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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 25, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Fag is the stars and stripes saturday May 23, 1963 Roberts two hits senators 6-0, As orioles cop Lead Baltimore api Robin Rob erts pitched the Baltimore orioles nto the american league Lead thursday night in he stopped the Washington senator 60, on two hits and spoiled the managerial debut of Gil Hodges. The 36-year-old right hander posted his third consecutive Complete game Victory after dropping his first four decisions. Baltimore s Bobita Roberta. Spoils Hodges debut Meany interrupts House meeting for query on Hodges Washington it bar. It 3.0 Flor our. If t  3 0 Flam to. In 311 by Tomt. A Ste a Torunn 4 i � rat dlr a t 0 Brut. If s 1 1 of Valur. Jyh 3 b � Oman. C 8 1 Omta. P i turn to. I 901 Duckwi Rili 111 Rob to. 9  i Totari Iff 0 s total Rounder out for Stark melt i it. 114 i kit unc.  is it. Fui Man it to. Loit web Lium s. Luigi if sub Linnet i. Rii Kimu. Lih to dub Artel. Sofrino. He Onlynn. Holli Ariulf flail in Undt s. On Law. Item in. If h ii in a so ii up Worth Tomci w. A of wt1-Ihrkwoiik . Hum. A r 4 i i mets buy controversial Piersall from nats in link to Hodges Deal Jimmy Plena Washington up con Trover Sll Jimmy pee Salt wag sold to the new York mets by the Washington senators thursday joining manager Casey Stengel in one of the most colourful combinations in baseball. Although the senators announce that the mets gave them Cash and agreed to Send a player at a later Ute. It wits understood that pier sail was dealt As part payment for Gil Hodges the new Washington Man Tiger. Before the mets could acquire the13-year-old Piersall All Amerl v can league teams were required a r to waive on him Pler Jiwu s estimated $37,500 Sal Ary his frequent squabbles wit players umpires fans and writers and his prolonged batting slump which Dales bark to last season All were factors in his departure from the american league. I be been expecting something Piersall said upon learning of the Deal. It s baseball you come and want me you go. You do your Best and try stars and stripes " s Tvr Fri. Is pirates Trade Skinner to Cincinnati for Lynch Pittsburgh up the Pitts Burgh pirates sorely in need of a Long Ball hitter and Bench strength. Thursday traded Veteran outfielder Bob Skinner to Cincinnati for Jerry Lynch often referred to As the major league s most Luce Ufland highest paid Pinch hitter. A pirate spokesman said it Wasa straight player Swap with no Cash involved. A s Send Jimenez Tartabull to pc recall 2 outfielders new York a in an Effort to bolster their tagging of sense the Kansas City athletics recalled outfielders Hector Martin sex and John Wojclk from Portland thursday and sent out elders Man by Jimenez and Jose Tartabull to the Pacific coast league club on . A 24-year-old cuban was batting .320 with four Home run and 13 runs batted in through Portland Flint 35 games this sea son. Wojclk. A 31-year-old native of Olean. N.y., was hitting .318 with three Home runs and 1? rib through the some number of gamer Jimenez demotion was a sur prise. The 33-year-old native of the dominican Republic was the ath Letic regular right fielder last year his first in the majors an batted -301. He led the american league in batting for a Large Parton the season. Tartabull also 23. Batted .377 in 107 games last year when he alternated with Bobby Del Greco in  year Jimenez 1 batting 335 in 34 games without a single Home run and Only six runs batted  is hitting .303 in 30 game cards sign third baseman St. Louis the so Louis Cardinal have announced the sign ing of 19-year-old Richard Fairall of san Francisco a third baseman who was assigned to the Bruns Wick. Gil club of the Georgia Florida league. Ullh no Home runs and eight run batted across. Martinez and Wojclk spent the a prong train ing period with the athletic after enjoying Fine sea sons in the minors in j96z Martinez batted .352 at  batted ,302 in 16 Gomes with the a s after i promotion in september. State dept. Backs Lake Placid site Washington a the state department has endorsed a proposal to hold the 1968 Winter olympics at Lake Placid. N.v.,  b. Keating r-n.y., said. Under a Resolution introduced by Keating the United states would invite the olympic committee toehold the 1968 games in upstate new York. Keating said the budget Burea also has endorsed the plan. 08 Purchase contract of Angel farm hurler Baltimore map the Baltimore orioles announced they had purchased the contract o los Angeles Angels farmhand right hander Arthur Darwin on an38,000 waiver claim. The orioles assigned the 19-year old fastball specialist to Stockton Calif. Darwin had spent this Spring with the Hawaii club of the Pacific coast league and had an0-1 record. Both Skinner and Lynch began their blk time careers with the pirates As rookies in 1954. Skinner a 31-year-old lanky Lef Lelder remained with the Pittsburgh club since but Lynch was traded to Cincinnati where he built a reputation As one of the Best pm nah hitlers in the game. Lynch 32, has a career total of13 punch hot Home runs just one shy of the major league record of14 held by big George Crowe who Lynch Skinner played for the old Boston braves Milwaukee Cincinnati and St Louis in the National league. This season with the Beds Lynch appeared in 33 games. Mostly in Pinch Hilling roles. As a punch hotter he collected three hits in 13 at bats. Including two homers and a double. His Overall average in 33 plate appearances was so Skinner who lives in Sun Diego had been the pirates regular left fielder for the last eight season in. 5 average of .270. Although he has yet to hit his first Homer of 1963. He has collected five doubles and Flo triples among his 33 base hits. The Trade announcement was Lade by the i role from Here while the team was in route from Houston to Milwaukee where the pirates were to open a three game weekend series with the rave. Friday night. Blog Cut sing about thug Pebble Beach Call Lipil of the 16 Hole in Nhoi by Goit. Or. On the 1963 tournament sail three were made in the blog Cros by championship by Art Doering Bernard Hunt and Al a Elberger to stay in shape. I m in shape and feel i be got a lot of baseball to play. At least t know Casey wants me Piersall continued. He picked me for two ail Star teams and in 1953 when i was playing  Boston Stengel noticed me and called to the Best outfielder he d Ever seen. It sort of helped me get off the ground As a  Piersall sold it will require Little adjustment to play in the nation no league learning new Ball Parks and opposing hitters and pitchers but i can learn fast the 73-year.old Stengel has Al ways displayed a fondness for pier sail despite the outfielder  Stengel managed the new York Yankees and Piersall was playing Tor the Boston red sox Cleveland indians and senators Ole Cane admired pier jail s Hustle his Brilliant Fly Choing an throwing and his fiery compete  mets need a Center Lelder and Many baseball men Felt that Stengel might be Able to inspire the most in Piersall s capabilities. Not sin eague. Shetrone was acquired in a Trade with the Baltimore Oriole last december. The senators announced that they have signed Pete Burnside. Be handed Pitcher released by the Oriole earlier this month. Both Shetrone and Burnside will join the senators Friday in new York. Washington also sent Pitcher Art quirk to their York a term dub in the Eastern league  
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