GIL HODGES

Hodges sets franchise single season homerun mark

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With his second home run of the game, the sixth time he has accomplished the feat this year, Gil Hodges hits his 36th round-tripper to establish a new franchise record for homers in a season. The Dodger first baseman’s seventh-inning three-run blast in the team’s 13-1 rout of Cincinnati at Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field surpasses the mark of 35 set by Babe Herman in 1930.

The Yankees pick on the lowly Browns for a 15 – 2 win at Sportsman’s Park. Mickey Mantle has four RBIs including a three-run homer in the 9th off Satchel Paige. Ned Garver is the loser.

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The Yankees pick on the lowly Browns for a 15 – 2 win at Sportsman’s Park. Mickey Mantle has four RBIs including a three-run homer in the 9th off Satchel Paige. Ned Garver is the loser.

Pitching on 2-days’ rest, the Giants’ Jim Hearn tops 17-game winner Murry Dickson, 3 – 1. It is Hearn’s 8th straight win over Pittsburgh, stretching back to 1949. The Giants gear up by recalling Hank Thompson from Minneapolis.

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Pitching on 2-days’ rest, the Giants’ Jim Hearn tops 17-game winner Murry Dickson, 3 – 1. It is Hearn’s 8th straight win over Pittsburgh, stretching back to 1949. The Giants gear up by recalling Hank Thompson from Minneapolis.