St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-07-06
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ROUNDUP

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Lawrence apparently has the
knack Of winning. That's the way
II has been all the year with the
Cincinnati Redlegs' highlander,
who gained his 10th decision with
out a loss last week when his
teammates put a Drum squirt in
one inning 10 defat the Pittsburg
Pirates 2 10 1.
Lawrence was lifted for a pinch
hitter during the rally but he had
pitched a strong game. In fact,
Brooks had gone the route only
four times when he notched his
10th win, but his teammates gen
orally produced enough tallies for
him He Is the only indicated
pitcher in the majors with eight
or more decisions.
Ruben Gomez. who has had
several victories snatched from
him in the late inning, came up
with a brilliantly pitched decision
over the st. Louis Cardinals. The
3-to-o win for the New York
Giants was his third victory and
first shutout Of the season.
Al Smith, the Cleveland Indians
outfielder, created some excite
ment when he collected eight
straight hits. The streak went by
the board when he took a called
third strike from Connie Johnson,
the Baltimore Orioles righthand-
er. The major league record for
consecutive hits is ~, held by two
players.
Smith continued his batting
spree He had hit safely in nine
games in a row as of last Thurs
day. In that stretch, he batted $40
with 10 hits in 2s at bats, raised
his average more than 40 points to
.2S4
Benched when his hitting fell
off, Jackie Robinson was back in
the Brooklyn Dodgers lineup last
week. Within a space Of a week,
the versatile Robinson had seen
action in three positions-third
base, second base and first base.
With his return TO regular action,
he began hitting strongly. Against
the Chicago Cubs, he Dashed his
fifth and sixth home runs Of the
season in a game won by the
Dodger 10 to 5.
Recurrent rumors of a Robinson
trade have been dispelled by the
Brooklyn front office. Says Buzzy
Bavasi, the Ebbets Field vice.
president:
IF Robbie can stay reasonably
happy, he can be the best utility
player in the league, although I've
got to admit he is an expensive
one. In any event, we couldn't
have accepted anything offered
for him"
Jackie, by the way. pushed his
average from a puny .22s to .254
within a week
While 1t appears hopeless for
Harry Simpson, hard-hitting out
fielder for the Kansas City Ath-
letics, to try to overtake Mickey
Mantle in RIBS and hits, ne is
holding his own against the rest Of
the leagues sluggers. Simpson had
driven in So runs and had collected
so hits He was the AIS leader in
triples with eight
Hector Lopez, the Kansas City
third baseman, was tied for sec
ond in the number Of runs scored
Roberto Clemente, the Pitts
burgh Pirates outfielder, remain
ed among the five leading hitters
in the National League. He had a
mark Of 1923 as Of last Thursday.
Frank Robinson. the young out
fielder for the Cincinnati Redlegs,
was second in runs scored with so.
He was tied for third with Ernie
Banks of the Chicago Cubs in
home runs with IS. Banks was
fifth in RIBS with Al.
The New York Giants Willie
Mays was the pacesetter in triples
with s and the leader in stolen
bases with IS. Henry Aaron and
Billy Bruton, the Milwaukee out
field pair, have seven triples a
piece.
Third Baseman Henry Thomp-
son suffered recurrence Of dizzy
spells and was benched briefly by
the New York Giants, Thompson
was hit on the head with a pitched
ball in st. Louis June 6
Both Roy Campanella, catcher
and Don Newcombe, pitcher, mis-
sed action last week with the bod
gers because OF injuries. Campy
was out with leg injuries, and his
battery mate had an arm ailment.
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