European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 1, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 1948 the stars and stripes Page 15 standings americas league w 6 3 s 4 4 l e 9 4 4 5 e 5 t Cleveland new York Washington Louis Philadelphia Detroit Boston Chicago thursdays results Boston Philadelphia 5 new York Washington Cleveland Louis 2 Chicago Detroit 4 National league w l new York 1 3 Pittsburgh Chicago 2 go 2 3 3 4 4 5 Cincinnati 6 Philadelphia t 5 Chicago Brooklyn Louis 3 Boston thursdays results Brooklyn new York 7 Pittsburgh Chicago 2 Philadelphia Boston 2 Cincinnati Louis 4 go 2 2vz Ivi Graham playing role As pc King of swat three leaders in each league dodgers tribe Yankees tribe pirates pirates Home runs National league american league Heads 5 tribe 5 giants 4 tigers 4 phils 3 botox 3 runs batted in National league american league giants 13 tribe 9 so 13 tribe 9 san april 30 up for a Guy who has batted or better Only twice before in his 11 years of professional big Jack the slugging san Diego is finding the Pacific coast league Brand of pitching an easy Graham has taken on the Mantle of the wests newest Golden with a following in every City he visits that would compare favourably with such names As Ted Bobby Feller and Joe grahams previous years of a hitter were confined to Akron in the Middle Atlantic league in where he batted and to Bing Hamton in the Eastern where he clouded at a his Best Home run record was at Jersey City of the International league last where he connected for 34 circuit these Are name Pamby statistics compared with what the padre is doing this in the first 27 games of the he was at Bat 93 con g a r h i nested for 31 drove in 32 6 20 4 11 and smashed 14 with a 6 27 4 14 8 20 1 10 6 2t 6 12 9 31 7 14 j in every two 6 22 5 12 Graham could hit an unbelievable batting Mark of at his present rate of circuit pressure on Patton endangers records los april so Dean Cromwells perhaps Pell Mel is not out to smash any world but sadly admits it May be necessary if he intends to win Many sprints this says is going to be x i think it will take a to win the 100 and for the the company will be that explained Patton has hit three times and missed the Jack Graham reigns top slugger in pc 94 Home runs in the 188game pc it is probable that after one trip around the circuit Graham will find the going a lot tougher than the first four the pitchers will be taking no chances and he will get very Little to grahams Fielding will never win him any but he is not at and As Long As he can Pound the Ball out of the president Bill Starr of the padres probably will be Happy to continue paying him a Man sized heat for Middle april 30 Elmer Riddle did it again for the scattering seven hits As the bucs nipped the Chicago it was the seasons second Victory for 31yearold who last i not sure i can beat that if week blanked the with a the pirates belted starter Hank Paul Erickson and Emil Kush for 10 including a double and two singles by Frankie Gusine drove across two runs and tallied another Furlong Mark by Only on tenth of a then he went Down the entry Lloyd Herb Eddie Barney Mathis and australian Johnny its still Early season and in Pittsburgh a r h is 410 2b Chicago a r h Lou slides a Little late league association 8 8 8 l 3 4 5 5 Nashville Mobile Memphis Birmingham Atlanta 7 s 7 new Orleans 5 8 Chattan Ofia 4 9 Lattle Roik 3 10 thursdays results Birmingham Memphis 3 Chattanooga Mobile 11 Atlanta Little Rock 2 Nashville new Orleans Texas league w l fort Worth 10 5 san Antonio 9 6 Shreveport 7 6 Beaumont 8 7 Houston 7 8 Dallas 7 9 Oklahoma City 6 9 Tulsa 6 10 thursdays results san Antonio Dallas 1 Shreveport Oklahoma City 4 Beaumont Tulsa 3 fort Worth Houston 4 american association w Indianapolis 12 3 Minneapolis 