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Friday. June 1. 195B
Ronnie Kline Shuts
Out Giants 3 to 0;
Cards Retain Lead
By MILTON RICHMAN
United Prei Sports Writer
Ronnie Kline, the. "forgotten
man" in Pittsburgh's spectacular
ricA miwprf frnnt and renter to
day to receive his rightful ac
claim with all the other Pirate
heroes.
While most of the cheers were
going to fellows like Dale Long,
Bob Friend, Frank Thomas and
Lee Walls, the 24-year old Klirje
was toiling more or less in the
Tfe rfmeriied that Thursday
r.ight. however, when he posted
his lourtn victory ana secona
shutout by blanking the Giants,
3-0. in a game called in the
eighth inning because of rain.
A rliffprpnt ffuv nicks US UD
In every game." says Pittsburgh
manager Bobby Bragan. une
rfaw it'o Inner the next time
Friend and then maybe Thomas
or Walls."
Thursday night it was Kline's
turn as he limited the Giants to
four singles, allowed no walks
and struck out three. It ws
quite a performance for the six-foot-three
ripht-hander who had
a sour 0-7 record with the Pir
ates in 1932 and won only six
games last year after returning
from service.
Frees Clears Sacks
Despite threatening weather
which finally turned to rain and
halted the game with one out
and the Pirates at bat in the
eighth. 15.123 fans turned out
at Forbes Field and set up a
thunderous din when Gene
Freese smashed a bases-loaded
double off Jim Hearn in the
fifth.
The second-place Cardinals
remained a half-game ahead of
the onrushing Pirates with a
9-3 victory over the Redlegs.
Wilmer (Vinegar Bend) Mizell
gained his fifth victory and had
gained his fifth victory and had
a two-hitter until the ninth inn
ing when Gus Bell. Ted Klus
zewski and Frank Robinson hit
successive homers. The Cards
hopped on Cincinnati starter Art
Fowler for four runs in the first
Inning and added four more in
the second.
Milwaukee held on to first
place by crushing Chicago. 15-8,
with a 15-hit bombardment that
included five homers. The bar
rase of homers gave the Braves
a total of 15 for their three
game series with the Cubs,
equalling the major league home
run record for three consecutive
games by one club.
Joe Adcock led Milwaukee's
home run parade with two cir
cuits while Del Crandall, Bill
Bruton and Eddie Mathews each
hit one. Jim King homered for
STANDINGS
the Cubs, who made the game
look closer than it actually was
with six unearned runs in the
ninth. Lew Burdette registered
his fourth victory although he
gave way to Red Murff in the
ninth. Paul Minner was the loser.
The Dodgers and Phillies were
idle.
In the American League, the
Yankees increased their league
lead to 6'i games witn a 9-6 de
cision over the Senators.
The Yankees snapped a 4-all
tie with five runs in the sixth,
fashioned on three singles, two
errors and a wild pitch.
Although the Yankees collected
12 hits, including a homer by
Hank Bauer. Mickev Mantle, the
league's leading hitter, went hit
less. Bob Porterfield pitched the
Red Sox to a 4-1 victory over
the Orioles in the only other
American League game sched
uled. Porterfield yielded only
four hits and collected three of
Boston's eight' hits. The Rex Sox
scored two runs, all they need
ed, off Bill Wight in the first
inning.
MNESCORF.S:
American Learn
Washington .. nito 130 1 in 6 12
New York 020 025 00x 9 12
Stobbs. Chakalrs ii. Grob ("I and
Courtney. Berberet 'fl. Grim. Larsen
3. Morgan t7( and Howard. Winner
Morffan 2-4). Loser Stobbs 3-4.
Boston 200 020 000 t 8 I
Baltimore 100 000 000 1 4 0
Porterfield '2-3 and White. Wight,
Dorish iSi. Schmitz i9) and Triandos.
Loser Wipht i2-5.
FACIFH: "OAST I.EAC.t'F
.'By United Press)
W. L. Pet.
Is AnilM 33 17 0
Sacramento 29 19 .604
Seattl. 31 23 .574
San Francisco 25 27 81
San Diero 25 28 , .472
Portland 24 27 j .4.
.,-ti 1 1 -m 171
Vancouver . 17 38
National I.earti
Milwaukee .. nn 410 00015 15 2
Chicago 000 0!0 loti 8 9 0
Burdette. Vurff 1i and Crandall.
Rice 6 i . Minnrr. Harkcr i2i. Valen
tinetti 7 1 and 1-andrith. Winner
Burdette (4-2;. Loser Minner (1-4;.
