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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1957
Page
6
The White Sox clinched a five game AL lead as pitching dominated. Billy Pierce earned his ninth win with a two hitter in 10 innings, while the Phillies surged near first in the NL behind solid staff work and Haddix’s three-hitter. Musial joined 2000-hit club. other clubs saw wins by Dodgers, Giants, Braves, and Pirates.
Billy Pierce of the Chicago White Sox, leading the majors in wins, pitched a two hit 1-0 10 inning shutout over the Boston Red Sox. He moved to 9-2, praised the Sox’s depth and pitching, and helped widen the lead over the Yankees to five games as Ted Williams saw his batting average drop from .407 to .396.
In the American League the Indians defeated the Senators with a run tally of 12 to 0 as Winning pitcher Jimmy Howell struck out 14 in a strong pitching outing, while Tommy Karch took the loss with 6 strikeouts. In the National League the Dodgers beat the Cardinals 11 to 0, with Winning pitcher R B Moss recording 1 strikeout and Coleman absorbing the loss with 4 strikeouts to highlight a decisive road win.
WwW. L. Pet. Cincinnati . 28 16 .636 Philadelphia . 26 37 .605 Brooklyn . 25 17 595 Milwaukee . 24 18 .572 St. Louis . 20 21 488 New York . 19 26 .422 Pittsburgh . 15 28 .349 Chicago . 13 27 .325 Wednesday Schedule Milwaukee at New York Cincinnati at Philadelphia (N) St. Louis at Pittsburgh (N) Chicago vs. Brooklyn at Jersey Tuesday Results Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis 4 Philadelphia 3, Cincinnati 1 Brooklyn 7, Chicago 5 New York 8, Milwaukee 7 (13 innings) Thursday Schedule St. Louis at Pittsburgh Chicago at Brooklyn (N)
American League standings show Chicago and New York tied at top with 2 games ahead of Cleveland and Boston none. Detroit leads Kansas City 22 to 19 with Baltimore 18 and Washington 16. Schedule notes include Boston at Chicago and New York at Cleveland with results: New York 7 Cleveland 0, Washington 4 Detroit 3, Baltimore 9 Kansas City 7, Chicago 1 Boston 0 in 10 innings, and New York at Cleveland upcoming.
Dee Fondy sparked the Pirates with a 3 for 5 night including the game winning RBI in the eighth inning as Pittsburgh beat the Cardinals 4 to 3. The win extended the Pirates' streak to four, and Fondy raised his NL leading average to .375 while praising playing in Pittsburgh for a rising, eager squad.
The Associated Press lists leaders by league in batting based on 100 at bats. Fondy Pittsburgh leads with .375, Musial St Louis at .361. Aaron Milwaukee tops runs with 36, tied for second Leons, Robinson Cincinnati at 35. Aaron 38 RBI, Musial 37. Robinson Cincinnati 62 hits, Aaron Milwaukee and Schoendienst York Musial tied. Hoak Cincinnati and Musial 14 doubles, Hodges Brooklyn Moon St Louis 13. Bruton Milwaukee Schoendienst Mays New York 4 triples. seven tied with 3. Aaron Milwaukee, Snider Brooklyn Moon Musial 10 HR. Mays New York 17 SBs. Gilliam Temple Bruton tied 7. Pitching (5 decision) Acker Cincinnati Sanford Philadelphia 6 1 .857. Gross Cincinnati Buhl Milwaukee Schmidt St Louis 4 1 .800.
Batting leaders include Williams of Boston 396 and Mantle of New York 354 with 55 hits for Williams and Sievers 36 RBIs led by Sievers of Washington. Gardner and Fox tied 56 hits. Williams tied for 5th in doubles with 13. Williams 12 home runs. Pitching shows Trucks at 5-0 and Shantz 5-1 for top win records.
NHL club owners held a closed session in Montreal after completing draft business on Tuesday. Rumors of trades for Detroit, Boston, and Chicago clubs were not confirmed by spokesmen. Boston Bruins general manager Lynn Patrick signaled a wholesale swap, noting Terry Sawchuk as trading bait while confirming Don Simmons will be the Bruins’ goalie next season.
St Louis veteran reliefer Wilhelm faltered Tuesday night as Pittsburgh rallied from behind. Stan Musial homered for his 362nd, moving into seventh on the all time list, while Del Ennis added a two run double and Paul Smith fueled late Pirates offense. Fondy’s 3 for 4 helped Pittsburgh climb from last place and finish off the win.
