To Win Is the Thing Managers Go All Out in All Star Clash
Milwaukee report on the 22nd All Star game shows Leo Durocher and Al Lopez aiming for victory with selective lineups and sentiment in play. Durocher contemplates Musial and Mays, might bench Willie Mays. Roberts to start, Newcombe replaced. Lopez opens with Billy Pierce after reconsidering Wynn. National League favored despite past losses.
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Leo Durocher
Durocher
al Lopez
Philadelphia
Richie Ashburn
Joe McCarthy
Stan Musial
Mays
Musial
Leo
Willie
Robin
Roberts
Don Newcombe
Brooklyn
Wynn
Pierce
Lopez
Cleveland
Baseball All Star Lineup From 1950s Grid
The listing features players by team and position including Mantle with New York, Berra, Kaline, Banks, Kluszewski, Snider, and Mathews. Other teams include Detroit, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, and Milwaukee with pitchers Schoendienst and Roberts among the names.
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Fox
Chicago
Williams
Boston
Mantle
New York
Berra
Kaline
Vernon
Washington
Finigan
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Pierce
National Schoendienst
St. Louis
Ennis
Philadelphia
Snider
Brooklyn
Kluszewski
Cincinnati
Mathews
Milwaukee
Mueller
Banks
Crandall
Roberts
All-Star Game Facts Milwaukee 22nd All Star Game
Facts and figures for the 22nd All-Star baseball game at County Stadium Milwaukee. National League vs American League with American leading the series 13-8. Game at 3 p.m. EST with 45,000 expected attendance and receipts of 175,000. Radio Mutual, TV NBC. radio TV fee 110,000. Postponements possible to night or next day. Starting pitchers Billy Pierce and Robin Roberts. Proceeds go to the majors central fund supporting the player pension plan.
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Mutual Broadcasting System
National Broadcasting Company
Radio-Tv
Billy Pierce
Chicago
Robin Roberts
Philadelphia
Central Fund
Durocher weighs lineup shifts amid Willie and Aaron swap talk
The manager contemplates placing Willie in center with Duke Snider to right or shifting Henry Aaron to right, claiming the move would not hurt the team as he dismisses sentiment while praising the rookie as a top hitter.
Founder Arch Ward Interred In Chicago Funeral
Funeral services and requiem mass held today for Arch Ward Chicago Tribune sports editor who died Saturday at age 58. Bishop Sheil presided at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church with Rev Hesburgh delivering the sermon. burial in All Saints Cemetery. Ward originated the All Star Baseball Game and All Star Football Game. 22nd Baseball All Star set for Aug 12 at Soldier Field.
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Chicago Tribune
Bernard J. Sheil
Catholic Youth Organization
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
Theodore Hesburgh
University of Notre Dame
All Saints Cemetery
Ward
Ford Frick
Milwaukee
the Tribune
Soldier Field
All-Star Baseball Game Rosters at County Stadium
Numbers of players in todays All Star game at County Stadium. NBC will televise at 3 p m EST. List includes pitchers Arroyo Conley Haddix Jones Newcombe Nuxhall Roberts. infielders Banks Hodges Jackson Kluszewski Logan Mathews Schoendienst. outfielders Aaron Ennis Mays Mueller Musial Snider Thomas. catchers Burgess Crandall Lopata. manager Durocher. coaches Haney Mayo Smith. batting practice pitchers Buhl Nichols. catcher Keely. Also American League pitchers Ford Donovan Hoeft Pierce Score Sullivan Turley Wilson Wynn. infielders Avila Carrasquel Finigan Fox Kuenn Power Rosen Vernon. outfielders Doby.
