Yankees 1927 Pitching Power Behind Murderer’s Row
Waite Hoyt recalls the 1927 Yankees nicknamed Murderer’s Row and dominating offensively while posting a 3.20 team ERA. Pitchers Hoyt 22-7 Shocker 18-6 Pennock 19-8 Ruether 13-6 Pipgras 10-3 plus Moore 19-7 formed a 101-37 rotation.
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Associated Press
New York Yankees
Waite Hoyt
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Pittsburgh
Hoyt
Yankees
Yankee
Urban Shocker
Wiley Moore
Herb Pennock
Dutch Ruether
George Pipgras
Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig Nimble in Roaring Twenties Saga
In Cincinnati, Hoyt recalls Ruth and Gehrig sharing a public home run derby era during the Roaring Twenties. Ruth hit 60 homers to top the circuit while Gehrig drove in 175 runs and batted .373. Ruth's complex personality and generosity are highlighted through hospital visits and a fond orchid gesture to Hoyt’s wife.
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Tony Lazzeri
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Maris
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Ol’ Babe
Rain Delays Emerywood Invitational Tennis Finals
The Emerywood Junior Invitational faced heavy rain causing delays and rescheduling as players battled in multiple age groups. Top seed Steven Picklesimer and David Herman reached the boys 10 final while Louise Alien surged in girls 18s, with finals set for today and Friday amid weather uncertainty.
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Herb Bolick
Bolick
High Point
Steven Picklesimer
David Herman
Picklesimer
Herman
Winston-Salem
Furniture City
Royster Tucker
High Point Central
Buddy Little
Charlotte
Mark Dillon
Scott Dillon
N.C
Tucker
Dillion
Burlington
Jay Pulliam
Butch Dunn
North Wilkesboro
Miriam Crosland
Concord
Martha Koonce
Meg Callas
Molly Brooks
Salisbury
Emily Preyer
Louise
Janice Gill
White and Crawford Lead Play Day Conference Golf
Jamestown Park hosted the Furniture City Ladies Golf Association Play Day with Kitty White winning championship flight low gross at 80 and Tucker Crawford runner up at 82. Vada Keever and Gay Tester led the championship flight nets, with other flights led by Kat Walsh and Goldie Newton in nets. A Willow Creek note mentions the course reopening after sprigging, and a two man net best ball event started the weekend with Dr. Sam Gibson and Bill Overman taking first at 57.
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Furniture City Ladies
Willow Creek
Sam Gibson
Bill Overman
Golf Notebook Details ABCD Net Best Ball Results
In a Saturday 84-player ABCD four-man event Fred Wilson J L Bull Bill Price and Harold McGee won a two net best ball playoff. Second place tied at 123 included Dr Ray Carr Bob Tunstall Bill Morris Sr and Jean Souveine. Third at 124 went to David Tuttle Sandy Rankin Jay Fletcher and Tom English. LPGA Hall of Fame moves to Pinehurst with photos and artifacts. official transfer Aug 22. Grand Week ends with $250000 Hall of Fame Classic. Induct criteria set: 10-year LPGA member with wins in majors or total wins with majors.
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Bill Spillers
Carson Cox
Frank Dozier
Frank Crews
Fred Wilson
J.L. Bull
Bill Price
Harold McGee
Ray Carr
Bob Tunstall
Bill Morris Sr
Jean Souveine
Ladies Professional Golf Association Hall of Fame
Pinehurst
World Golf Hall of Fame
Lpga Hall of Fame
Cooperstown
Canton
Augusta
Augusta National
Don Collett
Local Tennis Championship Semifinals and Results
Boys 10s semifinals feature HP over Raper and HP over Harden with tight sets. Various 12s 14s and 16s divisions see multiple players from Char and Gb advance, with scores spanning 6-1 to 7-6 and matchups including Timberlake Lex, Cordele W-S, and Seonesee over Pritchard.
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Harden
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Char
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Lex
Langford
Breece
Cordele
Pritchard
Grubier Icher
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