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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 06, 1955

Page

6

Sweep and Split Scoring Sweep of Labor Day Doubleheaders

The Labor Day twin bills leave the AL leaders Indians, Yanks, and White Sox bunched, with Cleveland up by a half game over New York and Chicago, while Boston, Baltimore, Detroit, and others trade wins and losses. Brooklyn widened its NL lead with two wins as Milwaukee split. Doby and Rosen connected for back to back homers, Score hurled eight strong, and Repulski delivered the deciding single in the 10th for St. Louis.

Boston Washington Cleveland New York Chicago White Sox Kansas City Baltimore Yanks Detroit Indians Red Sox Brooklyn Dodgers Philadelphia Milwaukee Ebbets Field A’s Larry Doby Art Ditmar Don Messi Harry Simpson Mer Vale Hector Lopez Herb Score Lopez Tribe Doby Rosen Orioles Gil McDougald Jim Wilson John Rice Hank Bauer Tommy Byrne Tigers Virgil Trucks Ray Boone Jackie Jensen George Susce Don Newcombe the Brooks del Ennis Newk Carl Erskine Robin Roberts Cubs Sam Jones Braves Ray Crone Giants Pittsburgh St. Louis Cincinnati Rip Repulski

Senators Divide Final Twin Bill

Louisville Colonels split a double header with the Charleston Senators as the season closed. Charleston fell 5-3 in the opener then won 4-3 in the nightcap behind Dennis Reeder seven innings and timely home runs by Gip Dickens and Earl Battey. Valentinetti took the loss in the first game. Playoffs open Wednesday with Louisville vs Omaha and Denver vs Minneapolis.

Louisville Charleston Senators Americ Association Louisville Colonels Senators Dennis Reeder Gip Dickens Earl Battey Vito Valentinetti Omaha Denver Minneapolis

Score Sure Bet For Rookie Whiff Record

Cleveland Indians rookie Herb Score looks set to break a 44 year old strikeout record after striking out 11 to reach 220 in his first major league season. The 22 year old left hander trails Grover Cleveland Alexander’s 227 in 1911 while Bob Feller’s 348 is his modern benchmark. Score’s 9 2 victory over Kansas City gave Cleveland a split doubleheader and first place through his 15th win.

Cleveland Herb Score Cleveland Indians Indianapolis Grover Cleveland Alexander Bob Feller Feller Kansas City Indians R—Simpson Slaughter Schypinsik Avila Woodling Doby Fain F.—Strickland Houtteman RBI Naragon Lopez Power Finigan S—W. Shantz Sf—Lopez Bb— Ditmar Mossi Santiago So—Ditmar Ho—Feller Maglie Rer Ditmar W—Ditmar L— Mossi U—Rommel Paparella Hono

Lopata Rejoins Phillies Tonight

Catcher Stan Lopata of the Philadelphia Phillies, hospitalized after collapsing twice at Connie Mack Stadium, is set to leave with the team tonight for a western trip. Manager Mayo Smith said his condition is very satisfactory and he will be released from Temple University Hospital today after a complete exam found no serious injury.

Philadelphia Stan Lopata Philadelphia Phillies Connie Mack Stadium Mayo Smith Phillies Lopata Temple University Hospital John Windy) McCall New York Giants Frederick Murtaugh

Antonelli Reinstated By Giants After Suspension

New York Giants pitcher Antonelli is back in manager Leo Durocher's good graces after a one day suspension for insubordination. A 20 minute talk before the Pittsburgh doubleheader led to the lifting of the penalty and Antonelli returned to good standing with the club. The ace southpaw said, I blew my top, I did not have sense enough to keep my mouth shut.

New York Johnny Antonelli New York Giants Leo Durocher Antonelli Philadelphia Durocher Pittsburgh Pirates

American Association Standings Snapshot

The standings show Louisville 54, Charleston 34, Indianapolis 3-1, Toledo 2-2, Denver 5, Omaha 4. St. Paul 10-1, Minneapolis 6-5. The concise table reflects team records and current splits in the league.

