Dodgers and Indians face midseason World Series chatter
Dodgers ride a seven game winning streak and threaten the NL lead while Cleveland holds a one game edge in the AL as Tito Francona helps the Indians in a doubleheader sweep. Other NL and AL results from Sunday include Pizarro, Antonelli and Baxes delivering key blows for Braves, Giants and White Sox respectively.
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Dodgers
Indians
Tito Francona
Pittsburgh Pirates
Boston Red Sox
Juan Pizarro
Chicago Cubs
Johnny Antonelli
San Francisco Giants
Philadelphia Phillies
St Lews Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago White Sox
New York Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Baltimore Orioles
Washington Senators
Kansas CIA Athletics
Bob Friend
Francona
Woodie
Cleveland
Jim Perry
Baxes
Ted Wills
Ted Wills and Gave Score Ibis
Pizarro
Miller Pizarro
Braves
Eddie Mathews
Hoimer
Elyria Juniors Sweep Weekend Games
Elyria American Legion Juniors, led by Bill Gast and Bill Latta, won twice to improve to 13-3. They defeated Crestline Juniors 23-3 and then beat Mansfield Juniors, with Elvira’s team compiling eighteen hits in the Crestline rout. Gast Latta Plasencia and Roberts each had three hits.
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Bill Gast
Bill Latta
Steve Lengel
Bob Pesti
Gil Plasencia
Elyria American Legion
Bob Rieth
Crestline
Riethmen
Mansfield
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Plasencia
Dick Roberts
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Lions Market Triumphs in First Half Title Fight
Elyria Lions clinched the first half Little League West title pending a protest ruling due within days. Jay Meyer threw a no hitter in a 0 win over Bellamy Cities Service. he added a single and scored twice. In a makeup game Elyria lost to B and B Market 33 with Meyer hitting his sixth homer of the season as Gary Davis fanned four. The protest concerns an Eagles interference call that allowed a Lions runner to score.
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Antonelli
San Francisco
Orlando Ce ‘Peda
Lindy McDaniel
Cardinals
Sherman Lollar
Earl Bailey
Bubba Phillips
al Smith
Early Wynn
White Sox
New York
Lollar
Don Larsen
Donovan
Don Messi
Tigers
Charlie Maxwell
Harmon Killebrew
Jim Lemon
Senators
Howard Reed
Kansas City
Elyria Lions
Jay Meyer
Lions
Bellamy Cities
B & B Market
Eagles
Lion
Meyer
Gary
Gast
Latta
Aiansfield
al Zaleski
Lengel
Crestline
Steve Hays
Pesti
Elyria
Plasencia
Mansfield
Fanning
Tom Cleland
Elyia
Manfield
Jana
Galion
Catering Wins 16 9 in Elyria Softball Forfeit
Royal Catering defeated Num Num Chips 16 to 9 after First Methodist Church forfeited. Bob Vance homered and doubled with four RBIs for Royal Catering. Larry Walsh and teammates added two hits each as Num Num’s Wirshham led with three. First Methodist drops to 1-6.
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Banks
Elyria
Denny Davis
Jack Moves
Jim Wirshham
Num Num
Nick Aulisio
Paul Cameron
Elyria C Team Tops LaGrange in League Opener
Elyria's Class C squad erupted for four first inning runs and defeated LaGrange 4 to 1 at West Recreation Field in the Lorain County League. Don Wimsatt pitched four innings for Elyria, with Guenin finishing and LaGrange’s Bernie Posey allowing four hits.
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Elyria
Hot Stovers
LaGrange
Lorain
Booth
Guenin
Piato
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Cf Topoli
Matex
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Ty LaGrange
Avon Nine Tops Falls in Western Inter-City Baseball
Avon defeats Olmsted Falls 13 to 2 at Clague Park to move to 2-? in the Western Inter-City League. Roy James pitched a two hit game for Avon with Ron Buehner aiding. Beasley Kruimwiede and Buel had two hits each. Falls' Hoag hit a triple. Avon advances to host Bay on Thursday.
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Olmsted Falls
Avon
Clague Park
Roy James
Ron Buehner
Harold Beasley
Larry Kruimwiede
John Buel
John Hoag
Falls
Bay
Wet Hurler To Be Out
The Kansas City Athletics placed 35 year old pitcher Russ Meyer on waivers for unconditional release. Meyer pitched 24 innings this season allowing 22 hits and 21 earned runs.
