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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1960
Page
21
Dodgers leave Milwaukee with a 9-7 edge as Charlie Dressen battles lineup flaws. Brav es lack power and defense with Adcock and Covington underperforming. Dodgers’ rotation and bullpen advantages loom large as pennant race tightens.
Ron Fairly Earl Robinson Willie Davis and Charliel Smith homered as Spokane crushed Salt Lake City 17 to 10. Fairly went 1 for 4 Robinson 3 for 6 Davis 3 for 5 Smith 1 for 3 Robinson also drove in four.
Buck Shaw hedges retirement plans for 1961 and questions Van Brocklin’s coaching fit. He notes Van Brocklin’s knowledge and leadership, but stresses coaching requires more than football knowledge. Shaw compares Van Brocklin to Frankie Albert and recalls past Eagles teams, injuries, and fumbles shaping results.
A blotchy box score recounts a Braves Dodgers game with misread names and mispunctuated events. In the fourth, Mathews possibly homered, Aaron and Brunon outs noted, Adcock and Schoendiens smiling, Loasa popping out, one run and two left. Dodgers lead 2-1 after the sixth.
Sandy Koufax struggles at the plate while Vince Williams proves clutch with two singles and the winning RBI as the Dodgers beat the Reds. Maury Wills is bantered about as batting instructor while Williams extends his hitting streak to 10 games and Eddie Mathews hits his 25th homer of the year.
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