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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1955

Page

9

Pierce and Simmons Shine in Tight AL Race Hots Up

Billy Pierce returns to form with a seven strikeout complete game powering the White Sox past Cleveland 4-0. Curt Simmons rebounded for Philadelphia with five strikeouts over five innings in a 6-2 win over the Giants. In other action Chuck Stubbs beat the Yankees 3-2 for Washington. Detroit thumped Kansas City 9-6 as Kaline and Zernial homered. Pittsburgh crushed Brooklyn 15-1 as Friend and Podres endured. Mantle homered for New York. Woodling and McDonald helped Orioles beat the Red Sox. Turley trade alumnus.

Simmons Jack Meyer Philadelphia Phillies New York Giants Phils Chuck Stubbs Washington Senators New York Yankees Baltimore Boston Detroit Kansas City Pittsburgh Brooklyn Dodgers St. Louis Chicago Cincinnati Milwaukee Jte Sox Score Ralph Kiner Chico Carrasquel Bob Nieman Philadelphia Meyer Dusty Rhodes Willie Mays Glen Gorbous Jim Hearn Pirates Johnny Podres Brooklyn Bob Friend Dodgers Yanks Stobbs Mickey Mantle Mickey Vernon Tigers Harvey Kuene al Kaline Gus Zernial Jim McDonald Ray Moore Orioles Cal Abrams Gene Woodling McDonald Woodling Bob Turley Moore Bosox

Major League Boxscores Overview Big NL Pittsburgh vs Brooklyn

Boxscore summary from a multi league day showing Brooklyn and Pittsburgh slugging in a high scoring affair with Ward Amoros and Clemente delivering for Pittsburgh while Furillo, Snider and Gilliam lead Brooklyn. Also includes New York Philadelphia Washington and Chicago Cleveland and Boston Baltimore games with notable RBI, hits, and pitching lines.

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Detroit Triumphs Over Kansas City in 4-1 Victory

Kaline leads Detroit with four RBIs including a homer as the Tigers top Kansas City 4 to 1. Delsing Hatfield and Porter also drive runs while Slaughter and DeMaestri contribute. Pitching and fielding limit the Royals to nine hits and prevent late threats.

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Washington Jim Cooper Faces Knockout in Key Bout

In Washington, Jimmy Cooper claims a 129 percent edge as he knocks out opponent I Smith, who trails at 127 percent, marking a notable matchup in the local boxing scene with Cooper dominating early.

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Baseball Standings And Player Leaders From League And Appalachian Games

A reader summary of batting leaders like Mueller New York and Snider Brooklyn, with marks for runs and RBIs. pitching leaders Newcombe Brooklyn and Aber Detroit, plus strikeout totals. Also lists Appalachian League results Kingsport Bluefield Johnson City Salem Wytheville Pulaski Bristol Welch with scorelines.

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Major League Standings and Schedule Highlights

Baseball standings and daily schedule show New York leading, with Chicago and Detroit close behind. Yesterday results include Philadelphia over New York and Cincinnati at Milwaukee, plus Pittsburgh routing Brooklyn. Today features Detroit at Kansas City and Chicago at Cleveland with several midweek games.

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Pierce Delivers As Sox Defeat Indians 4-1

Billy Pierce pitched well to hold Cleveland to three hits while Ralph Kiner hit a homer to break a potential shutout, as the White Sox defeated the Indians 4-1. Glen Gorbous led the Phillies with two doubles and two singles in five at bats, powering a 6-2 win over the New York Giants, snapping their six game winning streak.

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