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nrtLVE MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Wdntday. May 22. 1957 Shisox Victors 3-1; Yanks Ain't HittiiT A Lick; Errors Hurt By MILTON RICHMAN United Presi Sports Writer Those "go, go" White Sox are going all right, with eight straight victories and a cozy two-game lead, but get a load of Casey Stengel, who is slowly go ?ng daffy because his world champion Yankees "ain't hitting a lick That was the story Tuesday night as southpaw Billy Pierce limited the Yankees to four hits in beating them, 3-1, for his sixth victory and the White Sox first over the Bronx Bombers this season. Pierce, who struck out eight batters to take over the Ameri can league lead with 45 strike outs, said it was "the best game" he pitched all year. "He pitched a fine game,' Stengel conceded gloomily, "but it doesn't matter who's pitching against us these days. We're not hitting any of 'em. The Yankees have dropped three of their last four games and in each of those defeats they scored only one run. Error Yank Downfall A sixth-inning error by rookie second baseman Bobby Richard- ion paved the way for three un earned runs and the downfall of of Whitey Ford, making his first start since May 4. Jim Rivera singled home the first run. Bub- ba Phillips drove in the second with a squeeze bunt and Pierce singled home the third. Reno Bertoia, Detroit's big surprise this year, singled home the winning run with two out in the 16th inning in the Tigers' 2-1 victory over the Orioles; Camilo Pascual pitched his first maior league shutout and the first by a Washington pitcher this year to defeat Kansas City, 3-0, and Cleveland beat Boston, 8-2, with the aid of five Red Sox errors. In the National league, south paw Johnny Podres hurled Brooklyn to a 6-1 decision over Cincinnati; the Cubs nipped the Giants, 4-3; Milwaukee and Phil adelphia played to a 1-1 tie be fort rain caused the game to be called after five-and-a-half in nings, and the Pittsburgh - St. Louis game was washed out by rain. Bertoia's 16th inning single off reliever Mike Fornieles scored Paul Foytack from sec ond with the run that broke up a deadlock which had existed since the sixth. Ray Moore pitched the fist 15 innings for the Orioles, allowed only eight hits, and accounted for Balti more's only run with his third homer of the season in the third Inning. Pascual struck out eight men and gave up seven hits in beat ing the Athletics. Rinold Duren, the Kansas City starter, retired the first 15 batters in order, then gave up a homer to Lou Ber- beret in the sixth. The Senators scored another run off him in the seventh and their final run off reliever Virgil Trucks in the eighth. Homer Helps Wynn Chico Carrasquel's grand slam homer helped Early Wynn to his victory over the Red Sox. Wynn pitched a seven-hitter for his fifth victory while Dave Sis ler was the loser. Shortstop Bil ly Klaus, who committed three of Boston's errors, had to leave the game in the seventh inning when he was hit in the face by a ground ball. Podres scattered nine hits and did not walk a batter while lead ing the Dodgers to their fifth straight victory. The only run off him was Ed Bailey's second inning homer. PeeWee Reese and Sandy Amoros homered for Brooklyn. Hall Jeffcoat was the loser. Cal Neeman's ninth inning single scored Jim Bolger from second with the run that gave the Cubs their first home vic tory of the season. Stu Miller of the Giants had a 3-2 lead going into the ninth but an error by third baseman Foster Castleman set the stage for the Cub's tri umph, credited to reliever Turk Lown. Willie Mays stole home and also homered for the Giants. Don Cardwell of the Phils and Gene Conley of the Braves were locked in a pitchers' duel when rain halted the game. It will be replayed at a later date. I.IN'ESCORE: National Leaeue New York 000 Oil 0103 5 3 Chicago 200 000 002 4 4 0 Miller. Consuesra (9) and Katt. Drott. Lown 9 and Neeman. Win ner Lown (2-0i. Loser Miller (0-1 1. HH Banks (3rd). Mays 5th). (Game called after 51 innings. rain Philadelphia 000 100 0 1 4 0 Milwaukee .: 000 010 0 1 3 1 cardwell and Lonata Conlev snri Crandall. Brooklyn 200 022 000 S 12 1 Cincinnati -,...010 000 000 1 9 3 Podres (3-2 and Wakerl. Jeffcoat, Nuxhall (6). Hacker 8 1 and Bailev. Loser Jeffcoat (2-2). HR Bailey (4th), Reese (1st), Amoros (3rd). American League ' Cleveland 000 101 420 8 12 0 Boston 001 000 010 2 7 5 Wynn (5-3) and Hegan. Sisler. Por terfield (8), Minarcin (9) and White, Daley (7). Loser Sisler 3-2). HR Carrasquel (1st.) Kansas City i 000 000 000 0 7 0 Washington .. 