Senators Close In On Yankees In Open Series
The 1958 pennant race heats up as the Washington Senators chase the New York Yankees with Pete Ramos on the mound. A 4-1 win over Detroit and a tight duel earlier against New York set the stage for a showdown at Yankee Stadium while Red Turley starts for the Yankees.
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Red ‘Turley
Burgess Homer Lifts Braves To NL Lead
The Milwaukee Braves, leaders in the National League for the first time this season, face Cincinnati with Warren Spahn starting. Smoky Burgess delivered a pinch hit three run homer as Cincinnati beat Chicago 10-3 yesterday. Bob Purkey and Spahn duel for tonight’s game while Nuxhall and Jeffcoat key relief in yesterday’s comeback.
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Dale Song
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Lopes Ortiz In TV Bout Tonight
Lightweight Joey Lopes of Sacramento faces Carlos Ortiz of New York in a one round bout at Hollywood Legion Stadium telecast by NBC at 9 p.m. EST. Ortiz seeks to extend a 26 win streak while Lopes aims to meet Joe Brown in a title or non title fight.
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Scoring Records May Fall In ABC Tourney
In Syracuse New York with about a month left in the American Bowling Congress season more teams have reached the 2900 mark in the open team event The New Bridge Inn team of New Milford New Jersey led Thursday nights team event There were no changes in events Thursday The ABC team scoring record over 200 is 99 set in 1939 A total of 20 teams have surpassed 3000 with five more needed to tie the record of 23 set in Fort Worth Texas last year
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Henry Receives Most Sportsmanlike Trophy
Camille Henry of the New York Rangers, the league’s lightest star at 135 pounds, won the Lady Byng trophy for sportsmanship. He has spent only 36 minutes in penalties across 318 pro games and receives $1,000 along with the award in Montreal.
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Camille Henry
New York Rangers
National Hockey League
Trail Leaders By One Game in AA Series
The Denver and Charleston series opens with Charleston chasing the division lead as Don Gibson and Art Hautteman duel on the mound. Omaha defeats Charleston 7-0 in the opener while Denver beats Charleston 8-3 in the nightcap, with Gibson earning a win and Choate saddled with the loss.
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Deary
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Yowere
Frisco Park Becomes Home Run Haven in Giants Season Start
The Giants hit 45 homers in 19 home games at Seals Stadium, a park favoring left-handed power. Wind favors left field as eight homers flew in a Sunday doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Pirates, boosting their early-season power mood.
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Hyde Saves Lumenti In 4-1 Senators Victory
Pitcher Dick Hyde anchored relief for 32.3 innings as the Senators beat the Tigers 4-1 to preserve Ralph Lumenti's first major league win in a long scoreless stretch. Smoky Burgess hit his first homer and Redlegs rallied for eight runs in the ninth to pull away from the Cubs 10-9.
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Friday Baseball Results And Schedules From TRE
Friday results show Washington defeating Detroit 4 1 and Cleveland at New York as the only games. Friday schedule lists Cleveland at Chicago Washington at New York Boston at Baltimore Kansas City at Detroit. Standings highlight Milwaukee Chicago San Francisco Pittsburgh Cincinnati Philadelphia Los Angeles St Louis with recent records.
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Million-Plus Attendance Expected by Giants at Seals Stadium
San Francisco box office cues a million plus attendance as President Horace Stoneham confidently predicts the Giants will reach the milestone. Through 18 home dates 262,830 fans have attended, averaging 14,602 per game, needing below 14,000 per date at Seals Stadium. Last season Giants drew 633,933 at Polo Grounds across 75 home dates.
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Today’s Pitchers Matchups Across Major Leagues
A list of today’s baseball games with starting pitchers and records. Highlights include Washington at New York with Ramos 2-0 facing Turley 3-0, Boston at Baltimore Sisler 3-1 against O'Dell 11-3, and Los Angeles at San Francisco Podres 4-0 vs Monzant 2-3.
Baseball scores and a standout racing moment from 1955
The Pacific Coast League reports Sacramento 2 San Diego 1 Vancouver 7 Seattle 2 Phoenix 8 Salt Lake City 4. International League results Rochester 4 Buffalo 1 and 9 2 with Columbus 1 Miami 0 and 9 7. Richmond 10 Havana 9 and 10 7, Toronto 4 Montreal 2. American Association Denver 5 Louisville 0 and 6 2, Omaha 7 Charleston 0 and 8 3, Minneapolis 3 Indianapolis 3, Wichita 8 St Paul 6. Willie Hartack rode six winners from seven mounts at Laurel on April 25 1955 in a career highlight.
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Robinson Blasts O'Malley Over Color Line Award
Jackie Robinson criticizes Walter O'Malley for receiving an award tied to breaking baseball's color line. Branch Rickey is cited as the driving force behind the move, with Robinson blaming O'Malley for the Dodgers' decline and calling the team deteriorated. Rickey downplays O'Malley's role, while Robinson accuses the Dodgers of lacking strong replacements for retired stars.
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Rivalry Renewed as Dodgers Meet Giants Tonight
Danny McDevitt starts for Los Angeles against San Francisco pitcher Ramon Monzant in a Hudson River rivalry game. McDevitt was a surprise pick over Podres Erskine and Newcombe after a rough previous outing versus the Giants. Monzani is 2-3 with a 1-1 record against the Dodgers, with mixed results in recent encounters. San Francisco has won two of the last three three game series against Los Angeles by two runs.
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John Podres
Carl Erskine
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Giants Win Exhibition in Portland Before Record Crowd
The San Francisco Giants defeated Portland 12-5 in an exhibition game before 26,507 fans, the largest crowd ever for a baseball game in Portland. It marked the first major league team to play there, surpassing the 23,448 who welcomed the Giants to San Francisco earlier this spring.
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