Meanwhile‚ the Giants lose a shot at another young Birmingham player as Braves scout Dewey Griggs signs Henry Aaron to a contract. The Indianapolis Clowns receive telegram offers from both clubs‚ and Aaron‚ thinking he’ll have a better chance to make the team‚ prefers the Braves.

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Meanwhile‚ the Giants lose a shot at another young Birmingham player as Braves scout Dewey Griggs signs Henry Aaron to a contract. The Indianapolis Clowns receive telegram offers from both clubs‚ and Aaron‚ thinking he’ll have a better chance to make the team‚ prefers the Braves.

The Giants’ Willie Mays enters the army. Although Mays is hitting just .236‚ the Giants are 2 1/2 games in first place. They will lose 8 of their next 10 games.

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The Giants’ Willie Mays enters the army. Although Mays is hitting just .236‚ the Giants are 2 1/2 games in first place. They will lose 8 of their next 10 games.

Boston’s Maury McDermott faces 27 batters and fires a one-hitter to beat the visiting Senators‚ 1 – 0. Mel Hoderlein’s 4th-inning single is the only hit, and he is erased on the basepaths. Maury walks one batter who is also doubled up. The Senators leave no runners on base today and combined with the two they left on base on the 27th set a new major league low for fewest in two consecutive games. It will be matched in both leagues.

Boston’s Maury McDermott faces 27 batters and fires a one-hitter to beat the visiting Senators‚ 1 – 0. Mel Hoderlein’s 4th-inning single is the only hit, and he is erased on the basepaths. Maury walks one batter who is also doubled up. The Senators leave no runners on base today and combined with the two they left on base on the 27th set a new major league low for fewest in two consecutive games. It will be matched in both leagues.

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Boston’s Maury McDermott faces 27 batters and fires a one-hitter to beat the visiting Senators‚ 1 – 0. Mel Hoderlein’s 4th-inning single is the only hit, and he is erased on the basepaths. Maury walks one batter who is also doubled up. The Senators leave no runners on base today and combined with the two they left on base on the 27th set a new major league low for fewest in two consecutive games. It will be matched in both leagues.

At Crosley Field‚ Reds catcher Andy Seminick drives in 6 runs with 2 homers‚ one a grand slam‚ in an 11 – 5 win over St. Louis.

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At Crosley Field‚ Reds catcher Andy Seminick drives in 6 runs with 2 homers‚ one a grand slam‚ in an 11 – 5 win over St. Louis.

Jimmy Piersall and Billy Martin Brawl

Jimmy Piersall and Billy Martin Brawl

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Jimmy Piersall and New York’s Billy Martin first exchange insults before a game in Boston‚ then exchange punches in the tunnel under the stands. It takes coaches Bill Dickey and Oscar Melillo‚ along with starter Ellis Kinder‚ to break up the fight. Piersall goes to the clubhouse to change his bloody shirt and gets into another brawl with teammate Mickey McDermott. He sits as Ellis Kinder stops the Yanks‚ 5 – 2.

The Phillies send P Bubba Church‚ 15-11 last year‚ to Cincinnati for OF Johnny Wyrostek‚ an All-Star the past two years‚ and P Kent Peterson.

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The Phillies send P Bubba Church‚ 15-11 last year‚ to Cincinnati for OF Johnny Wyrostek‚ an All-Star the past two years‚ and P Kent Peterson.

Sal Maglie wins his 8th without a loss‚ stopping the Braves‚ 5 – 3. Maglie tires in the 9th‚ giving up three hits‚ including a 2-run homer by Ebba St. Claire. Al Dark’s two-run homer in the 5-run 4th is the big blow for the Giants‚ who stay a half-game in back of the Dodgers.

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Sal Maglie wins his 8th without a loss‚ stopping the Braves‚ 5 – 3. Maglie tires in the 9th‚ giving up three hits‚ including a 2-run homer by Ebba St. Claire. Al Dark’s two-run homer in the 5-run 4th is the big blow for the Giants‚ who stay a half-game in back of the Dodgers.

The Dodgers jar the Phils‚ 5 – 1‚ as Roy Campanella drives in all five runs. Campy has two homers (the 99th and 100th of his career) in his first two at bats‚ including a grand slam. In his final at bat yesterday against the Reds‚ Campy also homered. Ben Wade wins over Karl Drews.

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The Dodgers jar the Phils‚ 5 – 1‚ as Roy Campanella drives in all five runs. Campy has two homers (the 99th and 100th of his career) in his first two at bats‚ including a grand slam. In his final at bat yesterday against the Reds‚ Campy also homered. Ben Wade wins over Karl Drews.

The Celler committee finds legislation for government control of baseball to be unnecessary. It says that the sport can solve its own problems, and opposes legislation exempting the reserve clause from antitrust laws.

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The Celler committee finds legislation for government control of baseball to be unnecessary. It says that the sport can solve its own problems, and opposes legislation exempting the reserve clause from antitrust laws.

Joe Nuxhall, best known for signing with Cincinnati in 1944 after obtaining the permission of his parents and high school principal, returns to the Reds seven years after pitching two-thirds of an inning in his major league debut as a 15 year-old. The southpaw gives up just one hit in the final three frames of the team’s 19-1 loss to Brooklyn at Ebbets Field.

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Joe Nuxhall, best known for signing with Cincinnati in 1944 after obtaining the permission of his parents and high school principal, returns to the Reds seven years after pitching two-thirds of an inning in his major league debut as a 15 year-old. The southpaw gives up just one hit in the final three frames of the team’s 19-1 loss to Brooklyn at Ebbets Field.