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RBI
Mickey Vernon
Nelson Fox
Jim Finigan
Harvey Kuenn
Ted Williams If
Mickey Mantleef
al Kaline Rf
Yogi Berra
Bobby Avila
al Rosen
Chico Carrasquel
Vic Power
Ted Kluszewski
Red Schoendienst
Ed Mathews
Ernie Banks
del Ennis
Duke Snider Ef
Don Mueller
Smokey Burgess
RBI Pet
del Crandall
Stan Musial
Gene Baker
Ransom Jackson
Johnny Logan
Gil Hodges
Willie Mays
Hank Aaron
Frank Thomas
Pierce
Arroyo
Donovan
Newcombe Au
Wynn
Roberts
Ford Conley
Wilson
Nuxhall
Luis Arroyo
Gene Conley
Harvey Haddix
Sam Jones
Don Newcombe
Joe Nuxhall
Robin Roberts
Eddie Mathews
Duke Snider
Smoky Burgess
Stan Lopata
Leo Durocher
Fred Haney
Mayo
Smith
Bob Buhl
Chet Nichols
Bob Keely
Whitey Ford
Dick Donovan
Billy Hoeft
Billy Pierce
Herb Score
Frank Sullivan
Bob Turley
Jim Wilson
Early Wynn
Nellie Fox
Larry Doby
Milwaukee All Star game weather forecast
Milwaukee forecast for today's All Star baseball game is fair with a high near 75. Winds come from the east-northeast around 15 mph. A list of players and personnel appears, including Jackie Jensen, Al Kaline, Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams, Yogi Berra, Sherm Lollar, and manager Al Lopez with coaches Don Gutteridge and Tony Cuccinello.
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Jackie Jensen
al Kaline
Mickey Mantle
al Smith
Ted Williams
Yogi Berra
Sherm Lollar
al Lopez
Don Gutteridge
Tony Cuccinello
Campanella Mantle Move Up in Bat Race
Campanella tops the NL at .335 as Ashburn slips and Mantle climbs to .318 in the AL. Kaline leads with .371, Snider and Kluszewski chase. Mantle hits 21 homers to lead the AL, while Kluszewski trails 29 to 28 in NL. Harvey Kuenn and Aaron make modest gains in overall standings.
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New York
Brooklyn
Roy Campanella
New York Yankees
Mickey Mantle
Campanella
Richie Ashburn
Philadelphia
Mantle
Detroit
al Kaline
Nellie Fox
Chicago
Ashburn
Hank Aaron
Milwaukee
Duke Snider
Ted Kluszewski
Cincinnati
Snider
Aaron
Kluszewski
Harvey Kuenn
Jackie Jensen
Kaline
Senators seek to rebound in doubleheader after loss
Charleston Senators see their three game win streak snap as they host the Louisville Colonels in a two game set. Louisville beat Charleston 5 2 in the opener aided by Joe Buck two run homer and Don Buddin 12th homer. Len Johnston extends hitting streak to 22 games with a bunt single.
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Charleston
Charleston Senators
Louisville Colonels
Louisville
Senators
Dennis Reeder
Robert G. Smith
Truman Clevenger
Bill Powell
Joe Buck
Dick Gernert
al Curtis
Vito Valentinetti
Don Buddin
Colonels
Len Johnston
New Handicap System For National Amateur Championship
The United States Golf Association introduces a new handicap system for the 1955 National Amateur Championship at Richmond Virginia September 12 to 17 Entries are limited to amateurs with handicaps not greater than 4 under the new system Golfers must have courses rated by a committee and their scores compared with course ratings to set handicap differentials entrants may use basic or current handicaps The 36 hole sectional rounds are August 29 in Seattle and August 30 at 30 other sites with six sections using two courses Montgomery Alabama adds a new qualifying site Lincoln Albuquerque Albany Portland Lubbock Milwaukee Salt Lake City were dropped to consolidate smaller sections Entries close August 12.
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Seattle
Montgomery
Ala
Beauvoir
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Albuquerque
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Ore
Lubbock
Limit of Two Bonus Players Seems Doomed
Milwaukee reports major league players favor a two bonus player limit to clubs, but owners resist. The plan would exceed the 25 man limit with two elite signees, though critics say it hurts veterans and unfairly blocks benches. Robin Roberts notes the system pushes veterans out of jobs while League and club officials argue the rule’s purpose would be eroded.
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Robin Roberts
Philadelphia Phils
Roberts
National League
Warren Giles
Frank Lane
White Sox
Lane
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