Browns Rally Past Red Sox In 11th Victory
St Louis Browns defeat Boston Red Sox 3-1 in 11 innings as Bobby Cain holds them to four hits, with key sixth inning hits from Jim Rivera Darrell Johnson and Dick Kryhoski. Cain earns complete game victory.
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Swift Blocks Inside Pitch In Bases Loaded For Detroit Win
DETROIT June 17. Catcher Bol Swift prevented an inside pitch with the sacks loaded, steering a key hit to spark a comeback as the Detroit Tigers defeated the New York Yonkers before 47,544 fans. Yankee manager Casey Stengel protested while Ted Williams? No. Pesky, Lenhardt, Wertz and Swift fueled a late rally to force extra innings and seal a 6-1 deficit turnaround into a 7-6 victory.
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Jim McDonald
Casey Stengst
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Martie
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Rai “Bayer
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Matlin
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Bauer
Martlin
Miller
Noren
Maxim Champion Narrowly Escapes Baseball Threat
Light heavyweight title holder Joey Maxim was nearly knocked out of a huge payday when a rifle shot streaked past his path near a softball field. An alert trainer Al Del Monte spotted the danger and averted a catastrophe.
Braves Triumph 5-1 Against Cincinnati in Rain Hit Doubleheader
Braves pitcher Vern Bickford hurled a 25-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds as rain split the twi-night twin bill. A reenergized Braves infield turned three double plays at Braves Field while 6455 fans watched.
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Thurman Hits Three-Run Homer Lifts Giants Past Sacs
Thurman slugged a three-run homer in the seventh to lift San Francisco to a 4-2 win over Sacramento. Bradford relieved in the ninth as the Sacs scored twice. Thurman drove in three RBI, with A Leh and Glyn adding two runs.
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Stars Win Close Game to Narrow on Padres
Hollywood defeated San Diego 5 to 2 before 7,876 fans, with Carlos Bernier driving in two and Monty Basgall, Dick Cole, and Bernier contributing key hits. The win pulls Hollywood within one game of the pace-setting Stars, as Gra ham and Tobin added early runs and Basgall, Bernier, and Richter supplied offense.
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Murray Lone American Left in British Women's Amateur Golf
Murray of Rutland Vermont becomes the sole American survivor for the British women's amateur golf quarter finals at Troon Scotland. She defeats Nicolson 4 and 3 in the morning and Murray 3 and 2 in the afternoon to reach the quarter finals, while fellow Americans Poran and Riley exit after tough rounds.
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Cleve
Philomena Murray
Miss Nicolson
Miss Garvey
Roe Notches Sixth As Cubs Suffer 3rd Straight Loss
Brooklyn's Preacher Roe pitched a complete game limiting Chicago to four hits as the Dodgers beat the Cubs 9 to 1 on June 17, widening Brooklyn's NL lead to four games. Eddie Miksis homered for Chicago, while Jackie Robinson and Roy Campanella led a 10-hit Dodger attack off Turk Town and Johnny Klippstein. Roe improved to 6-0 with the win.
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Bell's Clout Ruins Giants
NEW YORK, June 7. Gus Bell hit a seventh inning grand slam to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6 2 win over the New York Giants after trailing 2 1. Bobby Thomson homered for the Giants two runs. George Strickland and Pete Castiglione contributed key hits as Ralph Kiner was intentionally walked with the bases loaded before Bell's slam into the right field stands. The Pirates moved to last place but won the game with a decisive seventh inning rally.
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Holy Cross Strikes Ti Title With 84 Victory Over Missouri
Holy Cross Crusaders claimed the 1952 NCAA baseball championship by defeating Missouri 84. They used the same eight players in the field and relied on only three pitchers across seven straight games. The Omaha report notes the Crusaders’ steady offense and pitching in the title game.
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Linde's Four Hitter Beats Seraphs in 2 1 Victory
Linde's four hit outing secures a 2 to 1 win for Portland over Los Angeles. Linde allowed four hits through the game before 3,124 fans at the Pacific Coast ballpark. Dubiel and Linde shared pitching duties with Dubiel surrendering two of the three earned runs and Linde recording the win.
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Olympic Boxers Reach Semifinals With Four Early Knockouts
In Kansas City, amateur boxers pursued U.S. Olympic berths to Helsinki. Ellsworth Webb of Idaho State won the fastest KO, stopping Johnny Heard in 55 seconds, trimming the field to semifinals for Wednesday’s final rounds. Other results featured regional bouts across central, western, midwest and southern zones with notable byes and second-round knockouts.
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