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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1959
Page
10
Dodgers beat the White Sox as Roseboro shines behind the plate and on the bases. Alston says Campanella’s absence mattered, but Roseboro has filled the gap. White Sox struggle with baserunning and timely hits as Los Angeles eyes a possible series clincher.
Los Angeles AP report notes Little Nellie Fox calls the Coliseum a two tone field as Carl Furillo’s two run single off Luis Aparicio in the World Series crowding the play. Bad hop deflected off Aparicio’s glove leaving Chicago with loaded bases and no out.
Havana AP A left handed pitcher Tom Borland is Gene Mauch’s choice for the final game as the Minneapolis Millers and Havana’s International League champions contest a decisive game. The Millers evened the best of seven at three games apiece after a 5 3 win sparked by a four run third inning. Ted Wieand will oppose Borland in a showdown expected to draw about 10 000 fans including Fidel Castro.
In Los Angeles, White Sox manager Al Lopez insists the team still has a strong chance to win the World Series after falling to 2-1 to the Dodgers. Dodgers manager Walt Alston plays it cool, calling the latest game “another easy one” as Carl Furillo’s seventh inning two-run single proves pivotal.
Dick Donovan of Quincy Massachusetts finally got his chance to start in the world series at the Los Angeles Coliseum. He pitched six superb innings before being lifted after four straight balls to Norm Larker and a Hodges walk. Carl Furillo delivered a pinch single to score two runs as the Dodgers won and the White Sox clinched the series fate.
In Los Angeles the third World Series game drew laughs as fans favored a paper hat with improvised string chin strap. Yankees manager Casey Stengel, covering the series for a national magazine, wore a straw hat decorated with a baseball figure and quipped about facing the crowd.
Milwaukee's Lou Perini says a new manager with leadership and experience is sought to replace Fred Haney who left after four seasons with pennants in 1957 and 1958 and a late playoff chase in 1959. Leo Durocher tops the候 list alongside Red Schoendienst Freddie Hutchinson and others. Tebbetts not a candidate. Haney plans a vacation and denies plans for another job.
In Wolvershampton England Kenneth Charles Edwards 37 was struck on the head by a golf ball on the fourth fairway. He collapsed but finished the round and drove home. He died later of a fractured skull. The coroner returned a misadventure verdict.
Chicago White Sox manager Al Lopez cautions players to avoid complaining about Memorial Coliseum glare as they prepare for the World Series game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Dodgers win 3 1 over Sox in Los Angeles crowd of 92 24 thousand.
Dodgers hold a 2-1 lead over the White Sox in the World Series after Sunday’s 3-1 win. Chicago manager Al Lopez acknowledged the tough path ahead as Early Wynn returns to start Game 4 in Los Angeles amid wary baserunning and strong Dodger defense at the plate.
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