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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1960
Page
7
Sandy Koufax blanks Pittsburgh on a lone second inning single by Bennie Daniels as Los Angeles edges the NL leaders 1-0. Koufax fanned 10, walked six, and pitched 8 2 3 innings with 61 1/3 scoreless streak before Roy Face finishes. Norm Larker doubled, Tommy Davis drove in the run, and Dan Daniels took the loss for Pittsburgh.
Professionals led by Joe Taylor of Charleston dominated Huntington area Open qualifying for the National Open. Taylor shot 136 eight under par with a final 65 matching the course record at Guyan Country Club. Notable qualifiers include George Hoffer Al Atkins Joe Stoddard Bill Campbell and Gardner Dickinson Jr. Ed Tutwiler Jr. failed to qualify for the first time in years. The top five included Taylor 136 and 141s for others along with alternates. Qualifiers advance to Cincinnati sectional June 6 for Englewood Colo Open finals June 16-18. In Little League action the L B Yankees edged Webb & Neal 2-1 at Stamford park with a late fourth inning rally. Gwinn pitched for L B and Hall for Webb & Neal.
Shady Spring Elementary cindermen scored 63.5 points to win the first annual district meet at Shady Spring High School Oval. Blue Jay’s Tommy McLaughlin led in four events with 20 points, while Daniels and Taylor helped push Shady Spring to the top with strong showings across sprint and field events.
American League batting leaders include Kluszewski and Cash with high averages. Mantle leads in runs. Lollar tops doubles list. Fox and others lead triples. Lemon and Held pace home runs. Aparicio steals. Hall and Coates strong in decisions. Pascual tops strikeouts. National League leaders show Clemente and Pinson in at bats and hits, Banks and Banks tied for home runs, Pinson steals, Drysdale and Drysdale high in strikeouts.
The Stoco Indians face Marlinton High for Region 5 baseball at Rainelle with Charles Wallace scheduled to start for Stoco. Marlinton carries a 7-3 record entering the matchup, while Bluefield and Hinton connect for other area playoff results.
Fight results show Jose Becerra outpointing Kenji Yonekura in Tokyo to retain the world bantam title. In New York, Jose Gonzales drew with Guy Sumlin. Philadelphia saw Stanley Hayward defeat Ike White while Johnny Devison stopped Irish Bob Shaughnessy in Sydney Nova Scotia.
Sandy Koufax of the Dodgers snapped a six game losing streak with a one hit 1-0 victory over the league leading Pirates. He struck out 10 and retired the last 19 hitters in order. George Altman of the Cubs slugged a solo homer in the 13th as Chicago beat Cincinnati 7-6.
Coach Ken Wheeler has maximized Stoco Indians players in pursuit of the Region 5 baseball title at Rainelle against the Martinsburg Copperheads after beating the Montgomery Greyhounds in the opening regional game. The piece notes Wheeler’s shrewd handling and the Indians’ notable hustle, praising player development in Stoco.
Ted Kluszewski, back in the majors with Chicago, leads the American League at .422. He went 6 for 7 in Sunday's doubleheader against the Washington Senators, saying his back is back to normal and he plans to keep hitting. Since May 14 at Cleveland he has 17 hits in 32 at bats, 10 runs, 10 RBIs, four doubles and two homers for the White Sox.
Spare Players coach Fred Schaus proposes letting Mountaineer junior varsity face incoming freshmen before varsity home games. Two such exhibitions would pit JV players who miss travel squad selection against freshmen, with extra non-traveling players providing tougher opposition. Promising freshmen named include Bill Maphis Romney Jay Deitz South Charleston Bob Camp Stonewall Jackson Tom Lowery Madison Ohio and Mike Barger Dunbar.
Expansion the Major Leagues are discussing expansion in the near future. At their meeting last week, there was discussion of potential new teams and markets.
Governor Pat Brown, at a Candlestick Park dedication dinner, claimed an all California World Series this fall. He overlooked that both the Giants and Dodgers are in the National League. In sports news, Blue Jay youth Tommy McLaughlin swept four events at a Shady Spring District track meet, winning the 50 and 100 yard dashes and the stationary and running broad jumps, with his brother George noting the feats.
West James Romeo Roby Mills and Garry Flowers each had four hits in five at bats as Truman Mines routed Smith Williams 16 to 10 in Sophia Little League action. Jimmy Jones pitched all nine innings allowing 10 hits while teammates rapped 17 hits. Amigo to meet Tams at 5 30 Tuesday.
The American League standings show New York 18 13 581 and Baltimore 18 13 581 leading, with Cleveland 15 12 556 and Detroit 13 14 481 chasing. Today’s pitching matchups include Baltimore at Chicago Barber 3 1 versus Score 1 2 and New York at Detroit Short 2 2 against Mossi 1 3.
Results show Los Angeles 1, Pittsburgh 0 and Chicago 8, Cincinnati 7 in a pair of listed games. Standings include Pittsburgh 7-6 and San Francisco 21-12 with Milwaukee and St. Louis at 8-4 and 14-19 respectively. Upcoming matches note Cardwell vs O'Toole, Podres vs Gibbon, Jones vs Roberts, and Buhl vs Sadecki.
William Carter pitched three hit one run relief over eight innings as Man l defeated Huntington East 4 3 in 11 innings to move to Area 4 playoff against East Bank. Rain washed out four regionals and shifted schedule with regional semis and area play slated for later this week.
In Cincinnati, George Altman hit his second homer of the season to lift the Chicago Cubs to a 7-6 13 inning victory at Crosley Field. The Reds blasted four homers as Gus Bell connected for a two run shot in the 12th to force extra innings, but Ben Johnson earned the win for Chicago after two innings of relief. Joe Nuxhall pitched well through eight, but the Cubs finally broke through in the 12th to regain the lead and hold off Cincinnati.
Hedrick throws a one hitter as Eric's beats New River Supply 9-2 to open the 1960 Beck ley Babe Ruth season at Harry Lewin Field. Creed adds a two hitter for King Photo, Keatley s at 4-2.
AP reports Jim Hegan, 39, long time Cleveland catcher, will sign with the Chicago Cubs after being released by the Giants. Hegan previously played for Cleveland 1941 to 1957, then with Detroit in 1958, and will meet former teammate Lou Boudreau in Chicago. Bob Lemon, 39, another Hegan batterymate, has announced retirement after seven Indians seasons and a 20 win tally.
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