Pafko Leads Braves Back Into NL Lead
Andy Pafko led the Milwaukee Braves to a 4-3 overtime win over the Cincinnati Reds, homering, doubling, and driving in two runs to pull the defending champions atop the NL standings. Warren Spahn took the loss as Ed Bailey and Smoky Bar forced extra innings. Hank Aaron scored the decisive run in the 12th. Milwaukee improved to 18-9, while Cincinnati fell to 11-14.
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San Francisco
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Redlegs
Warren Spahn
Southpaw
Ed Bailey
Smoky Bar
Eddie Miksis
Don McMahon
Hank Aaron
Red Schoendienst
Johnny Logan
Turk~Lown
Frank Torre
Tom Acker
Reds
Aaron
Schoendienst
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Kirby Captures Bowling Playoff in Major League
Kirby Lumber Co won the Men's Major League championship 2707 to 2619 over Raleigh Glass as Jim Robinette led Lum bermen with a 59 series and Rorrer rolled a 561 for Raleigh Glass. The Whiz Kids edged the Twisters in the CT Telephone League playoffs, totaling 2649 to 2619. Regional semifinals and standings follow with team highs and individual scores noted.
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Jim Robinette
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Soitley Springs
Martinsburg
Pete Agen
Mullins
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At. G. Tiny
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Pilcher
George T Hoodie
Neces Greene
McHale
Susce
Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching
The Associated Press lists top American League and National League leaders in batting, runs, runs batted in, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, stolen bases, and pitching. Notable names include Kuenn, Mays, Musial, Cepeda, Mantle, and Turley, with figures across averages, totals, and strikeouts.
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Kansas City
Minoso
Cleveland
Kuenn
Detroit
Jensen
Boston
Gernert
Fox Chicago
Runnels
Malzone
Mantle
New York
Lemon
Washington
Robinson
Baltimore
Avila Cleveland
Lau
Tuttle
Beuer
Cory
Maris Cleveland
Aparicio
Chicago
Piersall
Avila
Turley
Shantz
Hyde
Ramos
Pascual
Musial
St. Louis
Mays
San Francisco
Crowe
Cincinnati
Cepeda
Thomas
Pittsburgh
Spencer
San Franciso
T. Taylor
Ashburn
Philadelphia
Gilliam
Zimmer
Los Angeles
Skinner
Sahn
Milwaukee
Elston
McCormick
Gomez
Antonelli
Jones
Tuesday Baseball Standings and Results List
The record shows team standings with wins losses and games behind for New York Kansas City Cleveland Baltimore Boston Washington and Detroit. It notes scheduled Monday results and upcoming games including Boston at Cleveland New York at Chicago Washington at Kansas City with Detroit and others.
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Wee
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Washington
Detroit
Chicago
Kansas
Charleston Senators Swing Into Twin Bill With Louisville
Charleston Senators face Louisville Colonels in a 6:20 p.m. doubleheader with Don Lee and Jerry Davie starting for Charleston and Arnie Atkins and Jim Kite for Louisville. Rain postponed last night’s opener into tonight, with a three game set to follow. The club heads on a road swing to Indianapolis and Wichita before a longer May 30 trip.
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Don Lee
Jerry Davie
Charleston Senators
Louisville Colonels
American Association
Arnie Atkins
Jim Kite
Senators
Louisville
Indianapolis
Wichita
Watt Powell Park
Chuckran Named Head Coach At Allegheny College
John R. Chuckran, 1956 Western Pennsylvania high school football coach of the year, was named Monday night as Allegheny College head football mentor. A former Penn State halfback, he succeeds W. R. Moore who becomes Cornell line coach. Since 1934 Chuckran coached Tyrone High School with a 20-18-2 record, and previously led Lansdale and Saxton programs.
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Meadville
John R. Chuckran
Western Pennsylvania
Allegheny College
Chuckran
Penn State
W. R
Red) Moore
Cornell
Tyrone
Lansdale
Saxton
Coal River II BR Officers Plan Opening
Officers listed include president Alex Kelleman and treasurer James Satterfield. Frank Carr serves as president with Don Weaver as official scorer, Howard Clay as vice president, and other roles standing. Local group outlines planned opening details for the Coal River II BR organization.
