Detroit Tigers edge White Sox 5 4 in Chicago clash
Detroit tops Chicago 5 4 as Paul Foytack wins his 14th. Norm Cash belts a two run homer in a ninth rally that falls short for the White Sox who remain two games from clinching the pennant.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1959
Page
25
Detroit tops Chicago 5 4 as Paul Foytack wins his 14th. Norm Cash belts a two run homer in a ninth rally that falls short for the White Sox who remain two games from clinching the pennant.
Del Crandall hit a grand slam and Lee Maye homered with two timely singles as Milwaukee defeated Philadelphia 9-3. Bob Buhl earned the win with four strikeouts and one walk over 10 Philadelphia hits, inching Milwaukee closer to the Giants and Dodgers in the NL standings.
Jack Harshman pitched Cleveland to a 13-7 win over Kansas City Saturday night lifting the Indians closer to the pennant race. Minnie Minoso delivered a three run homer as Cleveland scored in the second and exploded for five in the fourth. The victory tightens the standings with six games left for Cleveland and five for Chicago.
Young Milt Pappas notched his 15th victory with a five-hitter as Baltimore beat Washington. The 20-year-old improved to 15-9 after the Orioles scored twice in the seventh on run-scoring hits by Bob Boyd and Brooks Robinson to take a 4-3 lead. Willie Tasby added a 13th homer in the ninth as Tex Clevenger took the loss.
St Louis rookie Bob Miller pitched a four hitter into the ninth inning before Marshall Bridges relieved with two outs. The Cardinals scored in the fourth on a Ken Boyer Duke Carmel double to beat the Cubs one run. Lindy McDaniel closed it out after a late Cubs rally.
Pittsburgh scores two in the bottom of the 12th after Elroy Face blows a save, Mazeroski belting a third inning homer and then delivering a two out game winning two run triple in the 12th to beat Cincinnati 4 to 3.
Clemson held a halftime edge 14 to 6 and extended it with a 68 yard drive spanning 17 plays for a two yard Mathis touchdown. UNC fought back in the fourth period but could not close the gap as Clemson outgained on the ground 178 to 127 and the Tar Heels finished with a late TD drive.
Cleveland GM Frank Lane signals a new Indians manager by mid next week as Joe Gordon nears resignation. Lane may use Mel Harder temporarily if the team fades from pennant contention amid Sox and Tigers races. Leo Durocher is among possible successors. Weatherwise wins Futurity at Aqueduct.
Whitey Ford pitched four hits through eight innings to back the Yankees 3 1 win over Boston in a Berra tribute game. Marv Throneberry homered and added two singles while Bobby Richardson drove in two runs to extend his hitting streak to 13.
American League schedule lists Detroit at Chicago with Messi facing Pierce. Cleveland visits Kansas City with McLish against Garver. Baltimore plays Washington with O'Dell versus Pascual. Boston meets New York Brewer against Turley.
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