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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1959

Page

6

Yesterday's Results and Today's Games Summary

Fort Worth defeated Houston 7 to 1 while Denver beat unknown 8 to 7 and Louisville topped St. Paul 8 to 2. Mare ae at Minneapolis and Omaha at Dallas were postponed. Today Fort Worth plays Houston and Omaha plays Dallas with other schedule pairings including Charleston at Minneapolis and Denver at Indianapolis.

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13YearOld Boy Dies After Pitched Ball Hit

Dallas report says Phillip Johnson, 13, died after being struck in the head by a pitched ball during a Monday night youth baseball game. His father noted the helmet was worn inside the cap and doctors cited a brain injury as the cause.

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American League and National League Batting Leaders Report

The Associated Press summary lists top batting and pitching leaders. American League leaders include Fox of Chicago with 395 at bats and 31 hits, Killebrew of Washington leading in home runs with 8, and Power of Cleveland with 5 stolen bases. In pitching, Wilhelm of Baltimore and Delock of Boston tied for wins at 30 with 1.000 ERAs. National League leaders feature Aaron of Milwaukee with 488 at bats and 39 hits, Mathews of Milwaukee with 9 home runs, and Spahn of Milwaukee with 33 strikeouts.

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Oklahoma City Open joins 1959 PGA schedule

The new PGA co sponsored golf tournament in Oklahoma City has a $25 000 purse and runs May 7 through May 10. It anchors the 1959 schedule as one of the early events.

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Dodgers Nosed 3-2 In 16 Inning Showdown For NL Lead

Milwaukee's pitching depth helps the Braves regain first place amid a four-team scramble with the Giants, Dodgers, and Reds. Aaron's 16th inning double and Newcombe's win pace a day of late-inning drama across the league, with the Dodgers edged in Milwaukee and Giants upset in Cincinnati.

Newcombe tops Giants as Reds win first of season

Cincinnati righty Don Newcombe, 44 days ahead of his 1958 pace, tossed a five hitter in a 5-2 win over San Francisco. He walked one and hit a batter, fanning 7 as Orlando Cepeda collected a single to spark the ninth inning. Manager Mayo Serith praised Newk’s stuff and fastball control amid the Reds’ early pitching needs.

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Tigers Triumph as Yankees End Losing Streak in KC

The Yankees halted a long skid with a 3-2 win over the Athletics in 10 innings, aided by Bob Turley’s relief shutout and Bill Skowron’s decisive sacrifice fly. Tony Kubek’s homer and Ned Garver’s early run support anchored the effort as Cleveland and Detroit also posted wins across the league. Brisk action across the AL and NL included Don Ferrarese’s four-hitter for the Indians and Sam Mele’s White Sox setback in Chicago.

ED Wilks Associated Press New York Yankees Kansas City Athletics Bob Turley Whitey Ford A’s Ford Turley Preston Ward Bill Skowron Rip Coleman Hec Lopez Ned Garver Skowron Tony Kubek Yankees Cleveland Baltimore Washington Chicago White Sox Detroit Jimmy Dykes Boston Ted Lepeio Milwaukee Los Angeles Cincinnati San Francisco Chicago Cubs Pittsburgh Philadelphia St. Louis Larry Osborne Johnny Groth Tigers Lepcio Jerry Casale Jim Bunning Don Ferrarese Inidians Orioles Bob Nieman Tribe Jack Harshman Gil McDougald Hal Smith Senators Billy Pierce Jim Lemon Bob Allison Harm Killebrew Nats Chuck Stobbs

Baseball scheduled matchups across major leagues today

Orioles at Cleveland Pampas 2-0 faces Bell 2-1. Washington at Chicago Pas cual 1-2 vs Wynn 3-1. New York at Kansas City Ditmar 0-1 vs Grim 3-1. Boston at Detroit Brewer 1-2 vs Foytack 0-3. Dodgers at Milwaukee Snyder 1-1 vs Jay 1-1. Chicago at Pittsburgh Schaf ferroth 1-0 vs Haddix 2-0. St Louis at Philadelphia Kellner 1-1 vs Semproch 2-1. Only games scheduled.

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Baseball scoreboard note showing several league results

Pacific Coast League games Sacramento 5 Seattle 3 Vancouver 8 Salt Lake City 5 Spokane 5 San Diego 0 Phoenix at Portland ppd. International League Buffalo 9 Rochester 5 Miami 8 Richmond 2 Havana 5 Columbus 3 Toronto 6 Montreal 2 American Assn Fort Worth 7 Houston 1 Denver 8 Indianapolis 7 Other games ppd.

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

Dykes Greets Tigers Three Wins In Detroit Debut

Detroit manager Jimmy Dykes praises his new team after an 8-3 win over Boston to extend the Tigers’ unbeaten streak to three. He says he cares only for the spirit and attitude now, not what happened before his arrival last Saturday.

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Spelling Out Eight Inning Shutout as Braves Edge Dodgers

Yesterday's Stars Pitching with Don McMahon Bob Rush and Braves delivering eight hitless innings led to a 3-2 16 inning win over the Dodgers. Frank Robinson of the Reds hit his third homer in four days with two aboard in the fifth to push a 5-2 win over the Giants.

ED Wilks Associated Press Milwaukee Braves San Francisco Giants Carl Willey Warren Spahn Lew Burdette Bob Rush Joey Jay Don Drysdale Los Angeles Fred Haney Don McMahon Rush Henry Aaron Dodgers Giants San Francisco Cincinnati Don Newcombe Reds Chicago Cubs Pittsburgh Philadelphia Pirates St. Louis Cleveland Baltimore New York Yankees Iive Kansas City Washington Chicago White Sox Detroit Jimmy Dykes Boston McMahon Aaron Clem Labine Dodger Drysdale Newcombe Frank Robinson Sam Jones Bob Friend Glen Hobbie Bucs George Altman Phillies

Standings and results mix in midweek baseball card

Standings show Cleveland and Baltimore tied for first in the American League with strong paces. New York, Detroit, Boston, Chicago, and Kansas City chase, while Milwaukee and Cincinnati lead in the National League. Wednesday games include New York at Kansas City and Chicago at St. Louis, with several other clashes and late innings noted in box scores.

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Political coach Bucko McDonald from Rochester joins AHL

Bucko McDonald, longtime Rochester Americans coach, formerly served years as a member of the Canadian Parliament. His background spans North American hockey leadership and political service.

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