Sox Beat Senators and Cubs Win Big in Doubleheader
Yankees open four game week in Chicago after a 6-2 win. Latman pitches five hit ball as White Sox top Senators 4-1. Indians beat Orioles 3-2. Tigers-Senators and Cubs results noted. detailed game summaries include homers by Howard and Siebern, Latman’s five hit shutout run, and Bunning’s 7 4 record.
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ED Wilks
Associated Press
New York Yankees
Chicago
Comiskey Park
White Sox
Mufflers Edge Lisbon 7 5 in 10 Inning Thriller
Ken Hunt limited Lisbon to five hits as the Mufflers won 7 5 in ten innings at Lisbon Thursday night. Hunt fanned 13 of the opposition. Mel Harseim opened the 10th with a single, Parker struck out, Michelson walked, and both scored on errors by the Lisbon infield. Vilands and Nettle Creek duel tonight at 8 p.m. in Lisbon.
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Ken Hunt
Lisbon
Mufflers
Hunt
Mel Harseim
Parker
Michelson
Vilands
Nettle Creek
Grand Circuit Opens in Goshen Historic Track July 6
Harness racing's Grand Circuit shifts to Goshen Historic Track on July 6, drawing competitors and spectators to New York's major event at a renowned venue.
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Goshen
N. Y
NEA
Rain Threat Delays Patterson Johansson Heavyweight Fight
Promoter Bill Rosensohn faced a rain soaked Yankee Stadium as Floyd Patterson and Ingemar Johansson prepared for a 15 round title bout. Postponement sparked ticket refund disputes with Gen Melvin Krulewitch and ongoing legal actions surrounding Machen and the Chicago Stadium Corp.
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Ingemar Johansson
New York
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Murray Rose
Floyd Patterson-Ingemar Johansson
Bill Rosensohn
Rosensohn
Irving Kahn
TelePrompTer
Melvin Krulewitch
State Athletic Commission
Krulewitch
California
Eddie Machen
Chicago Stadium Corp
Machen
Chicago Stadium
Navy fielder Fred Marsh hits record EIHL batting average
Out fielder Fred Marsh of Navy hit .542 the highest average in Eastern Intercollegiate League history to win the Charles H. Blair Bat.
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NEW York
NEA
Fred Marsh
Navy
Charles H. Blair
Dodgers Rally Past Phillies Sealed by Walls Single
Don Drysdale had six no hit innings before a Harry Anderson bloop and Wally Post’s hit doomed the bid. Ed Fisher lost it for San Francisco with Roy Face driving relief in a 3-1 defeat. Hicks and Snider homered for the Dodgers as Gil Hodges also connected in a six run first.
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Don Drysdale
Duke Snider
Gil Hodges
Philadelphia
Drysdale
Dodgers
Harry Anderson
Wally Post
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Ramon Mesias
Roy Face
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Chicago
Cubs
Cincinnati
Snider
Hodges
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Cards
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Hank Aaron
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Ken Boyer
RBI
Lew Burdette
Lindy McDaniel
Face
Harvey Haddix
Ed Bressoud
Giants
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Lee Walls
Bill Henry
Bob Anderson
Bob Purkey
Baseball Standings and Schedule Highlight 1956 Notes
Major League Baseball data shows American League standings with Cleveland leading, Baltimore, Chicago and New York behind. Friday games featured New York at Chicago and Boston at Cleveland among others. Hoyt Wilhelm is noted as ace of the Baltimore staff with a 4 9 record from the 1956 New York Giants.
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Boston
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New York Giants
Pirates Reliever Elroy Face Extends Scoreless Streak
Manager Danny Murtaugh lauds 152-pound reliever Elroy Face who earned a 3-1 Pirates win over the Giants in 12 innings. Face blanked San Francisco for three innings and preserved his 12 undefeated run in 1959 with 17 straight relief victories since May 30, 1958.
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Elroy Face
San Francisco Giants
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Giants
Elroy
Eddie Bressoud
Eddie
Morris Little League Beats Seneca 14 to 6
The Morris Little League team defeated Seneca 14-6 at Goodwill Park. Morris pitchers Harold Olson Jack Waddell Dutch Smith and Dennis Knapp led with solid work while Jerry Hunter went 3 for 3. Seneca’s Kaufman Patarozzi also went 3 for 3. scoring split shows Morris five in both first and second innings, three in the third, one in the fourth, and Seneca with two in the first one in the third one in the fourth and two in the sixth.
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Seneca
Goodwill Park
Harold Olson
Jack Waddell
Dutch Smith
Dennis Knapp
Kaufman
Patarozzi
Jerry Hunter
Baseball Calendar Drives Weekend Lineup
Friday night action includes Vilands against Nettle Creek at Lisbon at 8 level p.m. Connor faces Black in a Little League at Goodwill at 6 p.m. On Saturday Morris Warriors play Wilmington at 3 p.m. in the daylight window.
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Nettle Creek
Lisbon
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Goodwill
Morris Warriors
Wilmington
Colavito Hits Four Homers In Four At Bats In Baltimore
Rockys Record in Baltimore sees Cleve land outfielder Rocky Colavito hit four homers in four straight at bats. Official AL stats show 1958 Yankees seven, Kansas City six, Cleveland five including Colavito, Detroit five in Baltimore. Washington and Chicago managed four apiece in 11 games at the Balti more park.
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Yanks
Washington
Cleveland
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Boston
Rocky Colavito
New York Yankees
Colavito
Detroit
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Hank Aaron Extends 25 Game Hit Streak With Brewers
Hank Aaron of Milwaukee extended baseball’s longest 1956 hitting streak by reaching safely in 25 consecutive games. The milestone highlights Aaron’s steady offensive pace during the season.
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Hank Aaron
Milwaukee
Major League Stars Tie Breaker Secures 3-2 Win over Orioles
Tito Francona went 4-for-4 with a second homer while breaking a 2-2 tie in the eighth inning as the Indians beat the Orioles 3-2. Barry Latman pitched 18 scoreless innings in relief and John Latman earned a 4-1 win as the White Sox held the Senators to five hits.
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Boston
Red Sox
Elston Howard
Norm Siebern
Yankees
Siebern
Bobby Shantz
Ryne Duren
Duke Maas
Tom Sturdivant
White Sox
Senators
Barry Latman
Latman
Nats
Bob Allison
Roy Syers
Pete Ramos
Earl Torgeson
Tito Francona
Indians
Jack Fisher
Hoyt Wilhelm
Mike Garcia
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al Kaine
Tom Morgan
Jim Bunning
Tom Brewer
Orioles
Waters coaches Stanford freshman crew without salary
Phil Waters, former Stanford athlete, has led the Stanford freshman crew for three years without pay. He has guided the crew since 195? using volunteer efforts while not drawing a salary.
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Phil Waters
Stanford
Hal Newhouser Scouts for Baltimore Orioles
Hal Newhouser, former American League pitching star with Detroit, is reported scouting for the Baltimore Orioles as part of ongoing personnel evaluation.
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Hal Newhouser
Detroit
Balimore Orioles
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