White Sox sweep Tigers to extend win streak into fourth place
The Chicago White Sox beat Detroit 6-5 and 11-1 in a two night doubleheader to reach 19 wins in 20 games and pull into a tie for fourth in the American League. Minnie Minoso homered in the opener, Frank Baumann also went deep, and Juan Pizarro tossed five scoreless innings in the nightcap as Detroit’s slide continued.
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Cardinals and A's Suffer Setbacks in Doubleheader Night
The St. Louis Cardinals fell 3–0 to Milwaukee as Curt Simmons pitched well in St. Louis. The Kansas City Athletics lost both ends of a two game set to Baltimore 5–3 and 7–2, hampered by the home run ball. Stan Musial notched his 10 000th at bat with a double, joining a rare club.
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Kingpetch Defends Flyweight Crown In Tokyo Upset
In Tokyo Pone Kingpetch retained the world flyweight title by outpointing Mitsunori Seki over 15 rounds. Earlier bouts saw George Chuvalo stop Willie Besmanoff in Toronto, and Jose Torres halt Ike White in Boston.
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Topeka Pitcher Fires No Hitter In Openers
Topeka left-hander John Flavin hurled the first no hitter of the Three I League season in a seven-inning opener of a doubleheader, walking three and fanning six. Harvey Alex followed with a four-hitter in the nightcap as Topeka swept Fox Cities 12-0 and 6-3 and moved within a game of Cedar Rapids. Burlington crushed Des Moines 18-6 with a 10-run fourth inning and a seven-run sixth.
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Ramirez belts two homers in 19-hit effort with bases loaded
Vic Ramirez hit two homers as part of a 19-hit attack, including one with the bases jammed, shaping a powerful offensive display for his team.
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Handshake Shocks Musial During Braves Cards Game
Stan Musial received a surprise handshake from plate umpire Al Barlick in the eighth inning of the Braves Cards game. Musial had doubled in the sixth on his 10 000th official at bat, and he recalled Barlick asking if he minded the fans before the handshake. The two men, longtime friends, shared the moment during the match in St Louis.
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Eddie Yost drives Angels past Yankees in 7-6 win
Eddie Yost hit his first homer of the season driving in four runs as the Angels beat the Yankees 7 to 6 to bar New York from first place. Bob Buhl blanked the Cardinals on six hits for a 3 to 0 Braves victory.
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Umpire Yate Bill Kiem Closes World Series Record
Bill Kiem, renowned umpire for the World Series, oversaw 104 games, marking a standout milestone in Major League Baseball history.
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Faulk Favored in Ninth USGA Women’s Open Tourney
Mary Lena Faulk, 35, Georgia pro, arrives as favorite for the ninth USGA Women’s Open at Baltusrol Golf Club. The field includes 89 pros and 88 amateurs, 72 holes of stroke play with a 36-hole last day endurance test. Faulk previously won the Women’s Western Open and posted strong scores in the Round Robin and Eastern Open events.
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