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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 28, 1959

Page

7

Boxscore highlights from midseason baseball games

Major League boxscores show Los Angeles 27 11 Chicago 27 10. Neal and Averill homer as Dodgers top Cubs. San Francisco blanked by St Louis 1-2 with Musial and Oliver homering for the Cards. Harris, Gibson win for St Louis while Jackson bests Daniels for San Francisco. Washington beats Boston 6-2 as Killebrew and Sievers drive runs.

Washington Boston Lemon Williams Malzone Kaat McAvoy Kralick Lumenti Casale Baumann Gile Keough U — Amont Berry Honochick Flaherty

Havanans Win Junior World Series Opener

Havana Sugar Kings opened the Junior World Series with a 5-2 win over Minneapolis as Ted Wieand pitched six hits and held the Millers to two runs. Cuban supporters sang and danced in the stands on a chilly drizzly day, with Havana staging a four-run third inning and Wieand aided by Red Robbins and a key double by Joe Macko. Miguel Cuellar faced Miller lefty Ted Wills in tonight's game two as the series shifted to Minneapolis with a crowd of 2,486 watching extended rain delay.

Minneapolis Havana Sugar Kings Ted Wieand Havanans American Assn International League Wieand Joe Macko Red Robbins Miguel Cuellar Ted Wills

Baseball lineups and player positions for American League game

The column lists Chicago and Detroit players with positions and batting averages or marks. Names include Apricio Esposito Harris Lepeio Kaline Maxwell Hicks Bolling Kluski Demeter Trgeson Shoop Romano Bruce Carreon Morgan Chrisley Callison Foytack Rivera Bridges Burnside, with various where noted.

Chicago Detroit Abrh Apricio Kuenn Esposito Harris Fox Lepeio Goodan Kaline of Landis Maxwell Hicks Bolling Klus’ski Demeter Trgeson Shoop Romano Bruce P Carreon Morgan P Smith Chrisley Callison Foytack Rivera bBridges Matany Burnside

Dodgers Hope For Playoff After Tie Clincher

In Chicago the Dodgers beat the Cubs 7 1 to clinch a tie for the NL pennant while Milwaukee defeated Philadelphia 5 2. Dodgers players listened on radios to the decisive Milwaukee game hoping for a playoff chance, then prepared to face the Braves in Milwaukee. Roger Craig praised the tie clincher as the team headed into the decisive series.

Chicago Los Angeles Dodgers Milwaukee Dodgers Chicago Cubs Philadelphia Milwaukee Philadelphia Brooklyn Walt Alstor Braves Roger Craig

Mexican lightweights halt Garcia in seven rounds

In Mexico City L. C. Morgan of Los Angeles stopped Mono Garcia, Mexico in seven rounds. Earlier in Los Angeles Bobby Pena outweighed Ray Greco by a close margin 152 1 2 to 151 1 2 for a 10 round bout.

Los Angeles Bobby Pena Mexico Ray Greco Denver Mexico City L. C. Morgan Mono Garcia

Ford Frick Names 6 World Series Umpires

Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick named the six umpires for the World Series. American League: Bill Summers, Ed Hurley, John Rice. National League: Frank Cascoli, Frank Secory, Hal Dixon. Rice and Dixon are alternates for outfield foul lines. The rest of the text diverts to golf footwork.

New York Ford Frick Bill Summers Ed Hurley John Rice

Dodgers Clinch Third Pennant Playoff in NL History

The Dodgers head into a pennant playoff with the Braves at Milwaukee, after a season-ending tie and two wins on Sunday. Fred Haney weighs right-handers Lew Burdette and Carl Willey, while Walt Alston sticks with Dodgers lefties Podres McDevitt or Loufax for the opener. The Braves hold a slight edge as favorites in the 2:30 p.m. EST start, with the winner facing the White Sox in Chicago for the World Series.

Dodgers Braves Brooklyn St. Louis Cardinals Giants Philadelphia Chilcago Cubs Milwaukee Phils INL Fred Haney Lew Burdette Carl Willey Walt Alston Johnny Podres Danny McDevitt Sandy Loufax Burdette Willey ABC Braves’ County Los Angeles Chicago White Sox Comiskey Park San Francisco St. Louis Roger Craig Bob Anderson Charlie Neal John Roseboro Earl Averill Craig Jim Owens Humberto Robinson Bob Buh Carl Sawatski Sawatski Ike Robinson Phillie Don McMahon Cards Cincinnati Pittsburgh

Dodgers Clinch Pennant Playoff With Six-Hit Victory Over Cubs

Pitching by Roger Craig carried the Dodgers to a 7-1 win over the Cubs, with only two walks and three strikeouts. Del Crandall starred for the Braves, collecting two singles in three trips and scoring twice, including the tie-breaking run in a decisive three-run seventh that toppled the Phillies 5-2 and forced a playoff.

