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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1956

Page

6

Chisox surge as five straight wins fuel AL chase

The Chicago White Sox stretch their streak to five after a 5-1 win over the Washington Senators behind Bob Keegan. The victory narrows the gap to within 1½ games of the AL lead as Chicago bats break loose and the pitching staff stabilizes.

Senators Bob Keegam Nat Hite Washington Sox Cleveland New York Baltimore Kansas City Detroit Boston Brooklyn St. Louis Philadelphia exCardinal Stu Miller Milwaukee New York Giants Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Pittsburgh Bob Nieman White Sox Chuck Stubbs

Major League Boxscores Baltimore and Kansas City

In a rough game at Baltimore the Orioles fall 9 to 5 to Kansas City with Wilson earning the win. Key hits include Fronca, Hale, Triandos, Gardner, and Miranda driving runs for Baltimore while Gardner and Finigan pace Kansas City with multiple RBI and homers.

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Dodgers Cubs? Excerpted box score with players and stats

National League game details list players Campanella Hodges Reese Virdon Poholsky Jackson and others with runs RBIs 2Bs HRs and pitching lines. Left and run totals show 5-5 tie. pitchers Labine Poholsky Jackson Roebuck Templeton and others noted with innings and records. A-Dascoli Secory Dixon Goetz in attendance.

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Baseball Leaders From The Major Leagues

The Associated Press lists National and American League leaders by position and stat. In the National League, Frank Repulski St Louis tops batting at .452 while Curt Boyer also stars with 21 runs and 37 hits. In pitching, Cincinnati’s Lawrence leads with 40 wins. In the American League, Mantle of New York dominates batting and runs with 385 and 27, while Ford of New York leads pitching with 50 wins and Score of Cleveland tops strikeouts with 45.

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Daily Major League Baseball Schedule and Results

Schedule shows today’s games including St Louis vs Brooklyn in Jersey City at 7:00 and Chicago at New York at 1:00 with pitchers listed. Yesterday results include Brooklyn 7 St Louis 5 New York 6 Chicago 4 and Philadelphia 3 Milwaukee 1. Standings feature Cleveland and New York atop the table with Kansas City and Baltimore midpack. Tomorrow’s matches list Milwaukee at New York St Louis at Philadelphia Chicago at Pittsburgh with several noon and evening starts.

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Weather and Scores From Regional Games

Rain postponed games in Indianapolis versus Charleston and Wichita against Louisville. Minneapolis defeated Omaha 3 to 0, while Denver edged St. Paul 6 to 5.

Indianapolis Charleston Wichita Louisville Minneapolis Omaha Denver St. Paul

Scramble to Meet 25-Man Roster Deadline Amid Trades

Major league clubs rush to trim rosters before Thursday midnight. Dodgers sell Jim Hughes to Cubs to clear room for Sal Maglie, while White Sox move Bob Kennedy and Jim Brideweser to Detroit for Jim Delsing and Fred Hatfield. Brown, Indians, Orioles, Giants, Cubs follow with various cuts and recalls.

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Seni Indians Rained Out. Senators, Indians Duel Tonight

Charleston Senators host Indianapolis Indians in a doubleheader after last night's rainout. Expected pitchers are Gene Host and Hal Woodeschick for the Senators, Ed Gasque and Dolan Nicholas for Indianapolis. Senators sit at 6-19 for the season in last place.

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Keegan Delivers Complete Game Win For White Sox

Pitcher Bob Keegan scattered nine hits and extended his perfect ERA to 21 2-3 innings as the Chicago White Sox defeated Washington 5-1 in his season debut. Willie Mays and Don Mueller each had three hits, homered, and drove in five to power the New York Giants past the Chicago Cubs 6-4.

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