TWELVE MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Friday, July 8. 1955
Cast-Off Oiamonders Spark
White Sox, Brave Triumphs
By MILTON RICHMAN
United Pitts Sports Writer
Next to getting paid, a ball
player's biggest kick comes from
. getting even especially against
the ciub that traded him away
' which explains why Walt Dropo,
'Dick Donovan and Andy PaiKo
ail enjoyed the same special sat
isfaction today. .....
' Dropo and Donovan, both of
whom were cast off by Detroit,
fixed the Tigers but good Thurs
day in pacing the Chicago White
Sox to a 12-1 victory while Pax-
ko, who was dealt away by the
Chicago Cubs four years ago.
. hammered a pinch two-run hom
er against them to help Milwau
kee win, 3-2.
Dropo, traded away by the
Tigers only last winter, laced his
..ex-teammates for a grand-slam
homer and two singles, driving
in five runs. Donovan, who
didn't impress the Tigers when
he was with them during the
spring of 1954, certainly im
pressed them Thursday by hurl
ing a five-hitter f6r his 10th vic
tory and collecting three hits
himself at the plate.
The homer by Pafko went a
, long way toward moving Mil
. waukee into second place in the
National league. Sam (No Hit)
- Jones was coasting along with
i a 2-0 lead until Pafko came off
: the bench in the seventh inning
to hit his homer with Del Cran
' dall on base. Bobby Thomson's
single drove in Ed Mathews with
the deciding run in the eighth.
Bob Buhl pitched a five-hitter
for his sixth victory.
In other National league
games St. Louis nipped Cincin-
i nati, 9-8, Brooklyn Topped Pitts
t burgh, 4-3, and New York de
feated Philadelphia, 8-5.
Indians Four Games Out
( The Indians moved to within
; four games of the American
league lead by licking the Ath
letics, 9-1, and the Red Sox beat
' the Senators, 6-5. The Yankees
and Orioles were idle.
' Outfielder Bill Virdon's sev-
ehth inning homer proved to be
the deciding run in the Cardi-
nals' victory over the- Redlegs
although Cincinnati made the
game close by storming back to
within one run of a tie after
trailing by five runs. Southpaw
Harvey Haddix was the winner
although he was chased in1 the
I sixth. Ken Boyer and Sam Mele
I also hit homers.
Billy Loes racked up- his
ninth victory although the Pi
rates gave him some anxious
moments when they scored two
unearned runs in the ninth in-
t) in r Juninr nilliam hftmr-H
off loser Ronnie Kline in the
second inning and tripled home
another Dodger run in the
fourth. Preston Ward homered
for Pittsburgh.
Limited to one hit by veteran
Murry Dickson until the sixth
inning, the Giants exploded for
six runs in that frame to wipe
out a five-run deficit and chase
the Philadelphia right-hander.
Willie Mays slammed two home
runs for the Giants, his 26th
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Bearden Aided in 13th Win
For Seals; Portland Victor
By PETER HAYES
United Pitts Sports Writer
San Francisco's Gene Bearden
is the first Pacific Coast League
pitcher to win a baker's dozen
games, thanks to a sterling relief
job by Maurice Fisher.
Bearden was credited with his
13th victory against four defeats
as the Seals measured Sacramen
to, 7-3, last night but the veteran
southpaw gave up 11 hits before
bowing out in the sixth inning
with two on and nobody out.
Fisher coolly took over and
forced Rex Jones to ground into
a double play and Richie Myers
to ground out. Fisher allowed
only three hits the rest of the
way.
The Seals stopped their down
ward plunge into the cellar , by
rallying for three runs in each of
the first and .third innings
against loser Bud Daley (11-10),
first of five Sac pitchers. Walt
Judnich's two-run doubled and
Johnny Ritchy's two-run single
featured the two innings.
Other Games .
Elsewhere in the loop, Seattle
downed Los Angeles, 8-4, and
pulled to within two games of
the front-running San Diego Pad
res, who lost out to Hollywood
in the ninth inning, 5-4. Portlad
downed Oakland, 4-1, behind Bill
Werle's tight pitching.
Werle, Portland's ''dearming
southpaw, fanned six, walked
only one and scattered eight hits
in cha"nrig up his sixth straight
win. His overall record is 11-3.
Oakland's Georbe Bamberfger
(9-5) also went the distance and
also yielded eight hits.
LINESCORES:
Portland 020 000 020 4 8 2
Oakland 010 000 0001 8 0
Werle CI 1-3) and Robertson: Bam
berger (9-5) and Swift. Neal (8).
i
San Francisco 303 010 000 7 12 0
Sacramento ....100 200 000 3 14 1
Bearden, Fisher (6) and Ritchey;
Daley, Cerephino (4). Harrist (5),
Jones (7), Johnson (9) and Baich.
