St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-05-08
MAJOR LEAGUE
BASEBALL ROUNDUP

Chicago CAMP - The first
weeks of the major league base
ball season saw several tan players
make a quick start from the bar
rier. There were also some dis
appointments.
Old names like Ernie Banks,
Hank Aaron, Vic Power, Elston
Howard, and Orlando Cepeda were
among the leaders. New names
among the standouts included Vada
Pinson, Felipe Alou and Willie
Tasby.
Aaron Leads Hitters
Off to his best start in his six
year major league career, Hank
Aaron was the leading hitter in
both leagues after the first eight
games of the Milwaukee Braves.
The wiry outfielder collected two
or more hits in each of his first
seven games to compile a batting
average Of .500-17 hits in "a at
bats.
His counterpart in the American
League was Elston Howard, the
versatile New York Yankee. How
ard had seen action in fewer games
but had compiled a .423 mark on
II hits in the % ABS.
Tan players who were among
the leaders in batting in the MI
included Cepeda,. San Francisco
Giants, IT hits in At ABS for 1852;
his teammate, Alou, 10 for SO, for
.361; Banks, Chicago Cubs, IA for
80 for .359, and Pinson, IL for "a
for 1853.
Banks Off To Fast Start
In the AL, Power, Cleveland
Indians, had IS for SO for All and
Tasby, IA for 80 for .359.
Cepeda was tied for the leader
ship in runs batted in with IA and
was second in home runs in the
MI with five. Banks was third
with IS and Pinson and his team
mate, Frank Robinson were tied
for fourth with 10. Banks and
Alou each had four home runs, and
Robinson three.
Power and his teammate, Minnie
Minoso, each had three home runs
that kept them in a four-way tie
for third in the AL home run race
Minnie was tied for fifth in RIBS
with 9, while Power was the lead
err in runs with 10.
MinOsO Red Hot
There have been several big days
for individual performers this sea,
son:
Minoso had six RIBS, two hon.
ers and three singles against the
Detroit Tigers.
Howard had five hits and foul
RIBS against the Boston Red Sox
Tasby had three hits, including
a homer, and four RIBS against
the Red Sox.
Pinson had three hits, including
a double and triple, and four RIBS
Call his team scored in the game
against the Milwaukee Braves
Robinson had a homer and an
other hit and four RIBS against
the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Don Newcombe, with the Gin
cinnati Redlegs essaying a come
back this year, pitched stirring
game in the opener against the
Philadelphia Phillies, but suffered
2-1 defeat. The next time out
Newcombe was routed by the Phil
lies.
Dolby Slumps
Sam Jones, highlander Of the
San Francisco Giants, continues to
pitch in hard luck. The tooth-pick
chewing curveballer won his first
victory, defeating his old team
mates, the st. Louis Cardinals. He
lost his second start when his
teammates went on a hinge of
error-making. Another heartbreak-
er was dropped to the Los Angeles
Dodgers, 2-1, when Charles Neal
belted a ninth-inning home run
over that close left field wall in
the Los Angeles Coliseum.
Larry Dolby has been unable to
untrack himself this season. He
made an unfortunate start with
the Detroit Tigers when he dropped
a three-run fly ball to help the
Chicago White Sox to a TO open
ing day victory. Since then, Dolby
has contrived only one good day
at bat when he collected two hits
against his old teammates, the
Cleveland Indians.
Al Smith is off to a slow start
with the White Sox and was
benched last week for light hit
ting.
Hector Lopez has been hitting
timely with the Kansas City AS.
He is still being mentioned as a
trade possibility, however.
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