000 001 llx 3 7 0 Duren. Trucks (7) and Smith. Pas cual (3-4) and Berberet. Loser Dur an( 0-3). HR Berberet (1st). 10 (16 innings) Detroit 000 001 000 000 000 12 Baltimore 001 000 000 000 000 0 1 11 0 Bunning, Foytack 14) and House. Wilson (8). Moore, Fornieles (16) and Triandos. Ginsberg (1). Winner Tov tack (3-2). Loser Fornieles (2-4). HR Moore (3rd). Chicago 000 003 000 3 6 1 New York 000 100 000 1 4 1 Pierce 6-2) and Lollar. Ford. Dit mar (7). Turley (9) and Berra. Loser Ford (2-1). BY A HAIR Is the way Don Blasingame, Cardinal second baseman, barely beat this pickoff attempt by Dodger pitcher Don Drysdale in the first inning of a night game in St. Louis. Gil Hodges, Dodger first baseman, takes the throw. Brooklyn completed a two-game sweep by winning this one, 10-4. MeDFORDSITRIBUNE Paul Pettit Making Comeback in Outfield By ALEX KAHN Hollywood (I?) One of the great comebacks in baseball is being fashioned by a player who never quite made it to the top Panl Pettit, the one-time $100, 000 bonus pitcher of the Pitts burgh Pirates. Paul was signed by the Pirates seven years ago as the most sen sational pitching prospect ever developed in Southern Cali fornia. Scouts raved about his fast ball, declaring he could throw it through a brick wall. He had six ho-hit games at Narbonne High school, three of them in a row and he averaged 18 strikeouts a game. But after a slow start Pettit had the misfortune in 1952 of having his arm go dead while farmed out to New Orleans. The Pirates moved him from one club to another that year and the next in the hope his arm would come back. It never did. Didn't Sit Back The youngster might have sat back and collected $10,000 a year for the remaining years of the 10-year bonus period and call it quits. But Pettit in 1954, when he and Pittsburgh agreed his arm would never come back, asked if he could start at the bottom as an outfielder. He went to Salinas in the Class Ask tin Jack Kochman Auto Daredevils. 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But the critics said the altitude in Mex- ixo City helped and they were cheap hits. But with that kind of an aver age, Pettit returned last season to Hollywood where he had played briefly as a pitcher with a dead arm. His batting average slumped to .236 with 10 homers Return To Stars Returning this season to the Stars, big Paul began burning up the spring training circuit, hitting .395, with five' homers and 17 runs batted in during 19 games. The skeptics still were not convinced and when the Pirates farmed the "Morning Glory" Dick Stuart to Hollywood, Pettit was benched to make room for him in 'the outfield. But Stuart failed to hit Coast league pitch ing after the first week and Manager Clyde King replaced him with Pettit. Until last week Pettit was bat ting .333. He slumped a little in a series against Seattle, drop ping his average to .297 but he vowed as the Stars left for Sac ramento on a road swing to brine his average over .300 again. HOCKEY ON TV New York OP) A total of 21 National Hockey league games will be nationally telecast by CBS during the 1957-58 season. it was announced today. A spokesman for CBS said last sea son's inaugural schedule of 10 nationally televised games was being more' than doubled be cause it "proved so successful." STANDINGS PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Hollywood . Vancouver San Francisco .. Los Angeles Seattle San Diego Portland Sacramento w. 24 21 L. 15 IS Pet. GB .615 22 16 . 20 18 . 21 19 ... 19 20 12 21 . 