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Kansas City
UPI
Kansas City Athletics
Russ Meyer
All Star balloting signals decline of Yankees and greats
New York and Boston stars face sparse support as players managers and coaches select All Star teams. Moose Skowron tops AL first basemen with 133 votes while Ted Williams and Stan Musial suffer low totals underscoring a shifting balance in the league.
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NEW York
UPI
Yankees
Ted Williams
Sian Musial
J Ling
Moose Skowron
Williams
Musial
Skowron
Vic Power
Cleveland
Orlando Cepeda
Cincinnati
Frank Robinson
Aaron Named Unanimous All Star Selection in 1959
Major leaguers vote Hank Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves as the first unanimous All Star starter for 1959. Ed Matthews and Del Crandall join him on the National League squad, with Braves holding the most team representation.
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Aaron
Ed Mathews
Er del Crandall
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Braves
Spavers
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Pitsburgh
del Crandail
Ing Mathews
Milwaukee
Ernie Banks
Chicago
Waily Foon
Los Angeles
Wile Mays
San Francisco
Hank Aaron
1958 Champ On Beam Saws Has Red-Hot Streak
Norm Sawl of Bedford dominated Lorain County Speedway Saturday night four for four in the supermodified stock car program. He posted the best qualifying mark, won the opening dash, took the third heat, and led from the 3rd lap to win the 33-lap feature by about 10 car lengths over Bob Havduk of Cleveland, as other Cleveland and Brunswick drivers earned podiums. The program included multiple heats and pursuits with notable finishes by Mick Clinpan Norm Smith Chuck Yost Jr and others. Next week features a 100-lap national circuit race and fireworks with the supermodifieds returning Saturday.
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Norm
Bedford
Lorain County Speedway
Tom Gervin
Cleveland
Remuin
South
Brunswick
Bob Havduk
Ball Price
Fred Kane
Dash
Norm Laws
Art Smith
Chuck Yostar
Elyria
Mack Cilngan
Jerry Eschtsuth
al Lingte
Amhers
Hod Wooster
Barberton
George Shullick
Lorain
Jim O'Connor
Norm Sawl
Gedford
Bob Harduk
Xom. Smith
Floyd Patterson to fix flaw after KO loss in swift title bid
Heavyweight champion Ingemar Johansson flies to Miami for rest as Floyd Patterson’s trainer vows the ex-champion will regain the title in September after correcting a defensive flaw. Irvng Kahn of Teleprompter Corp. estimates Yankee Stadium fight receipts would top 2,000 dollars. Johansson plans a Florida stay with his family before returning to Sweden. Dan Florio, Patterson’s former trainer, explains Patterson was knocked down by a right from Johansson after rising straight up, leading to the third round TKO.
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New York
UPI
Ingemar Johansson
Miami
Fla
Joidas
Floyd Patterson
Irving Kahn
Teleprompter Corp
Yankee Stadium
Johansson
Florida
Sweden
Dan Florio
Patterson
Floyd
Ja Bob
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Gil Hodges
Charlie Neal
Danny McDewitt
Francona Cleveland
Mr. Clutch
Tribe
Herb Score
Jim Baxes
Milwaukee Braves
Pickoffe
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Willie Kirkland
Gene
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Daris and Sunes
Christensen and Hallaver
Bellamy
Elvinc Lions
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Meyer, and Hallacer
Eirria Lions
Don Beal
Bellamedities
Dan Nixon
East River
Darbers
Avon Nine Tops Falls
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Mickey Mantle
Detroit
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Berra
Yogi Berra
Mickey Cochrane
Bill Dickey
Baltimore
Gus Triandos
Sherm Lollar
Yogi
Elston Howard
Gil McDougald
Aiseant
Norm Siebern
Tony Kubek
Minnie Minoso
Becky Colavito
Kaline
Rockyi Bridges
Kuenn
Nelie Fox
Brons Bombers
GPS
Stan Musial
Mickey Manile
Ford C. Frick
Frick
Babe Ruth
Gits Triandis
Bill Skewron
Nelix Fox
Washington
Luis Aparicio
Minnie Minaso
al Kahne
Rocky Colavito
Smokey Burseas
Pittsburgh
Cincinanati
Bil Mazerky
Pinshurch
Ken Bower
St. Louis
Roy McMillan
Cincinai
Big Whe
Vada Pinson
Joe Cunningham
Sherman Tsar
Teveland
Pete Runnels
Boston
Frank Malzone
Rocky Bridges
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Harveys Koenn
Detroi
Bowl-O-Drome
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