Indians Reach Eighth Win as Twin Bill Fades
The Indianapolis Indians, with a season record twice as many wins as losses, opened a long road trip with an eighth victory in ten games. They defeated Charleston 6-5 while St. Paul and Minneapolis faltered behind them. Louisville moved up with a 3-1 triumph over the Saints as Toledo beat Minneapolis.
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Milwaukee Patrons See Braves Home Woes Amid Road Success
The Braves struggle at County Stadium with 11 home wins and 16 losses, while road performance shines with 14 victories and a nine-game stretch. Brooklyn leads the league, as Chicago, Cleveland, and other clubs post key results including Musial's 20th homer and Erskine’s 16-hit day. The page also notes intense attendance and multiple game stories across the leagues.
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Washington
Maury McDermott
Billy Hoeft
New York Yankees
Tigers
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Baseball scores and schedules from national leagues
AP summary lists today's and yesterday's results across American and National Leagues with game notes: Pittsburgh at Cincinnati Brooklyn at St Louis New York at Milwaukee Philadelphia at Chicago Detroit at New Orleans Baltimore at Boston and more. Also includes Texas and Southern Association results and several postponed games, with references to various cities and teams.
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Tigers win 8 0 as Hoeft no hits Yankees until late
Harvey Kuenn, Detroit shortstop, celebrates not his four hits but a Yankee infield single that broke Billy Hoeft's no hitter in the seventh inning. Jerry Coleman’s eighth inning double finally gave New York a hit as Hoeft pitched the best game of the year and Kaline made a spectacular catch earlier.
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Philadelphia
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Stan Musial
Wally Moon
Robin Roberts
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Ralph Kiner
Androth
Hank Sauer
Corky Valentine
Pirates
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Minnie Minoso
Ferris Fain
George Kell
Virgil Trucks
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al Rosen
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Cleveland
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Hoeft
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Detroit
Ed Lopat
Baltimore
Boston
Gill Coan
New York
New York Yankees
Tigers
Billy Hoeft
Jerry Coleman
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al Kaline
Bill Skowron
Durando Heavy Favorite To Beat Kilgore In Miami Beach
Ernie Durando a 2%-1 favorite to defeat Billy Kilgore in the 10 round main event at the Miami Beach Auditorium. The winner might receive a nontitle bout with middleweight champion Bobo Olson July 7 in San Francisco as a tuneup for Olson’s August title defense.
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Hans Stretz
Recreation Notes For Lawrence Lions Den Activities
Recreation notes detail June 9 open Lions Den at old Lawrence High Gym with no membership cards. June 16 Kiwanis zoo trip for 1954 sixth grade graduates leaving South Park at 9 30. Lunches, $0 50 fee, and work options available to cover costs. Summer playgrounds begin June 14 at Cordley New York Pinckney Woodlawn Lincoln and South Park with male and female directors and varied activities. Centennial Parade planned for early August. Also a note on 1920 White Sox four 20 game winners Red Faber Claude Williams Dickie Kerr and Fed Siege finishing second.
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Donald Powell
Elvis Berger
Robert Dila
Donald Stewart
LaVannes Squires
Rose Lee Douglas
Dick Morgan
Marilyn Kipp
Lee Doellman
Lillian
Chicago White Sox
Red Faber
Claude Williams
Dickie Kerr
Fed Siege
Iola Twins Quietly Sweep Ponca City In Doubleheader
Bob Mathieson of Iola pitched two complete games in Western Association action, losing the opener 3-2 and winning the nightcap 7-0. A dust storm at Hutchinson delayed play, while St Joseph and Topeka battled in a 16-7 game and Muskogee beat Joplin 12-2 as league leader Malcolm Landry extended his undefeated streak to seven.
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Owls
Frank Hamien
Wichita Climbs from cellar with Sioux City win
Wichita out of the Western League cellar with a 10 5 victory over Sioux City. Des Moines defeated Pueblo 2 0 as rain halted Colorado Springs at Lincoln and Denver at Omaha after two and a half innings. Wichita took a 3 2 lead in the fifth and held on led by Bill Diemer who worked seven frames. Ramon Conde pinch hit a two run homer for Sioux City in the ninth.
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Bill Diemer
Ramon Conde
Sadler Opens With Roberts At State Golf Meet
1953 Kansas Men's Amateur Golf Tournament begins in Topeka with defending champion Sam Sadler of Wichita paired against Dave Roberts of Topeka. Medalist Dave Dennis of Independence leads 174 entrants into match play, with first round pairings announced and courses set for the 64 advancing players.
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Dave Roberts
Kansas
Dave Dennis
Independence
Virgil Parker
Dennis
Bill English
English
Jerry Foley
Atchison
Salina
Kansas Amateur Golf Assn
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Vv. J. Voyles
Frank McAleavy
Jim Vickers
Glenn Dillon
Ken Razook
Don Nichols
Willie White
Kansas City
Bob Hentzler
Noel Rooney
Lawrence
C. J. Davies
Dodge City
Ray Nichols
Charles Menninger Jr
J. P. Jones
Jim English
Bill Webb
John Begert
Harold Stover
Bob Richards
Henry Schulties
Joe Menjares
Wally Powell
Emporia
Jack Stanger
Hutchinson
John Thorpe
Cecil Reeves
al Warner
Jack le Blond
Bob Powell
Harlan’ Hobbs
Ralph Cowell
Landy Stumbles at Four Minute Mile Try in Sweden
Australian miler John Landy failed to break the four minute mile in heavy rain at Stockholm's Olympic Stadium clocking 4:01.6. He blamed the cinder track and cold, vow ing another attempt on June 11 in Helsinki. Trainer George Lentz is noted for past work with college teams.
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Sweiden
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Helsinki
Indians clinch fourth with 5-4 win as rain halts doubleheader
The Indians improved to 34-17 and kept sole possession of first place this season. Today’s schedule lists St. Paul at Louisville, Kansas City at Columbus, Indianapolis at Charleston, and Minneapolis at Toledo.
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Toledo
Courteous Thieves Note Left for Norfolk TV Host
Norfolk Virginia television emcee Jeff Dane returned to his parked car to find a note left by thieves, described as courteous in tone, prompting local curiosity about the incident and the suspects involved.
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