Pennant races tighten in dramatic baseball week
The National and American leagues supply a flurry of action with key fights, near no hitters, and injuries shaping the pennant chase. Don Hoak vows revenge on Neal amid a big Dodgers Cubs brawl at Ebbets Field as Brooklyn edges Cincinnati 5-4 behind Duke Snider's two homers. In Philadelphia, Jack Sanford improves to 11-2 with seven and a third perfect innings as the Phillies sweep the Cubs and move into second, though Stan Lopata exits with a knee injury. Mantilla and Bruton go down for Milwaukee in a loss to Pittsburgh as Antonelli shuts out St Louis 1-0, narrowing the N L edge. Mantle lifts the Yankees with a 23rd homer in a 11-inning win over Kansas City to extend the lead. Boston tops Detroit in extra innings. Baltimore climbs to fourth with two 5-4 wins. Sanford, NL's top winner, pitches a four-hitter in the nightcap as Haddix earns his eighth win.
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League Standings and Night Games Across Leagues
National League standings show Louis at top with Brooklyn and New York close behind. American League leaders New York and Chicago vie for position. multiple night games listed with results from Thursday and upcoming schedules. Minor leagues report scores from Indianapolis to Topeka with several extra innings noted.
Dodger Redleg Feud Sparks Onfield Brawl and Win
Brooklyn and Cincinnati players clashed after two fights in a 5-4 Brooklyn victory. Gilliam and Sanchez started the altercation rekindling charges and ejections, with Neal and Hoak involved. Duke Snider homered twice amid the turmoil as managers claimed ambush hits and protective moves.
Mantle Blows A Hrs In Eleventh For Yankees Win
The New York Yankees beat Kansas City 3 2 in 11 innings as Mickey Mantle hit his 23rd homer aided by former Athletic Art Ditmar who earned the win. Harry Simpson drove in the tying run in the ninth and Yogi Berra homered in the seventh.
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Dodgers Manager Denies Ejection in Drag Bunt Drama
Walt Alston dismissed the dispute by telling reporters to ask his pitchers after Tebbetts accused Gilliam of inviting a confrontation in a disputed first base play. The clash involved Gilliam being knocked down earlier by Sanchez during a drag bunt attempt, with lingering bad blood stemming from Cincinnati and Brooklyn’s Western trip and Sanchez’s earlier hit that toppled Roy Campanella.
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Bowling Scores Thursday Night Mixed League Report
Bowlers across teams post scores with top efforts led by Fritts 163 and 430 series for Four-1 High Ten. Ward 183 and 507 for T. L. a-3 High. Hopkins 163 and 437 for Shoty-0 High. Fritts 150 and 405 for tornadota-4 High. Golborn 210 and 454 for a big-3 High. Burgoon 154 and Whitacre 420 for utter Bugs-1 High.
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Cellar Club Getting Hot In American Association Standings
The hottest team in the American Association, the Louisville Colonels, fell to last place despite a 10-1 home mark after a 5-4 win over Omaha. Minneapolis moved to second with a 45-9 win over Wichita, Denver and Charleston split a doubleheader, and Indianapolis crushed St. Paul 19-8. Denver Bears won 11-2 in the opener, while Johnny Tsitouris pitched Charleston to a 7-0 nightcap victory.
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Colorado Springs Edges Des Moines in Tight 5-4 Showdown
In a packed standings clash Colorado Springs edged Des Moines 5-4 while Lincoln's Chiefs, riding a six game run, fell 2-1 to Albuquerque. Pueblo in seventh routed Sioux City 124 and Topeka won on Preacher Williams’s bases loaded single in the 11th to beat Amarillo.
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Perez Aims At Title Fight in Cleveland Bout
Lulu Perez seeks a lightweight title push by beating Harold Gomes, a Providence featherweight, in a 10 round bout at a Euclid area hall. Gomes is the 7-5 favorite. the telecast faces NBC broadcast woes and the card opens at 7 pm CST. Western League action follows as Topeka Hawks extend lead with 6-5 11 inning win over Amarillo.
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Brillhart Wife Freed After Life Sentence Clash
Washington reports Sgt. Robert W. Brillhart plans to reunite with his wife Eunice Brillhart freed from prison after serving three years of a life sentence for the murder of three of their children. Pentagon officials weigh her possible U.S. return as the final deportation decision hinges on her condition and future life.
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