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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1959
Page
6
Ernie Banks capped a 36th homer and two-run blast, boosting the Cubs to a 5-4 win over the Giants. Banks, batting .312 with 112 RBIs, strengthens his bid for consecutive NL MVP honors while Lee Walls added a three-run shot. Giants cling to a 21/2 game lead over Dodgers.
The listing shows multiple MLB games including St. Louis at Philadelphia Mizell versus Semproch and Chicago at Pittsburgh Ceccarelli against Haddix. Other fixtures include San Francisco at Cincinnati McCormick versus O'Toole and Los Angeles at Milwaukee Koufax Williams against Buhl Rush.
Bell faces Foytack as the Indians take on the Tigers in a pitchers duel with Bell carrying a 13-9 record and Foytack at 10-10. Other pitchers and lineups were not listed in the brief.
Major league standings show Chicago and Cleveland atop the American League with Cleveland at 67-49 and Chicago 69-45. Monday’s only game Cleveland at Detroit was postponed by rain. National League results include Pittsburgh and Milwaukee early, with Chicago 5 San Francisco 4 and Los Angeles 4 St Louis 3 in rain shortened play.
Charleston Senators split a doubleheader with the St Paul Saints, 4-0 loss and 7-4 win, in the final American Association series between the clubs. The Saints win the season series 10-8 as Charleston heads to Minneapolis for a two-game set starting tomorrow night.
Boston owner Tom Yawkey traded Jimmy Piersall for Gary Geiger and Vic Wertz, a deal hailed as shrewd as Geiger and Wertz boosted the Red Sox in a key series. The squad, led by Geiger and Wertz, swept parts of the Yankees while Kansas City moved on Chicago and the Giants beat the Cubs, with Mantle and others boosting the scoring. The Red Sox offense sparked a nine run rally and Geiger delivered key hits, while the Yankees defense faltered as Boston climbed.
Phoenix AP says minor leagues seek solid funding to provide baseball for communities. Pacific Coast League president Leslie O Connor argues only major league financed leagues can survive amid farm system dominance, radio TV competition, and bankruptcy risk. He urges a strong independent club association to restore viability.
Weekend fight results from Buenos Aires Orlando Zuletta and Nestor Savino both 136 pounds drew. Hollywood Pelon Cervantes 129 defeated Eddie Gasparra 140 in Los Angeles. Mexico City Filiberto Nava 123 ½ defeated Victor Manuel Quijano 123 ¾ 12 for Mexican feather title. Havana Carlos Hernandez 122 defeated Robinson Garcia 133 1 3 Havana. San Remo Gracieux Lamperti 125 ¼ defeated Sergio Caprari 125 for European feather title.
Chicago star Ernie Banks, injured by a Jack Sanf ord fast ball, still slugged his 36th homer as the Cubs beat the Giants. Banks, mired by shoulder stiffness, left after six innings but returned Sunday for treatment and field duty. He leads the league with 36 homers and 112 RBI, with managerial praise elevating him as a likely two straight MVP.
Boxscores list names A Donatelli Burkhart Verton and Conlan with a time mark T 2 11. Details on teams results, innings, or scores are not provided in the readable text.
PCA Cincinnati 24 8 Philadelphia 27 7 with Bell two homers and Freese four RBIs. pitchers Purkey Lawrence Schmidt Penn Acker Roberts win for Philadelphia. Milwaukee 24 9 Pittsburgh 27 15 with Stuart homer and Friend save. Pizarro Burdette Porterfield and Groat figures scattered. New York Mantle hits his 24th homer as Monbouquette loses. Terry and White contribute for the Yankees.
Batting star Dick Stuart hit a solo homer with a man aboard to lift the Pirates to a 2-1 win over Milwaukee in game one. Pittsburgh then dropped the Braves 5-2 in the second game of the doubleheader. In Boston, Ike Delock relieved in the second and held New York to four hits as the Red Sox won 6-5, while the Yankees took the nightcap 4-2.
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