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Norm Siebern's eighth-inning home run combined with Bob Turley's two-hit pitching yesterday to enable the New York Yankees to come up with a 3-2 victory over Boston's Red Sox in their twice-postponed opener. The only hits for the Red Sox were a double by Pete Runnels in the seventh inning and a single by Vic Wertz in the ninth...
After walking leadoff man Don Buddin, Turley retired 17 men in a row until he walked Buddin again in the seventh. Yesterday's win puts the Yankees in fourth place...
...Boston Red Sox Slugger (35 home runs, 122 runs batted in) Jackie Jensen was voted the American League's Most Valuable Player, became the first player on a non-pennant winner to win the award since Yogi Berra did it in 1954. Runner-up: Yankee Pitcher Bob Turley.
...Burdette must move over, Bob Turley tip his hat in respect. Last week a young (21) pitcher named Kazuhisa Inao completed one of the most amazing baseball feats ever. With his team behind 0-3 in Japan's world series, Inao pitched in the next four games, won all four to pull out the series. In the process, the broad-shouldered righthander pitched 26 consecutive scoreless innings, went 18 innings without walking...
...others picked were second baseman Nellie Fox of the Chicago White Sox, third baseman Frank Thomas of the Pittsburgh Pirates, outfielder Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants, catcher Del Crandall of the Braves and right-handed pitcher Bob Turley of the Yankees...