Giants Sweep Braves 10-2 in Milwaukee Thriller
San Francisco capitalized on an error by Milwaukee and benefited from key hits by Ray Jablonski and Orlando Cepeda to surge past the Braves 10-2, trimming Milwaukee's NL lead. Al Worthington earned win with Monzant finishing, Davenport homered, as the Giants rallied to sweep the series.
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Jefferson Plays At Ijamsville Sunday
The Jefferson Baseball Club of the Maryland State League travels to Ijamsville Sunday to challenge the 1957 league champions. Jefferson seeks an upset akin to 1954 and 1933 victories, with new hitters Kobby and Whitehead and Lefty Biser returning on the mound. Tramsville promotes a rebuilt squad under Manager Bob Marendt and features two newcomers James Bagent and Rick Zimmerman as two young players join the club.
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Price Electric Defeats Shell Oil 10-1 in Babe Ruth League
Price Electric dominated Shell Oil 10-1 in Babe Ruth League play. Rinehart pitched a three hitter for the win while D Zimmerman doubled and tripled for Price. Shell Oil and Price each collected a handful of hits as Price rolled to victory in six innings.
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Gifford Quits Football To Go Into Television
New York AP reports Frank Gifford, star backfield for the Giants, quits football after six seasons to pursue television and movies. He signs with a Hollywood studio for a crime drama series and notes the studio will not allow a return to football midseason.
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Lane Seeks to Stop Lightweight Champ Joe Brown
Kenny Lane of Muskegon signs to face 32 year old lightweight champion Joe Brown in Houston July 23 in a nationally televised title bout. Brown, a left hander killer, owns 72 victories, nine draws and 15 defeats with 32 knockout attempts. Lane, with 3% wins and five defeats, vows to topple Brown in Sam Houston Coliseum and become the first to halt his left-handed mastery.
Pitching shines as Cardinals top Pirates in 21 win
Yesterday's Stars report a 21 victory by the Cardinals over the Pirates as Pitcher Vinegar Bend Mizell allows three singles in nine innings. Chico Fernandez and Phil Rizzuto deliver RBI triples, with the second triple giving the Cubs a 5-4 win in 10 innings. Also noted is a girls softball score where Creagerstown defeats Frederick in a high-scoring game.
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All-Star Game Ticket Mess Triggers Baltimore Furor
Baltimore Orioles face backlash over ticket chaos for the All-Star game with about 6,000 bleacher seats and 16,000 reserved tickets. Fans dispute mail application handling after June 5 deadline. 10 special post boxes opened. total 43,129 seats at Memorial Stadium.
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Baseball standings and Thursday schedule mix from the American and National Leagues
The era standings show Milwaukee and Kansas City leading their leagues while Detroit Boston Chicago Baltimore and Cleveland hold spots. Thursday games list St Louis at Pittsburgh San Francisco at Cincinnati Los Angeles at Milwaukee and more.
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League Leaders and National League Batting Stats Summary
The compiled leaders show Mays of San Francisco atop batting with 4,373 at bats and a .364 average, Cepeda also for San Francisco leading in hits with 83, and Banks of Chicago with 54 RBIs. Thomas of Pittsburgh posted 26 home runs while Mays stole 13 bases. Spanning pitching, McMahon of Milwaukee led decisions with 61 and an impressive .857, with Turley of New York totaling 80 strikeouts.
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New Promoter Steps In For Patterson Harris Bout
William Rosensohn, a 3 year veteran TV executive and newcomer to boxing, applied for a promoter license in Los Angeles to co promote the Patterson Harris heavyweight title fight set for August 18 at Hollywood Legion Stadium. Rosensohn will work with advisor Jack Hurley as promoter, following the denial of Al Weill’s license.
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Elliott's World Mile Record Likely Official, AAU Says
Herb Elliott's 3 57.39 mile record appears set for final entry after AAU Track and Field chair Pinky Sober stated no technicalities or red tape will block the performance from official recognition. Washington sources note a dispute over discount house practices before a Senate subcommittee, while BYU student Russ Peterson proposes a physics formula for scoring, and Boston's Frank Baumann heads back to the minors after a 2-2 season. West Virginia unveils white uniforms with blue and gold trim for 1958 football, Denver underperforms in Colorado relays due to disqualifications and misrouted baton exchanges, as conditions kept the field indoors.
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Pacific Coast League Scores and Standings Update
In baseball action Seattle and Sacramento tied 2-2 while Salt Lake City topped Portland 6-5 and San Diego won 3-2. Vancouver routed Phoenix 16-2 with Spokane 12. Rochester beat Havana 7-1 in the International League. Other results include American Association ties Minneapolis 3-3 and Charleston 2-4 Wichita 12, Denver 2 Louisville 10, St. Paul ? Indianapolis 5, Omaha 1.
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Orioles vs Tigers Washout Sets Sunday Doubleheader
Baltimore and Detroit were rained out as Jack Harshman faces Billy Hoeft in a southpaw duel. Baltimore had started to swing strong with four runs, including Bob Boyd’s second homer and Gus Triandos 16th, but the game was halted 72 minutes after rain began. Manager Paul Richards criticized umpires for calling off early.
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Brenner To Continue TV Fights To Aug 4
Promoter Teddy Brenner won permission from the New York Athletic Commission to keep Monday night televised fights at St. Nicholas Arena through August. Brenner will take a reduced fee of 3500 for the TV shows. If a new TV deal isn’t reached after summer, the commission may approve Sunny Side Gardens in Queens for Monday fights.
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Adamstown Triumphs Over Buckeystown In League Cobbled Clash
Adamstown defeated Buckeystown 141 to 114 on Tuesday to widen its Car roll Manor Little League lead. Gibson hit a two run homer for the winners. Morningstar earned the win with Biser and Shankle catching. D Freeze and Beacht pitched for Buckeystown with Sexton catching.
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Braddock VSU Triumph Noted With Key Home Runs
In a scoreline listing EF Yellow Springs as opponent, Braddock faced WW with standout performances by Nancy Shafer Ruth Cline Hazel Metz Kate Blundell Lindz Keller and Linda Keller. Home runs were hit by Audrey Rice twice and Ruth Cline.
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