Major League Baseball Standings and Results Summary
National and American leagues show standings with teams such as Baltimore New York Kansas City Detroit and Boston. Friday and Sunday results include New York 3 Kansas City 0 Chicago 4 Washington 1 and Cleveland 8 Baltimore 5. Schedule notes list forthcoming games and matchups across cities.
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New York
Kansas City
Detroit Steps
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Chicago
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Cleveland
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Philadelphia
Elmer Lam Shines Early Then East Upsets West 20 18
In Norfolk the East surged to a 20 18 victory over the West in the fourth annual High School All Star game. Elmer Lam of Elkton opened with a 66 yard drive and a 68 yard TD but disappeared late as East overall dominated with 364 yards to West 271 and Winiigder led the East to the upset.
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Norfolk
East
Granby
Tom Winiigder
Virginia
Elmer
Lam
West
Elkton Flash
Graham
Bluefield
Dick Asbury
E. C. Glass
Lynchburg
Billy Futrell
Sam
Winiigder
Hoppers Go On Weekend Run For Drag Strip Trophy
The Hoppers Auto Club plans another 240 mile round trip to South Pennsylvania Drag Strip after a York Pa showing. Bobby Fiddler blamed steering for the coupe's lack of trophy while Walter Patterson won a 14 inch prize in gas automatics and Earl Van Meter accepted a 10 inch trophy for second farthest traveled. Mitchell Heironimus of The Evening Star won a 12 inch trophy in a quarter mile foot race with 125 entries. Seventeen members went last time and more are expected.
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Hoppers’ Auto Club
York
South Pennsylvania
Bobby Fiddler
Plymouth
Walter Patterson
Earl van Meter
Mitchell Heironimus
The
Evening Star
Sports Writers Award Presented To AP's Johnson
The Virginia Sports Writers and Sportscasters Assn. honored Marshall Johnson of the Richmond AP bureau as a significant contributor to Virginia sports. Julie Conn of Newport News, a basketball and track coach, received the non member award for notable lifetime contributions to Virginia athletics.
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Norfolk
Virginia Sports Writers and Sportscasters Assn
Julie Conn
Newport News
Association
Virginia
Marshal Johnson
Richmond
Associated Press
League Leaders Across the American and National Leagues
Stats show Kuenn and Woodling leading AL batting with averages of .345 and .331 for 275 at bats or more. Colavito and Killebrew pace RBIs with 85 and 83, while Fox and Power tie for hits with 142 and 131. Other leaders include Banks with 101 RBIs and Aaron with 156 hits.
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Associated Press
Kuenn
Detroit
Woodling
Baltimore
Power
Cleveland
West Detroit
Killebrew
Washington
Colavito
Fox
Chicago
Williams
Kansas City
Allison Washington
Aaron
Milwaukee
Cunningham
St. Louis
Pinson
Cincinnati
Neal
Los Angeles
Aaron Milwaukee
Mays
San Francisco
Banks
Robinson
Cimoli
Mathews
Minor League Baseball Scores and Standings Summary
Pacific Coast League results include Seattle 2 2 Sacramento 1 1 Vancouver 5 4 Salt Lake City 4 San Diego 3 Spokane 2 Portland 5 Phoenix 4. International League Toronto 3 10 Columbus 2 3 Buffalo 2 6 Havana 1 9 Miami 3 Rochester 2 Richmond 10 Montreal 1. American Association Minneapolis 10 Houston 9 in 12 innings Louisville 2 Indianapolis 1 Dallas 12 Denver 3 St Paul 6 Fort Worth 2 Charleston 2 Omaha 1. International League Standings.
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Seattle
Sacramento
Vancouver
Salt Lake City
San Diego
Spokane
Portland
Phoenix
Toronto
Columbus
Buffalo
Havana
Miami
Rochester
Richmond
Montreal
Minneapolis
Houston
Louisville
Indianapolis
Dallas
Denver
St. Paul
Fort Worth
Charleston
Omaha
40 Minute Chute Jump Told by Pilot Rankin
Beaufort, SC AP report details Col Rankin's high altitude bailout from a F8U Crusader at 47 000 feet after engine failure. He drifted 40 minutes in a violent thunderstorm, through hail and lightning, before breaking out near ground level and surviving despite striking a tree. He remains in hospital as doctors study his reactions.
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Beaufort
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Notre Dame
Col
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Boston Naval Air Station
Johnny Antonellis 16th Win Tightens Giants Grip on 1st
Giants pitcher Johnny Antonelli earned his 16th win to extend his team's first place lead to a game and a half over idle Los Angeles. The 29 year old from Rochester, N Y pitched a complete game while allowing four hits and moved to the major league lead in victories. Willie Mays contributed two key defensive plays and the Giants rallied in the ninth for a 3 2 victory over Cincinnati.
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New York
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Rochester
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Warren Spahn
Sam Jones
Anty
Chicago
Cubs
Pittsburgh
Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati
Philadelphia Phillies
Milwaukee
Los Angeles
White Sox
Cleveland
Washington
Indians
Baltimore
Yankees
Kansas City
Boston
Detroit
Willie Mays
Lawrence
O'Toole
Leon Wagner
Felipe Alou
Jimmy Davenport
Mays
Alou
Stan Musial
Cardinals
Phillies
Lindy McDaniel
Wilmer Mizell
Moe Drabowsky
Ronnie Kline
Herb Score
Cleveland Indians
Theeason
Score
Baltimore Oriole
Berra Blasts 299th Home Run in Tight Indians Win
Bert Blyleven? No. The report notes Yogi Berra inches toward the 300 homer club as the Indians beat the Orioles 8-5. Herb Score struggles again, failing to reach 10th win in a game where Al Cicotte takes the win, Chicago White Sox beat Washington, and New York Yankees rise in the standings with Ford’s win aided by Duren.
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Chicago White Sox
Washington Senators
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Kansas City
Athletics
Boston
Detroit
Tigers
Score
al Cicotte
Bill Goodman
Buck Shaw
White Sox
Washington
Goodman
Chicago
Shaw
Whitey Ford
Ryne Duren
Duren
Ford
Bud Daley
Hank Bauer
Yogi Berra
Yankee
Paralytic Polio Cases Rise Slowly in United States
The Public Health Service reports 183 paralytic polio cases in the past week, a new 1959 high but up only eight from the previous week. Eight months into the year total 1,314 paralytic cases, compared with 579 last year, with most victims Black and unvaccinated.
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Washington
United States
Public Health Service
Seven Deadlocked In Skeet Tourney At Virginia Beach
The World All Gage Skeet Championship third round will start with six amateurs and one professional all at 200 straight after two rounds. The field includes Vincent L. Marcum Arlington VA James Kelly Phoenix AZ Kenneth Sedlecky Baldwin MI Bob Shurley Roselle IL Charles Ward Clemens NC D Lee Braun San Mateo CA and pro leader William E. Talley New Haven CT awaiting a shoot-off.
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Virginia Beach
Vincent L. Marcum
Arlington, Va
James Kelly
Phoenix, Ariz
Kenneth Sedlecky
Baldwin, Mich
Bob Shurley
Roselle Ill
Charles Ward
Clemens, N. C
D. Lee Braun
San Mateo
Calif
William E. Talley
New Haven
Rankin crash survivor recalls escape and rescue
Col Rankin recounts bailing out after a mission, landing on a road and wandering until a boy recognized his flight helmet. A father, Judson Dunning, stopped to drive him to a hospital in Ahoskie North Carolina. Rankin sustained a broken right hand.
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Judson Dunning
Ahoskie
N. C
Col. Rankin
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