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National Sports

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Philadelphia (Bishop) 5, Boston 0

Detroit (Madison) 6, Cleveland 5

New York (Lopat) 7, Washington 3

St. Louis (Littlefield) 6, Chicago 4

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NATIONAL LEAGUE

Cincinnati (Smith) 10, Milwaukee 9

New York (Maglio) 6, Brooklyn 3

Brooklyn (Loes) 12, New York 4

(Two games)

New York Yankee centerfielder Mickey Mantio yesterday smashed a mighty 562-foot home run over the center field wall at Griffith Stadium in Washington. Babe Ruth's 600-feet homer in Briggs Stadium in 1926 was the longest homer ever hit.

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