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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1958
Page
16
Today's schedule features Cleveland at New York and Chicago at Boston at 1 p.m. Detroit visits Washington with twilight games at 5 p.m. Pitching matchups include Lary against Pascual and Bunning facing Griggs and Griggs.
Yesterday Chicago defeated Cincinnati 4 0 Milwaukee 12 St Louis 8 San Francisco 7 Pittsburgh Los Angeles 7 Philadelphia 14 innings Today Cincinnati at Chicago 130 p.m. Philadelphia at Los Angeles 330 p.m. Simmons versus Sherry Pittsburgh at San Francisco 530 p.m. Friend versus Barclay Milwaukee at St Louis 8 p.m.
Catawba defeated High Point 4 to 1 while The Citadel edged Presbyterian 6 to 5. Piedmont at Western Carolina was canceled due to wet grounds. NC State at Wake Forest postponed and Furman at Clemson postponed by rain. Rollins beat Duke 5 to 0 in tennis.
19 year old Mike McCormick earned his first major league shutout allowing three infield singles in a 7-0 win that knocked Pittsburgh from a share of the NL lead. He walked one and struck out four as Roberto Clemente, batting in the fifth, produced the Pirates’ first hit. The Giants’ Bennie Daniels took the loss.
The White Sox fall to 4- many losses, ranking last in the AL as Billy Pierce fails to win this season. Boston defeats Chicago 7-5 after Pierce exits early, with reliever Ray Moore charged with loss as Chicago struggles to generate offense.
New York report says Cleveland general manager Frank Lane is pleased with early spring showings and believes the Indians can rise to the first division. He notes a rebuild underway, cites young players like Carroll Hardy and Rocky Colavito, and stresses fan patience as the team develops into a contender. Several veterans have been traded away and key players are sidelined with injuries.
The Chicago Cubs surged to 12 wins in 19 as veteran sluggers pace a balanced attack while rookie Glenn Hobbie and veteran Lee Thomson deliver in a 4-0 win over Cincinnati. Thomson homered in the first inning and Hobbie tossed a four hit shutout amid windy conditions. Managers praise the club’s middle strength as Thomson adapts after being acquired from San Francisco.
Boxers from Boston Paterson Portland Jeannette Boise Halifax Chicago and more fought across multiple states and Canada. bouts featured Armando Muniz Armando Savoie Chico Vejar Bobby Gordon Roque Marbella Cal Brad and others with decisions and knockouts reported.
A garbled stats list shows Vernon of Cleveland hitting .400 with 21 runs and 40 home runs for Kansas City, while Cerv leads RBIs and homers. Piersall and Aparicio top steals with four. In the NL Musial leads with 33 hits and Cepeda 19 RBIs, Walls 9 homers, and odd entries for pitching and misc.
The Hi Toms fatefully washout a Carolina League home series with Raleigh at Finch Field due to rain. Rain also cancels Wake Forest vs North Carolina State college game as Winston-Salem hosts Raleigh and Danville leads the standings.
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