(Called In 8th rain)
New York 000 000 10 0 4 1
Pittsburgh . . 000 030 Ox 3 4 0
Hearn. Worthington .6). Grissom
'8i and Mangan. Kline (4-3 and
Foiles. Loser Hearn (3-4i.
Cincinnati 000 000 003 3 6 4
St. Louis 440 000 Olx 9 13 1
Fowler. Jeffcoat 111. Black (81 and
Ballsy. Mizell (3-2i and Sarni. Loser-
Fowler (3-6).
League Leaders
IR f1nltf P.ctcl
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Player Club G. AB R.
Long. Pitts 38 146
Boyer. St. L. 39 156
Aaron. Milw 29 1 1 1
Walls. Puts 35 106
Moon, St. L 39 136
31
23
29
AMF.EICAN LEAGUE
Mantle. N Y 42 157
Maxwell. Det. ... 33 104
Kuenn. Det 391 61
Berra. N Y 34 129
Lollar, Chicago ... 32 103
14 33
Pet.
.177
J72
.3,11
.340
.338
.414
.375
.348
.341
.320
Home Runs Mantle. Yanks 20:
Long. Pirates 14: Post. Redlegs 14:
Boyer. Cards. Berra. Yanks. Sievera.
Senators and Bauer Yanks all 12.
Runs Batted In Mantle. Yanks 50:
Boyer. Cards 41: Long. Pirates 39; Mu
sial. Cards 35: Berra. Yanks 35.
Runs Mantle. Yanks 45: Bauer.
Yanks 35: Blasingame. Cards 32: Sie
vers. Senators 31: Yost. Senators 31.
Hits Mantle. Yanks 65: Boyer.
Cards 58: Kuenn. Detroit 56: Long.
Pirates 55: Goodman. Red Sox 50.
Pitching Lawrence. Redlegs 8-0:
Ford. Yanks 7-1: Lemon. Indians 6-1:
Brewer. Red Sox 6-1; Friend. Pirates
8-2..
.429
.321
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Thnrsdsy's Results
Seattle 4. San Diego 3 (11 innings)
Portland 3. San Francisco 0
Vancouver 18. Los Angeles 13
Sacramento 6. Hollywood 2
How Series Ended
Los Angeles 3. Vancouver 1
San Francisco 2. PorUand 2 '
Seattle 3. San Diego 1
Sacramento 3. HoUywood 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W.
Milwaukee 19
St Louis .23
Pittsburgh . 12
Cincinnati -21
Brooklyn 19
New York 15
L.
10
1
15
16
16
21
Pet.
.655
.590
583
J68
.543
.417
.353
J94
GB
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2
3
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9'i
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PhiladelDhia 12
Chicago 10 24
Thursday's Results
Milwaukee 15. Chicago 8
Pittsburgh 3. New York 0 18 innings,
ram. night)
Sv Louis 9. Cincinnati 3 (night)
Friday's Probable Pitchers
New York at Cincinnati Inight)
Margonert ll-O) vs. Nuxhall (1-4).
Pittsburgh at Milwaukee (night)
Friend (8-2 vs. Spahn (3-3).
Philadelphia at St. Louis Inight)
Simmons (1-3) vs. Poholsky (3-2).
Saturday's Games
New S'ork at Cincinnati
Pittsburgh at Milwaukee! night)
Brooklyn at Chicago
Philadelphia at St. Louis
AMERICAN" LEAGUE
New York .
Chicago
Cleveland
BoMcn
Baltimore .
Detroit
Washington
Kansas City
16
...15
L.
13
15
17
19
21
21
25
24
Pet.
.690
345
.541
.513
.475
.475
390
.385
Thursday's Results
New York 9. Washington 6
Boston 4. Baltimore 1
(Only games scheduled.)
Friday's Probable "Pitchers
Cleveland at Washington (night)
Lemon i6-l) vs. Wiesler (2-01.
Chicago at Baltimore (night) Don
ovan 2-ll or Keegan (2-1) vs. John
sort ' Ol I,
Detroit at New York (night) Hoe ft
(4-2 1 vs. Byrne 2-0i.
Kansas City at Boston 'night) Her
nage 1 1-3 1 vs. Brewer 16-I).
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Detroit at New York
Kansas City at Boston
. NORTHWEST LEAGUE
Yakima
Lewiston
F. ;rri.
Tn-City .