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Alex Kelleman
Frank Carr
Don Weaver
Howard Clay
James Satterfield
Wheeling Is First Regional Finalist In Baseball
Charleston UA Wheeling becomes first team to reach regional final as state tournament nears at Parkersburg May 29-31. Wildcats beat Weirton 5 3 at Warwood Region 1 contest. Regional matches at Morgantown Huntington and Matewan postponed due to rain.
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Wheeling
Parkersburg
Wildcats
Weirton
Warwood
Benwaood Union
Wellsburg
Morgantown
Huntington
Matewan
Lneup
Logan
Huntington Vinson
Newburg
Morgantown University
Buckhannon
Bridgeport
Shay Rolls 300 Game In ABC Tournament
Ed Shay of Chester Pennsylvania rolled a perfect 300 in the American Bowling Congress championships in Syracuse New York. The 32 year old design engineer led singles with 300 after games of 71 and 223 to reach a 733 series total, pushing out Don Phelps of Minneapolis who had led with 727.
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Ed Shay
Chester
ABC
Shay
Don Phelps
Minneapolis
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Braves Top Reds 4-3 in 12 Innings Behind Pafko Slugging
Batting star Andy Pafko of Milwaukee homered doubled and singled driving in two runs as the Braves beat Cincinnati 4-3 in 12 innings. Don McMahon earned the win with 3 1 3 scoreless relief innings to seal the victory.
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Associated Press
Andy Pafko
Braves
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Don McMahon
Redlegs
Bavasi Angry Over Snider Trade Talk Sparks Dodgers Row
Vice President E J Bavasi of the Dodgers voices anger at Duke Snider over perceived indifference and poor play though Snider resists trade. Bavasi questions Snider’s effort while Snider says he wants to stay with Los Angeles and notes his left-handed struggles at the Coliseum.
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E. J
Buzzy) Bavasi
Los Angeles Dodgers
Duke Snider
Bavasi
Snider
Dodgers
Braves
Los Angeles
Coliseum
Or Never Western Teams Get Crack At Yankees
New York briefing on Branch Rickey’s Pittsburgh Pirates builds toward a possible dynasty as youth movement matures under his guidance. Pirates show power speed and solid pitching but pace mirrors Rickey’s measured timetable. Yankees rapid rise under Bronx Bombers dominates after strong westward showings. Donovan vs Buck tonight with Pierce and Ford set for Wednesday finale.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Bucs
Pirate
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers
Larry MacPhail
Pirates
Yankees
Chicago
Dick Donovan
Johnny Bucks
Billy Pierce
Whitey Ford
Haney Stands By Blasting Giles In Cincinnati
Milwaukee Braves manager Fred Haney says his critical taunt of National League President Warren Giles remains valid after talks with Giles in Cincinnati. Haney admits misnaming Cincinnati but declines to retract the remark, and notes Giles urged a private meeting with Birdie Tebbetts precedents before Sunday’s game.
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Warren Giles
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Crawford Best Foes Line Up Fights for Welterweight
New York Mickey Crawford, 24, fights best against named opponents and eyes upcoming bouts as manager plans matches with Kid Gavilan and Italian contenders Giancarlo Garbelli and Emilio Marconi. He beat Andy Figueroa, 21, in a television round at St. Nicholas Arena to extend his win streak to four. Crawford weighed 151 3 4 pounds to Figueroa’s 115 3 4.
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Mickey Crawford
Crawford
Andy Figueroa
St. Nicholas Arena
Mickey
Saginaw, Mich
Gil Turner
Madison Square Garden
Kid Gavilan
Giancarlo Garbelli
Emilio Marconi
Art Greenwald
Detroit
Mickeys
Figueroa
Andy
Milwaukee bench spills onto field after incident
Haney demanded strict enforcement of the rule against pitcher deliberately throwing at batters, saying he will not tolerate further incidents like Saturday's and wants rigid punishment.
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Haney
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