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Pitchers Stymie Hitters Sunday
By UNITED PRESS
The major leagues' long-suffering hurriers turned back the clock Sunday with the season's most brilliant mound performances to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the classic pitching duel of 'em all. and Hard Scores gave
Bob Feller and Herb Score gave 26,595 Cleveland fans the day's top thrill with a pair of dazzling performances as the Indians downed the Boston Red Sox, 2-0 and 2-1. First, the 36-year-old Feller tossed the 12th one-hitter of his fabulous career. Then, Score, who was only four years old when Feller pitched his first one-hitter in 1938, struck out a season's high of 16 batters and threatened Feller's all-time record of 18 strikeouts in one contest.
But that wasn't all. Johnny Antonelli went 16 brilliant innings to give the New York Giants a 2-1 verdict over the Cincinnati Redlegs; Bob Turley turned in a sixing four-hitter as the New York肯尼克斯 scored a 6-1 win to snap the Detroit Tigers' seven-game winning streak and Ronnie Kline flipped a seven-hitter as the Pittsburgh Pirates downed the St. Louis Cards, 7-0. The Cards won the first game of the double-header, 4-3.
All in all, it was a fitting celebration for the 35th anniversary of the famous 26-inning, 1-1 pitching duel between Leon Cadore of Brooklyn and Joe Oeschger of Boston on May 1, 1920.
Feller, who holds the modern records of three no-hitters and a dozen one-hitters, pitched a no-hitter for 61½ innings before catcher Sammy White singled cleanly to center field. White's hit came after Cleveland catcher Jim Hegan couldn't hold a potential third foul out a 2-2 pitch Only four Red Sox reached first base safely as Feller gained his first 1955 victory and the 263rd of his career.
The crowd still was buzzing over Feller's brilliant game when Score certified it by striking out nine Red Sox in the first three innings. After five frames, the 21-year-old southpaw had struck out 12 batters and needed "only" six more to equal Feller's mark set on Oct. 2, 1938. He failed to get them but finished the game with a four-hitter and his second major league triumph.
Antonelli out-lasted five Cincinnati pitchers, striking out 11 Redlegs and walking only five in a four-hour and 13-minute test of endurance. The strong southpaw finally got the run he needed for victory on 16th-inning singles by Whitey Lockman, Bill Mueller and pinch-hitter Bill Taylor. The second game of the scheduled double-header was postponed because of a local curfew.
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Turley, who pitched a one-hitter in his previous outing, yielded only four singles and struck out six Tigers as the Yankees moved into a three-way tie for second place behind the Indians. Turley, whose record now is 4-0, also put the Yankees in front to stay with a double that broke a 1-1 deadlock in the fifth inning.
Kline, a 23-year-old right-hander from Callery, Pa., won his first big league game behind a 10-hit attack that included George Freese's inside-the-park grand slam homer. Kline struck out only one batter but did not walk any. The Cardinals won the opener with the aid of 10 walks.
Ranson Jackson's single with the bases filled in the ninth inning gave the Chicago Cubs an 8-7 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies and the Bruins led, 4-2, in the last of the ninth when the second game was suspended because of the Philadelphia Sunday curfew. It will be completed tonight. In the other National league game, pinch-hitter George Shuba's eight-inning single gave the Brooklyn Dodgers a 5-4 decision over the Milwaukee Braves.
The Kansas City Athletics made it five wins in their last six games with a 16-10 decision over the Washington Senators, who lost their sixth straight decision and the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox split a double-header in other American league games. The Orioles won the opener, 9-8, and the White Sox the second game 6-3.
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Big League Leaders LEADING BATTERS
(Based on 50 official at bats)
National League
Player & Club    a    r    h   Pct
Moon, St. Louis ... 68 10 26 382
Mueller, New York ... 64 10 24 375
Repulski, St. Louis ... 60 9 24 364
Logan, Mil ... 59 12 21 356
Snider, Brook ... 58 12 21 345
American League
American League
Skowron, N.Y. ... 51 14 23 .451
Caline, Detroit ... 60 15 25 .417
Power, K.C. ... 58 17 24 .414
Cenn, Detroit ... 67 11 25 .373
Dollar, Chicago ... 53 13 19 .358
HOME RUNS
Furillo, Dodgers 7
Snider, Dodgers 6
Lollar, White Sox 6
Nieman, White Sox 5
Dropo, White Sox 5
Kaline, Tigers 5
Kluszewski, Redlegs 5
Jackson, Cubs 5
RUNS BATTED IN
Thomson, Braves 22
Snider, Dodgers 21
Nieman, White Sox 19
Guillory, Dodgers 19
Skowton, Yadges 18
RUNS
Carrasquel, White Sox ... 19
Bruton, Braves ... 18
Mantle, Yankees ... 17
Power, Athletics ... 17
Bauer, Yankees ... 16
Finigan, Athletics ... 16
HITS
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Moon, Cardinals 26
Kuenn, Tigers 25
Kaline, Tigers 25
Mueller, Giants 24
Power, Athletics 24
PITCHING
HITCHING
Lemon, Indians 5-0
Turley, Yankees 4-0
Hearn, Giants 3-0
Erskine, Dodgers 3-0
(Fleven tied for fifth with 2-0)
Bob Sweikert of Haywood, Calif,
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at Salem, Ind. yesterday in a race
married by two accidents. Jerry
Hoyt of Indianapolis and Pat O'Connor
escaped injuries when their cars
smashed up early in the race.
(Eleven tied for fifth with 2-0).
The National Baseball Congress today announced it has issued a charter to the Oneonta (N.Y.) Baseball Umpires association on its 1955 National Association of Umpires.
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Kansas City Athletics Go Into 5th on Heavy Hitting
It may come as a distinct surprise to the majority of baseball fans throughout the country, but the Kansas City Athletics are not in last place in the American league.
As a matter of fact the potent-hitting, so-so pitching A's are in fifth place in the junior circuit, 2 games out of the first division. And it was their 16-10, three and one-quarter hour victory over the Washington Senators yesterday that helped put them there.
Tonight the A's play Washington again before closing their home stand with single games Tuesday and Wednesday against last-place Baltimore. The Baltimore series, which ends for awhile at 15 Kansas City's game games, precedes a 20 game road trip for the Athletics.
Clyde Boyer (1-0) is scheduled to go against Washington's John Schmitz (2-0).
Cleveland, of course, helped, by tripping the Boston Red Sox twice, dropping the Beantowners to sixth place. .023 of a point behind Kansas City.
Hitting is the hallmark of the A's.
thus far. Only three times in 15 games have Kansas City hurriers been able to go nine full innings. Bobby Shantz (1-2) did it against New York. Boyer did it against Boston and Alex Kellner (2-0) performed, what in Kansas City is called a feat, against Chicago. This gives the A's an average of almost three pitchers per game.
On the other hand, Kansas City, which was a 100-1 shot to win the pennant and unanimously picked to end in the cellar has power at the plate. For instance, against Washington the A's got 16 hits and 16 runs to match the Senator's not shameful 10 hits and 10 runs. Vie Powers, Kansas City first baseman is third in the American league, batting with a 414 average. Power also is tied for third in the league in runs scored, having crossed the plate 17 times. Shortstop Jim Finigan is tied for fourth with 16 runs.
Yesterday's Stars: Bob Feller, Herb Score, and John Antonelli—take your pick and what Manager wouldn't like to?
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