S-okane
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W. L. Pet. GB
10
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17 12
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18
21
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386 3
351 4
379 9
363 10
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Thursdays Results
Salem 4. Eugene 3
Lew iston 6 Wenatchee 5
Yakima at Tn-Cily (postponed De
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Links Day
Contention
Slated Here
Golfers of Rogue Valley Coun
try club on Sunday will begin
their participation in National
Golf day. They'll be among the
thousands of divoters throughout
the nation who'll try to beat the
National champions.
Jack Fleck and Fay Crocker,
1955 United States' Golf asso
ciation open champions, on June
9, National Golf day, will play
18-hcle rounds at the Oak Hill
Country club, Rochester, N. Y.
The nation's other golfers, play
ing on their home or other
courses in the country, can play
their rounds from June 3 through
9. They'll try to beat the champ
ions' gross scores with their own
nets.
Those who succeed in beating
the champs will receive medals.
Men will try to beat Fleck and
the women will attempt to better
Miss Crocker's score. The na
tion's linksmen and linksladies
will play against the champs
with their full handicaps.
Every man and woman paying
a $1 entry fee is eligible to con
tend and may play as many
rounds as desired by submitting
the $1 fee for each 18 holes.
Entry fee for caddies is 25 cents.
Proceeds from National Golf
day will be sent to the Profes
sional Golfers association of
America which will turn the
money over to the National Golf
Fund, Inc. The money will go
for worthy golf projects and
charities. A total of $160,632.68
was collected last year and $478,
577.33 is the total turned in for
four National Golf days pre
viously held.
SPORTS
Portland City Council
Approves Biggest Budget
Portland (U.R) The Port
land city council yesterday ap
proved the largest budget in the
city's history, calling for ex
penditures of $42,822,355 for the
next fiscal year. This is nearly
S4.C00.000 above the 1955-56
budget.
Japan produced 530,829.000
pounds of spun rayon in 1955.
Bucs' Youth
Movement
Now of Age
By RUDY CERNKOVIC
Pittsburgh (U.R) The
youth movement-, of the Pitts
burgh Pirates has come of age.
The "peach fuzz brigade"
nurtured by Branch Rickey are
now men, confident and poised.
That's why National League
teams who once used the Pirates
as a door mat must find another
team to trample.
Blended into the renaissance
of the Pirates are the inspiring
leadership of rookie Manager
Bobby Bragan and the phe
nomenal perforances of slugger
Dale Long and pitcher Bob
Friend.
The pre-season experts who
consigned Pittsburgh to a cellar
position it monopolized the past
four years are rubbing their eyes
in surprise. For the first time
since 1948 the Pirates have main
tained first division status be
yond Memorial day.
Confidence And Maturity
General Manager Joe L.
Brown, now wearing the mantle
of Rickey, attributes the success
of the club to Bragan's con
tagious confidence and the ma
turity of the players.
"The boys began playing like
men," Brown said. "This was
evident in the latter stages of the
1955 season in their play against
Brooklyn and Milwaukee.
"Then along came . Bragan
who instilled confidence in the
team. He is a positive manager.
He doesn't think about defeat."
While Brown does not hesi
tate to recognize the potent bat
of Long and the skilled right
arm of Friend, he points out the
Pirates are not a "two-man op
eration." "There have been contribu
tions from every man along the
line," he said. "Men like Eddie
O'Brien, who has batted only
once and played a few innings
on defense, are typical of the
spirit of the club. He keeps run
ning up and down in front of the
dugout, cheering his teammates
on.
President Hails Resurgence
The resurgence of the Pirates
was hailed by President John
W. Galbreath as "delightful."
"For five years it has been my
ambition to give Pittsburgh a
winning team. The fans deserve
it. They have been wonderful
with their response and were
loyal during our dismal years.
Not to be overlooked in the
Pirate forward movement is the
groundwork laid by Rickey.
Now serving in an advisory ca
pacity, the builder of baseball
umpires in Brooklyn and St
Louis is proud of the Pirates.
But the Mahatma is not sur
prised. To him the new threat of
the league is no accident, no
mere happensta nee. The
"quantity from quality" theme
he set five years ago is bearing
fruit.
FOLSOMS ARE EXPECTING.
Montgomery, Ala. (U.R)
Gov. and Mrs. James E. Folsom
are expecting a child, the gov
ernor's seventh, his office re
ported Thursday night. The
birth is expected in four months.
Two of the Folsom children
were borne by the governor's
first wife and the forthcoming
child will.be Mrs. Folsom's fifth.
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