Phillies Clinch Doubleheader 1-0 Behind Lee Pitches Two-Hit Shutout
Philadelphia defeats St Louis 1-0 in game two to take the doubleheader after dropping the opener 4-2. Bill Lee tossed a two-hit shutout with 23,313 watching. Charley Letchas and Andy Seminick produced the only runs.
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St. Louis Cardinals
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Andy Seminick
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Red Birds
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Fred Schmidt
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O'Dea
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Finley
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W. Cooper
Pensive Rides In Belmont Narrowly Loses To Bounding Home
The Belmont Stakes saw Pensive, ridden by Conn McCreary for Calumet Farm, surge to the lead at the mile mark but fail to hold off Bounding Home owned by Warren Wright. Bounding Home won by a half length after a late stretch drive, with Ben Jones noting McCreary moved too soon.
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Trio of Hooper Lewis Speaker Defined Early Red Sox Power
The Hooper Lewis Speaker trio wowed the American League from 1910 to 1915. Tris Speaker led with speed and defense, Harry Hooper wowed with a wide stance and base work, and Duffy Lewis provided clutch hitting behind Speaker. They formed the backbone of Boston's title teams.
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John Taylor
Tristram Speaker
Texas
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George Edward Lewis
Golden Sands
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Hooper
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Duffy Lewis
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Fenway Park
Bill Carrigan
New York Giants
Duffy
Ty Cobb
Insets
Colesville Nine Falls to Frederick Hustlers in McCurdy Field
Frederick Hustlers beat Colesville Cardinals 7 to 3 after a five run first inning. Manager Joe Gibson was ill with meningitis and absent. Holland, Cook, Ramsburg, Wagner, Hildebrand, Angleberger and Steele contributed key hits as DeLauter closed the win with two hits allowed. Camp Holabird is to meet the Hustlers next Sunday.
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Angleberger
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Love
Hilde Wagner
Beane
MacKenzie
Mac- Angleberger
Kenzie
Boni- Steele
Fant
Pope
Walters
Navy and Army Stars Shine in WW II Baseball Roundup
Major Hank Gowdy leads Army actions at Fort Benning directing the infantry league on Gowdy Field. Enos Slaughter of the Cardinals drills cadets at San Antonio with the 509th Base A Squadron. Carvel Howell of the Braves stars in special services at Camp Sibert Alabama after a state title. Seaman Schoolboy Rowe hits a homer for Great Lakes naval station in a May game against the Phillies. Pee Wee Reese aids Navy squad against Mize’s Giants in Honolulu. A trio of pitchers Olsen Casey Hallett on Navy staff. Ike Pearson of the Phillies pitches at Quantico Marine base. Russ Bauers leaves for England with Det. Med. Depot. Regular duty noted.
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Mize
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Hugh Casey
Dodgers
Jack Hallett
Pirates
Ike Pearson
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Quantico
Russ Bauers
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Det. Med. Depot
80Th General Hospital
England
War rosters show players eyeing return to baseball roles
Rehabilitation and sidelined managers shape depot ball teams. Barnacle Posedel, Braves pitcher in third year of wartime service, eyes umpiring after recovery. Crespi of the Card is on crutches from a Fort Riley injury. Higbee, Dodgers hurler now at Camp Butner, blanked the Atlanta Crackers in 1944. Maurice Van Robays serves with Co A 38th Signal Brigade at Camp Crowder, playing on the base team. Hi Bithorn, top Cub pitcher in 1943, in Navy at Puerto Rico station. Max West leads Sixth Ferrying Command with a .482 average in first 53 games in California. Burgess Whitehead and Elbie Fletcher hold coaching and training roles in the service. Terry Moore shines as Canal Zone League batting champ at .3721.
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Frank
Creepy) Crespi
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Max West
California
Sgt
Burgess Whitehead
Air Force Cadets
Miami Beach
Elbie Fletcher
Bainbridge
Terry Moore
Cardinal
American League Yesterday's Results Summary
Scores show Chicago 6 9 to 5 3 over Washington and Cleveland 4 4 with New York. St Louis 4 3 and Philadelphia 4 3 split results with 12 innings noted. Saturday results include Chicago 5 over Washington 3 and Cleveland 3 New York 4. St Louis 18 Philadelphia 8. No games today.
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New York
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Chicago
Browns and Athletics Divide Pair in St Louis Doubleheader
In St Louis, the Browns outlasted the Athletics 4 to 3 to seal the doubleheader win after both teams split the twin bill. Philadelphia had earlier taken the opener 4 to 3. Buck Newsom earned his fourth win with relief by Joe Berry.