Kiwanis beat Jaycees 12 5 as Jim Skelton hit a bases loaded homer and Buddy Peek won. Lions edged Rotary 1 0 in a pitchers duel with Mike Waters the winner and Ken Hail the loser. Lions (1 0) meet First National Bank (0 1) in today’s action.
The 11th National Collegiate World Series field is set after Texas, SWC champion, defeated Arizona 7-1 to claim District 6 and advance to Omaha. Texas meets Connecticut in the first round, California draws Colorado State College, with Penn State facing Florida State, Notre Dame meeting Iowa State, and Iowa State the Big Seven champion. Other teams earned at large bids.
Billy Pierce limited the Red Sox to two hits over 10 innings with seven strikeouts and no walks, earning his ninth win and seventh complete game to keep Chicago's five game AL lead. George Kell drove in four runs on three hits, including a two run homer, as the Orioles beat the Athletics 9-7 and Kell became the 100th major leaguer with 2,000 career hits.
Bob Taylor, an $112,000 bonus catcher from Southern Illinois, joined the Milwaukee Braves after being chosen over the Dodgers. At 18, he watched the Braves fall 8-7 to the Giants in New York, spending the game in the bullpen while praising majors’ pitching. Taylor, a 14-letter athlete from Metropolis, said he chose the Braves over Brooklyn after a high-stakes recruitment.
The $5,500 fine against six New York Yankees ranks as the largest total docking by a major league club, yet individual penalties surpass it. Mickey Mantle and four others each drew $1,000, Johnny Bucks $500, matching past major fines. By contrast, Judge Landis once imposed $12,000-plus on Ruth, Meusel, and Piercey, the largest single penalties in baseball history.
Denver beats Charleston 7 to 3 Indianapolis defeats St Paul 7 to 3 Wichita tops Minneapolis 10 to 1 Omaha over Louisville 2 to 1 in regional league play.
Middleweight Yama Bahama seeks his second straight victory tonight against Philadelphia’s Gil Turner in a 10 round featured bout in Miami Beach. The telecast on ABC starts at 9 p.m. EST as Bahama aims to rebound after a prior New York loss, while Turner promises to be ready for 30 minutes of action.
J Norman Lewis said the House Judiciary committee has subpoenas for the full group of players representatives and league officials led by Ford Frick. The hearings start June 17 to probe whether professional baseball should fall under anti trust laws, a topic the court once exempted as a unique business.
A new four cent American flag commemorative stamp will be issued in Washington on July 4. It will be printed in full color using a Swiss developed high speed press, enabling rapid and economical production.
Lane Tech, with an 18-0 record, is favored to win the Illinois high school baseball championship at Woodruff Field. Key players return from last year’s title team, including pitcher Jim Woods and infielders Francis Felechio Bob Baker and Lour Rynei. Semi finals Friday precede the 8 p.m. championship, with games slated 7 innings.
Crepello ridden by Lester Piggott storms from behind to win the Derby by a length and a half at Epsom. Ballymoss places second, Pipe of Peace third. crowd of about 200000 including most of the royal family watches the cold, windy race. Crepello earns 18659 pounds. track time 2:35.4 over the mile and a half.
In Hartford Davis 142 stopped Richie Kid Howard 140. Richmond Calif Luke Foster 136 stopped El Conscripto 141 Mexico City. Barajas 117 Tijuana awarded technical decision over Supple 118 Montreal after Barajas cut by accidental butt. Charnley 134 London stopped Gonsalves 136 Oakland 8.
New York’s two MLB clubs, the Dodgers led by Walter O Malley and the Giants led by Horace Stoneham, demand suitable park sites by Oct 1 or threaten moves to Los Angeles and San Francisco. Mayor Wagner ruled out city construction or subsidies for a stadium, while both teams offered no guarantees to stay, signaling a tense impasse. O Malley expressed deep frustration and said negotiations with Los Angeles continue as New York searches for viable sites.
Stoneham says the Giants are not dependent on the Dodgers and that no promise is made to anyone while confirming that he and O Malley were approved by the National League to move to the West Coast. He added the mind is still open on the entire situation and an announcement will come at the proper time.
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