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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 27, 1955

Page

9

FRESA STANDINGS AND YESTERDAY RESULTS

National League and American League games featured Detroit Baltimore and Chicago New York matchups. Standings show Brooklyn Milwaukee New York Philadelphia Chicago St Louis Cincinnati Pittsburgh with varied win totals and games back. Yesterday's scores include Detroit 8 Baltimore 6 in 12 innings and New York 6 Chicago 5 in 12 innings.

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Milwaukee Triumph Over Phillies In Nine Inning Showdown

Milwaukee Braves defeat Philadelphia Phillies 6 to 3 at home. Ashburn Morgan Ennis Crandall and OConnell spark offense with two runs each. Spahn scatters hits while Wehmeier struggles in relief. Brooklyn and Cincinnati also win, moving in tight pennant races.

Milwaukee Abhoa Ashburn Obruton Morgan Crandalle G'ngr's Con'l Smailey Spahn Wehm’r Negray Lowrey OS Miller Micelotta Lopata Miller Philadelphia Aaron Ashburn Logan Negroy Smalley Seminick Blaylock O'Connell Adcock Wehmeier So—Wehmeier Ho—Wehmeier Rer— Wehmeier W—Spahn L—Wehmeier U—Gore Donatelli Conlan Dixon

Boxers from coast to coast spar in July bouts

Butte Montana venue hosts Gene Fullmer versus Del Flanagan in a 10 round decision. Salt Lake City and St Paul fighters headline other matches. Raul Perez and Dick Goldstein clash in Warsaw. Harold Carter and Wayne Bethea meet in Newark and New York draw bout. Bethea weight unavailable.

Miami Beach Fla Harold Carter Newark N. J Wayne Bethea New York Drew Bethea

Red Sox Rout Indians as Yankees Halt Chicago Lead

The Associated Press reports a big day for the Yankees as Tommy Byrne shut down Chicago for a 1-0 win aided by Yogi Berra’s 17th homer. Boston blasted Cleveland 5-1, while Brooklyn beat Cincinnati 4-2 and Milwaukee pounded Philadelphia 6-3. Other results included Detroit sweeping Baltimore, Washington splitting with Kansas City, and St Louis matching Chicago’s struggles with several key homers and strong pitching performances.

THE Associated Press New York Chicago Cleveland Boston Detroit Kansas City Washington Baltimore P.m Shantz Herbert Schmitz Stone ED Wilks Whitey Ford Bob Grim Bob Turley Tommy Byrne Yanks Byrne Casey Stengel Yogi Berra Reynolds Raschiera Jem Dick Donovan Balltimore Brooklyn Don Newcombe Cincinnati Milwaukee Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

Baseball leaders and scores from the 1950s season summary

Key AL batting leaders include Kaline with 358 runs and 87 RBIs for Detroit and 23 homers. Pitchers Byrne and Newcombe lead with 9-2 and 17-1 records. Alliance box shows team results: Denver over Charleston 4-1, Toledo 4 Omaha 0, Louisville 5 Minneapolis 3, Indianapolis 13 St Paul 6.

Denver Charleston Toledo Omaha Louisville Minneapolis Indianapolis St. Paul

Sugar Ray Robinson Climbs to Ring Middleweight No. 3

Robinson rockets into Ring magazine middleweight ratings at No. 3 after his split decision over Rocky Castellani in San Francisco. He displaces Joey Giardello due to Giardello’s assault charge. Charley Homez remains No. 1 challenger. Mims moves to No. 2 and Castellani drops to No. 4.

New York Sugar Ray Robinson Ring Magazine Bobo Olson Sugar Ray Rocky Castellani San Francisco Robinson Joey Giardello France Charley Homez International Boxing Club Olson Holly Mims Washington Castellani Cleveland Archie Moore San Diego Rocky Marciano Floyd Patterson Brooklyn

Pastrano to battle Speiser in Chicago Stadium bout

Willie Pastrano a 19 year old from New Orleans fights Chuck Speiser of Detroit in a 10 round national ABC telecast from Chicago Stadium. Pastrano in a 31 8 4 record is a 3 1 favorite over Speiser, an ex Michigan State Olympian with 17 pro bouts 15 wins and 10 KOs. Buddy Carter optioned to Birmingham after Denver stint as Yankees’ rising third base prospect.

Patterson Harold Johnson Philadelphia Yolande Pompey Trinidad Germany Gerhard Hecht Willie Pastrano New Orleans Joey Maxim Wallace Buddy) Smith Cin Chicago Chuck Speiser Detroit Pastrano Cleveland Willie Maxim Floyd Patterson Paul Andrews Speiser Michigan Leon Buddy) Carter New York Yankees Birmingham Asia Yankees Denver

Major realignment of minor leagues looms large

CORPUS CHRISTI Texas Major realignment of faltering minor leagues loomed as Minor League President George Trautman announced meetings in Texas and the Southeast He planned Abilene gatherings with Big State West Texas New Mexico and Longhorn Leagues and a later session with Carolina Tri-State Sally and Piedmont Leagues The plan aims to form a possible 10 member Class A league Beaumont’s Texas League franchise may move next year due to attendance drops.

Corpus Christi Texas George Trautman Southeast Trautman Howard Green Big State League Big State Robert Hipss Agreville N. C Tri- State Sally South Atlantic Bill Terry Charlotte Southern Association International League Mior Abilene Hal Sayles Beaumont Wichita Kane Amarillo Tex

Five Team Race Seen in American League Pennant Chase

Marty Marion predicted a five team race to the finish in the American League and said the club with the best pitching will win the pennant. He mentioned the Yankees Red Sox Tigers and the White Sox among contenders, noting pitching as the key factor. He praised the Yankees for power speed and defense but pointed to pitching as their weakness. He cited the White Sox pitching has carried them despite weak outfield batting averages and Minoso underperforming.

New York Marty Marion Chicago White Sox Detroit Tigers Boston Red Sox Cleveland Chicago Casey Siegel Yankees Marion White Sox Minnie Minoso

Appalachian League baseball scores include Pulaski over Kingsport 9 6

In a set of games Pulaski defeated Kingsport 9 to 6 while Bristol beat Marion 5 to 4 Wytheville topped Bluefield 7 to 6 and Salem edged Johnson City 12 to 10 in ten innings.

Pulaski Kingsport Bristol Marion Bluefield Wytheville Salem Johnson City

Debut in Charleston as Hobbie to start for Senators

Rookie Glen Hobbie, 19, will debut for Charleston tonight as the Senators seek to rebound from a 4 1 defeat to the Denver Bears. Charley Garmon starts for Denver. game at 8 p.m. ET. Denver built the lead with a third inning double and two singles, then two more in the sixth on Marvin Throneberry’s homer with a man aboard. Mike Blyzka held the Senators to two hits through seven innings before Len Johnston’s single in the eighth and Kropf’s pinch hit, followed by Kueab’s relief work for Denver.

Charleston Glen Hobbie Senators Denver Bears Charley Garmon Denver Marvin Throneberry Mike Blyzka Johnny Kropf Len Johnston Felipe Motemayor Kropf Johnny Kueab Bears

Byrne Dominates White Sox With Third Shutout

Tommy Byrne of the New York Yankees shut out Chicago on four hits through eight innings, none after the third, to post a 1-0 win and improve to 9-2, becoming the AL’s best percentage pitcher. Ray Boone fueled Detroit with six RBIs on four hits and a sacrifice fly as the Tigers swept Baltimore in a two game set 8-6 and 7-2.

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