Record 40 Homers Hit as Pitchers Have Bad Day
Memorial day 1950 saw 83 pitchers used and 40 homers hit in a double header rout across eight ballparks. Newark beat Boston twice as Brooklyn and St Louis surged in the NL standings. Duke Snider hit three homers in one game for the Dodgers amid a record day for runs hits and walks.
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Newark Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Detroit
Cleveland
Indians
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Phils
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh
Chicago
White Sox
St. Louis Browns
Athletics
Washington
Senators
Boston
New York
Giants
Cincinnati
Reds
Cubs
Browns
Sox
Dick Weik
Rex Barney
Ned Garver
Cliff Fannin
Walter Masterson
Jack Banta
Larry Jansen
Bob Lemon
Art Houtteman
Hal Newhouser
Hutteman
Ken Raffensberger
Johnny Sain
Braves
Ellis Kinder
Red Sox
Bob Kuzava
Bob Hooper
Jansen
Duke Snider
Dodgers
Nats Trade Six Players to Sox for Michaels
Washington general manager Clark Griffith touts a young infield after trading six players with the Chicago White Sox. The deal sends Eddie Robinson Ray Scarborough and Al Kozar to Chicago for Cass Michaels Bob Kuzava and Johnny Ostrowski.
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Washington
Clark Griffith
Washington Senators
Bucky Harris
Cass Michaels
Griffith
Chicago White Sox
Eddie Robinson
Ray Scarborough
al Kozar
Michaels
Bob Kuzava
Johnny Ostrowski
St. Louis
Frank Lane
White Sox
Johnny
Red) Corriden
Sox
Major League Leaders by League with Key Stat Leaders
National League leaders include Musial St Louis 33 games 130 at bats 30 runs 54 hits .415 batting eye Hopp Pittsburgh 33 103 18 40 .388 Robinson Brooklyn 36 129 23 48 .372 Sisler Philadelphia 39 140 27 48 .343 Slaughter St Louis 36 143 26 48 .336 Snider Brooklyn 35 137 28 46 .336 American League leaders feature DiMaggio Boston 39 164 40 57 .348 Doby Cleveland 33 108 18 43 .398 Kell Detroit 35 141 30 51 .362 Pesky Boston 36 141 34 49 .348 Dropo Boston 29 115 17 40 .348 Runs leaders Stephen Red Sox Glaviano Cardinals Pesky Red Sox Williams Red Sox Rizzuto Yankees Runs Batted In Stephens Red Sox Wertz Tigers Sauer Cubs Dropo Red Sox Hits Musial Cardinals Kell Tigers.
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Hopp
Pitt
Robinson
Bkn
Sisler
Phi
Slaught’r
Snider
Doby
Clev
Lehner
Phil
Kell
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DiMaggio
Bos
Pesky
Dropo
Red Sox
Stephens
Glaviano
Cardinals
Williams
Rizzuto
Yankees
Istephens
Wertz
Tigers
Sauer
Cubs
Musial
Parsons wins rain-shortened speedway in record pace
Indianapolis Johnny Parsons of Van Nuys California captured the 500 mile speedway event shortened to 345 miles by rain, finishing at a record pace of 124 002 mph. Washington Senators trade Ray Scar borough Eddie Robinson and Al Kozar to the Chicago White Sox for Cass Michaels Johnny Ostrowski and Bob Kuzava.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Johnny Parsons
van Nuys
Calif
Washington
Washington Senators
Ray Scarborough
Eddie Robinson
al Kozar
Chicago White Sox
Cass Michaels
Johnny Ostrowski
Parsons Wins Memorial Day 500 Rain-Slowed Indy Race
Sophomore Johnny Parsons from Van Nuys California wins the 500 mile Memorial Day race at Indianapolis aided by rain that halted the event at 345 miles. Parsons races against Mauri Rose and Bill Holland in the Harlem yellow Kurtis-Kraft car, posting a record pace before caution delays.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Johnny Parsons
van Nuys
Calif
Parsons
Harlem
Mauri Rose
South Bend
Ind
Rose
Bill Holland
Peading
Holland
American Automobile Association
Tony Bettenhausen
Tinley Park
Ill
Bettenhausen
Jose Chitwood
Reading
Recheck
Cecil Green
Houston
Texas
Green
3Ettenhausen
College baseball game canceled at Carbon Dale Friday
The Southern Parks Air college baseball game at Carbon dale Friday afternoon was called off today. New York loser Weeper won the Suburban handicap at Belmont while Hill Prince, bleeding from the nose, finished third. Jim Dean of Modesto won the National Junior College Tennis championship.