San Diego ......000 002 2004 10 2
Hollywood 000 102 002 5 9 3
Bishop, Lyons (9) and Bailey: Gar
ber. Bowman (7), King (8). Trimble
(8) and Hall. -
Los Angeles ... 220 000 000 7 2
Seattle 003 013 lOx 8 12 0
Hatten. Church (3). Bauer (6) and
Tappe: Blackwell. Jansen (3). Ken
nedy (9) and Ginsberg.
All-Time Marks Could Tilt
Odds Heavily in Favor of
National League All-Stars
By CARL LUNDQUIST
New York (U.B Duke Sni
der, Ted Kluszewski and Don
Newcombe have a chance to
bring all-time high marks into
the All-Star game at Milwaukee
next Tuesday which could tilt
the odds heavily in favor of the
National Leaguers.
Early odds have the National
League a slight 7-5 favorite for
the classic but if their star per
formers keep up their good work
the figures might be as high as
2-1.
Snider of the Dodgers and
Kluszewski of the Redlegs al
ready have 28 home runs apiece.
The all-time high on homers for
a player in the All-Star game
was 28 by Gil Hodges of the
Dodgers in 1951, when for a
time the Brooklyn Muscleman
was keeping pace with Babe
Ruth's record of 60 set in 1927.
The American League .high on
and 27th of the season, while
Hank Thompson, Alvin Dark
and Gail Harris hit one each.
Richie Ashburn homered for
Philadelphia.
Garcia Wins Fifth
Two home runs by Larry
Doby and one by Al Rosen were
the big blows in Cleveland's 12
hit attack on three Kansas City
pitchers. The Athletics led 1-0
until the Tribe rallied for three
runs in the seventh. Mike Gar
cia scattered six hits for his fifth
victory while rookie southpaw
Ceccarelli, who held the Indians
hitless until the fifth, suffered
his fifth loss.
Grady Hatton's single with the
bases loaded highlighted a three
run rally in the seventh inning
that earned , the Red Sox their
seventh victory in a row and
12th triumph in the last 13
games. Norm Zauchin provided
Boston's first three runs when
he hit his 18th homer with two
on off loser Bob Porterfield in
the first inning.: .
Relief pitcher Ellis Kinder
notched his third win although
George Susce rescued him when
the Senators scored twice in the
ninth.- The Red Sox are now
only 6V4 games off the pace.
LINESCORES:
National League
Brooklyn 110 200 000 4 9 1
Pittsburgh ....010 000 002 3 10 1
Loes (9-2) and HoweU. Kline.
Friend (8) and Atwell. Losing pitcher
Kline (6-11).
Philadelphia ..030 101 000 S 13 9
New York 000 006 02x 8 10 3
uicKson. Meyer (6). Miller (6). Ne
gray 18 and Lopata. Gomez. Wilhelm
(3), McCall (6). Grissom (7) and Hof-
man. Westrum (7). Winning pitcher
Meyer (2-8).
Milwaukee 000 000 2103 8 0
Chicago 100 001 0002 5 0
Buhl (6-7) and Crandall. Jones (9
10) and McCullough.
St. Louis 012 050 1009 11 1
Cincinati 021 002 300 8 14 1
Haddix. Lawrence (6). LaPalme (7)
and Burbrink. Nuxhall. Klippstein (5).
Freeman (7). Black (8) and Burgess.
Batts (8). Winning pitcher Haddix (6
9. Losing pitcher Nuxhall (8-6).
Criicago '. 020 006 20212 16 0
Detroit . O0O 001 000 1 5 2
Donovan (10-2) and LoUar. Mass.
Birrer (2). Cristante (6). Zuverink (7)
and House. Losing pitcher Mass (5-5)
Cleveland ....000 000 3429 12 0
Kansas City ... 000 100 0001 6 0
Garcia. Moui (9) and Foiles. Hegan
(9). Ceccarelli. Sain (8). Herbert (9)
and-Astroth. Winning pitcher Garcia
(5-9). Losing pitcher Ceccarelli (2-5).
All-Star home runs at the time
of the game is 26 by Jimmy
Foxx of the 1934 Athletics.
Snider Top RBI Man
Snider, with 87 runs batted in
through Thursday's game with
the Pirates, already is assured of
being the top RBI man ever, to
appear for the National League.
The previous high brought into
the game was the 84 by Mel Ott
of the Giants in 1934.
However, the highest runs
batted in mark going Into the
summer extravaganza was the
total of 100 amassed by Hank
Greenberg of the 1935 Tigers
when the teams recessed for the
mid-season interlude.
Newcombe, if he beats the
Giants tonight, will have a sea
son mark of 15-1 which would
make him the all-time for win
ner ever to pitch for the National
League in the dream game.
