Braves Collapse Helps Giants Stay Put In NL Race
The Raleigh Register reports the Charleston Senators lost two games to Omaha, dropping to 52 and 36. Nelson Chittum pitched a five hit shutout in the opener as Omaha built a three-run first inning. In the nightcap, Blaylock earned a win for Omaha while Carey took the loss for Charleston. The five-game series continues as league-leading Denver looms.
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A. O'Toole
Gustave Carney
NL pennant chase tight as Giants stumble in loss
The National League race tightens as the Giants fall 9-6 to the Cubs after a 35-4 setback at Pittsburgh and Milwaukee holds half a game back. Bob Friend notches his NL leading ninth win, while Ernie Banks hits his 18th homer for the Cubs and Ray Semproch earns his sixth win for Philadelphia.
Look See Basis To Be Employed By Bill Norman
Bill Norman promoted to major league manager at age 29 plans a look see stint with the Detroit Tigers for a week to 10 days after replacing Jack Tighe amid the first managerial shakeup of the year.
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Adair Debuts as Charleston Senators Manager
Billy Adair, 4), has taken his first pro baseball managerial post with the Charleston Senators in the American Association after leaving Augusta’s Sally League club. He notes the challenge of Triple A and aims to lift the Senators from their current second place. Adair previously managed Augusta in 1955-56, winning pennants and post season playoffs.
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Knoxville
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Ala
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Augusta
Knoxville Smokies
Savannah
American Association
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Tom Yewcie
Wyman Carey
Jim Proctor
Memphis
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Valdosta
Minor League Results By The Associated Press
Pacific Coast League games include Vancouver 1 Seattle 0 Salt Lake City 10 Phoenix 6 San Diego 9 Sacramento 7 Portland 4 Spokane 3 International League games include Toronto 5 Miami 4 ten innings Rochester 6 Columbus 1 Buffalo 6 Richmond 3 Havana at Montreal postponed.
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Spokane
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Richmond
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Montreal
Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching by League
American League leaders include Nieman batting .367 for Baltimore and Kuenn .341 for Detroit with Cerv 38 runs and 45 RBIs. National League leads feature Musial batting .418 for St. Louis and Mays .403 for San Francisco with Banks 52 RBIs and 88 hits for the Giants.
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Mays
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Cincinnati
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Aaron
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Spahn
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Droft
Antonelli
Chicago Team Triumphs in Doubleheader Against Washington
In the second game Chicago defeated Washington 9 to 2. Griggs earned the win for Chicago while Wilson took the loss. Home runs were hit by Landis Battey Sievers and others, as the Chicago lineup posted multiple runs across the innings.
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Pitchers and matchups across today’s baseball slate
Teams listed with starting pitchers and records include Milwaukee at Chicago Rush Phillips at Pittsburgh San Francisco Law vs Gomez Cincinnati St Louis Nuxhall Jones Philadelphia Los Angeles Simmons vs Drysdale Kansas City New York Herbert Terry vs Turley Ford Detroit Boston Lary Moford vs Forniches Smith Wall Cleveland Baltimore Manc Pappas Chicago Washington Fischer or Keegan vs Kemmerer Combining mixed lineups across a full card of games and pitcher pairings.
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Taylor Phillips
Sammy Taylor
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Haas
Cubs
Bob Speake
San Francisco Giants
Bobby Thomson
Thomson
Speake
Alvin Dark
Jim Brosnan
Dark
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Turk Lown
Ershell Freeman
Chicago Castoff Helps Cleveland Gain Ash In AL
The White Sox struggle to score as Minnie Minoso departs with 29 RBIs for Cleveland. Cleveland beats Baltimore 10-2 to climb to fourth while Chicago earlier split a doubleheader in Washington, and other scores shift the pennant race. Gary Bell earns his first major league win with a two hit shutout stint for Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Pirates edge Giants as Friend stars in nine win
Pitcher Bob Friend of the Pirates shut down the Giants in a 5-4 victory giving Pittsburgh a nine win season over the league. He allowed eight hits walked none and struck out eight. Bobby Thomson homered twice for the Cubs in a 9-5 win over the Braves. In Dunsmuir California Tony Welch 19 received 266 204 damages from the school district for a 1955 football injury and had his right leg amputated per his father's statement.
