Southpaws Shine For Los Angeles Dodgers
Dodgers rely on left handed starters Johnnny Podres Sandy Koufax and Danny McDevitt to stay within a game of Milwaukee. McDevitt earned his fourth straight win as the Dodgers beat the Pirates 9 4. The pennant race tightens with San Francisco and St Louis also winning.
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Associated Press
Sweden
Ingemar Johansson
Los Angeles’ Dodgers
Johnnny Podres
Sandy Koufax
Danny McDevitt
Dodgers
Milwaukee Braves
McDevitt
Pittsburgh Pirates
Milwaukee
Chicago
San Francisco
Philadelphia
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Major League Leaders Baseball Annual Stat Lineups
American League leaders include Kuenn Detroit with a .385 batting average and Killebrew Washington with 67 runs scored and 50 RBIs. Colavito Cleveland and Kuenn Detroit top home runs and hits leaders. National League leaders feature Aaron Milwaukee with .381 batting and 23 home runs, Mathews Milwaukee with 23 homers alongside Banks Chicago, and Drysdale Los Angeles leading strikeouts.
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Kuenn
Detroit
DeMeestr
Kansas City
Allison
Washington
Killebrew
Colavito
Cleveland
Aparicio
Chicago
Mantle
New York
Wilhelm Baltimore
Johnson
Baltimore
Wynn
Boore
Aaron
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Rune—Mathews
Pinson
Cincinnati
Ceneda
San Francisco
Cimoli
Mathews
Banks
Neal
Los Angeles
Blasingame
Louis
Pittsburgh
Koufax
Drysdale
Jones
Crosse Criburne Monday Delivery Notice
Delivery notice for Tia Kg a Crosse Criburne scheduled Monday June 29 1959 with RFD delivery on June 86 indicating a service or route update for the regional feed district.
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RFD
Braves Box 3B T Taylor HR Mathews RBI Crandall
T Taylor homered driving in Crandall and Mathews as Braves build lead. Neeman also plated a run in a tidy 5 run inning.
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T. Taylor
Mathews
RBI
Neeman
Crandall
Logan Injured As Braves Edge Cubs 2-1
Milwaukee wins 2-1 on an unearned run as Del Crandall drives in the go ahead score. Shortstop Johnny Logan suffers a two week injury after a foul mishap with Dave Hillman. Felix Mantilla and Mel Roach to share Logan’s second base duties while Bob Buhl and others nurse injuries in a sparse Braves lineup.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Braves
Braves
Los Angeles
Chicago Cubs
Johnny Logan
Logan
Chicago
Dave Hillman
Fred Haney
St. Louis
Haney
Juan Pizarro
Louisville
Alvin Dark
Crandall
Hillman
Felix Mantilla
Mel Roach
Roach
Mantilla
Maury Wills Star: Early Base Stealer in Pony League and PCL
Dodgers shortstop Maury Wills built speed in small leagues before joining the majors. He stole 4 bases in each of two Pony League seasons with Hornell in 1951 and 1952, swiped 34 last year with Pueblo, 23 bases in 48 games with Spokane in the Pacific Coast League, and now is with Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Maury Wills
Los Angeles Dodgers
Hornell
N.Y
Pueblo
Dodger
Spokane
Riverside Bar and Bohemian Hall duel in Tavern League action
On Monday June 29 the Tavern League schedule features West Ave 639 p.m. Riverside Bar vs Bohemian Hall, 7:30 p.m. Mills Bar vs Recreation Lanes, Houska Park P and J Bar vs Glen’s Tavern, Trane Park Johns vs Sportsman’s Bar, Copeland Park Joes OK vs 406 Club. In Trane League Hogan Orioles face Ad Men, Lueth Park E Racers meet Bine Lions, Memorial Field North Labs versus Hornets, Memorial Field South Pencil Pushert against Polecats.
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West Ave
Riverside
Bohemian Hall
Mill's
Recreation Lanes
Houska Park
P &J
Glen's Tavern
Trane Park
Johns
Sportsman's
Copeland Park
Joe’'s OK
Hogan—Orioles
Ad-Men
Lueth Park
E-Racers
Bine
Lions
North
Labs
Hornets Memorial Field
South
Pencil Pushert
Polecets
Baseball Standings and Schedule Brief
Baseball standings show Milwaukee 42 0, Los Angeles 43 33, San Francisco 41 33, Pittsburgh 38 37, Chicago 86 36, St Louis 4 72, Cincinnati 32 4, Philadelphia 26 44. Only game Sunday San Francisco 6 Philadelphia 6. Los Angeles 9 Pittsburgh 4. Tuesday games include Pittsburgh at Philadelphia and Milwaukee at Cincinnati.
