Braves Win As Jay Hurls One-Hitter 3-0 Over Reds
Braves starter Joey Jay tossed eight innings of one hit ball to beat Cincinnati 3-0. Warren Spahn finished the ninth with a double play to seal the win as Milwaukee, aided by three other late runs, stretched its NL lead to six games. Tebbetts attended as Reds manager Tebbetts resigned hours earlier.
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Bangor tops West Salem to reach regional title game
Bangor defeated West Salem 12 to 5 to claim the Western Wisconsin League playoff, earning a spot against Gilman Sunday in the Wisconsin Baseball Association regional final at New Richmond. Pitcher Merlin Nehring won his second straight. Bill Leonard led West Salem with a 3-for-4 day including a triple and home run.
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Abraham's effective pinch hitting earns nickname and pro draft notice
Abraham, a former Logan High athlete now with Holdrege in Class D baseball, earned the nickname Dusty Rhodes after a July 4 two-run triple and a July 17 bases-loaded two-run single. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Abraham charted .328 minor league season hitting and .297 in Air Force tourneys, signed by the White Sox after catching at La Crosse State College.
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Giants Dodgers Triumph and Braves Margin Rise
Giants and Dodgers win to tighten NL race as Braves extend lead and manager Fred Haney of the Milwaukee Braves draws praise for steady leadership in a tight pennant chase led by Ed Wilks for the Associated Press.
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Jay Loses No-Hitter Bid In Reds Loss
Milwaukee’s Joey Jay failed to complete a no-hitter as Cincinnati Redlegs were shut out 3-0. Eight walks hampered Jay through eight innings, with Warren Spahn closing in relief. Giants and Dodgers won their NL games, Sparks from Mays and Cepeda highlight the NY and LA results.
Power Sets AL Record Power Steals Home Twice
Cleveland’s Vic Power becomes the lone AL player to steal home twice in one game, doing so in the 10th inning to beat the Detroit Tigers 10 to 9. The feat last matched in the majors 47 years earlier by two NL players, Joe Tinker and Larry Doyle. Power’s first steal followed a five-run eighth inning that erased a 7-4 deficit.
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Iowa Baseball Captain Signs Bonus Contract
Dubuque, Iowa captain of the 1958 Iowa University baseball team Jack Nora said he signed a bonus contract with the Kansas City Athletics. He was assigned to Little Rock of the Southern Association and would report that night. The bonus amount was not disclosed.
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Doerre Hardware in La Crosse Wisconsin advertises reel repair, door closet service, glass cutting, floor sander rental, plumbing and furnace parts, gutters roofing products fencing paint and fishing equipment with free delivery.
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