10 5 Paul 9 6 Milwaukee 9 Columbus 7 8 6 10 Kansas City 5 11 Toledo 4 12 thursdays results Milwaukee Toledo 4 Indianapolis Kansas City 2 Paul o Minneapolis Louisville 6 International league w l City 6 2 Toronto 3 1 Montreal 5 Syracuse 4 3 Newark s s 2 4 Rochester 2 6 Buffalo 2 b thursdays results Jersey City Rochester 6 Syracuse Buffalo 3 Montreal Baltimore 0 Toronto at Pacific coast league w l san Francisco 17 9 los Angeles 17 11 Oakland is 12 san Diego 15 15 Seattle 10 12 Hollywood 10 13 Portland ii Sacramento 9 15 thursdays results Hollywood Portland 6 san Francisco san Diego Seattle at ims Angeles at 00 0 1 02 413 400 of 4 1 2 3b 411 of 4 0 2 of 3 0 0 0 1 if 3 0 0 in 4 2b 4 c i p 0 1 c i 0 1 4 00 is 4 0 0 1 i p 2 1 l i p 0 0 01 101 Lowrey a 000 p 000 Cyrta b i 0 0 Bob Louis Brownie third puts the Ball on Lou Cleveland Indian shortstop and for the cutout just in Cleveland totals 35 4 10 totals 35 2 7 Pittsburgh 002 002 10 0 Chicago 010 010 7 0 Gustine two base stolen losing Pitcher yanks release Starr new april 30 new York Yankees Cut their roster to 28 men by returning Pitcher Dick Starr to Newark of the International he won nine and lost six for the bears last hox scores Washington a r h new York a r h 3b 120 is 211 2b 312 of 4 0 1 2b if 000 if 502 of 500 c 4 1 1 502 411 of 210 c 000 of 4 0 1 3b 4 0 0 is s 0 0 in 4 1 1 5s 0 0 o 2b 4 l 1 c i c p i Mcbride a 1 0 0 301 p 200 p 300 100 200 pct p 0 0 0 cd Erin b 1 0 0 p 000 totals 33 4 6 totals 34 5 8 Washington Oil 100 6 1 new York 010 111 000 8 3 Hen two base hits Home winning losing pitch new York a r h Brooklyn a r h 4 1 0 3 3 of 3 1 0 3b 4 4 2 if 2 2 0 calf 4 2t 2 in 413 if 3 2 1 c 3 0 0 of 1 1 1 of 5 0 1 c 5 2 4 3b 4 0 0 in 513 is p p a 0 1 of 5 1 2 000 is 111 p 312 100 p 200 p 00 0 p 0 0 0 p 400 o 0 o Thomson a ill p 000 me thy b 1 0 0 totals 34 7 7 totals 41 17 20 new York Brooklyn 320 100 100 7 70 440 116 20 1 e r r o Reiser Whitman West Ward Edwards Jorgensen two base hits three base Home of shirred sox trample As with4homer 115 april 30 Boston red sox were but four of their nine blows were homers and carried them to an 115 Victory Oyer the Philadelphia Ted Sam Joe Dobson and Jake Jones All connected for the each with a teammate on two of the athletics 10 hits homers by Elmer Valo and buddy but neither was As coming with the bases playing his first full game of the also connected with a double and two singles for a perfect Day at the although shelled from the Box with two out in the South Paw Earl Johnson gained his first Mound Victory of the Bill first of four Mack Hur was the Boston Philadelphia a r h a r h of 5 0 is 501 3b 410 if 5 0 0 if 3 2 1 of 424 in 111 in 500 in 3 1 1 3b 410 is 4 1 1 of 2b 321 c of 412 2b c 4 1 1 p 0 0 0 p 3 0 0 p 200 Mel Patton will face Topflight Competition pm ill be i dont think its Worth the risk of too much is at stake later this says still a month from top condition and inconsistent in his perform Patton has managed to be on top with some pretty fair times already this in san Diego recently he was clocked in and with no one Patton is acknowledged by Crom Well As coming is near As any sprinter in history to running the full 220 at top yet Mel mits a very slight preference for the Patton climaxes a Brilliant career of coaching sprinters for the venerable Dean this year re tires As head coach of the us track squad and also fills in As head coach of the olympic 400 423 3 0 p 111 York a p 000 Chapmn b 1 0 0 p 000 totals 35 11 9 totals for Kellner 7 out for Harris 8 38 5 10 221 002 9 1 000 110 5 10 0 Boston Philadelphia Mele Dobson Jones two base Home winning losing bringing Luck to Poppa Foury Earold Donna Dickson hands her Louis Cardinal Pitcher Murry a Good Luck baseball shortly before a reds cards Dickson then pitched a four hit