The A’s Ferris Fain goes 5 for 5 in the second game of a doubleheader with Washington, as the A’s sweep a pair, 4 – 1 and 9 – 7. Fain is 6 for 9 and is hitting .341.
At Ebbets Field, the Dodgers sweep the Braves, winning both games, 7 – 2, behind Carl Erskine and Clem Labine. Roy Campanella collects six straight hits, including his 30th and 31st homers, before being stopped.
Tony Ponce of the Phoenix Senators (Southwest International League) hurls his 38th consecutive complete game in beating Yuma, 4 – 2, for his 25th win of the season.
Ken Raffensberger fires a one-hitter at the Cubs to win, 7 – 0, and gain a split for the Reds. The only hit is a 3rd-inning scratch single by Eddie Miksis that arguably would have rolled foul. Bob Rush shuts out the Reds in the nitecap to top Howie Fox, 3 – 0.
Don Mueller hits two more home runs, giving him five in two days, to tie a major league mark. His second homer, again off Phil Haugstad, comes a minute after he learns he is a new father. Bobby Thomson adds his 25th homer and Jim Hearn beats the Dodgers, 11 – 2. After Mueller’s second homer, Haugstad decks Thomson and hits Willie Mays with a pitch, evoking a warning from umpire Al Barlick. Barlick had earlier thumbed Ralph Branca and Dick Williams in the 5th inning, Don Newcombe in the 6th when he objected to a call, and Jackie Robinson and rookie Clem Labine. Chuck Dressen then clears his bench to avoid any more thumbings. The Giants move to five games behind Brooklyn.
The A’s topple the Indians, 6 – 2, beating Bob Feller and knocking the Tribe into 2nd place, a half game behind the idle Yankees. Morrie Martin and Carl Scheib combine for the win.
Brooklyn’s Preacher Roe, with relief help from Clyde King, stops the Reds, 3 – 1, for his 18th win.
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.
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.
The Dodgers edge the visiting Reds, 3 – 1, behind rookie Clem Labine. Duke Snider provides the offense off Howie Fox with a single and two-run homer, the latter breaking a tie in the 8th.
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