Oak Grove Walls Gainesboro with Five Homers in Apple Valley Win
Oak Grove surprised Gainesboro 14-9 as five first inning homers propelled a seven run burst and a 7-0 lead. Buck Baker failed to retire a batter, Leroy DeHaven allowed no further runs in relief, and Dick Keller pounded a two bagger as others hit safely for Oak Grove. Mt Falls upset Stephenson 3-1 while Middletown 42 Winchester.
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Oak Grove
Gainesboro
Middletown
Winchester
Mt. Falls
Stephenson
Buck Baker
Leroy DeHaven
Mr. Falls
Bill Bailey
Jack Patton
Dick Keller
Gillespie
Gene Wallace
Marty Menshman
Ernest Welch
Buck Pitcock
Major League Baseball Standings and Results Summary
The American League and National League tables show New York leading the AL with 39 wins and 21 losses, while Milwaukee tops the NL with 33 25. Week results include New York 15 Detroit 0, Baltimore 2 Chicago 6, Kansas City 2 Boston 1, Cleveland 4 Washington 1, and more. Saturday and Monday results feature Detroit 1 New York 0, Chicago 1 Baltimore 0, and Los Angeles 4 Pittsburgh 3 among others.
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Associated Press
American League
W. L. Pet
New York
Kansas City
Detroit
Cee BO
Boston
Cleveland
Chicago
Baltimore
Washington
Milwaukee
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Louis
Pittsburgh
Shaeen
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
St. Louis
M. Louis
Kroll Keeps Lead In Flint Open As Bolt Tries Rise
Ted Kroll holds a two stroke edge at the Flint Open final round with Tommy Bolt now in second after losing the lead in the third round. Kroll seeks a return to the top after his high earnings two years ago.
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Flint
Mich
Ted Kroll
Sarasota
Fla
Tommy Bolt
Kroll
Bolt
Major League Leaders Batting and Pitching Highlights
The list shows top players by batting for 125 at bats or more, including Cerv and Fox and Malzone in the Cleveland and Chicago cohorts. It also ranks pitching leaders with decisions and ERA, featuring Larsen Ford Pappas and others, plus extended batting and pitching stats across multiple teams.
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Associated Press
Vernon
Cleveland
Fox
Chicago
Ward
Kansas City
Cerv
Minoso
F. Bolling
Detroit
Jensen
Boston
Gernert
Malzone
Kuenn
Kaline
Power
Tuttle
Martyn
Lemon
Washington
Triandos
Baltimore
Aparicio
Chica
Harrell
Larsen
New York
Ford
Pappas
Hyde
Turley
Harshman
Wynn
Mays
San Francisco
Musial
St. Louis
Dark
Banks
Skinner
Pittsburgh
Thomas
Cepeda
Walls
Hoak
Cincinnati
Thomson
Aaron
Milwaukee
Great
Ashburn
Philadelphia
Moryn
T. Taylor
McMahon
Phillips
McCormick
Jones
Antonelli
Drott
Friend
Connecticut Senator proposes ban on major league farm system
Rep. Albert W. Cretella introduces a measure to abolish the major league baseball farm system and ban broadcasting of big league games into minor league cities without permission. The plan seeks to exempt sports from antitrust laws and sets a 1960 deadline to halt owning minor league teams. It would make players free agents at 21 who signed before that age.
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Washington
Albert W. Cretella
R-Conn
Cretela
Cretella
Gonzales Beats Rosewall in Narrow Pro Tennis Victory
Pancho Gonzales defeated Ken Rosewall 19-17 5-7 6-4 at the Tournament of Champions at West Side. Gonzales leads the round robin with 4-0, while Rosewall drops to 4-1 as Hoad sits at 3-1 and Sedgman awaits.
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Will Grimsley
Forest Hills
N. Y
Pancho Gonzales
Jack Kramer
Pancho
Kramer
Gonzales
Europe
Moscow
West Side
Ken Rosewall
Australia
Rosewall
Lew Hoad
Fran Sedgman
Hoad
Walter Barr Shuts Out Warrenton For Clarke County Win
Walter Barr pitched a three hitter to lead Clarke County past Warrenton 53 in the Northern Virginia League. Leroy Tomblin drove in four runs with two singles, and Don Maphis added two doubles as Barr’s support. Warner ton's George Silett walked six, while Tomblin contributed key hits. Clarke aims to schedule a game next week after a NVL bye.
