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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1958
Page
6
Ted Williams, 39, of the Red Sox failed to secure a starting spot for the July 8 All-Star Game in the American League. Williams is expected to join the roster when managers finalize the 25-man team.
The Athletics stretched to six straight, their longest since 1953, aided by Hector Lopez's power surge and a late Lopez homer in an 8-6 win over Washington. The Yankees travel to Kansas City after beating Chicago 4-3, while Boston and Cleveland split as Bragan was fired and Gordon hired.
The 400 Club defeated Mickeys Tavern 8-7 at West Avenue Field for its 13th straight Tavern League win. P and J Bar edged Boheman Hall 13-6 at Copeland Park. Glen's beat Gladstone 6-5 at West Avenue. Kabats beat Gib and Rubys 8-7 at Houska Park. Top Hat Bar edged Sportsmans Bar 10-9 at Trane Park.
Harmony defeated Hokah 7 to 3 in a makeup Fillmore Houston League game. Harlan Haugen struck out 12 batters and Tom Truman added a double and two singles as Harmony improves to 1-5 and Hokah to 1-4. Haugen and Stafford Storhoff had two hits for Harmony.
Cedar Rapids 2 Davenport 6 Fox Cities 3 Burlington 2 Rochester 0. Eau Claire 7 Minot 1 Farge Moorhead 10 Duluth-Superior only games listed. Los Angeles Jose Lopez 120 Mexico outpointed Willie Parker 119 Pittsburgh. East Hartford Al King 140 Southington and Corrado Aman carella 139% Sietly drew 6. Spokane 6 Phoenix 0 Sacramento 3 Seattle 2 Portland 4 Salt Lake City 3 Vancouver 9 San Diego 2. Montreal 4-10 Richmond 1-6 Columbus 4-7 Toronto 0-9 Miami 6 Buffalo Rochester 9 Havana 0. Denver 10-4 Wichita 8-9 Louisville 2 St. Paul 1 Omaha Indianapolis 1 Charleston 8 Minneapolis 2.
Baltimore AP reports the possibility of surgery for outfielder Bob Nieman's right hand, out of the lineup since June 2.
The St Paul Caseys face Raymond Bros. with Johnny Vollmer and Neal Nordlund as two hurlers for 8 p.m. and 10 30 a m games. Vollmer has a 7 1 record and Nordlund is noted for his unorthodox stance and whistle before pitches.
Former Yankees and Indians star Joe Gordon flew to Cleveland to take over as Indians manager for the game with Baltimore and for the rest of this season and 1959. General Manager Frank Lane fired Bobby Bragan after a season of platooning and lineup changes citing a succession of little things and seeking overall improvement. Bragan, who had managed since 1956, expressed no bitterness and praised Lane. Gordon, 43, formerly a Sacramento insurance salesman, last managed San Francisco in the Pacific Coast League after leaving baseball. Bragan began managing Fort Worth in 1948 and later piloted the Pirates to a seventh place NL finish in 1956 before being fired midlast season.
Los Angeles defeated Milwaukee 4 1 at Milwaukee County Stadium as Don Drysdale pitched a complete game and hit his first homer of the season. Carl Furillo and Lew Burdette were key early contributors, with Johnny Logan extending a hitting streak to 14 games for the Brewers. The win tightens the NL lead with St Louis and San Francisco close behind.
Wright shot a 74 to lead the national women’s Open after the first round at Forest Lake Country Club in Detroit. Patty Berg opened with 78 while Louise Suggs Betty Jameson and Jackie Pung trailed by one stroke behind Wright. Alice Bauer and Marlene Bauer Hagge were two back at 76 and Wiffi Smith finished six over after a late start.
Milwaukee Brave pitcher Bob Buhl may require surgery for bicpital tendonitis after Thursday evaluation by Dr Anthony De Palma in Philadelphia. If surgery occurs he could miss the rest of the season as Buhl rests three weeks with heat and injections and continued conditioning.
New York undefeated Carlos Ortiz faces fellow New Yorker Johnny Busso in a television bout at Madison Square Garden. The contender clash could position Ortiz for a title shot pending victory.
Ernie Grone mus singled for Cashton to start a 10th inning rally that produced a 14 13 win over Holmen. Cashton players McIntyre Schmitz Olson led the offense with multiple hits while Schmitz drove in five runs. Holmen's Daffinson also had two hits for Holmen in a high scoring township baseball game.
Los Angeles drops 8 to 3 to Milwaukee in a game featuring Neal and Drysdale homers. Pitcher Burdette stays strong for Milwaukee while Drysdale allows multiple runs before leaving in the seventh. Mantilla doubles for Los Angeles and Conley records the loss. Attendance 23,006.
Bangor garners its fifth Western Wisconsin League win as Paul and Huxtable combine for a one hitter against the Newburgs. Huxtable belts a homer and Baran drives in a run during a 6-0 victory at Copeland Park, with Sack breaking up the no hitter in the ninth.
Soldiers Grove drops to 1-1 as Sparta, led by Billy Richards who struck out 18 and hit a homer, improves to 4-2. Darrel Jenkins and Richards drive four hits apiece for Sparta while Dick Spink and Norm Kowitz add two hits each. West Salem blanked Westby 9-0 with Ankney fanning nine over three innings and Leonard clearing two hits.
National League standings show Milwaukee 35 27 and St. Louis 24 29 nibbling a 1 game gap, with San Francisco 31 30 and Cincinnati 29 31 in close pursuit. Friday matchups feature St. Louis at Philadelphia, Chicago at Pittsburgh, San Francisco at Cincinnati, and Los Angeles at Milwaukee. Thursday results include St. Louis 6 Pittsburgh 2 and San Francisco 5 Cincinnati 1.
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