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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1958
Page
5
The race for batting champion narrows as Stan Musial and Willie Mays clash atop the NL with .426 and .424 averages respectively. Giants edge Braves in 12 innings to close gap. Cardinals sweep Pirates to take third. other NL results include Reds over Dodgers and Phillies over Cubs. Yankees split with White Sox. Athletics and Tigers win. Red Sox top Indians.
Milwaukee edged San Francisco 5 4 in 12 innings as Willie Mays continued his hot hitting in the Giants series. Mays collected four singles in five official trips, boosting his average to .424, just behind Stan Musial for the league lead. Bill Rigney praised Mays as a center fielder who gives 100 percent to help the team win.
St Louis edged Pittsburgh 4-3 to reach 22-22 and sit third in the NL, five games behind Milwaukee and San Francisco. Vinegar Ben Mizell won his first decision since May 14, beating Bob Friend as Don Blasingame Gene Green Eddie Kasko and Curt Flood drove in runs. Stan Musial went 0-for-4 ending his 12 game hitting streak and dropping his average to .426, two points ahead of Willie Mays.
New York pitcher Don Larsen, famed for his 1956 perfect game in the World Series, earned his 44th win to reach .500 in his major league record. In a doubleheader opener, Larsen's 12-5 victory helped the Yankees split with the Chicago White Sox.
Maine defeated Olney 13 to 1 in the semi final of the Associated Press tournament. Maine advances to the final as Olney ends its run in this matchup.
In a three game set the Braves win two by one run margins while Orlando Cepeda drives in the deciding run in the opener. San Francisco trails Atlanta by ten percentage points as Harvey Haddix faces Ramon Monzant in a closely watched mound duel. Rigney notes Cepeda, 20, Puerto Rico, has a strong major league chance after his latest hit.
Mt Vernon Youth Development Committee released the first week schedule for the Junior and Pony Leagues at City Park. Six Junior teams and four Pony teams are sponsored by local merchants and clubs, with Lions Kiwanis Rotary Jaycees Starr Brothers First National Bank backing the Junior League and Thompson Paint Store Junior Police Ellis Cafe Estes Grocery backing the Pony League. The week of June 9 to June 13 features 3:30 Junior League and 5:30 Pony League contests on Monday Tuesday Thursday and Friday, with Wednesdays and Saturdays for makeups and All-Star games.
In a high scoring game the Yankees beat the Indians 13 to 6. Winning pitcher Kite for New York with 10 strikeouts, losing pitcher Filberth. M Atkinson belted a home run for the Yankees. Cardinals edged by the Cubs 4 to 1. Winning pitcher Gresham with six strikeouts, losing pitcher Carpenter. No home runs for the Cardinals or Cubs.
Ossie Virgil, a 25 year old Dominican native, was set to join the Detroit Tigers marking the first Negro player on the club’s roster. Detroit becomes the 15th major league team with a Negro player since Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947, while Boston remained without any Negro players. Tiger officials said Virgil’s color did not influence his promotion amid local pressure from groups for inclusion.
Unbeaten Danville faces Niles in the Illinois High School Baseball Tourney final after a 23 game skein. Maine Township meets Olney and Danville-Laminar showdown in a day of semifinal games with Kelly expected to start.
The Milwaukee Braves visit the Los Angeles Coliseum to face the Dodgers as Hank Aaron doubts the 251 foot left field fence will help him or his team. He predicts the Braves may win a second straight pennant but cautions Giants’ improvements. Aaron notes his hits often go to right center and center.
Merle Davis rolled 226 to top the high games alongside John Woolsey 207 Wendell Warren 210 Art Wilson 204 Chic McMillen 187 Edna Chambliss 169 and Bev Weingartner 169. High series went to Wendell Warren and John Woolsey at 560 with Bob Crowe 530 Merle Davis 515 and Jerry Wolfe 515 close behind.
Ralph Terry finally broke his slump with a 13 inning three hit shutout victory for Kansas City over Washington. Woody Held supplied the offense with a two run homer as Terry improved to 3-0 since April 26. Yankees split a doubleheader with Chicago while White Sox, Detroit and others won. Roy Sievers, Don Larsen, and Sherm Lollar played key roles in late innings.
Major leagues show New York leading the American with 30 wins and Milwaukee atop the NL at 27. Detroit visits Washington. Philadelphia travels to St. Louis. Kansas City meets Baltimore. Milwaukee heads to Los Angeles. Cincinnati plays San Francisco. Cleveland visits New York. Pittsburgh visits Chicago. Chicago hosts Boston. Thursday results include San Francisco over Milwaukee and New York over Chicago in 12 innings.
New York boxing circles trace the investigation to Frank Carbo betting on Virgil Akins to defeat Isaac Logart at Madison Square Garden in March. Akins, favored by many bettors, would meet Vince Martinez in a 15 round or shorter bout at St Louis Arena, part of an elimination tourney. Martinez is fast but cautious while Akins relies on timing, setting the stage for a potentially lively late stretch.
New York slugger Mickey Mantle powers the Yankees with a homer against the Chicago White Sox, his fourth long ball in as many games, fueling speculation about a hot streak and improved form.
At a Chicago meeting major league officials plan a joint regulation against pitchers who deliberately dust off batters. National League president Warren Giles and AL head Will Harridge announced the rule would take effect immediately to curb intentional pitches aimed at hitters.
Hank Aguirre pitched two hits allowed in a two inning relief appearance to seal Detroit's 3 1 victory over Boston. Jackie Jensen drove in three and hit his 11th homer with a man aboard as Boston broke a 3 3 tie in the eighth. Dick Brown added a three run shot for Cleveland and Mike Fournier got the win in relief as Hoyt Wilhelm took the loss.
In the opener of Thursday's doubleheader, he belted his fourth home run in four games all versus the White Sox, matching his total for the prior 37 games of the season.
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