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Clarke County
Walter Barr
Warrenton
Northern Virginia
Barr
Randolph Macon College
Clarke County High
Leroy Tomblin
Don Maphis
Tomblin
CCHS
George Silett
Texas A&m
Silott
Clarke
NVL
Boyce Diamond
Australians Break Four Minutes In Fast Mile Record
Herb Elliott of Australia won the AAU championships with a 3:57.9 mile, challenging the 3:58 standard set by Johny Landy four years earlier. IAAF policy questions linger over tenths versus fifths timing, but AAU officials expect Elliott’s time to be recognized as a world record. Merv Lincoln finished second in 3:58.5, while Eddie Southern tied the 440 world record at 45.8 seconds.
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Bakersfield
Calif
Herb Elliott
Australia
Johny Landy
International Amateur Athletic Federation
Landy
IAAF
Pincus Sober
AAU
Elliott
Los Angeles
Merv Lincoln
Eddie Southern
University of Texas
Southern
Jim Lea
University of Southern California
Glenn Davis
Ohio State
Berkeley
Fences Shredded In Winchester Airport Speedway Stock Race
At Winchester Airport Speedway crowds witnessed dramatic stock car clashes as fences gave way and cars tumbled over them. Neil Haight of Baltimore, Smokey Stover of Staunton, Doug Bailey of Winchester, Bob Crosen of Winchester, Charlie Sipe of Hagerstown, Ray Dover, Tommy Irwin of Purcellville and Bill Nally of Brunswick feature in crashes and wins across heats. Dusty Rhodes of Staunton also wrecked through a wall. next Sunday's card begins at 2 30 p m with plans for repairs.
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Winchester Airport Speedway
Baltimore
Neil Haight
Smokey Stover
Staunton
Haight
Doug Bailey
Winchester
Bob Crosen
Charlie Sipe
Magaheysville
Ray Dover
Stover
Tommy Irwin
Purcellville
Bill Nally
Brunswick
Dover
Dovel
Nally
Irwin
Bailey
Dusty Rhodes
Don Bradfield
Convicts Trip Stephens City In Fred. Loop
In the Frederick Baseball League a construction delay at Stephens City forced a makeup at State Road Camp. The stay at home team won 10 3 as Stephens City collapsed late. Next week Arme l at Stephens City and Opequon at Road Camp. Standings show Arme l Road Camp tied 2 1 and Opequon Stephens City 1 2.
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Frederick
Stephens City
State Road
Opequon
Arme
Carpet thief taunted by Foss Furniture note
Portland readers saw a cheeky note on page one mocking a carpet thief. The message asks the thief to tell friends about their great rug and invites them to Foss Furniture to see how much they can save.
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Portland
Maine
Foss Furniture
Pep Seeks Another Featherweight Title Shot Tonight
Willie Pep from Hartford boxes Pat McCoy of Ireland in New Bedford mass as he pursues another title bid after a 28 of 29 run. The veteran eyeing a Bassey title shot, with DuMont telecast to some areas.
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Associated Press
Willie Pep
Hartford
Conn
Pat McCoy
Ireland
New Bedord
Mass
Wily Willie
Hogan
Kid” Bassey
Boston
Wilf Greaves
Jake Mintz
New York
Otis Woodard
St. Nicholas Arena
Cobey McCluskey
Woodard
Eddie Andrews
DuMont
Yankees End Tigers Jinx With 15-0 rout
Don Larsen pitched a two hitter for his third shutout and sixth victory as New York exploded for 15-0 after a long slumber against Detroit. Billy Martin drove in a run, and Gail Harris added a seventh inning single. Harvey, Harris, and the Tigers' pitching staff were stymied in a dominant Yankee win.
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Tiger
Detroit
Yanks
Don Larsen
Billy Martin
Larsen
Gail Harris
Kansas City Athletics
Boston
Hector Lopez
Jackie Jensen
Jack Urban
Tom Brewer
Cleveland
Washington
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