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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1959
Page
7
Box scores show San Francisco 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 with 5 hits while Philadelphia held 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0. Pittsburgh beat Los Angeles 4-3 as Moon and Mejias homered. St Louis defeated Chicago 9-5. Detroit edged Washington 1-0. Cincinnati won 3-2 over Milwaukee. Kansas City topped Baltimore 4-3 in the nightcap.
Yankees sweep a doubleheader from the Indians 2-1 in 11 innings and 1-0 as Jim Perry and Jack Harshman pitch well for the Indians. Billy Goodman hits a key homer for Chicago to widen its lead over Cleveland to 6 1/2 games. The day also features Giants, Cubs, and multiple AL games with late scoring bursts.
In game one Mantle homered and drove in two while Yogi Berra earned two RBIs as New York beat Cleveland 4 3, with Turley pitching six innings and Grba closing. In game two the Yankees trounced Cleveland 16 to 0 as Mantle and Kubek featured in a blowout with several innings of offense.
Sunday results from the Pacific Coast League show Sacramento over Salt Lake City five to two, Vancouver defeat Seattle seven to none, Spokane over Portland seven to three, San Diego five over Phoenix four. International League semifinals see Richmond top Buffalo five to four, Richmond advancing four games to one, to face Havana in a best of seven final. American Association notes Fort Worth won at Louisville in fifteen innings three to two, Omaha beat Minneapolis four to two as Minneapolis trails two to one. Saturday fixtures include Phoenix eight San Diego one, Salt Lake City four Sacramento three, Vancouver two Seattle one, Portland eight Spokane zero. Semifinals Buffalo three Richmond two and Havana six Columbus zero, with Havana sweeping four games to none.
Columbia wrestler Carlos Henriquez pinned his opponent in the Columbia N Y U match to vault the Lions to a 14 14 draw. Henriquez is the son of Carlos Henriquez current coach of the N Y U squad.
Milwaukee visits Los Angeles with Buhl facing Drysdale while Cincinnati plays San Francisco pitting O Toole against Antonelli. Cleveland clashes with New York as Mc Lish meets Ditmar and Chicago visits Boston with Donovan opposing Monbouquette. Kansas City at Baltimore and Detroit at Washington close the schedule.
Bayard Sharp, owner of the Flamingo winner Troilus, is a former amateur steeplechase rider who pilots his own plane, golfs in the eighties, and plays tennis.
Major League standings show Cleveland leading with 83 wins and 60 losses. Chicago 89 55. New York 73 70. Detroit 71 72. Baltimore 69 74. Boston 66 77. Kansas City 62 80. Washington 59 84. Monday games Cleveland at New York Chicago at Boston Kansas City at Baltimore Detroit at Washington. Chicago 3 Boston 1. New York 2-1 Cleveland 1 game 11 innings. Kansas City 9-4 Baltimore 1st game 10 innings. Washington 5 Detroit 1. Saturday results Chicago 6 Baltimore 1 Cleveland 7 Washington 2 Detroit 4 New York 0 Boston 4 Kansas City 3 Milwaukee 4 Cincinnati 3 St Louis 6 Chicago 4. Only games scheduled.
Philadelphia coach Wily Buck Shaw rebuilt the Eagles after a 2-9-1 season with Norm Van Brocklin passing for 290 yards and three TDs to Tommy McDonald in a 35-13 exhibition win over the undefeated Baltimore Colts. McDonald totaled 158 receiving yards on five catches including a 55-yard TD, as Philadelphia moved to 3-2 in warmups. Other scores featured Los Angeles routing San Francisco 48-14 and Detroit edging Cleveland 31-28.
Batting star Billy Goodman homered for Chicago to power a 3-1 win over Boston and stretch the White Sox lead over Cleveland to five games. Giants pitcher Jack Sanford blanked Philadelphia with five hits, aided by Mike McCormick who retired the final batter as San Francisco opened a two game lead in the National League.
Eddie Mathews powered the Braves with his 38th homer as the Reds beat Milwaukee 4-3. Bob Purkey earned his 12th win with nine hits allowed, while Warren Spahn took the loss seeking 20 victories for a 10th time. The Cubs’ Ernie Banks drove in five as Chicago shut out St. Louis.
Four American League players were sidelined by injuries, headed by Chicago White Sox centerfielder Jim Landis who suffered a ruptured blood vessel in his right leg and could miss key games. Also hurt were Yankees starter Ryne Duren, Kansas City outfielder Bill Tuttle, and Baltimore third baseman Brooks Robinson, with Duren expected to heal in days, Tuttle out for season, and Robinson needing stitches after a chin cut.
In Hollywood California Pat Lowry of Los Angeles kayoed Joe Miceli of New York in the eighth. In Mexico City Mauro Vazquez stopped Ernesto Figueroa in eight. In Buenos Aires Orlando Zulueta halted Osvaldo Conete in eight. In West Hempstead Bar tolo Soni of the Dominican Republic knocked out Henry Wallitsch of Elmont in the third.
Pro Football Exhibitions Philadelphia 35 Baltimore 13 Detroit 31 Cleveland 28 Saturday Results Green Bay 20 Washington 13 Los Angeles 48 San Francisco 14 Friday Results Chicago Bears 18 New York 6 Pittsburgh 21 Chicago Cards 13 offie fly and his 41st home run. Glen Hobbie blanked the Cards on five hits and snapped Ken Boyer's hitting streak at 29 straight games.
Boston AP report notes cautious Al Lopez signaling rest plans if Chicago clinches the American League pennant. With a 51 2 game lead and 6 to clinch, Lopez says he will rest Nellie Fox, Luis Aparicio, and Jim Landis, if possible, while emphasizing one game at a time approach as Chicago sits atop Cleveland. The White Sox beat Boston 3 1 while Cleveland dropped a doubleheader to the Yankees.
The Dodgers opened at the Los Angeles Coliseum on April 18 1958 drawing 78672 fans for a National League 1 record.
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