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United
League of
American Base Ball Clubs
est.
1951
LEAGUE
FILE (6/11) ·
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Hamner
Keeps Brooks in Race
Red-Hot Shortstop on
Record Hit Pace
BROOKLYN (July 1)
-- Granny Hamner was named United League Batter of the Month for
June. The Brooklyn shortstop led the league in batting (.417), hits
(45), and RBIs (28) in June, and raised his seasonal average to .369, just
two points behind teammate Minnie Minoso (who hit just .378 in
June). Granny's 110 hits in the first half are 15 more than any
other player, and is on pace to break Jackie Robinson's 1952 record (202).
Hamner, 29, was with the Philadelphia Phillies for seven
years (1944-1950), joining them at age 17. He played briefly with
his brother Garvin in 1945, and was a key contributor on the
pennant-winning "Whiz Kids" in 1950. He was drafted by the
Detroit Sound in the 22nd round of the 1951 Initial Draft and then picked
up by Brooklyn in the 4th round of the 1952 Reentry draft. Until the
last two seasons, he was never much more than a platoon man. Hamner
was a lifetime .272 hitter coming into 1957. He is batting 97 points
above that this year. Even more impressive, Granny is slugging .594,
fourth in the league and nearly 200 points over his previous career high
(.398 in 1953). Entering the Midsummer Break, his 35 extra-bases
hits already match his career high, set last year. The highlight of
the month for Hamner had to be his back-to-back-to-back four-hit games
against New York on June 8-10. In 12 games against the Gothams,
Hamner has 22 hits, and is batting .413-3-13.
The Superbas were 19-9 for the month, but only cut 2.5 games
off Washington's lead. The Monuments were 14-9 in June and lead the
East Division by 6.5 games.
'Oisk' 14-2 After
Strong June
Third Straight
Monument Pitcher of the Month
WASHINGTON
(July 1) -- For the third time in as many months, a Washington Monument
has been named Pitcher of the Month, as Carl Erskine led the four-time
champions to a 14-9 record in June. "Oisk" was 5-1 in six
starts with a 1.73 ERA, and succeeds teammates Stu Miller and Dave Koslo
on the list of monthly standouts. Erskine was a late bloomer.
He was the 201st overall pick in the 1951 Initial Draft, and spent two
years in the minors and another in Korea before making his UL debut in
1954. After an unimpressive rookie campaign, Oisk had a breakout
year in 1955, finishing second in wins (25) and ERA (2.82) and named a UL
All-Star. He posted another 20-win season last year (21-9) and won
the ERA title with a 2.40. In just three and a half seasons, Erskine
has tallied 74 wins. It is his fourth POM.
Erskine carried the staff in June. The other three
starters (Stu Miller, Warren Hacker, and Dave Koslo) were just 6-7 with a
4.55 ERA and the bullpen was even less effective. The club did have
a strong hitting month, with four regulars hitting .300 or better, led by
Joe Ginsberg's .417. Joe Adcock set the club pace with 19 RBIs, and
his five round-trippers were second only to Willie Mays, who had six.
The champs spilit a pair with Brooklyn at Griffith Stadium on
June 24-25 to keep the Bas at bay. In the first game, the Monuments
blew a 3-0 lead, only to come back with a rare ninth inning rally off Hoyt
Wilhelm for a 5-4 win. Erskine tossed a six-hit complete game and
emereged a winner after pinch hitter Billy Goodman and Hank Thompson hit
RBI singles in the last of the ninth. It was Wilhelm's second blown
save and already his fifth loss. The two-time All-Star relief man is
struggling mightily in 1957, with a 5.50 ERA. His 1.61 ERA last year
was the best for a relief pitcher in United League history. On the
25th, it was Brooklyn's turn to rally, as Ted Abernathy let a 3-2 lead
slip away with a three-run ninth. The game was tied 2-2 after
Adcock's two-run homer in the 2nd, and the Mons went ahead in the eighth
after Bob Dillinger's leadoff triple and Gil McDougald's sac fly.
But Granny Hamner's two-run single plated a pair and Frank Thomas added an
insurance run, as the Superbas snapped a four-game losing streak against
Washington.
