Meyer Shuts Out Pirates as Dodgers Win Fourth Straight
Brooklyn pitcher Russ Meyer twot two hits in a 6 0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Dodgers remain undefeated this season while Purkey and Face held off Pittsburgh in relief. Gilliam, Snider, Amoros, Furillo and Campanella supplied key hits in the late innings.
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Moon Lifts Cardinals With 12-11 Win Over Cubs
In Chicago, Wally Moon hit a 12th inning two run homer and a 14th inning single to lift the St. Louis Cardinals to a 12-11 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Cubs tied a major league record with three homers in the second inning as Banks Fondy and Randy Jackson all went deep. Moon's late heroics spoiled Chicago’s first loss of the season and left Brooklyn in sole possession of first in the National League.
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Braves Top Redlegs In Battle of Homers
Milwaukee Braves beat Cincinnati Redlegs 9 to 5 as seven players hit eight homers. Del Crandall, Johnny Logan and Joe Adcock homered for Milwaukee while Ray Jablonski, Andy Seminick, Bob Thurman and Wally Post homered for Cincinnati. Jablonski hit two to lead the Reds, Adcock and Logan homered in the seventh, and the game featured two teams within two of the NL single-game homer record.
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Giants Homer Barrage Beats Phils 8-3 in New York
Giants overpower Philadelphia 8-3 as Davey Williams Whitey Lockman and Jim Hearn homer. Hearn wins season debut on strong pitching while Meyer struggles early in the contest at New York with 11,163 in attendance.
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Dropo Delivers Grand Slam In White Sox Victory Over Indians
Chicago rides a grand slam by Walt Dropo to a 9-4 win against the Cleveland Indians at Comiskey Park. Dropo's two-out blast fueled a six-run fifth inning that overturned a 4-1 Chicago deficit as Bob Nieman also homered. Pitching by Mike Fornieles controlled the Indians after early trouble, sealing the first Cleveland loss of the season.
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Kuenn Delsing Hit Homers in Tigers 8 3 Victory
Detroit Tigers defeat Kansas City Athletics 8 to 3 as Harvey Kuenn and Jim Delsing homer and Ray Boone breaks slump with RBI single. Ned Garver strong in middle innings to earn win, Fricano pitcher for Athletics. Umpires Rommel Paperella Honochick. Attendance 7,006.
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Redlegs Option Cliff Ross to Nashville
The Cincinnati Redlegs optioned rookie pitcher Cliff Ross to Nashville under a 24 hour recall deal. The 26 year old left hander spent most of last season with Schenectady of the Eastern League posting a 13 10 record and a 2.91 ERA. He resides in Glenside Pennsylvania.
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Yanks' McDougald Sidelined By Back Sprain
New York Yankee second baseman McDougald was left at home with a back sprain as the team headed to Washington and Baltimore. He injured it in Boston Thursday and is expected to return to uniform when the team comes back on Wednesday.
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