Roger Craig Dodgers Cubs del Crandall Braves Phillies

Sword Dancer Tops Woodward Stakes At Aqueduct Thrilling finish

Sword Dancer, a 3-year-old, defeated Hillsdale by a head in the $109,800 Woodward Stakes at Aqueduct before 53,290 fans and a national TV audience. Jockey Eddie Arcaro, following trainer Elliott Burch, earned a masterful victory as Sword Dancer claims a major season highlight with plans for two more races this year. Hillsdale finished second by a neck over Round Table. Inside Tract was fourth.

New York Sword Dancer Hillsdale Round Table Aqueduct Old Aqueduct John P. Grier Eddie Arcaro Elliott Burch Inside Tract Young Burch

University president backs college football value

Dr. Jay F. W. Pearson, president of the University of Miami, says there is a definite place for football in college life. He salutes the sport and notes the many values gained far outweigh the evils, which occur only when alumni and the community demand an annual national championship.

Miami, Fla Jay F. W. Pearson University of Miami

Standings and results from an old baseball schedule

Sunday results show Chicago 6 Detroit 4 Boston 6 Washington 2 Baltimore 3 New York 1 Kansas City 6 Cleveland 5. Monday and Tuesday schedules list Los Angeles at Milwaukee and Milwaukee at Los Angeles. Saturday results include Milwaukee 3 Philadelphia, Chicago 12 Los Angeles 2, Cincinnati 7 Pittsburgh 6, San Francisco 4 St Louis 0 with twilight rain delay and a second game postponed. Milwaukee 5 Philadelphia 2, Los Angeles 7 Chicago 1, St Louis 2-14 San Francisco 18, Cincinnati 9 Pittsburgh 7.

Chicago Detroit Boston Washington Baltimore New York Kansas City Cleveland Los Angeles Milwaukee Philadelphia Cincinnati Pittsburgh San Francisco St. Louis Associated Press

Baseball Leaders and Top Performers of the Era

Batting leaders include Kuenn of Detroit with 353 at bats and a .327 average while Kaline adds .327. Runs by Yost of Detroit 115, Mantle 104. RBIs Jensen 112, Colavito 111. Hits Kuenn 198, Fox 191. Doubles Kuenn 42, Fox and Malzone tied at 3. Home runs Colavito 42, Lemon 33. Stolen bases Aparicio 56, Mantle 21. Pitching leaders show Shaw 18 6 decisions, McLish 198, strikeouts Bunning 201, Pascual 184.

Kuenn Detroit Kaline Yost Mantle New York Jensen Boston Colavito Cleveland Fox Chicago Malzone Allison Washington McDougald New

Baseball players set combined playoff stats across leagues

All batting and pitching records in the Los Angeles Milwaukee playoff series will count in final averages. At bats Aaron Milwaukee 355 Cunningham St Louis B45 Runs Pinson Cincinnati 191 Mays San Francisco 125 Runs batted in Banks Chicago and Robinson Cincinnati 125 Hits Aaron Milwaukee 221 Pinson Cincinnati 205 Doubles Pinson Cincinnati 47 Aaron Milwaukee 45 Triples Moon Los Angeles 11 Neal Los Angeles 10 Home runs Banks Chicago and Mathews Milwaukee 45 Aaron Milwaukee 39 Stolen bases Mays San Francisco 27 T Taylor Chicago and Gilliam Los Angeles 23 decisions Face Pittsburgh 18-1 Craig Los Angeles 11-5 Strikeouts Drysdale Los Angeles 239 S Jones San Francisco 207

Aaron Milwaukee Cunningham St. Louis Pinson Cincinnati Mays San Francisco Banks Chicago Robinson Moon Los Angeles Neal Mathews T. Taylor Gilliam

Worst Season In 34 Years Yanks Finish With 3-1 Loss

The final games of the year capped an era as the Yankees dropped to Baltimore 3-1, ending a 34-season run with frequent pennants. Harmon Killebrew tied the AL home run lead with 42, while Bob Shaw boosted Chicago to its first pennant in 40 years. Casey Stengel’s two-year contract ends after next season as Jim Turner departs from the coaching staff.

ED Wilks Associated Press Bob Shaw Chicago White Sox Detroit Harmon Killebrew Babe Ruth Washington Boston Killebrew Cleveland Rocky Colavito Senator Roy Sievers Herb Score New York Baltimore Yankees White Los Angeles Milwaukee Shaw Tiger Harvey ‘Kuenn Luis Aparicio George Case Wally Moses Sievers Senators Nat Red Sox Ted Williams Orioles John Gabler Casey Stengel Jim Turner Stengel

Chisox Pulling For Los Angeles

Chicago White Sox manager Al Lopez says the NL playoff between Milwaukee and Los Angeles won’t affect their chances. He notes the World Series will start one or two days earlier or later, and Sherm Lollar should be fully healed after a bruised hand. The Sox hope LA wins for a larger players share.

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Rizzi Hole In One on Kemmerer Course Mole Kill

Vic Rizzi nicknamed his drive on Kemmerer Wyoming's No. 8 hole a mole in one as the ball rolled six feet from the tee and killed a mole in the grass. The event occurred during a local golf outing reported by AP.

Kemmerer Wyo Vic Rizzi

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