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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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