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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1956

Page

8

Senators Batter Yanks In 4-1 Upset At New York

Jimi Lemon homered for a three run shot in the first as Chuck Stobbs shut down the league leading Yankees. Stobbs mixed slow curves and sliders to gain win number six while Washington built an early lead and held on to win 4 to 1.

New York Jimi Lemon Chuck Stobbs Washington Senators New York Yankees Stubbs Senators Yankee Johnny Bucks Clint Courtney Yost Martin Herzog Slehern Runnels Turley Sievers Clarsen’ Courtney Rcol'mn Mantle Dt Olson Howard Stobha Skowron Bauer Carey Ritoss Hunter Acer Nebmett Gald Col'an Collins Tonle McDermont Ture Coleman R—Herges Courtney

Missions Blast Leads Dallas By Six To Two

San Antonio tied the series with Dallas 6-2 as Carl Scheib pitched four hits over nine innings. Freddie Rodriguez lasted into the eighth for Dallas, while Mickey Sullivan and Joe Macko homered for the Missions. Patrick and relievers faltered late as San Antonio pulled away.

Dallas San Antonio Carl Scheib Freddie Rodriguez Hisel Patrick Rodriguez Mickey Sullivan Joe Macko Scheib Tabacheck Grace Patrick Kot ‘Wany Fitzgerald Schmidt HR — Sullivan Mack

Pidge Browne hits three homers in Texas League game

UP-Pidge Browne of the Houston Buffs tied a Texas League record by hitting three consecutive home runs in the game versus Oklahoma City. Browne drove in five runs and homered in his first three at bats, but Oklahoma City won 13 to 7.

Oklahoma Greason

Terday's Results Across Major Leagues and Minor Circuits

A crowded recap of scores from Big State, Southwestern, National, American, and other leagues. Wins include Lubbock over Port Arthur 56 to 6 and Milwaukee 4 over Chicago 3, with numerous regional results from Texas cities, St Louis, Omaha, and Cleveland among others.

Terday Waco Lubbock Port Arthur Corpus Christ Wichita Falla Abilene Victoria Beaumont Pimaview St. Koswell Pampa Moons Catigbad Midland Paso Ballinger Clovie Milwaukee Chicago Brooklyn Philadelphia St. Louis “S Cincinnati New ‘York Pittsburgh Lea Washington New Chicago Cleveland Boston Baltimore Detroit Kansas City Oklahoma City Houston San’ Antonis Dallas Fort ‘Worth Austin Tulsa Sheeneport Southern Association Memphis Little Hock Atlanta Chattanoora Mottle New “Grieans Nashville Birmingham Terre Haute Burlingt Evansville Keokuk Quincy

Brooklyn Dodgers overpower Cubs in high scoring win

Brooklyn erupts for five runs in the second inning to beat the Chicago Cubs 10 7 as Sam Jones takes the loss for Chicago. Carl Erskine improves to five wins with help from Ed RoeBuck and Clem Labine. Billy Bruton and Duke Snider spark the attack with multi hit games and Hodges belts a three run homer.

Brooklyn Fran Dodgers Torre Hank Aaron Cubs Robin Sam Jones Roberts Phillies Billy Bruton Junior Gilliam Covington Randy Jackson Gil Hodges

Giants Rally to Defeat Pirates 6 4 in Pittsburgh

Shortstop Bressoud drove in two runs with a two run triple and scored in the second as the New York Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6 to 4. Ronnie Kline allowed 12 Giants hits and took the loss, his eighth defeat against six wins.

Pittsburgh Bressoud New York Giants Pittsburgh Pirates Alvin Dark Ronnie Kline Giants

Malone Hurls Five-Hitter as Ponies Hammer Rockets

Veteran pitcher Audie Malone scattered five hits to lead the Plainview Ponies to an 11 to 1 win over the Roswell Rockets. The Ponies pounded 14 hits including homers by Frosty Kennedy Frank Tornay and George Zackey with five doubles. Malone yielded a solo shot in the fifth but otherwise handled the Rockets with strong defense backing.

Plainview Audie Malone Plainview Ponies Roswell Rockets Ponies Frosty Kennedy Frank Tornay George Zackey Malone Ralph Buckingham

Carlsbad Potashers pummel Indians 16 to 3 in sweep

Carlsbad pounded Midland hitters for 16 runs to sweep the three game series. The Potashers bolstered early offense with a big first inning and rode strong pitching to victory.

Carlsbad Carlsbad Potashers Midland Coseeesee Seitme Jack Palmer

Pampa Slims Hobbs 9 to 7 in Southwestern League clash

The Pampa Oilers beat Hobbs 9 to 7 before 801 fans as Buddy Woods held off a late surge. Alan Cross went four for five with two home runs and four RBIs to pace the Oilers who rose to sixth in the league standings.

Pampa Buddy Woods Pampas Oilers Hobbs Alan Cross

Riverside Basketball Tourney Features Diverse Rosters

Disjointed notes outline teams and players from a regional meet including Fort Wayne and San Angelo. The fragment mentions schedules, individual scorers like Kellner and Reytack, and multiple schools and venues with unclear results.

Modern Manor Tops First Presbyterian 16 13 in Softball Win

Modern Manor scored 16 in a dramatic softball win over First Presbyterian in the American Church League. Pitcher Joe Parham earned the victory while Gress Key took the loss. Milton Reynolds doubled and singled for Modern Manor. Kam Cunningham had a single and a homer for First Presbyterian.

Modern Manor Cumberland Presbyterian Firstresbyterian Joe Parham Gress Key Milton Reynolds Kam Cunningham Modern Manor Fist Presby

Northwest Lite Baseball Scores and League Totals

In a rough score report style the Northwest Lite League shows varied results across multiple teams. Ambiguous club names such as Morion and Texay Church Teague Aquary appear alongside Meth­odist Youth and Cumberland Presbyterian squads with uneven point tallies and partial inning notes.

Asbury Edges Methodist Youth In Late Inning Win

Asbury Methodist edged Methodist Youth 65 in a Texas Copper League softball clash. Bill Hearne earned the win as Chuck Key took the loss. Orville Summey collected a single and a double, and Hearne added a pair of hits for the winners. Louis Hungate and Milton Mee both homered if noted. Alan Jones added two singles for the losers.

Asbury Methodist Methodist Bill Hearne Chuck Key Orville Summey Hearne Gerald Sneagrass Louis Hungate Milton Meee Alan Jones Counsers

Chieftain Pitcher Garner 6-0 Shutout of Clippers

Port Arthur’s Leo Spencer tossed a three hit shutout to defeat the Corpus Christi Clippers 6 to 0. Spencer earned his 15th victory, aided by a early three run burst sparked by Claude St Vincent and Mike Sandozzi’s two run single along with Jim Kirby’s two run double in the eighth.

Port Arthur Leo Spencer Corpus Greene J. Spencer Cato L. Spencer Camelli

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