Musial 3000th Hit Sparks Praise From Fans and Peers
The St. Louis Cardinal star Stan Musial joins an elite club with his 3000th major league hit. He is lauded as a complete player, versatile on both outfield and first base, praised by Ty Cobb and compared with DiMaggio and Williams for his conduct and skill. The piece also highlights Carolina League notes and umpiring ties, including Jack Taylor’s early-season form and former CL umpires in the majors.
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St. Louis Cardinal
Musial
Stan
Honus Wagner
Ty Cobb
Joe DiMaggio
Ted Williams
Williams
DiMaggio
Babe Ruth
Jack Taylor
Danville
Danville Leafs
Leafs
Toms
Stan Landes
Bill Baker
John Shives
Merrill
Pinky) May
Burlington
Philadelphia Phillies
Durham Bulls
Paul Pryor
High Point
Bills
Bethel Hill
Person County
Dennis Mendyk
Durham
UCLA
Ralph Laiimore
Wilson
Baltimore Orioles
Phils
Hi-Toms Rally Past Leafs In Danville Tilt
Danville suffered a 6-4 defeat as the Hi-Toms, led by Jack Taylor, kept their winning streak against the Leafs alive. Ford starred with three RBI, and Contratto delivered key hits as Danville’s wild fourth inning tied the score. Tonight, Chris Short is slated to start for the Hi-Toms at League Park.
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Danville
Hi-Toms
Jack Taylor
Taylor
Leafs
Billy Ford
RBI
Roy Peery
George Contratto
Robin Coffman
Billy Whiteko
Hal Holland
Pinky Wilson
Mel Collins
Yankees Shift To Pitching For Wins In Tight AL Race
The Yankees, led by Don Larsen’s two perfect innings and relief from Bob Smith, beat the Orioles 3-0 to move three games ahead of Washington. Larsen hit a two run homer and faced bases loaded jams, while the White Sox topped Kansas City and Boston beat the Senators. Jackie Jensen fueled Boston with a grand slam and five RBIs.
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Baltimore Orioles
New York
Washington
Boston
Detroit
Orioles
Cleveland
Chicago White Sox
Kansas City
Connie Johnson
Hank Bauer
Jackie Jensen
Red Sox
Senators
Pete Ramos
Sox
Standings and games for today's schedule
Durham plays Burlington HI-TOMS hosts Danville as Wilson visits Winston Salem Raleigh meets Greensboro in four matchups on today’s slate.
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Burlington
Hi-Toms
Danville
Wilson
Winston-Salem
Raleigh
Greensboro
Danville Heneteee
Wilson - Eee
Teertere
Sellee -Salem
TOMS
Hetoms
Nurhem
Musial Eyes Record 3000 Hit Milestone In NL History
Stan Musial after his 3000th hit in a pinch hit against the Chicago Cubs aims to become the NL’s all time hit leader. Hutchinson praised the veteran as Musial nears Ty Cobb and Honus Wagner totals, with potential to pass Anson and Waner as he contemplates 1960.
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Chicago
Stan Musial
Musial
Moe
Honus Wagner
Ty Cobb
Tris Speaker
Wagner
Eddie Collins
Nap Lajoie
Paul Waner
Cap Anson
Anson
Cobb
Reds Trade Don Gross Sparks Pirates Victory
The Pirates beat the Reds 6-3 as lefty Don Gross hurled three perfect relief innings after being traded from Cincinnati. Gross helped the Pirates win five straight while the Reds dropped their fourth in a row. Mazeroski homered, Virdon tripled, and Kluszewski doubled in a five-run third inning.
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Bob Purkey
Pirates
Lefty
Gross
San Francisco
Giants
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Braves
Stan Musial
St.Louis Cardinals
Chicago ‘Cubs
Brooks Lawrence
Bill Mazeroski
Bill Virdon
Ted Kluszewski
Robin Roberts
Hank Aaron
Phillie
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Phils
Roy Hamey
Bob Buhl
Musial
Sam Jones
Moe Drabowsky
Lynch Schmidt Draw In New York Televised Fight
Welterweight Peter Schmidt fought Eddie Lynch to a draw at St Nicholas Arena in a 10 round televised bout. Schmidt led on knockdowns two to one but judges and referee split verdicts with a draw on AP card and split opinions from officials.
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Peter Schmidt
Eddie
Pigeons) Lynch
St. Nicholas Arena
Schmitty
Rony DeBiase
Schmidt
Pete
Lynch
Harry Ebbets
Jack Gordon
Mike Davidowitch
College Baseball Results From Various Matches
The Associated Press reports college baseball scores including Elon 5 Lenoir Rhyne 2 Furman 6 Erskine 5 Campbell College 7 North Carolina Freshmen 5 Catawba 12 Western Carolina 5 Virginia Tech 13 18 Davidson 50 Wofford 5 Presbyterian 1 Guilford 13 6 Atlantic Christian 11 7 Navy 23 Duke 2. Golf Furman 15 Wofford 12.
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Lenoir
Wofford
Presbyterian
Guilford
Atlantic Christian
Navy
Duke
Furman
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