to second, Cardinals thump Dodgers 14-5, Kazak drives in five with slam, Glaviano adds four. Tigers topple Yankees 4-1 as Detroit’s Gray outduels Raschi. Rain postpones Phillies-Redlegs night game.
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New Hitters Set Pace In Major Leagues
New York AP reports that top NL hitters show a striking shift with 10 leaders lacking last year’s .300 circle. Only Alvin Dark of the Boston Braves and rookie Eddie Kazak of the St. Louis Cardinals broke from the pattern as Kazak leads with a .389 average through May 8.
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Baseball batting leaders and league rankings noted
Cracked out 21 hits in 54 at bats and a grand slam by Marty Walker is cited beside Kazak with 317. The Chicago Cub outfielder leads, followed by Ralph Kiner and Roy Campanella, with Kiner at .370 and Campanella rising to .369. Dark, Lockman, Schoendienst, Verban, Stallcup, and Sid Gordon fill the top ten as major leaguers post strong 1948 averages.
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Red) Schoendienst
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Flyers Top Anniston to Keep Southeastern League Lead
The Flyers beat Anniston 4 to 2 to extend their 17th win in 19 games as Hennebeck allowed five hits over eight innings. Meridian Millers trailed early but won 8 to 1 at Gadsden, aided by six hitters. Talks of first division standings continue with Pensacola and Meridian swapping places since April 26.
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Runner-Up Barons Top Pelicans In Southern Association Action
The Birmingham Barons beat the New Orleans Pelicans 8-6 after a big third inning to climb to second place in the Southern Association while the Atlanta Crackers crushed Mobile 5-2. Kenneth Humphrey homered for Little Rock in a 7-4 win over Chattanooga. Memphis Chicks had a rained out game at Nashville. Bernie Taylor, Larry Drake and others supplied key hits in the Crackers' win at Mobile. Hal Simpson had three singles for Little Rock.
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Player Loses Leg Ends Baseball Career After Explosion
CHICAGO UP A rising young baseball star Charles Noney 22 second baseman for Louisville Colonels had his right leg amputated after an explosion. Doctors say the operation saved his life though it ends his bid to rise from the American Association club to the Boston Red Sox. Noney chose to consent to the amputation after initial hesitation. Surgeon Dr. Frank Murphy and family doctor Dr. Paul Patchen performed the operation, deemed a complete success. He expects to be out of the hospital in a week.
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Chuck) Noney
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