Harshman and Bucks Set For Tonight’s Game
Yankees edge White Sox 3-2 as Bobby Shantz notches win. Stengel clings to World Series form and laments pitching troubles while Mantle hits his 16th homer. Harshman to face Bucks in tonight’s game. Cubs fall to Giants 5-1 with Gomez earning his eighth win.
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Chicago
New York Yankee
Casey Stengel
Bobby Shantz
Stengel
New York
Yankees
White Sox
Sox
Minnie Minoso
Yankee
Andy Carey
John Stevens
Minoso
Stevens
Carey
Shantz
al Lopez
Minnie
Lopez
Casey
Sherm Lollar
Jim Wilson
Bobby Richardson
Bob Grim
Mickey Mantle
Bill Skowron
Jack Harshman
Johnny Bucks
Cubs
New York Giants
Ruben Gomez
Johnny Antonelli
Musial Ties NL Record for Consecutive Games
Stan Musial tied the National League record for consecutive games played and sits second to Lou Gehrig in durability. He reached his 822nd straight game, matching Gus Suhr's mark, with 2,192 of 2,229 Cardinals games in his 14-year span.
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Musial
Ralph Bernstein
Philadelphia
Stan Musial
Lou Gehrig
Gehrig
New York Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh
Gus Suhr
Deb Garris
Suhr
Washington
Eddie Yost
Everett Scott
Joe Sewell
Harris Outpoints Pastrano in Houston Bout
Roy Harris of Cut and Shoot Texas wins a points decision over Wilte Pastrano of New Orleans in Houston. Billy Ryan of Lowell stops Milton Ebbs of Newark in four rounds in Boston. Randy Turpin of London outpoints Arthur Howard in Leicester to retain the British light heavyweight title.
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Houston
Tex
Roy Harris
Wilte Pastrano
New Orleans
Boston
Billy Ryan
Lowell
Mass
Milton Ebbs
Newark
N.J
Leicester
England
Randy Turpin
London
Arthur Howard
Turpin
Pirates Defeat Redlegs as Chase Tightens in NL Race
The Pirates beat the Cincinnati Redlegs 8 1 to cut the NL lead to four percent ahead of Milwaukee. Don Gross saw his 8 0 streak end as Purkey earned his 5 4 with a 13 hit Pirates attack. Braves beat Dodgers 7 2 lifting to second. Cards win seventh in a row 5 2 over Phillies. Indians rally with four homers to top Boston 7 6. Williams drives Boston in early effort. Maris homers for Indians in third straight game.
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Birdie Tebbetts
Cincinnati
Redlegs
Pittsburg Pirates
Bob Purkey
Pirates
Milwaukee
Braves
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis
Philadelphia Phillies
Cleveland
Boston
Detroit
Baltimore
Washington
Kansas City
Don Gross
Purkey
Thomson
Adcock
Bobby Thomson
Ray Crone
Joe Adcock
Roger Craig
Gino Cimoli
Roy Campanella
Dodgers
Spitball Controversy Hits Lubbock Baseball Scene
In Lubbock Texas the Northeast Little League faced a heated dispute after pitcher Steve Hill was ejected for throwing a spitball. The city, lacking organized baseball, witnessed a rare controversy involving a young player and called into question officiating and rules enforcement.
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Lubbock
Tex
Steve Hill
Akins Favored Over Byars In Norfolk Welterweight Clash
Virgil Akins is listed as an 8-5 favorite to defeat Walter Byars in a 10 round nationally televised bout at the Norfolk Arena tonight. The matching welterweights promote confidence in a decisive result as the ABC telecast headlines the card.
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Norfolk
Va. i
Virgil Akins
Walter Byars
Norfolk Arena
Prize Money Increased for U S Open Meet
The 57th U S Open at Inverness opens with a 20 percent prize hike to 30000 dollars. The winner will collect 7200 dollars, more than the entire Inverness purse in prior Opens, with talk of scoring around 284 to win. The article recalls past champions Ray and Burke Von Elm and notes Inverness 6919 yards on a 34 36 70 par course.
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Toledo
Inverness
England
Ted Ray
Billy Burke
George van Elm
USGA
Ray
Harry Vardon
Burke
von Elm
Braves-Acquiring Schoendienst Stalled By Giants Trade
Milwaukee Braves admit an impasse in moves to obtain Red Schoendienst from the New York Giants. Giants rejected four-player offers and Milwaukee vetoed a New York counter proposal. Johnny Logan led the NL in sacrifice bunts with 31 and hit 15 home runs in 1956.
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Brooklyn
Milwaukee Braves
Red Schoendienst
New York Giants
Braves
Schoendienst
Giants
New York
Milwaukee
Johnny Logan
Score Likely To Return To Mound In August
Cleveland pitcher Herb Score should resume workouts July 15 per treating specialist Dr. Charles I. Thomas. After a May 7 line drive injury to his right eye, Score remains in rehab with gradual activity to regain strength. He plans to return to Lake Worth Florida then rejoin the Indians in July, with full recovery expected.
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Cleveland
Herb Score
New York
Gil McDougald
Charles I. Thomas
Score
Hagerstown
Lake Worth
Fla
Indians
Bears and Lions Vie for College Baseball Crown
California's Bears chase a second NCAA title after a decisive 8 0 win over Penn State, while Penn State eyes a comeback against the West Coast club in Omaha. California also routed Iowa State 9 1 as part of their dominant run. Ed Drapedo closed out Notre Dame in a 5 4 victory to keep Penn State alive.
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Omaha
Penn State
California
Bears
West Coast
Nittany Lions
Lions
Iowa State
Iowans
Notre Dame
Ed Drapedo
Gene Duffey
Levee and Lebkuchen, Selima Stakes winners, daughters of Hill Prince
The two last Selima Stakes victors at Laurel, Levee and Lebkuchen, are both daughters of Hill Prince the 1950 horse of the year.
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Levee
Lebkuchen
Laurel
Hill Prince
Standings and Results From Tuesday Baseball Scores
New York defeated Chicago 3 to 2 and Cleveland beat Boston 7 to 6. Baltimore topped Detroit 4 to 1 while Washington faced Kansas City. Trainer Jim Fitzsimmons introduced paddock polo boots for horses in 1920.
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New York
Chicago
Cleveland
Boston
Baltimore
Detroit
Washington
Kansas City
Jim Fitzsimmons
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Harris Upsets Pastrano in Houston Victory
Roy Harris, a backwoods Texan school teacher from Cut and Shoot, defeated Willie Pastrano by decision before 10,000 fans in Houston. Harris moved to 21-0 with wins by two wide-score margins from judges Connelius and Taylor, while Webb had it 97-96.
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Houston
Tex
Roy Harris
Willie Pastrano
Floyd Patterson
Harris
Little Cut
Pastrano
New Orleans
Texas
Jimmy Webb
Bill Conelius
Eric Taylor
Senages Sets Nba Free Throw Mark In 1956 57 Season
Dolph Senages of the Syracuse Nationals established an NBA record by making 625 foul shots in the 1956 57 season, surpassing Neil Johnston’s 589 mark set in 1955 for Philadelphia.
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Dolph Senages
Syracuse Nationals
National Basketball Assn
Philadelphia
Neil Johnston
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