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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1959

Page

6

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.

Charleston Fort Worth Texas Senators Denver Bob Bruce Don Taussig Steve Ridzik Cats Jerry Davie Houston Dallas Jennie Smith Wes Covington

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.

Associated Press Salt Lake City Phoenix San Diego Sacramento Spokane Seattle Vancouver Portland Louisville Minneapolis Omaha Fort Worth Charleston Denver Dallas Houston Toronto Montreal Buffalo Rochester Richmond Miami Havana Columbus St. Paul Indianapolis

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.

Hollywood Calif Pat Lowry Los Angeles Marcelo Vargas Mexico Madrid Bobby Ros Spain Guizani Rezgui Tunisia Lewiston Idaho Jimmy Grow Teddy Red Top

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.

Kuenn Detroit Kaline Woodling Baltimore Yost Power Cleveland Killebrew Washington Colavito Fox Chicago Runnels Boston Williams Kansas City Allison Aparicio Mantle New York Shaw McLish Wynn Bunning Aaron Milwaukee Cunningham St. Louis Pinson Cincinnati Mays San Francisco Banks Robinson Near and Moon Los Angeles Mathews White T. Taylor Pittsburgh Antonelli Drysdale S. Jones

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.

Associated Press Bill Virdon Pirates Virdon Los Angeles Jim Perry Indians Clevelland Boston Tito Francona Elroy Face Pittsburgh Rube Marquard Carl Hubbell Face Cleveland Chicago White Sox White Sox New York Sox Yankees Detroit Baltimore Washington Kansas City Senators Athletics Don Drysdale Dodgerace Smoky Burgess Bob Skinner Groat Milwaukee Cubs Art Ceccarelli Andy Pafko Earl Averill Ray Boone Johnny Logan Boone Don Elston Logan Bob Buhl Buhl Jerry Lynch Cincinnati Don Newcombe Newcombe Reds Giants Philadelphia San Francisco Phils Joe Reichler Frank Lane Billy Pierce Nellie Fox Lane Larry Doby Francona Doby Tom Brewer Tito Chicago Minnie Minoso Jack Harshman Young Perry Enos Slaughter Art Ditmar Early Wynn Sherman Lollar Ralph Terry Comiskey Park Bob Shaw Eddie Yost Harvey Kuenn Frank Lary Bob Nieman Johnny Bucks Camillo Pascual Ken Aspromonte

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.

Pensacola Ontario Calif Fla

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.

Sacramento Calif Larry Doby San Diego Doby Mercy Hospital

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.

Chicago Cleveland New York Detroit Baltimore Kansas City Boston Washington San Francisco Milwaukee Los Angeles Pittsburgh Cincinnati St. Louis Philadelphia

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.

Pittsburgh Elroy Face Pittsburgh Pirate Pirates Los Angeles Dodgers Rube Marquard Giants Carl Hubbell Dodgers Face Carl Furillo Pirate

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.

Chicago Bob Shaw Chicago White Sox Shaw New York Yankees White Sox Cleveland Sox al Lopez Detroit Tigers Charleston American Assn Tiger Ray Boone Tito Francona Bill Fischer Lopez Barry Latman New York

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.

Los Angeles Philadelphia Koufax Phillips San Francisco Pittsburgh S. Jones Friend Chicago Milwaukee Anderson Burdette New York Larsen Moore Baltimore Detroit Walker Mossi

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