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Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1955

Page

7

Five team AL playoff talk grows as storms halt games

The Associated Press reports potential five team American League playoff for pennant amid tight standings with Chicago and New York near top. Mantle homers twice in a split with Detroit as Boston outslugs Kansas City 16-12 while rain washes out a second Baltimore game. In the NL Milwaukee and New York win and split games, Braves edge Giants in the race.

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Baseball Scores and Standings From A Busy Sports Day

Night games produced shifts in the pennant race as Mantle blasted two homers to rescue the Yankees from near a Chicago loss, Kaline and Phillips sparked Detroit with timely hits, and Johnny Schenitz carried Washington to a fourth straight win. Boston’s bats exploded with six in the eighth before Oakland answered. Chicago moved on past the Dodgers as Gene Baker delivered a sixth inning single.

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Zimmer Fans Batter With Bases Loaded To Seal Win

Don Zimmer struck out with the bases loaded and a 2-0 count as Milwaukee beat Pittsburgh after knocking out Vernon Law in the first inning. Hank Aaron crushed a two-run homer, Bob Buhl won his ninth game, and Willie Mays homered for the Giants in a split doubleheader.

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Major League Boxscores from New York Cincinnati Pittsburgh and more

Summary of box scores across leagues including New York and Cincinnati games with notable performances by Mays Rhodes Post Harmon and Nuxhall along with Cleveland Washington clippings and American League results detailing runs hits and key RBIs across multiple matchups and a Pittsburgh Milwaukee doubleheader summary.

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Mets at Cubs Feature 1:30 pm Clash in Chicago

Eastern standouts preview Brooklyn at Chicago with Don Newcombe facing Bob Jones in a sole marquee game. AP notes recent results include Chicago 4 Brooklyn 3 and Philadelphia 9 St Louis 6, plus a packed slate for tomorrow with several league matchups across major teams.

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Senators Didn't Lose as Rain Ends Game

Charleston Senators, whose game with St. Paul was rained out, begin a series against Minneapolis. Manager Vernon Rapp plans Glen Hobbie to the mound while Minneapolis pitcher Al Worthington faces the Senators seeking to end an eight game skid.

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American Association standings and match notes

Omaha defeated St. Paul 2-1. Louisville won 5-1 over Minneapolis while Minneapolis tied Toledo 3-3. St. Paul travels to Charleston as rain interrupts play.

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Nixon Has Yanks' Number Red Sox Pitching Up

Boston notes Sammy White hails a improving Red Sox pitching staff as they prepare for a three game series at Yankee Stadium. Willard Nixon to start, coming off five straight wins. White also contributed two doubles and a single in a 16 12 win over Kansas City. White cites Nixon as key to Boston's stretch drive.

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Red Sox rout KC as Zauchin drives in four and homers

Batting star Norm Zauchin of the Boston Red Sox collected three hits including a home run, drove in three runs and scored four in Boston’s 16-12 win over Kansas City. Pitcher Johnny Schmitz of the Washington Senators scattered 10 hits and aided his cause with two doubles to drive in two runs as Washington defeated Cleveland 9-3.

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