Softball preface hints at Saturday and Monday openers
A Saturday night doubleheader at Senseny Park kicks off the softball season with a city officials mixed team versus an all girls squad. The second game follows. Monday marks the regular season with church and city league action beginning at 7 p.m. The text lists players across multiple city and church league rosters.
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Church
City League
Senseny Park
Sunnyside
Montague
Burnt Factory
White Post
Republic Oil
Clarke County Travelers
Lucky Inn
Royal Crown
Henry Lowery
Bob Barbour
Claude Smalls
Roy Nester
Red Royston
Ed. Burch
Charles Zuckerman
Wendell Seldon
Jim Sargent
Herman Singhass
Bob Heinich
A. C. Long
Jack Fretwell
Les Singhass
Aaron Zuckerman
Major League rosters trimmed amid surprise moves
McDaniel and Grey were optioned to minor league teams as rosters shrink to 25. Gray led the Dodgers in hitting recently but was sent to St Paul. McDaniel to Houston. Barclay moved to Phoenix. Smalley released by the Phillies. Other clubs sent players to farm systems and recalls.
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von McDaniel
St. Louis Cardinals
Dick Gray
Los Angeles Dodgers
Curt Barclay
San Francisco Giants
Roy Smalley
Philadelphia Phillies
Gray
Dodgers
St. Paul
McDaniel
Lindy McDaniel
Houston
Von
Barclay
Phoenix
Smalley
Phillies
Pancho Herrera
Angelo Li Petri
Miami
Milwaukee Braves
Wichita
American Assa
Carlton Willey
Don Kaiser
Mel Roach
New York Yankees
A Cicotte
Washington
Bobby del Greco
Fritz Brickell
del Greco
Richmond
Brickell
Denver
White Sox pitchers gain healthy look with Donovan gem
The Chicago White Sox won two straight over Kansas City as Dick Donovan pitched a four hitter in a neat one run win. Early Wynn followed with a nine two victory as the staff notched two consecutive complete games for only the second time this season. The Yankees lead the league with six shutouts as Turley blanked Baltimore.
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Chicago White Sox
Dick Donovan
White Sox
Kansas City
Donovan
Early Wynn
New York Yankees
Champs
Baltimore
Bob Turley
Orioles
Yankee
Cleveland
Detroit
Ray Boone
Boston
Washington
Billy Pierce
Sherm Lollar
Ron Jackson
Jim Rivera
Lollar
Duke Maas
Turley
al Pilarcik
Yankees
Billy O'Dell
Tony Kubek
Mickey Mantle
Dick Gernert
Homer
Red Sox
Bill Renna
Roger Maris
Indians
Paul Foytack
Tiger
Tom Morgan
Don Messi
Tigers
Boone
Mickey Vernon
League Leaders By The Associated Press
National League batting leaders include Musial of St Louis 500 at bats and Mays of San Francisco 411 hits 46 for Musial and 44 for Mays. Mays leads runs 27 with Cepeda 25 and Walls 25. Spencer leads 27 RBIs as Thomas 26 and Mays 24. Hoak and Musial tie 12 doubles. Mays tied for triples with 5. Walls and Thomas lead home runs with 9. Stolen bases feature Taylor 9 and Ashburn 6. Spahn 6 0 1.000 leads pitching along with Elston 4 0 1.000. American League at bats Cerv 28 as at bats lead McDougald 377. Cerv 28 RBIs and Kuenn 38 hits. Cerv 10 doubles 7 6. Lemon Avila and others lead triples with 2. Cerv 10 home runs. Aparicio 6 and Minoso 4 4 stolen bases. Harshman 5 0 1.000 leads pitching with Turley 5 0 1.000 and Score 33 strikeouts.
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Musial
St. Louis
Mays
San Francisco
Spencer
Cepeda
Walls
Chicago
Thomas
Pittsburgh
Gilliam
Zimmer
Los Angeles
Skinner
Spahn
Milwaukee
Elston
McCormick
Paine
Gomez
Padres
McDougald
New York
Skowron
Kuenn
Detroit
Cerv
Kansas City
Minoso
Cleveland
Jensen
Boston
Runnels
Malzone
Fox
Lemon
Washington
Avila
Tuttle
Bauer
Maris
Aparicio
Chica
Piersall
Harshman
Baltimore
Turley
Laursen
Shantz
Hyde
Ramos
Crippled Harshman Ties 5-0 Record With Turley
Baltimore pitcher Jack Harshman, worn by a back injury and a corset, has a 5-0 won loss mark matching New York's Bob Turley. In 36 innings he has allowed 18 hits and five runs for a 1.25 ERA with 22 strikeouts, despite back pain.
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Harshman
Orioles
New Yorks
Bob Turley
Chicago
Whitey Ford
Baltimore
Yankees
Thursday Baseball Standings and Results in American League
A condensed look at AL standings with teams New York Baltimore and Cleveland. results show New York over Baltimore Cleveland beating Detroit and Chicago over Kansas City. Friday matchups include Baltimore Boston Chicago Cleveland New York Washington Detroit Kansas City.
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Associated Press
Lea W.L. Pet
New York
Washington
Doetrolé
Baltimore
Cleveland
Rs Ogu
Kansas City
Chicago
Detroit
Boston
Topple Giants Hustling Cards Rise to Fifth in NL
The St Louis Cardinals snapped a seven game skid to reach fifth place by beating the San Francisco Giants 3-2 as Stan Musial hit a homer for his 3001st hit. Milwaukee Braves led NL by beating Philadelphia 4-1 with Warren Spahn win number six. Pittsburgh Pirates moved to second by routing Cincinnati 5-4. Chicago Cubs beat Los Angeles 7-3 as Dodgers dropped six straight. Musial was honored before the game for 3000th hit. Spahn earned his 230th win.
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St. Louis Cardinals
San Francisco
Giants
Stan Musial
Ander
Vinegar Bend
Miell
Willie Mays
Milwaukee Braves
Chicago
Johnny Antonelli
Don Blasingama
Daryl Spencer
Spahn
Musial
del Crandall
Johnny Logan
Ray Semproch
Vern Law
Bucs
Milwaukee
Ted Krusewski
Bob Skinner
Charlie Rabe
Bob Purkey
Ed Bailey
Reds
Jims Bronsnan
Dodgers
Pewee Reese
Lee Walls
Cub
Pirates Push Wins to Six Near Braves
The Pittsburgh Pirates, led by Ted Klusewski, won their sixth straight with a 5-4 comeback over Cincinnati. Klusewski, hot with nine straight games, contributed two timely hits as the team closed the gap on the Milwaukee Braves to 13 points in the race for first.
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Pittsburgh
Ted Klusewski
Pittsburgh Pirates
Milwaukee Braves
Pirates
Braves
Klusewski
Cincinnati
Danny Murtaugh
Don’t Pitch That Way Stop Order Shocks Midwest Game
In Kansas City on Wednesday night umpire Frank Umont halted play in the fifth inning and summoned Managers Al López and Harry Craft to denounce what he called improper pitching. He ordered both teams to quit that style after Duke Maas of the Athletics hit Bubba Phillips with a sharp pitch and earlier Dick Donovan of the White Sox struck Bob Cerv.
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Kansas City
Frank Umont
al Lopez
Harry Craft
Duke Maas
Athletics
Chicago
Bubva Phillips
Dick Donovan
Sox
Bob Cery
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