Bailey Drives Pirates Past Giants on Bonus Baby Heroics
Pirates rookie Bob Bailey, once pressured by a $150,000 bonus, ignited a 3-2 win over the Giants with a game tying triple in the eighth and a ninth inning single. The 21-year-old increased his average to .380 and helped Pittsburgh close in on the pennant race, while San Francisco fell two games behind Philadelphia in the NL standings. Bailey reflected on past expectations and emphasized focusing on hitting to help the club.
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AFL Stars Have Leg Operations
AFL stars undergo leg surgeries as Buddy Dial and Chris Burford miss time with tears and knee injuries. Dial faces six weeks before Cowboys opener with St Louis. Burford loses more weeks after knee surgery. Bears prep for All Stars as Lombardi praises rookies Wright and McDowell. Colts plan intrasquad charity game despite rain.
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Long Ball Love Lovers Averages
Hall of Fame shortstop Luke Appling, now Kansas City Athletics coach, laments rising long ball emphasis and equipment, linking it to a drop in major league batting averages. He cites his 1936 .388 season and notes 49 regulars hit over .300 that year, versus only four AL and 11 NL batters over .300 last season.
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Aussie Tennis Aces Back In Favor After Davis Cup Win
Australia’s Roy Emerson and Fred Stolle, once labeled bad boys, swept Mexico 4-1 in the Davis Cup American Zone semifinals in Mexico City clinching the tie for Australia with Stolle’s 6-3 6-2 6-4 win over Pan Mexican champion Palafox. Emerson’s 6-3 6-4 11-9 victory over Osuna completed the rout as Australia moves toward a final against Chile.
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League Leaders National and American League Baseball Summary
League leaders across batting runs and hits are listed for both leagues with top players including Clemente Williams Oliva and Mays. The section also covers pitching leaders like Koufax and Radatz, along with current standings showing Philadelphia San Francisco Pittsburgh and others, plus scheduled games for the upcoming days.
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Baseball Scoreboard Headline From Narrow Card
Cleveland defeats Washington 4 to 2 and Baltimore shuts out Los Angeles 7 to 0. The schedule lists Boston at Minnesota New York at Kansas City Washington at Cleveland Baltimore at Los Angeles Detroit at Chicago twice.
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Pirates edge Giants on Bailey ninth inning hit
Major Stars Batting Bob Bailey of Pittsburgh tripled home one run and scored the tying run in the eighth, then drove in the winning run with a ninth inning single as the Pirates edged San Francisco 3-2. Pitching Milt Pappas of Baltimore scattered eight hits and didn’t allow a runner past second base in the Orioles 7-0 shutout of the Los Angeles Angels.
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Van Raaphorst to Kick for College All Stars Against Bears
Ohio State lineman Dick Van Raaphorst, a top field goal kicker, will mostly skip scrimmages in the College All-Star drill lineup and focus on booting points when the All-Stars meet the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field. His Big Ten record six conference goals and eight overall point to a potential margin in a tight game.
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Raiders Weak For Game In Kansas City Exhibition
The Oakland Raiders will open their exhibition schedule Sunday in Kansas City with only seven of eleven regulars in uniform. Coach Al Davis said six players will sit out due to injuries including Archie Mattos groin, Jackie Simpson, Jan Barrett, Ken Rice, Loran Hunt, and Lloyd Winston.
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Boxing Results from Tokyo and New Bedford Showdowns
Fumio Kaizu from Japan defeated Mansao Gon do by points in Tokyo. In New Bedford, Dick French of Providence and Greg Gavin of New York drew after a 10 round bout.
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Wichita Women Win State Title
Wichita Steffans claimed the state Class AA softball title by beating Hutchinson Merchants 4-3 and 9-1 on Monday night. Steffans also won the title last year as the only two teams in Class AA. The Class A tournament opens tonight with 13 teams competing.
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