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Bob Friend
Pirates
Giants
Bobby Thomson
Cubs
Braves
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Dunsmuir
Calif
Tony Welch
Cecil Welch
Tony
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Local folks offered cash to buy new TV sets and home needs
Royal Loan and Finance Company advertises a Buy-Loans plan offering up to 360 cash for appliances and household items with no cash down. Funds are available on signature or secured by security and payable in convenient monthly installments. call CL 3-8379 or visit 122 N Heber St. to apply.
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Dorothy Downs Montcoal Clinches Eighth Straight Win
Dorothy Downs Montcoal defeated Montcoal 8 to 2 for its eighth straight win in the Big Coal River Little League. Marfork beat Sylvester 7 to 1 to stay within striking distance. Whitesville moved into a third place tie by routing Naoma 23 to 0 behind Henderson pitching.
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Montceal
Sattler
Edmonds
Blake Mooney
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Moore Lewis
R. McNeely
Rigney Shuffles To Uphold Giants
San Francisco manager Bill Rigney reshuffles the Giants as he fights to keep the team atop the National League. He elevates relievers Paul Giel and Al Worthington to starting roles while Ruben Gomez faces Pittsburgh. A lineup change likely shifts Bob Speidenke to left field, with Hank Sauer leaving. The Giants drop 10 of 14, including a 3-4 loss to Pittsburgh as Willie Mays pursues the NL batting race.
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al Worthington
Giel
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Alabama
Philadelphia
Ruben Gomez
Vern Law
Bob J 5Denke
Hank Sauer
Baltimore Cubs Top 58 Traders in Busy Season
AP reports Baltimore manager Paul Richards and Chicago Cubs GM John Holland were the top traders this season with seven trades each. Highlights include Harshman, Marshall, Doby and Hemans moving between clubs, plus Speake for Thomson and other swaps. results show mixed performance across players.
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Paul Richards
Baltimore
John Holland
Chicago Cubs
Richards
Holland
Jack Harshman
Jim Marshall
Larry Doby
Russ Hemans
Chicago White Sox
Ray Moore
Billy Goodman
Tito Francona
Doby
Cleveland
Gene Woodling
Arnold Portocarrero
Kansas City
Bud Daley
Marshman
Marshall
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Hemans
Woodling
Daby
Portocarrero
Daley
Moore
White Sox
Goodman
Francona
Bob Rush
Don Kaiser
Lamar Tech Leads INAIA Golf Final Round Charge
Lamar Tech, the host four man squad, held a one stroke lead as the final 38 holes began at Beaumont. The 36 hole total stood at 581 with Central Oklahoma second at 396 and a tight pack including Texas Wesleyan 613 University of Omaha 627 Fairmont State Westminster College and others in the top six.
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Texas
Ilamar Tech
Lamar Tech
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Fairmont State
W. Va
Westminster College
Newcombe Seeks First Win After Nine-Inning Loss
Los Angeles AP Don Newcombe pitched nine innings for the first time this season but took his fifth defeat as the Phillies beat him 2 to 0. He allowed 11 hits with four strikeouts and one walk, while Newk helped his cause with three singles and a defensive play on Richie Ashburn.
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Don Newcombe
Phillies
Don
Philadelphia
Newk
Newcombe
Innning
Richie Ashburn
Standings and weekly baseball schedules from Wednesday results
National and American league standings shown with wins and losses. Wednesday games include Milwaukee at Chicago Pittsburgh at San Francisco Cincinnati at St Louis Philadelphia at Los Angeles. Tuesday results list Chicago 9 Milwaukee 6 Philadelphia 3 Los Angeles 2 Pittsburgh 5 San Francisco 4 Cincinnati at St Louis rained out. Thursday schedule features Philadelphia at Los Angeles and multiple day night contests across the leagues.
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Friend Sees 20 Wins This Season After Giants Victory
Pirates ace Bob Friend said he has his best chance to win 20 games this year after defeating the National League leaders the San Francisco Giants 3 to 4. He pitched a complete game allowing eight hits with eight strikeouts and no walks. Orlando Cepeda hit a two-run homer for the Giants while R C Stevens Bob Skinner and Frank Thomas homered for Pittsburgh. The win kept Pittsburgh in contention as the Pirates support improved with timely double plays.
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Davis leads Guy-Cash past Home and Hall 20 to 6
Sophia Davis, catcher for Guy-Cash, hit four home runs and a double, driving in seven as the team routed Home and Hall 20-6 in Slab Fork Babe Ruth League. Guy-Cash broke a 6-6 tie in the fifth with an eight-run burst, then added six more in the seventh. Spradlin started for Home and Hall, with Howard and Davis, Spaniels, Bauguess also noted.
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