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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1957
Page
3
Lefty Bob Shantz pitched seven solid innings earning a 2-1 win as the Yankees stopped Detroit. The effort boosts Shantz to 8-1 with a 1.87 ERA, lifting New York within 2 1/2 games of Chicago while Warren Spahn and the Braves suffer. In other majors, Crone and the Giants top the Braves, while Cleveland and Kansas City note wins.
In a 10 inning finish at St Paul, Jim Proctor started for the Senators against Glenn McMinn. John Glenn drove in Mike Napoli with a 10th inning double to lift St Paul past Charleston 4 7. The Saints overcame a 7 3 deficit, scoring in the bottom of the ninth and eighth inning to claim the win and the series finale.
Archie Moore, back from Germany, says he plans to defend his world light heavyweight title against Sugar Ray Robinson or Yvon Durelle. He aims to meet IBC president Jim Norris on Monday to finalize plans. Moore weighs 190 pounds and could make 175 pounds before the July 7 NBA deadline.
Pitcher Art Swanson earned his first win in his first start since signing in 1955, sparking an 8-1 win as the Cardinals were blanked on two hits through eight innings. Roddy Richardson drove in both Yankees runs with a sacrifice fly and a single in three at bats for a 2-1 victory over Detroit.
Box scores show Merritt and Swanson keying the Browns pilots with strong relief in a high workload day. Long lists of players, teams and line scores from multiple AL and NL games include Cleveland Boston New York Brooklyn Cincinnati and Pittsburgh with notable performances by Banks Repulski Morgan and Banks homeruns and late-inning decisions shaping the standings.
Rep. Hertong of Florida told a House Antitrust subcommittee that bringing baseball under antitrust law would injure the sport. He argued the reserve clause abolition or similar moves would hurt both majors and minors, noting minor leagues rely on community publicspirited citizens and on major league clubs through working agreements.
New York Yankee president Dan Topping faces questions as hearings on professional sports antitrust status resume. Subcommittee probes whether leagues should be subject to antitrust laws and whether reserve clauses or minor leagues' player salaries should be reined in. Fines levied on Yankee players and White Sox stars are noted, with emphasis on potential financial impact and policy shifts.
A garbled National League baseball lineup lists players such as Gilliam Reese Snider Campana and Necomo te with various positions and partial scores or stats. The text is OCR corrupted and lacks coherent narrative or context.
Boston pitcher Mel Parnell, renowned as Red Sox best winning southpaw, announced self imposed retirement after discussion with GM Joe Cronin. An injury plagued career ends with him seeking disabled list status until July 11 to complete a century in major league service.
Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox leads American League voting for left field with 23,305 votes while Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees tops center field. Stan Musial of the St Louis Cardinals leads the NL with 19,122 votes, Nellie Fox of the Chicago White Sox is third with 19,459.
Portland results pit Carl Olson 187 pounds against Joey Maxim 168 pounds while Zora Folley 200 pounds stops Julius Griffin 198 pounds in Phoenix. New Orleans Charles Joseph 159 pounds outpoints Spider Webb 160 pounds as Ruben Vargas 188 pounds stops Edgardo Romero 252 pounds in San Francisco. Lulu Perez 13 pounds outpoints Baby Courchesne 14 pounds in Holyoke.
American League top hitters include Mantle and Manile with high runs and hits. Fox leads in several categories. National League features Musial and Aaron as leaders in batting and home runs. Sanford dominates pitching and strikeouts with strong totals.
In Detroit 1957 Duke Maas, a right hander who lost 11 straight decisions, has surged to 6-2 early in the season. Guided by pitching coach Willis Hudlin, Maas improved by changing speeds and mastering his repertoire, turning his career around and boosting Detroit’s bid for a strong division finish.
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