Louisville Charleston Indianapolis Toledo Denver Omaha St. Paul Minneapolis L Pet iSt. Paul Charleston Indianapolis

May Get Berth Back On Sing Sing Ball Team

May regain his old spot on the Sing Sing Prison baseball team. Albert Owens 31 a former star with a .310 average was paroled in 1953 after seven years for burglary. He was arrested again after police said he struggled from a Brooklyn home with two suitcases containing about 10000 in loot. He faces burglary grand larceny and possession of burglar tools charges.

New York Albert Owens Sing Sing Prison Owens Brooklyn

Major League Leaders by the Associated Press NL

Ashburn leads NL batting with .338 while Snider tops runs with 129 batted in and Kluszewski hits 177. Bruton and Mantle share 10 triples. Mantle and Carey tie with 11. Newcombe leads NL pitching with 1 38 earned runs?. Byrne earns 144?. Score tops strikeouts with 220.

THE Associated Press National League Ashburn Phila Snider Brooklyn B’klyn Kluszewski Cincinnati Logan Milwaukee Bruton Mays New York Long Pittsburgh Klus’ski Newcombe Jones Chicago Kaline Detroit Mantle Jens'n Bost Kuenn Carey Rivera Chio Byrne Cleveland

Yesterday's Stars by the Associated Press

Pitching Ray Crone of the Milwaukee Braves shut out Chicago on a three hitter with six strikeouts and no walks for a 10 inning nightcap loss after an earlier defeat. Batting Jim Piersall of the Boston Red Sox had two runs and four hits including a home run in a doubleheader sweep of Washington.

Ray Crone Milwaukee Braves Chicago Braves Jim Piersall Boston Red Sox Washington Senators

Baseball Standings and Schedule Fragment

A partial table shows Cleveland leading with 83 wins and New York at 54 losses. It lists standings, games behind, and a dense September schedule across cities including Chicago Boston Baltimore Detroit Kansas City New York and Washington with multiple rainouts and makeups indicated by n.

Cleveland New York Se Chicago Boston Washington New York Baltimore Kansas City Detroit Wachington

Red Sox Sweep Washington as pennant race tightens

Boston closes in on Cleveland by sweeping a Labor Day doubleheader 10-2 and 7-2 at home. Boston now within three games of the league lead, while Cleveland, New York and Chicago split holiday games. Brewer and Susce tossed complete games though Boston stranded numerous baserunners.

Boston Boston Red Sox Sox Washington Cleveland Indians New York Chicago Tribe Yanks White Sox Red Sox Fenway Park Detroit Ton Brewer George Susce

Major League Standings and Results Brief

Yesterday’s standings show Boklyn 11-8 over Philadelphia 42 and Pittsburgh 8-3 over New York 5-6 in a 10 inning first game. Chicago beat Milwaukee 2-0 while St Louis defeated Cincinnati 3-2 in 10 innings.

Boklyn Philadelphia Pittsburgh New York Chicago Milwaukee St.Louis Cincinnati Brooklyn St. Louis Kansas City Cleveland Boston Washington Baltimore Detroit

Distance From Trap by Ed Furgol Opens Open Title

AP News features note Duke University halfback Bob Pascal trained under his father, his high school coach, as The New York Giants claim the biggest man in pro football. Tackle Earl Putnam stands 6 feet 6 inches and weighs 310 pounds.

New York Football Giants Earl Putnam Duke University Bob Pascal Hisather

Magic Number 3 Looms as Dodgers Beat Phils in DH

Brooklyn moved within three wins of clinching the National League pennant after sweeping Philadelphia 11-4 and 8-2. Don Newcombe notched his 20th win and tied NL single season mark with his seventh homer by a pitcher, as Brooklyn extended the magic number and set home records with a 112th team round-tripper at Ebbets Field. Night Baker and others noted in passing.

New York Giants Pittsburgh Milwaukee Brooklyn Dodgers New York Yankees Phils Don Newcombe Hal Schumacher Jim Tobin Braves Cleveland Wes Ferrell Newk Ebbets Field Duke Snider Duke Gil Hodges Snider

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