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Southern Parks Air
Carbondale
New York
Belmont
Hill Prince
Modesto
Calif
Jim Dean
Major League Standings and Tomorrow's Schedule
Standings list Brooklyn 7-6 Philadelphia 6-4 St Louis 17-8 Pittsburgh 13-5 Boston 7-3 New York 2-10 Chicago 1-7 Cincinnati 4-4. Upcoming games include Brooklyn at St Louis and Philadelphia at Chicago with several night contests.
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Philadephia
St. Louis
Pitsburgh
Boston
New York
Chicago
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
Ree
Chicago Pittsburgh
Rained Out in Trico Teenage League Games
The Carbondale Murphysboro and Trico Grand Tower games of the Trico Teenage league were rained out Tuesday.
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Trico-Grand Tower
Trico
Tony Stevens Ace on Jackson County Course Fourth Hole
Murphysboro golfer Tony Stevens scored his first hole in one Tuesday on the fourth hole at Jackson County Country Club. He used a six iron on a 145 yard shot over a water hazard to an elevated green, the ball lodging between the pin and back of the cup.
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Tony Stevens
Jackson
Murphysboro
Jackson County Country Club
Stevens
Mattoon Upset by Lakers in Mississippi-Ohio Valley tilt
Paris knocks off Mattoon 7-3 as Mattoon leads league with 12 fewer games won. Mt Vernon beats Centralia 6-5 in 11 innings while Vincennes rallies past Springfield 7-6 in 12. Paris, Mt. Vernon, Centralia and Vincennes schedule next games.
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United Press
Paris
Mattoon Indians
Lakers
Centralia
Mt. Vernon
Gene Brand
Roger Della Betta
Ken Dickhens
Vincennes
Springfield
Giants
Paducah
West Frankfort
Heiley
Marcello
Smith
Rancher
Schubert
Langenfeld
Pavlovich
Ackerman
Edgar
Logston
Brookman
Brand
Parisotto
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Randant
Homerun
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Long
Ortosky
Steinberg
Spinks
Dickhens
Ziegler
Kyes
Zimmerman
Ivy
Sadich
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Arc
Teams Battle to 16 Inning Tie at Crainville Park
The Carterville Stars and Gorham played sixteen innings to a 4-4 deadlock on Memorial Day. Burton pitched all 16 for Carterville allowing nine hits. Gorham benefited from errors and key hits by Grace Kohlenberger Morgan Lansford. Both teams threatened late but could not break the tie.
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Rice
Bleyer
Gorham
Crain
Burton
Lansford
Reynolds Burton
Heins
Skobel
Peoria Manual Faces Bloomingdale Preview In Prep Baseball Finals
Peoria Manual Rams carry a 22 0 record and left hander Bobby Schmitt into the state finals. Bloomington seeks a sixth final appearance while Granite City and others bring strong lineups, with Elgin LaGrange DuQuoin and Cathedral among rivals. The field features eight survivors from 307 teams and bets on pitching depth and timely hitting.
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Peoria Manual
Granite City
Manual Rams
Bobby Schmitt
Schmitt
Manual
Bloomington
Purple Raiders
Springfield Cathedral
Elgin
Austin
Chicago
DuQuoin
la Grange
Happy Warriors
Belleville
Tigers
LaGrange
Jim Hagadone
Ron Artes
Ron Weisner
Cathedral
Bernie Seitz
Riley and King Choose Bradley Over Illinois in College Plans
Mt. Vernon Illinois state champions forwards John Riley and Eddie King will attend Bradley University, confirming a decision after Illinois scouts visited. Another teammate, Bobby Brown, chose Northwestern, while Max Hooper weighs Bradley and Illinois. The piece notes athletic scholarships and payroll ties to state universities as a factor in recruiting.
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Bradley
Riley
King
Illinois
Northwestern
Annapolis
Bobby Brown
Brown
Peoria
Max Hooper
University of Illinois
Illini
Chuck
Hoag
Oak Park
Kansas
James R. Truran
Department of Public Works and Buildings
Pete’’ Truran
Senators White Sox trade analyzed in hindsight
The trade between the Senators and White Sox is assessed by noting who gained who. Scarborough Robinson and Ostrowski left Washington for Michaels Kuzava and Kozar, with the Senators seen as winners long term and the White Sox needing immediate help from Kuzava and the others.
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Robinson
Kuzava
Scarborough
Griffith
Senators
White Sox
Washington
Sox
Kozar
Kozar Hi
New Orleans
Red Sox
Leon
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