|
A ROUNDUP OF THE WEEK'S NEWS
May 09, 1955
RECORD BREAKERS
|
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL (Week Ending May 1)
| |
AMERICAN LEAGUE
| |
1. Cleveland
W-5; L-1
Seas.: 11-6
Pct.: .647
|
Washington
3-2, 6-5
|
Baltimore
2-5, 5-2
|
Boston
2-0, 2-1
| |
2. New York
W-3; L-2
Seas.: 10-6
Pct.: .625
|
Chicago
5-0, 4-13
|
Kansas City
11-4, 0-6
|
Detroit
6-1
| |
2. Chicago
W-4; L-3
Seas.: 10-6
Pct.: .625
|
New York
0-5, 13-4
|
Boston
1-3, 7-0
3-1
|
Baltimore
8-9, 6-3
| |
2. Detroit
W-5; L-1
Seas.: 10-6
Pct.: .625
|
Baltimore
3-2, 11-3
|
Washington
4-1, 3-2
11-7
|
New York
1-6
| |
5. Kansas City
W-4; L-1
Seas.: 7-8
Pct.: .467
|
Boston
8-7, 6-2
|
New York
4-11, 6-0
|
Washington
16-10
| |
6. Boston
W-1; L-6
Seas.: 8-10
Pct.: .444
|
Kansas City
7-8, 2-6
|
Chicago
3-1, 0-7
1-3
|
Cleveland
0-2, 1-2
| |
7. Washington
W-0; L-6
Seas.: 5-11
Pct.: .313
|
Cleveland
2-3, 5-6
|
Detroit
1-4, 2-3
7-11
|
Kansas City
10-16
| |
8. Baltimore
W-2; L-4
Seas.: 5-13
Pct.: .278
|
Detroit
2-3, 3-11
|
Cleveland
5-2, 2-5
|
Chicago
9-8, 3-6
| |
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Batting—Bill Skowron, New York, .451
Runs batted in—Bob Nieman, Chicago, 19
Home runs—Sherman Lollar, Chicago, 6
Pitching—Bob Lemon, Cleveland, 5-0
| |
NATIONAL LEAGUE
| |
1. Brooklyn
W-4; L-0
Seas.: 15-2
Pct.: .882
|
Cincinnati
7-2
|
Chicago
4-2, 7-5
|
Milwaukee
5-4
| |
2. St. Louis
W-2; L-2
Seas.: 8-6
Pet.: .571
|
New York
4-6, 6-2
|
Pittsburgh
4-3, 0-7
| |
3. Milwaukee
W-2; L-4
Seas.: 9-7
Pct.: ..563
|
New York
2-3, 9-6
|
Philadelphia
2-3, 4-13
4-2
|
Brooklyn
4-5
| |
4. Chicago
W-1; L-3
Seas.: 8-8
Pct.: .500
|
Pittsburgh
1-4
|
Brooklyn
2-4, 5-7
|
Philadelphia
8-7
| |
4. Philadelphia
W-2; L-2
Seas.: 8-8
Pct.: .500
|
Milwaukee
3-2, 13-4
2-4
|
Chicago
7-8
| |
6. New York
W-3; L-2
Seas.: 7-8
Pct.: .467
|
Mil waukee
3-2, 6-9
|
St. Louis
6-4, 2-6
|
Cincinnati
2-1
| |
7. Pittsburgh
W-3; L-3
Seas.: 4-11
Pct.: .267
|
Chicago
4-1
|
Cincinnati
2-3, 0-5
5-4
|
St. Louis
3-4, 7-0
| |
8. Cincinnati
W-2; L-3
Seas.: 4-13
Pct.: .235
|
Brooklyn
2-7
|
Pittsburgh
3-2, 5-0
4-5
|
New York
1-2
| |
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Batting—Wally Moon, St. Louis, .382
Runs batted in—Bobby Thomson, Milwaukee, 22
Home runs—Carl Furillo, Brooklyn, 7
Pitching—Carl Erskine, Brooklyn, and Jim Hearn, New York, 3-0
|
RECORD BREAKERS
Stirling Moss
, 24-year-old daredevil Briton, gunned his Mercedes Silver Bullet over hazardous, twisting 992-mile route in 10:07:48 for average speed of 97.96 mph and new record, outclassed Argentina's Juan Manuel Fangio, who finished second in another Mercedes, and Italy's Umberto Maglioli, third in Ferrari, to win perilous Mille Miglia road race at Brescia, Italy. Old record: 87:96 mph set by Italy's Giannino Marzotto in 1953 and broken by first three finishers.