His present total of 14 wins
assures him of a tie with the
previous NX. best. On five oc
cations pitchers brought records
of 14 victories to the game. Dizzy
Dean did it twice, in 1934 and
1936 with the Cardinals. Ewell
Blackwell of Cincinnati in 1947,
Bucky Walters of Cincinnati in
1944, and Robin Roberts, of the
Phillies in 1953 also had 14 wins
apiece. ' , .
Feller Holds Pitching Mark
However, the best mid-season
mark ever for the All-Star game
was brought in by Bobby Feller
of the Celeveland Indians, 1941
vintage. Feller had won 16
games by mid-season of that year
and seemed on the way to his
greatest season. He slowed down
and won only nine more games
to finish with a total of 25.
Contrasted with the American
League leaders in those impor
tant departments, the marks of
Kluszewski, Snyder and New
combe are all the more impres
sive. Mickey Mantle of the Yankees
and Al Kaline of the .Tigers, are
the coleaders in home runs with
18 apiece, or 10 less than the
total of Kluszewski and Snider.
Jackie Jensen of the Red Sox
leads in runs batted in with 69,
or 18 less than Snider.
Newk's pitching mark of 14-1
is considerably more impressive
than that 'of the top American
League All-Star flingers, Early
Wynn of the Indians at 11-3 or
Dick Donovan of the White Sox
at 10-2.
League Leaders
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Player Club G AB R H Pet.
Kaline. Det. 77 312 68 117 .375
Fox. Chicago ..76 316 46 106 .335
Smith. Cleve. ..80 332 68 107 .322
Doby, Cleve, 67 261 48 84 .322
Kuenn, Det 68 284 47 91 .320
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Ashburn. Phila. 69 264
Campnla. Bkn. 65 242
Snider, Bkn. 80 301
Aaron, Milw. 78 320
Mueller. N.Y. 76 322
47 91
42 81
71 98
52 103
33 102
.345
.335
.326
.322
.317
Washington 0OO 003 0025 12 0
Boston 300 000 30x 6 12 0
Porterfield. Shea (7) and FitzGerald.
Henry. Kinder . (6). Susce (9) and
White. Winning pitcher Kinder (3-1)
Losing pitcher Forteriield (7-13).
Home Runs Kluszewski. Redlegs
28; Snider, Dodgers 28: Mays. Giants
27; Banks. Cubs 21; Mathews. Braves
21.
Runs Batted In Snider. Dodgers 87;
Jensen. Red Sox 68; Kaline. Tigers 65:
Campanella. Dodgers 64; Kluszewski.
Redlegs 63: Mays, Giants 63.
Runs Snider. Dodgers 71: Mantle.
Yankees 69; Kaline, Tigers 68: Smith,
Indians 68; Bruton, Braves 63.
Hits Kaline, Tigers 117: Smith. In
dians 107: Fox. White Sox 106: Aaron,
Braves 103; Mueller. Giants 102. .
Pitching Newcombe. Dodgers 14-1;
Donovan, White Sox 10-2; Loes.. Dodg
ers 9-2: - Wvnn. Indians 11-3;- Labine,
Dodgers 7-2.
Hilman Robbins
Eyes 5th Crown
Memphis, Tenn. (U.P.) Lanky
Hillman Robbins of Memphis to
day opened his bid for an un
precedented fifth straight Colon
ial Invitation crown over a field
of 31 crack Southern golfers.
Posing as one of the biggest
threats was jolting Jim Mangrum
of Shreveport, La., who took
medalist honors with a two-un-der-par
68 Thursday and a quali
fying total of 141. Mangrum
forced Robbins to go three extra
holes before bowing in the 1953
tournament.
Robbins, still trying to shake
a lingering virus flu, blasted off
against Frank Edens of . Lurr
berton, N. C, in the 18 holes
of opening match play today.
Don Bisplinghoff of Orlando,
Fla., a semi-finalist in the recent
British Amateur, finished two
strokes behind Mangrum at 143
in qualifying, carding a 70
Thursday. Bisplinghoff shared
second place with Ed Brantley
of Chattanooga, Tenn., who add
ed a 71 to his opening round 72.
Barber Leader
In St. Paul Open
St. Paul, Minn. (U.R) Jerry
Barber, the littlest pro in golf,
led the way into the second
round of the red-hot St. Paul
Open golf tournament today
with a nine-under-par 63 under
his belt.
The smiling little Los Ange
les pro, using a battered old put
ter, headed a 142-man field that
was ripping par to pieces in the
72-hole, $15,000 event over Kel
ler course. '
But even with his 30-33 in
Thursday's first round, "the
hottest round of my tournament
career," he was only one stroke
ahead of Fred Hawkins, St. An
drews, 111., and Art Wall Jr.,
Pacona Manor, Pa.
Only one more stroke' behind
at 65 were peppery Tommy Bolt
of Chattanooga, Tenn.; Young
Walker Inman Jr., Augusta, Ga.,
and Arnold Palmer of Latrobe,
Pa.
