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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1957
Page
5
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The St Louis Cardinals stretch their longest win streak in five years to seven, aided by Musial’s record-tying 82nd consecutive game. Pittsburgh, Milwaukee and others close the NL standings gap as the Yankees also win, keeping AL margin tight. Several other MLB results and performances are noted, including Shantz’s string and Mantle’s homer.
Ex champion Floyd Patterson returns to action on July 29 against Hurricane Jackson with a TV sponsor. The bout aims to revive interest as Patterson seeks a payday and a quick path back to the throne amid waning attention to the heavyweight division. Analysts note challengers like Machen and Carter lack momentum, while Rocky Marciano remains absent from comebacks.
National and American League stat leaders are listed with batting averages and totals. Key figures include Hodges Musial Great Fondy Thomas Williams Mantle Fox Boyd Wertz Seivers and others. Home run leaders include Aaron Musial Mantle Williams and Zernal with multiple players tied at ten. Pitching leaders feature Shantz Sanford Acker Pierce Bunning Schmidt. END TRAINING mentions Rafaelins and Ursa. Artist Pablo Picasso is noted in training context.
The Milwaukee Braves propose a three-for-one trade to acquire Giants players including Gene Conley Danny OConnell and Bobby Thomson if New York Giants accept a firm offer. Braves GM John Quinn would not name the players but confirmed the deal outline. Giants worry over handling pitchers Bob Buhl or Ray Crone as a condition.
Eight former champions and 154 others tee off at Inverness Country Club for the U S Open title. Bantam Ben Hogan, favored to win, works with a new putting grip as Gene Sarazen and Jimmy Demaret note the fast greens. Slammin Sam Snead, Cary Middlecoff, Ed Furgol, Julius Boros and others also contend in Toledo.
California advances to the finals of the NCAA college World Series after routing Iowa State 9-1 and faces Penn State, the finals winner over Notre Dame. If Cal wins, they claim the title. a Penn State upset would force a Thursday rematch. California to start George Sterling against Penn State’s Cal Emery.
United Press reports Randy Turpin outpoints Arthur Howard in Leicester England to claim the England title. In Newark Joe Lissy stops Yvon Turenne after beating Middlesex and in Houston Roy Harris defeats Willie Pastrano in a separate bout.
Cleveland pitcher Herb Score, sidelined by a severe eye injury since May 7, will be unable to return until at least August 1. After an eye examination on Tuesday, he was told to remain relatively inactive for four more weeks by Dr. Charles Thomas, who has treated Score since the line drive injury.
Pittsburgh Pirates hammer Cincinnati Redlegs 9–0 as Bob Friend spins a shutout and the Bucs pile up 19 hits. Gene Freese, Jim Pendleton and Bill Mazeroski lead with multiple hits including a Mazeroski double and two singles. Redlegs threaten briefly but a triple play in the third stifles the rally.
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