9 26 .583 .579 .556 2i .525 3a .487 5 .364 9 .257 13 . Tnesdavs Results Sacramento 2. Hollywood 1 (10 in nings) Portland 5. Los Angeles 1 San Diego 3. San Francisco 2 Vancouver at Seattle, rain AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago Cleveland . New York . Detroit Boston Kansas City Baltimore W. L. Pet. GB 19 18 10 17 11 17 15 15 16 13 19 .731 .643 2 .607 3 .531 - 5 .484 ' 6'i .406 9 11 17 ;393 9 Washington 9 24 .273 13 ,i Tuesday's Results Cleveland 8. Boston 2 Washington 3. Kansas City 0 (night) Chicago 3. New York 1 inighti Detroit 2, Baltimore 1 (16 innings, night) NATIONAL LEAGUE L. 21 10 18 10 18 10 16 12 13 16 13 18 8 18 Pittsburgh 8 21 Cincinnati Milwaukee . Brooklyn . Philadelphia St. Louis New York Chicago Pet. GB .677 .643 1 4 .643 l'i .571 3',i .447 7 .419 8 .308 10 i .276 12 Tuesday's Results Chicago 4. New York 3 Brooklyn 6, Cincinnati 1 fnightl Philadelphia 1. Milwaukee 1 (5'.i innings, rani, night Pittshlirph at St T.miic (nitrht nnri. poned, rain) Thursday's Games St. Louis at Cincinnati (night) (Only games scheduled.) NORTHWEST LEAGUE W. L. Yakima Tri-City Wenatchee Salem Eugene Lewiston 18 14 13 11 8 5 8 10 12 12 13 14 Pet, .692 .593 .520 .478 .333 .263 Tuesday's Results xaiuma 1. 1 n-city Wenatchee at Eugene, ppd .. rain Lewiston at Salem, ppd., rain America's truck fleet has more than doubled sines 1940. Seals Sign Curt Jensen San Francisco OP! The San Francisco Seals today an nounced the signing of Curtis Jensen, outstanding , shortstop from the University of Utah. The 22-year-old collegiate star was signed by scout Charles Wallgren and is scheduled to re port to the team June 16. Wallgren described the young player as "a better shortstop than anybody in Boston." Jensen, much sought-after by baseball's ivory hunters, is five feet, 10 inches and weighs 170 pounds and is described as pos sessing excellent fielding and batting ability. League Leaders (By United Press! NATIONAL LEAGUE Player 4 Club G. AB Aaron, Milw 29 125 Hoak. Cinci 31 105 Robinson. Cinci. 29 126 Musial, St. L. 29 121 Groat, Pitts. 29 116 Report on Score Bolsters Hopes Cleveland (W Another en couraging medical report today strengthened hopes that Cleve land pitcher Herb Score may be able to return to the mound shortly after June 9, the day his name is removed from the dis abled list. ' The report, issued by eye spe cialist Dr. Charles Thomas and Indians team physician Dr. Don ald Kelly, said X-rays have shown that Score has no frac tures of the eye and no displace ment of the nasal bone. The doctors said tests to deter mine if Score has suffered any loss of vision may be started to day or later this week. Read and Use Classified Ada. Medical expenses? Go to HFC Need money for medical bills, home and auto repairs, or to consolidate bills? You may borrow $20 up to $1500 from HFC with the confi dence that you are dealing with America's oldest and largest consumer finance com pany. One-day service take up to 24 months to repay. OUSEHOLD FINANCE (fyiota&M. ofTJledjotd 128 E. Main St., 2nd Floor PHONE: SP 3-5301 H. 45 37 44 42 40 Pet. .360 .352 .349 .347 .345 AMERICAN LEAGUE Williams. Bost. 27 97 21 Mantle. N.Y. 28 91 21 Fox. Chi 27 101 19 36 Bertoia, Det. 31 105 11 37 Simpson. K; City 32 1 15 17 . 39 38 .392 ! 33 .363 .356 .352 .339 Home Runs National league Aaron. Braves 11; ...wv.a, ... ... , ' i . , uiauu , 1 VI- cock. Braves; Robinson, Redlegs; iviaiinews, craves; crowe, iteaiegs; Snider, Dodgers, all 6. American league Williams, Red Sox 9; Sievers, Senators 8; Mantle. Yanks 7: Zprrrinl AtVilotira R i Tr;,,-, tied with 5 apiece). Runs Batted In National leaeue Aaron RravM 3Q Furillo. Dodgers 29; Robinson. Red- ! legs 24; Sauer, Giants 22; Hoak, Red- i legs 22. ! American league Sievers, Sena- i iors zo; uoDy, wmte Sox 23; Jensen. Red Sox 22; Simpson, Athletics 21; Lollar, White Sox 20. Pitching Trucks. Athletics 5-0: Narleski. In dians 3-0; Labine, Dodgers -3-0- Drvs dale. Dodgers 3-0; Gross. Redlegs 3-0 About 3,750 gallons of water are needed to raise a beef steer. an cro 3QSB years old .1 Straight BOURDON Whiskey s Qt. I; $060 Pint 'aw bourbon - ""UDOKnis1- I GOLDEN- ROCKET 88 m t ... 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