Roswell tops Big Spring in 19-16 slugfest in Texas opener
Roswell built a seven run lead, then held off Big Spring 19-16 as Julio dela Torre drove in seven with four hits and Tom Brookshier earned the win. Roswell pounded 26 hits, while Big Spring collected 16. Saffran and Day highlighted Roswell’s offense with four hits apiece.
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Broncs
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RBI
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McKeena
Albuquerque Climbs Within One Game of Pioneers in 11 Inning Win
Albuquerque edged Clovis 8 7 in 11 innings as Ernie Sadler walked in the tying run and the go ahead tally. Abilene moved to fifth with a 7 6 win over Plainview. Amarillo defeated Berger 4 1 and Pampa beat Lubbock 8 6.
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Pampa
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John Walker
Duke
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Artesia tops Carlsbad in Longhorn League clash
Artesia bunched six hits led by Bob Herron three run homer and Roy Kelly two run triple in the third to rally past Carlsbad Potashers 5 2 and even the series. Wayne Goodell held Artesia to four hits in a strong Potashers effort but three Artesia errors helped Carlsbad score twice.
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Roy Kelly
Carlsbad Potashers
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Carlsbad
Hope
Baseball Scores Across Minor Leagues Highlight Mixed Results
Pacific Coast League reports Sacramento 1 Hollywood 3 and San Diego 6 Oakland 4 with manager notes. International League lists Toronto 5-4 Montreal 6-8 and Syracuse 7-10 Ottawa 5-1. Western and Eastern League lines show Denver 1 Wichita 0 and Reading 9-5 Allentown 5-2 respectively. a Michigan State wrestling note closes the item.
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Baseball Leaders Highlight National and American Leagues
National League top hitters include Musial St Louis .274 Jablonski .373 Mueller .365 Hamner .363 Snider .356. Raschi St Louis 5 0 1.000 Fowler Cincinnati 4 0 1.000 Podres Brooklyn 5 1 .833 Conley Milwaukee 4 1 .800 Antonelli New York 6 2 .750. American League leaders feature Avila Cleveland .388 Rosen Cleveland .361 Tuttle Detroit .343 Fain Chicago .333 Minoso Chicago Stephens Baltimore .326. Consuegra Chicago 5 0 1.000 Morgan New York 3 0 11.000 Keegan Chicago Lemmon Cleveland 7 1 .875 Lopat Reynolds New York 5 1 .833.
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Mueller
New York
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Snider
Brooklyn
Raschi
Fowler
Cincinnati
Podres
Conley
Milwaukee
Antonelli
Cleveland
Lopat
Reynolds
Montana fish release leads to losses at Smith Lake streams
Montana's Fish and Game Department released 25 000 cutthroat trout into streams around northwestern Smith Lake as part of a year long experiment. The effort aimed to see survival rates but the year of testing ended in losses after vandals released the fish just before the fishing season opened.
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Smith Lake
Long Home Stand Is Key For Bosox
The 1954 season pace accelerates as Boston prepares for an 18 game home stand at Fenway Park. Ted Williams returns, Boston seeks a surge from pitchers, and a 3 game win streak forms as they aim to climb from 14 1/2 games back. 27 hits and 5 homers highlight Memorial Day terror.
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