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»Hi-TomRalivShades GiantsLEXINGTON — Thom-asville’s Hi-Toms exploded for all their runs in the top of the eighthhere Saturday night to gain a 6-5 Western Caro-linas League victory over Lexington’s Giants.Held scoreless for sevenstraight frames, the Hi-Toms broke out in a rash of base hits—four singles and a triple —to gain the victory and hand righthander George Shoemaker, working in relief, his second mound setback in as many nights.THE HI-TOMS travel to Shelby this afternoon for a single game with the Rebels. They come home to Finch Field Monday evening for a doubleheader with the Rebs, beginning at 6 p.m. It will be High Point Chamber of Commerce Night, with all fans who picked up tickets fromTHB STANDINGSW L PCt. OBSillsbury * 1 .157 —Stttlby I 2 *Rock Hill 5 2 .714 1THOMASVILLE ...I 3 500 2VICtxidpfon a* I I jii pOiiHiilH .......... 3 * .Of 3OnmvfNo 1 i Jg {Spartanburg 1 * .14) SSATURDAY'S KORBSTHOMASVILLE 6, Lexington f.Salisbury 13, Gastonia I.Shelby •, Spartanburg f.Rock Hill 4, Greeny III# 3.members of the High Point Chamber being admitted free of chargeThe Giants had taken a 5-0 lead on a singleton in the second last night, a solo homer by catcher Denis Dittman in the fourth and a three-run blast over the scoreboard by right fielder Bobby Bonds inthe fifth.Righthander Bobby Aldridgewas cruising along in what seemed to be good shape when the roof suddenly caved in on him in the eighth.TERRY DOOLEY was safe on an error and went to second when Steve Free grounded out. Pinch - hitter Steve Thornton, batting for pitcher, singled and Livingston walked to load the bases Jim Glover singled to score Dooley, and another one-bagger by Rich Ashcroft platedThornton and Livingston andsent Aldridge scurrying for the safety of the showers.Shoemaker, who was the losing pitcher Friday night at Finch Field, came on in re-, but he didn't do any better.Tom Videtieh greeted Shoemaker with a single to scoreSee HI-TOM Ob Page S-CTHOMASVILLE I tAlNOTON»brftM akrkMUv'osfon €» 4 I 0 Egan cf S 1 1 0Glover rl Sill Gutiarraz n 4 1 0 9 Ashcroft rf 4 1 2 t Bond* rf 4 113Vld*tcb c 4 111 Blanco lb 3 0 0 0Backnar 3b 4 0 0 0 Dittman c 3 3 11Alaxandar 0 48 1 1 Robinson If 4 0 0 0Dooley lb 110 0 Buchanan 3b 4 0 1 0Fra* 3b 4 0 10 Lotada 3b 4 0 1!Catvert p 1 0 0 0 A'Or,age p 3 0 10Hot*n ph 1 0 0 0 Shoakar p 10 0 9WaUon 0 t 0 0 0Thornton pb 1 I 1 0Blackladga p 1 0 0 •Total* 34 4 11 4 Total* 34 S 4 S Thomasvlll* 000 000 040—4L*k inflton 010 130 00b 5E —Prom, Gutiarrai. PO-A—Thomasviiia 17-12. Lexington 33-10. DP—Laxlngton 1.lOS—Thoma* villa S. Laxlngton J.3B Alexander HR—Dittman. Bond*, SB Dittman, Buchanan. S—GutierrezIP HO R BR BB SOC«lv*rt S S S i 3 4Weldon (W) 1 I 0 0 0 IBlack lodge 2 0 0 0 0 0Aldridge T*, * S 3 I 4Shoemaker (L) 1^2 I 100HBP by Calvert iBianco); by Shoe m*k*r !Dooley). U—Rainey and Richard-ion T—2:30 A- 1.404
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High Point Enterprise
High Point, North Carolina, US
Sun, Jul 04, 1965
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