- Fifty golfers smashed par and
10 others equaled it in the open
ing round despite a mid-day
downpour.
Standings
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
W. L.
San Diego .. 58 39
Seattle 55 40
Hollywood 50 44
Portland 47 42
Los Angeles 44 52
Oakland 43 53
San Francisco .. 42 53
Sacramento 40 55
GB
Pet.
.598
.579 2
.532 6 la
.528 7
.458 13 ',i
,.442 15
.442 15
.421 17
Thursday's Results
Portland 4. Oakland 1 .
San Francisco 7. Sacramento 3
SeatUe 8. oLs Angeles 4
Hollywood 5, San Diego 4
How Series Stand
Los Angeles 2, Seattle 2
Sacramento 3. San Francisco 1
Portland 3, Oakland 1
Hollywood 3, San Diego 1
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York
Cleveland ...
Chicago
Boston .
Kansas City
Kansas City .
Baltimore
W. L.
i.52 28
48 32
45 31
46 35
39 38
......26 51
.. 22 53
Pet.
.650
.600
.592
.568
.506
.338
.293
GB
4
5
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24 'i
27
Thursday's Results
Cleveland 9. Kansas City 1
Chicago 12. Detroit 1
Boston 6. Washington 5 (night)
(Only .games scheduled)
Saturday's Games
New York at Washington
Baltimore at Boston
Cleveland at Chicago
Kansas City at Detroit
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn
Milwaukee
Chicago
New York
Cincinanti
St. Louis
Philadelphia ..
Pittsburgh
W. I..
57 24
42 36
v44 38
40 40
36 39
36 41
34 45
.. 28 54
GB
Pet.
.704
.538 13 'i
.537 13 ii
.500 16 2
.480 18
.468 19
.430 22
.341 29 ij
Thursday's Results
New York 8. Philadelphia 8
-Brooklyn 4, Pittsburgh 3
Milwaukee 3, Chicago 2
St. Louis 9. Cincinanti 8 (night)
Saturday's Games
Brooklyn at New York
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh
Cincinati at Milwaukee
Chicago at St. Louis
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continental United States are
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sive,. 14,418 feet, in Colorado;
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Ashland A total of $50 added
money should boost the incentive
of hardtop drivers and thereby
make a more interesting evening
for the fans when auto races are
staged Saturday night at 4he
Ashland speedway.
Promiters look for a slam-bang
program and feeling that inter
est has soared with opening of
the track to A cars on June 25. A
full card of races is scheduled.
Lou Kurz drove a hard race
to take the main at the last eve
ning of rivalry at the track and
will have to go just as hard if
he wants to repeat since a flock
of other drivers are just as inter
ested in the pay-off.
Monty Hall among the A driv
ers and Crock Hunter among the
B boys are current point lead
ers. Hall has 33 and "is followed
by Bob Wilcox with 32, Bill
Metzger with 32, Kurz with 30
and Al Root with 28. Hunter has
a big B lead with 229. Wally
Cannon is next with 179. Other
highs are Floyd Bodfield 144,
Joe Ellison 138 and LeRoy Ken
ney 128.
Time trials are set for 7 p.m.
with races at 8 p.m.
Mars will be closer to the
earth both in 1956 and 1971.
40 Little League Clubs
In South Carolina Drop
Out Over Negro Issue
. Columbia, S.C.-OJ.R) All but
15 of South Carolina's white Lit
tle League baseball teams have
withdrawn from competition be
cause "it is impractical for a
Negro team to participate in the
state Little League tournament
this season."
The withdrawal of the 40
teams was revealed Thursday
night by Danny Jones of Charles
ton, director of the state pro
gram. The resolution stating the
participation of the Negro team
the Cannon Street YMCA of
Charles ton 'is impractical"
was drawn up at tTmeeting Wed
nesday nighty
To Join Rainiers
Seattle (U.R) Vern Stephens,
long-time major league star, has
agreed to terms with the Seattle
Rainiers and will join the Pa
cific Coast League club here
tonight, the Rainiers' front of
fice announced.
The 34-year-old 'slugger, who
had a major league career of
15 unbroken seasons, was ex
pected to solve the Seattle team's
problem at third base. .
Stephens was made a free
agent by the Chicago White Sox
a few days ago.
Heath Suspension Cut to 3 Days
San Francisco (U.R) Presi
dent Claire Goodwin of the Pa
cific Coast League has cut the
suspension of San Francisco
Seals Manager Tommy . Heath
to three days for beefing with
Umpire Al Mutart last Sunday.
Goodwin at first imposed a
$50 fine and added an indefinite
suspension after Heath and Mu
tart indulged in shoving tactics
over a close call at first base
during Sunday's doubleheader
with San Diego. '
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