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Milwaukee
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Baltimore
Detroit
New York
Washington
Kansas City
Boston
Pacific Coast League and Other Minor League Scores
Minor league results across leagues include San Diego 6 Vancouver 7-4 and Seattle 2-5 while Sacramento 2-1 and Portland 1-0 lead in wins. Postponements affect Salt Lake City at Spokane and Toronto 6 Richmond in extra innings. Boxing reports note Johnny Otto’s KO in Hyannis and Ronnie Cohen stoppage in Wilkes-Barre.
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Vancouver
Phoenix
Seattle
Sacrameno
Portland
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Omaha
Has
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Louisville
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Houston
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Denver
Montreal
Columbus
Toronto
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Miami
Rochester
Buffalo
Havana
West Yarmouth
Mass
Johnny Otto
Hyannis
Willy Rice
Pittsfield
Wilkes-Barre
Ronnie Cohen
New Rochelle
N.Y
Chuck Bloss
Vincent
Italy
Bruno Scarabellin
Massimo Zanaboni
Heavies
Chisox Sweep Yankees in Sunday Double Victory
Chicago White Sox defeat New York Yankees 9 2 and 4 2 to take the series three games to one as Early Wynn and Dick Donovan secure wins. The Sox homer four times led by Lollar Battey Smith and Phillips while Lollar adds a second blast in relief. Indians, Tigers, and Senators win as race tightens in the pennant chase.
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Cincinnati
Reds
Pete Whisenant
St. Louis
Dick Ricketts
Jerry Lynch
Don Blasin
Joe Cunningham
Dick Gray
Redbirds
Ed Bailey
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
White Sox
Yankees
Chicago
Indians
Boston
Detroit
Baltimore
Washington
Kansas City Athletics
Early Wynn
Dick Donovan
Wynn
Sox
Whitey Ford
Jim Coates
al Smith
Sherm Lollar
Earl Battey
Bubba Phillip
Lollar
Don Larsen
Donovan
Turk Lown
Charlie Maxwell
Maxwell
Tigers
Don Messi
Milt Pappas
Orioles
Jim Perry
Herb Score
Tito Francona
Jim Baxes
Francona
Woody
Perry
Gary Bell
Red Sox
Score
Baxes
Ted Wills
Harmon Killebrew
Jim Lemon
Russ Kemmerer
British Open Starts Today in Marfield Scotland
The British Open golf championship begins with just 15 Americans in the field and all rated 100-1 or longer. Qualifying runs today and Tuesday to trim to 100 low scorers for the main event Wednesday. Peter Thomson, defending Australian champion and four-time British winner, is favored, with Gary Player, Bobby Lackey, Harry Weeton, Bernard Hunt, and Christie O'Connor among contenders.
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Marfield
Scotland
Willie Goggin
Peter Thomson
Australia
Gary Player
Bobby Lackey
Braves Sign Chicago Prep Ace To Contract
Milwaukee AP reports George Kopacz Jr a Chicago high school first baseman who hit .471 this spring was signed to a Milwaukee Braves contract. He will report to the Milwaukee Louisville farm club.
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Milwaukee
George Kopacz Jr
Chicago
Milwaukee Braves
Milwaukee Louisville
Tunney Lauds Johansson After New Heavyweight Champion Win
Gene Tunney, retired unbeaten heavyweight champion, praised Ingemar Johansson after last night's title fight in New York. Tunney, home in Stamford, called Johansson a real fighter and dismissed Patterson as a built up novice, saying he was highly impressed by Johansson.
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Stamford, Conn
Gene Tunney
Ingemar Johansson
Tunney
New York
Patterson
Johansson
Mathews Adopts Shorter Grip To Boost Braves Hitting
Eddie Mathews of the Milwaukee Braves says his improved hitting comes from a new grip, choking up on the bat about an inch this year. The third baseman credits the adjustment with better swing control and contact at the plate.
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Milwaukee
Eddie Mathews
Milwaukee Braves
Mathews
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