Helioscope, William G. Helis Jr.'s four-year-old long-striding bay son of Heliopolis, broke in front at start, had things his own way until Joe Jones made desperate bid, then responded to urging of Jockey
Sammy Boulmetis
with last-second surge to win by nose, set new track record of 1:40 3/5 for mile and 70 yards while taking $28,750 Valley Forge Handicap at Garden State Park, Camden, N.J.
BASEBALL
Cleveland Indians
won five out of six, forged into first place in American League on superb pitching of Veterans
Bob Lemon
and
Bob Feller
and Rookie
Herb Score
. Lemon beat Washington 3-2, Baltimore 5-2, became first major leaguer to win five games. Thirty-six-year-old Feller hurled 12th one-hitter of career, blanked Boston 2-0 in first game of Sunday doubleheader while Score fanned 16, two short of Feller's major league record, whipped Red Sox 2-1 in nightcap, kept Indians� game ahead of bunched-up New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox.
Detroit
, aided by Outfielder
Al Kaline's 14-game hitting streak (halted by Washington), rolled over Baltimore and Washington for seven straight before bowing to
New York's Bob Turley
6-1. Victory was second of week, fourth of season for Bullet Bob, who also blanked Chicago 5-0 with superb one-hitter.
Kansas City's Bobby Shantz
took big step on comeback trail, shut out Yankees 6-0 with three hits as Athletics bounced into fifth place with four triumphs in five games.
Brooklyn Dodgers
continued to set merry pace in National League, got good pitching from
Billy Loes, Carl Erskine, Clem Labine, Russ Meyer, Reliefer
Ed Roebuck
, power hitting from
Carl Furillo
, who belted homer No. 7, and
Duke Snider
, who hit No. 6, out-scored Cincinnati 7-2, Chicago 4-2, 7-5, Milwaukee 5-4, pulled 5� games ahead of second-place St. Louis Cardinals.
New York Giants' Johnny Antonelli
supplied week's best pitching, beat Milwaukee 3-2 on three-hitter, then hurled six-hit 16-inning 2-1 win over Cincinnati in game featured by 10 double plays,
Bill Taylor's pinch-hit, game-winning single.
Cincinnati
punished Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2, 5-0, ended six-game losing streak but remained in last place.
Cincinnati
and
Philadelphia
pulled off major trade, Reds sending Outfielders Jim Greengrass and Glen Gorbous, Catcher
Andy Seminick
to Phillies for Catcher Forrest (Smoky) Burgess, Pitcher Steve Ridzik, Outfielder Stan Palys.


|
Most Popular
THE RUNNING BACK, THE CHEERLEADER and... The magic carpet ride began for Boise State with the unbelievable finish to the 2007 Fiesta Bowl, but what became of the heroic prince and the... JOE POSNANSKI | December 28, 2009
How (and Why) Athletes Go Broke Recession or no recession, many NFL, NBA and Major League Baseball players have a penchant for losing most or all of their money. It doesn't... PABLO S. TORRE | March 23, 2009
Welcome, The King Of Israel Sacramento rookie Omri Casspi, the first Israeli to play in the NBA, is a dedicated collector of floor burns as well as a modern extension of the... LEE JENKINS | December 21, 2009
|