Raschi and Trucks Compete For Feller’s Crown
The piece weighs Raschi and Virgil Trucks as leading contenders to supplant Bob Feller as the American League’s top right hander. Feller shows signs of strength, while Raschi dominates the White Sox and Trucks starts slow but recovers, with overall AL pennant implications and several results from recent games.
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Jack Hand
Bobby Feller
Vic Raschi
New York Yankee
Virgil Trucks
Detroit
Feller
Poston
Bobby
Chicago Peller
Philadelphia A's
Dyer Happy As Musial's Blows Bolster Cards
New York June 2 Eddie Dyer smiles at the Cardinals as Musial heats up to .286 with 8 homers and 19 RBIs. Kazak hits .356 with 21 RBIs while Pollet wins twice in a row as St Louis runs eight of nine and climbs in the pennant race.
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Pittsburgh
Reston
Beenham
Spahn
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Staley
Newcombe Am
Chicago
New York
Leonard
Jones
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Stlemsberger
Roberts
Feller
Red Sox
Yankees
Mickey Harris
Indians
Harris
Ike Boone
Lou Boudreau
Washington
St. Louis Browns
Eddie Yost
Sam Dente
Boston Braves
Braves
Dodgers
Giants
Chicago Cubs
Pirates
Verne Bickford
Boston
Connie Ryan
Stan Musial
Cards
Musial
Willard Marshall
Sid Gordon
Emil Rush
Sam Webb
Phillies
Red Stallicup
Andy Seminick
Gran Hamner
St. Louis Cardinals
Eddie Dyer
Redbird
Texas
Eddie
Cardinal
Stan
Cardinals
Eddie Kazak
Dyer
Brooklyn Dodgers
Kazak
Whitey Kurowski
Howie Pollet
Indians Trade Seerey Gettel for Kennedy
The Cleveland Indians shipped outfielder Pat Seerey and pitcher Al Gettel to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for outfielder Bob Kennedy. Also noted is the later health decline of Hall of Famer Walter Johnson after brain tumor complications.
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Cleveland Indians
Pat Seerey
al Gettel
White Sox
Bob Kennedy
Walter Johnson
Washington
Hollywood Stars Pull Six Games Ahead in PCL Race
San Francisco June 2 Padres had been close a month ago. The Hollywood Stars won again and stretched their Pacific Coast League lead to six games as Seattle beat San Diego 6-2 rainout on a previous day.
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San Francisco
U.P
San Diego Padres
Hollywood Stars
Seattle
Seattle Rainiers
Padres
Guy Fletcher
San Diegans
al Lyons
Portland
Sacramento
Gassaway
Padgett
Perez
Jarvis
Hollygwood Oe
Moulder
Unser
Kelly
Olympia Skips Belmont Stakes To Enter Kent Stakes
Belmont field loses Olympia as trainer Parke opts for the Kent Stakes at Delaware Park on June 11. Olympia, by Heliopolis, will miss Belmont Park’s classic to prep for the Kent, Parke declining comment on the withdrawal reasons. Calumet Farm’s Ponder clocks six furlongs in 1 13 2 5 for Belmont prep with a Peter Pan Handicap tease on the horizon.
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New York
U.P
Fred Hooper
Olympia
Ivan Parke
Belmont Park
Delaware Park
Parke
Heliopolis
Belmont
Calumet Farm
Ponder
Jimmie Jones
Baseball and horse racing results in national leagues and Belmont Handicap
National League batting leaders include Marshall and New York teams with high averages. Robinson and Kiner top RBI and home runs. American League leaders highlight Zernial and Williams in batting and RBIs. Belmont Handicap at Belmont Park and Hollywood at Santa Anita report Roseben Handicap winner Arcadia and Unavoidable featured race victor, with track records noted.
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Associated Press
Marshall
New York
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Reese
Brooklyn
Robinson
Thomson
Jones
Philadelphia
Waitkus
Smalley
Chicago
Furillo
Mize
Chesney
Branca
Spahn
Boston
Zermal
Kell
Detroit
Williams
Wertz
Keil
Chapman
Zernial
Mitchell
Cleveland
Vale
Wright
Steph
John Bases
Dillinger
St. Louis
Lopat
Parnellton
Raschi
Newhouser
Belmont
Arcadia
Calif
Hollywood-at-Santa Anita
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Scarborough
Va Starr
Kinder
Lemon
Tommy Henrich
Rasch
Howie Judeon
Raschiwig- Seee
Sox
Trucks
Athletics
Hank Majeski
Tat Wright
Heatle
George Kell
Coleman
Dick Bartell
Hoot Evers
Arnold
Texaco Service
Drachman
Homn
Aim
Hanson Supply
Phoenix
Pima Sprinkler & Landscape Service
Eest
Spee
Arthur Murray’s
Roo
Arthur
Murray
Sports Mirror
By Paul Hawkins
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Glen Moulder
Angel
Bay City
Oakland
O’doul
Don Padgett
Dario Lodigiani
Seals
Charlie Gassaway
Manny Perez
Ezzard Charles
Jersey Joe Walcott
Joe Louis
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Tucson
Bally Citizen
East Broadway
Tucson Cowboys
Phoenix Senators
Randolph Park
Freddie Fix
McDaniel
Fort Lowell
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