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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1958
Page
8
Surrounded by 40 pretty girls, the Nats lineup includes Roy Sievers Eddie Yost and Chuck in a Friday feature listing the team’s noted stars as part of a promotional spread.
Pittsburgh Pirates surge with eight wins in ten games as manager Danny Murtaugh preaches inning by inning play. Roman Mejias paces offense with three homers in a 6-2 win over the San Francisco Giants in the doubleheader opener. Pitching trio Bob Friend Vern Law and Ronnie Kline bolster a sturdy staff while Roy Face provides key relief. Law faces Giants ace Ruben Gomez next.
Mrs. Joe Miller of Harrison Ark bought a mink stole at a business convention here and later won a mink stole as a prize in a drawing at a style show for wives of delegates.
Washington fans saw a hopeful surge as the Senators beat Kansas City 7-3 to move within one game of the Yankees. A rain-shortened nightcap left the doubleheader score 2-2 after nine innings, with Washington showing clutch hitting and tight pitching while aiming for first division by season's end.
New York April 2 Chicago White Sox manager Al Lopez downplays a 4-10 start saying the team lacks hitting but has defense pitching and speed to rebound. He notes only Sherman Lollar and Nellie Fox producing runs while the club plans to face the Red Sox in Boston.
League leaders for 35 at bats or more include Lollar of Chicago and Vernon of Cleveland with a .390 average and Skowron of New York at .382. Cerv of Kansas City leads in runs 21 and RBIs 24, with Carrasquel and Skowron also high. Pitching honors go to Norsman Baltimore with 40 wins and zero losses, while Grant Garver and Turley each have 30 wins and perfect records.
Reading through the standings, Musial of St. Louis leads in hits with 31 and is among top players with 5 17 total bases in listed stats. Mays of San Francisco tops runs with 15 and home runs with 7, while Walls of Chicago drives in 18 RBIs and Cracking pitchers like Podres of Los Angeles tops strikeouts with 26.
Sunday results show Washington 7-2 and Kansas City 3-2 in a rain shortened set. Cleveland 2-1 over Boston 1-2 with 12 innings. Baltimore 4-4 Detroit 3-0. Chicago at New York postponed by rain. Standings list Chicago leading with 11 losses in early race, others showing Milwaukee and San Francisco near .580.
Tim Tam captured the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on a muddy track for Calumet Farm owner Mrs. Gene Markey. Lincoln Road finished second, Noureddin placed third, while Silky Sullivan slipped to 12th after fans followed his earlier glory. Jockey Willie Shoemaker cited the track as a likely factor.
Forty nine cars battled at Airport Speedway with a $1000 purse and a $600 carryover for next Sunday after rain postponed both features. Bill Nally and Bob Peer were involved in a dramatic crash in heat four, spectators aided the injured driver, and Lewis Leatherman won heat three while Tom Campbell led early in heat four. The crowd turnout and strong performance keep Winchester racing at peak as next week's carryover races loom.
Clarke County beats Warrenton 1-0 as Buddy Fuller allows two singles over nine innings in a Northern Virginia League opener. Heflin and Lloyd reach base for Warrenton, Fuller fans nine and walks one in a masterful high school pitching duel.
Jack Harshman pitched five hits for a shutout as Baltimore swept a doubleheader from Detroit 4-3 and 4-0. The lefty, unbeaten this season, helped the Orioles to eight wins, despite a slipped disc scare last January that nearly sent him back to Chicago. The commissioner's ruling kept Harshman with Baltimore with compensation.
In Warreton Virginia a nose advantage carried Monkton Bay to victory at the Virginia Gold Cup a tight finish against favored rivals. The race drew a strong field with owners trainers and jockeys seeking top honors in a sunlit afternoon event.
Joe Brown defends his light weight title for the fourth time against Ralph Dupas, both from New Orleans. Dupas weighs over the limit and rarely fights 10 rounds, giving Brown the edge in the TV radio bout. Tony Anthony faces Art Miller at St Nicholas Arena in New York in a 10 round match televised by Du Mont.
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