Fort Worth Tonight Charleston Opens Final Home Stand
The Charleston Seniors host Fort Worth to open an eight game final home stand all against Texas teams. Don Taussig belts a three run homer as Bob Bruce earns the win in a 4-1 Charleston victory over Denver. Steve Ridzik starts for the Cats against Jerry Davie as Houston visits for a two game set before Dallas ends the season with a three game series. Kids Night and a musical show highlight Sunday’s game with Dallas. Local youth leagues benefit.
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Minor league results from Sunday and Saturday AP summaries
Pacific Coast League games saw Salt Lake City 6 Phoenix 4 and San Diego 3 Sacramento 2 among others. American Association results include Louisville 5 Minneapolis 2 and Omaha 5 Fort Worth 3. International League Toronto 11 Montreal 4 and Buffalo 9 Rochester 6. A second Saturday game Havana 7 Columbus 5.
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Weekend Fight Results From Hollywood and Lewiston
In Hollywood Irish Pat Lowry of Los Angeles stopped Marcelo Vargas of Mexico at 1. In Madrid Bobby Ros of Spain outpointed Guizani Rezgui of Tunisia over 10. In Lewiston Jimmy Grow of Lewiston outpointed Teddy Davis of Hartford by decision at 10. In Havana Hilton Smith of Tampa defeated Montequilla Napoles of Cuba at 8 weights unavailable.
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Major League Leaders Baseball Highlights by League
American League leaders include Kuenn Detroit with a .357 average and Kaline also of Detroit at .324, Yost Detroit 97 runs, Killebrew Washington 95 RBIs, Fox Chicago 159 hits, Kuenn Detroit 155, and Killebrew 37 home runs. Stolen bases show Aparicio Chicago 40, Mantle New York 19. Pitching leaders include Shaw Chicago 13 4, McLish Cleveland 15 6, Wynn Chicago 148 strikeouts, Bunning Detroit 145. National League leaders feature Aaron Milwaukee 364 hits, Pinson Cincinnati 110 runs, Banks Chicago 115 RBIs, Aaron Milwaukee 180 hits, Pinson Cincinnati 175, doubles Pinson 42, Aaron 40, and Banks 37 home runs.
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Pirates sweep Dodgers as Virdon powers two games
Batting star Batting-Bill Virdon of the Pirates collected seven hits including two doubles and a home run as Pittsburgh swept a doubleheader from Los Angeles with scores of 9-2 and 4-3 in 10 innings. In Cleveland, Jim Perry pitched a three hitter to beat Boston 1-0 on Tito Francona's ninth inning homer, with the Indians winning the second game 6-2.
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Reds Edge Dodgers in Doubleheader Sweep 5 3
Pirates win 9 2 and 4 3 in 10 innings as Elroy Face earns win in relief to stretch streak to 21. Dick Groat delivers game winning single in the 10th. Dodgers drop to third behind Giants and Braves as Milwaukee, Cincinnati, and Chicago chase.
Pensacola Wins Colt League World Series
Pensacola, Florida won the 1959 Colt League baseball world series, defeating Ontario, California, to claim the title in a Sunday game.
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Doby Breaks Ankle In Pacific Coast League Game
Larry Doby former AL slugger broke an ankle sliding into third base Sunday night in a San Diego win over Sacramento 3-2. Doby played in the outfield for San Diego. doctors at Mercy Hospital said he will miss the rest of the season.
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Baseball Standings and Schedule from Monday Results
The report shows team records and standings with New York at Chicago 7-0 and Baltimore at Detroit games postponed by rain. Tuesday games include New York at Cleveland and Washington at Detroit with several matchups across the league.
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Face Remains Unbeaten with 16th Victory in Pirates Dodgers Win
Elroy Face, Pirates reliever, extended his unbeaten run to 6 wins this season by closing out a 4-3 10 inning victory over the Dodgers in the second game of a doubleheader. The 5-8 righty worked the last two innings, matching his 16th win and pulling within reach of Giants records for consecutive wins in a season and across two seasons. Face downplayed records, stressing team wins. He improved his personal streak to 16-0 this season and reflected on pennant chances with optimism, noting past late-season rallies.
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Tito Francona Sparks Indians to Twin Bill Win
Tito Francona drove in the decisive runs as Cleveland swept Boston and shut out Chicago in a twin bill. Francona, trading centerpiece in March, belted two homers including a late game winner, lifting the Indians within a game of the White Sox as Detroit and Washington also posted victories.
Shaw Is Reason The Chisox Are In First Place
Chicago right hander Bob Shaw, who refused a minor league assignment, blanked the New York Yankees 5 0 to keep the White Sox 1 1 2 games ahead of Cleveland. Shaw, 26, has been a lifesaver for manager Al Lopez, and his dramatic rise includes a June 15 1958 trade from Detroit in a deal with Ray Boone for Tito Francona and Bill Fischer.
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Major League Boxscores and Game Highlights
Boxscores show Francona HR for Cleveland and Perry pitching notes across doubleheader highlights. Includes 2B, HR, RBI leaders across teams, with W-L records, E failures, and late innings shifts. Key figures: Francona, Minoso, Lollar, Sievers, Williams, Sherry, Face.
Pitchers Koufax Phillips In Chicago Milwaukee Matchup
Listed games show Koufax facing Phillips in Chicago Milwaukee with S Jones against Friend and Anderson versus Burdette. Other planned only include New York at Chicago Larsen versus Moore and Baltimore at Detroit with Walker opposed by Mossi.
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