The Detroit tribune., 1957-06-15
Minor League
News Letter

the Detroit Tigers had five OF its
eight minor league baseball
teams in either first or second
place. with the other three clubs
located in sixth place in their
respective leagues.
CHARLESTON SENATOR'S
American Association, Manager
Frank Skaff.
George Risley and Archie
Wilson continue to lead the
Senators offense with 1886 and
.320 averages, respectively. Will
son also leads the Association
in hits total bases and is tied
with Denver's Norm Siebern
for leadership in doubles. Char
lesion is currently in sixth place.
BIRMINGHAM BARONS. -
Southern Association, Manager
John Pesky.
Harry Byrd and Ed McGhee.
two recent arrivals from Char
lesion, have bolstered the slump
ing Barons, who are now in sixth
place. Byrd has won three and
lost won while McGhee is the
only 800 hitter on Pesky's team.
Larry Osborne, who is now
shifting between first base and
the outfield. leads the team in
home runs 90 and runs batted
in (43). Second baseman Dick
Camilli leads in doubles and
triples.
AUGUSTA TIGERS South
Atlanic League. Manager Billy
Adair:
Four regulars are still hitting
more than 500 for the Augusta
Tigers, who lead the Sally
League George Alusik continues
to lead the league in home runs
and had sol batting average.
First baseman Kent Hadley,
graduate of Southern California,
leads the Tigers in hitting with
a .3l7 average. followed by Gene
Neff, who is hitting .307 Catcher
Carl Wagner has .306 average.
Exec ptional pitching has
maintained Augustus lofty posi-
ton and six of the nine man
staff has an earned run average
under 500. Jim Proctor leads
the team with a I'll record and
has l.55 ERA. Billy Mitchell
has 40 mark. and a l.48 earned
run average
DURHAM BULLS. Carolina
League, Manager Bob Mavis.
Durham retained its first place
lead despite the loss of their top
hitter, catcher Jack Feller from
Onstead, Mich. Feller was beam
ed by a pitch last week but will
suffer no permanent damage.
Feller was hitting .34l when he
left the lineup.
Al Pehanick. the 6-foot-6
Highlander from Scranton, Pa,
won nine straight before suf-
fcring his second defeat of the
year. He now has 1912 record.
IDAHO FALL RUSSETS. -
Pioner League, Manager AL
Lakeman.
Idaho Falls fashioned a seven
game winning streak through
Monday and the Russcts are
now in second place, two games
Q behind the leader
+ Bob Dustal. a highlander
from South River. N j., leads
= the staff in victories with asa
Q record while Detroiter Bob Paf-
: fel has won four of six decisions.
Jesse Queen and Jay Cooke
n continue to rate among the
r league leaders in hitting. Queen
4 of Elizabeth. N. j., is hitting
d 369 and Cooke. Long Beach
e Calf, leads in runs batted ir
e and is second in the league in
Q doubles. Former Michigan State
outfielder John Risch is hitting
4 .3l8.
O VALDOSTA TIGERS-Geor-
e gia-Florida League, Manager
Il Stan Wasiak
e Fred Gladding of Romulus,
Mich, won his 10th victory
# Tuesday night. June 4. and has
!, q 1913 record. Dick Walter of
d Flushing, Mich, has won six
d of eight games for the second
II place Tigers.
d Leading hitter is Ted Briner
g with a 1924 average followed by
Detroiter catcher Jack Bowen
with a .299 average.
ERIE SAILORS New York
Pennsylvania League, Manager
Charles KresS.
Player-manager Charlie Kress
leads his sixth place Erie team
with .377 average. Ted Brzenk
and Paul Risser are both hitting
more than 300
Top pitcher on the Sailors
staff is Fiint's Paul Gatza with
9 Az record. Tom Trammel. of
Fraser. Mich, has won three of
five games for Erie.
MONTGOMERY REBELS. -
Alabama-Florida League, Man
ager Frank Overmire.
Charles Strange continues TO
rate among the top five hitters
in the Alabama-Florida League.
with Montgomery resting in Sec