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Athletics
Buck Newsom
Joe Berry
Berry
Lyman Harris
St. Louis
Newsom
Vernon Stephens
Jack Kramer
Jack Jakucki
Mark Christman
Christman
Philadelphia
Hayes
Galehouse
Muncrief
Hayworth
Mancuso
Harris
Jakucki
Kramer
National League batting and pitching leaders list noted
The tally shows Walker Brooklyn leading NL batting with .426 and 72 hits, Bordagaray Brooklyn 38 runs, Schultz Brooklyn 37 RBIs, and Holmes Boston 16 doubles. Barrett Pittsburgh 7 triples. Ott New York 12 homers. Macon Boston 6 steals. Lanier Munger St. Louis 61 wins with .887 era. Cullenbine Cleveland leads in batting .383 and 54 hits with 16 doubles, Gutteridge St. Louis 7 homers, Borowy New York 6-1 in pitching, with 57.
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Brooklyn
Bordagaray
Schultz
Holmes
Boston
Barrett
Pittsburgh
Ott
New York
Macon
Lanier and Munger
St. Louis
Tucker
Chicago
Cullenbine
Cleveland
Stephens
Gutteridge
St. Tom
Borowy
Ossie Bluege Sees Washington Rising in 1943
Ossie Bluege, manager of the Senators, predicts a strong 1943 season. He cites a deep pitching staff including Leonard Wolff Niggeling Haefner and Lefebvre, repeat performances by Evans Ferrell and Clift, and solid hitting from Torres Sullivan and Myatt as key factors.
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Washington
Senators
Emil Leonard
Roger Wolff
John Niggeling
Early Wynn
Milo Candini
Alex Carrasquel
Milton Haefner
Wilfrid Lefebvre
Santiago Umrich
Dutch Leonard
Wolff
Niggeling
Haefner
Harmony Softballers Sweep Twin Bill From Ballenger
Harmony defeated Ballenger 4-2 and 9-2 to move into first place as Middletown beat Unionville twice 12-2 and 4-2 and Broad Run toppled Mt. Pleasant 17-2 and 2-1. Cline, May, Cook and Keller led Harmony while Ahalt hurled both ends for Broad Run. Unionville showed improvement but lost to Middletown in both games.
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Ballenger
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Unionville
Broad Run
Mt. Pleasant
Keline
Harmoniy
Cline
May
Cook
Keller
Wachter
Swamley
Culler
M. Cline
Rhe
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Kehne
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Middletown Beats Unionville In Two Baseball Games
Karn led Middletown past Unionville in a scoring nightcap while Glisan Garber and C. Cramer connected for home runs. In game one Middletown tallied runs and Garber hit the jackpot with Glison aboard in the sixth, giving Unionville all counters. Cramer hit a circuit in the final frame of game two as Middletown edged Unionville. Karn and Ryman anchored for Middletown with Garber and Clemeal contributing for Unionville.
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Baseball Scores From Yesterday and Notable Delays
Yesterday results include St Louis 4 Philadelphia 2, Pittsburgh 9 New York 7, Chicago 6 Brooklyn 5, Cincinnati 1 Boston 0 with a 10th inning darkness delay in the second game. Cincinnati 5 Boston 4. Pittsburgh 7 New York 6. Brooklyn 4 Chicago 0. St Louis 5 Philadelphia 3. No games are scheduled today.
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Pittsburgh
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Chicago
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Boston
W. L. Pet
Week of openers and openers split across leagues
Sixth homer of the week in open er. Colman’s pinch single in the eighth drove in the winning run for a 7-4 Pirates win. Jephnes, Cabs and Belling sparked Dodgers in the opener and nightcap. Hepp and Lee produced a 4-2 Card win and 1-0 finale. Page and Reece helped Indians split. Carnett and Turner fueled White Sox double win. Kell and Kramer helped Browns win a 4-3 opener as Kramer clutched a 10th inning run. Trout and Hausmann each worked seven hitters. Trout won 2-1, Hausmann won 1- -1 in the nightcap.
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Pirate
Pittsburgh
Don Jephnes
Cabs
John Belling
Dodgers
Johnson
Belling
Dodger
Johnny Hepp
Cards
Bill Lee
Phillies
Hepp
White Sox
George Kell
Athletics
Jeck Kramer
Browns
Kell
Kramer
Dizzy Trout
Tigers
Clem Hausmann
Red Sox
Trout
Hausmann
County Softball Standings and Sunday Games
Broad Run leads with 17 wins and 2 losses as Mt. Pleasant sits 7-1 while Middletown stands 12-4 and Unionville is 2-2 Harmony is 4-9 and Ballenger 2-2. Sunday schedule includes Mt. Pleasant at Unionville Harmony at Broad Run and Middletown at Ballenger.
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Harmony
Broad Run
Middletown
Ballenger
Reds-Carter blank Braves in 1-0 opener
Gerald Walker and Arnold Carter pitched for the Reds in a 1-0 win over the Braves as Walker homered in the first and added three more hits to pace the offense. It was Reds’ second victory, with Babe Dahlgren and Frank Coleman contributing for the Pirates in the remainder of the card.
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Frank Colman
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