Moon Steals Four Bases In 9-4 Cubs Win
Moon swiped four bases as Milwaukee beat Chicago 9-4 while the Giants routed the Pirates 21-4 and the White Sox edged Cleveland 452. Kell and Cavarretta battled lineup fit, Pierce won his third, and Detroit and Boston won to stay close in standings.
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Warren Fane
Carinals
Wally Moon
Ford
Mickey Mantie
Hank Bauer
Rooie al Klaine
Bill Tuttle
Yesterday's Baseball Results Summary Across Leagues
Ball team results feature Boston, New York, Detroit, Cleveland, Chicago, Milwaukee, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia. Key lines show scores, pitchers, and outcomes including dominant performances by New York and Cincinnati, with several games postponed by rain at Brooklyn. Pitchers McDermott, Marlowe, Pierce, Spahn, and Purkey noted for victories. Martin and Klippstein charged with losses.
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Nixon
White
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Moss
Courtney
Hoeft
Herbert
Marlowe
House
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Chicago
Lemon
Hegan
Pierce
Trucks
Lollar
Pitts
N.Y
Purkey
LaPalme
Thies
Heiki
Hepard
Antonelli
Katt
Milw
Spahn
Crandall
Wehmeier
Smith
Seminick
Klippstein
Brosnan
Willis
Lown
Cooper
Haddix
Rive
Brooklyn
Rain
WVU Nine Tallies Batting Hurling Honors For Year
WVU honors year end list shows Charley McKown leading in batting with a .388 average across 19 games and Lou Schaper posting a 5-1 record with an ERA of 1.34 over 40 1 3 innings. John Bakker hit .450 in 13 games and Freddy Wyant .405 in nine as top hitters while Jim Heise struck out 62 in 157 2 3 innings.
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West Virginia University
Charley McKown
Lou Schaper
WVU
McKown
Wayne
Schaper
Pittsburgh
Virginia Tech
Mrown
John Bakker
Desersian
Freddy Wyant
Weston
Jim Heise
All South Team Names 4 WVU Men
Four Virginia Tech champions lead a 14 member All Southern Conference baseball team chosen by the Conference Sportswriters Association executive Mickey Furfari announced today. West Virginia University and Richmond each place two on the squad, while George Washington Washington & Lee Virginia Military Institute andWilliam and Mary share one berth each. Schaper and McKown anchored WVU pitching while McKown was honored for solid performance in both pitching and defense.
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Virginia Tech
Mickey Furfari
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West Virginia University
Richmond
Washington & Lee
Virginia Military
William& Mary
West Virginia
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Charcers
Mc McKown
Indians Houtteman Beats Turley In Hard Luck Duel
In an American League pitcher duel Art Houtteman of the Indians outpitched Bullet Bob Turley of the Orioles. Houtteman drove in the winning run as Turley, despite eight shutout innings and a 1-0 lead, took the loss in the 12th. Rosen homered late to tie and doom Turley, who remains 4-4 on the season while Houtteman improves to 2-2, a sign he may be shaking the hard luck curse.
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Baltimore Orioles
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Blueville
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Stranahan Surges to Fourth Round at British Amateur
Frank Stranahan of Toledo coasted to the fourth round by defeating Dr. Henderson 4 and 3 in Gullane Scotland. Bill Campbell rallied to beat John Mill First American threat Strafaci beat Minty Miller 3 and 1. Campbell, Stranahan and Strafaci advance as De Bendern eliminates Bob Sweeney 4 and 3.
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Tulsa
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Toledo
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Ireland
Archie Frazer
Bob Sweeney
Palm Beach
Fla
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de Bendern
Elites
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Seviers
Blueville
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Kemey's Newer
Sevier's
Sunoco
Parkvnew
Youth League Tourney Set in Clarksburg Regionals Aug 4
Clarksburg hosts the Region 2 Babe Ruth League tournament on August 4 bringing teams from West Virginia six other states and D C to compete for the regional crown. The Clarksburg league is the defending champion and players aged 13 to 16 are eligible. Utah coal output for 1953 rose to about 6.39 million tons, up 0.25 million from 1952, totaling 223.202 million tons.
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Clarksburg
Utah
Major League Standings and Tuesday results
National and American League standings show the Dodgers and Giants leading in the NL with New York and Cleveland atop totals. Tuesday results include New York sweeping Pittsburgh 21 to 4 and Milwaukee defeating Cincinnati 3 to 1, with Philadelphia versus Brooklyn postponed by rain and several night games listed for Thursday’s schedule.
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Davis Stops Monro at 131 in New Haven Card
United Press reports Teddy Davis of Hartford KO’d George Monroe at 130 in New Haven with a fifth round stoppage. Toledo bout saw Pat Lowery KO Allan A in 148. The 1953 Japan rubber products export rose twenty percent, led by tires and toys.
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