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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1961
Page
16
Reds manager Fred Hutchinson criticized his club after an 8-3 loss to the Dodgers in Cincinnati. Johnny Podres earned his 11th win of the season, limiting Cincinnati to nine hits as the Dodgers built leads with timely two out hits and Red errors.
Yankees lost both games in Washington to slip further in the AL race. Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle struggled, Mantle hitting his 36th homer in game two as Jim Gentile and Johnny Romano powered Cleveland, who beat Boston and fueled a split doubleheader with a late rally.
Cleveland pitcher Barry Latman on a nine game unbeaten stretch after beating the Boston Red Sox on eight hits in the first game of a doubleheader. Latman credits romance with Lynne Schwab, a 30 year old Los Angeles socialite, for giving him motivation as his win total surpasses his prior best.
Clemente of Pittsburgh led batting with .357 based on 200 at bats while Moon of Los Angeles hit .340. Mays topped runs with 80 for San Francisco and Robinson added 75 for Cincinnati. Cepeda drove in 81 for San Francisco and Robinson 76 for Cincinnati. Pinson collected 117 hits for Cincinnati and Clemente 115 for Pittsburgh. Coleman led doubles with 24 for Cincinnati and Mays had 22 for San Francisco. Altman of Chicago and Clemente tied for triples with 8. Mays and Cepeda led home runs with 27 and 28 respectively for their clubs. Aaron of Milwaukee had 16 stolen bases, with Pinson and Robinson both at 14. Pitching leaders show Padres Los Angeles 112 decisions at .846 for team, Jay of Cincinnati 134 decisions at .765. Koufax of Los Angeles struck out 150. Willams of Los Angeles had 123 strikeouts.
Mantle leads with 36 home runs for New York and Maris close behind at 35. Kubek of New York and Cash of Detroit pace doubles and hits totals, with Aparicio collecting 32 stolen bases for Chicago. Latman of Cleveland records a 9.0 ERA across seven or more decisions.
NL W L pct GB Cincinnati leads with 56 35 .615 while Los Angeles 58 37 .589 and San Francisco 47 42 .528 separate the pack. Milwaukee 42 43 .494 St Louis 45 .408 Philadelphia 38 .432. Wednesday results include Milwaukee 8 Philadelphia 5 and Los Angeles 8 Cincinnati 3.
Dodgers behind Johnny Podres nine hits earns an 8-3 victory over Cincinnati to shrink the Reds NL lead to two games. Cards ride Bill White hot streak with late run and Giants loss. Phils edge Milwaukee in late rally as Mack Jones shines in opener.
In Evanston the College All-Stars prepared for their August 4 game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Norm Snead connected with Bill Kilmer for 22 yards and Ditka for 23 yards. Pervis Atkins added a scoring run from the five yard line.
Jersey City righthander Orlando Pena pitched 136 innings to date and worked the complete game in a 5 4 IL victory over Richmond. Pena added two hits and an RBI, Borrego Alvarez homered, and Frank Obregon capped the deciding seventh inning with a triple driving in Dan Moreton. Other IL results: Buffalo split with Toronto, Syracuse defeated Rochester, Columbus Charleston rainout.
MAC officials open a two day meeting in Dayton to resolve details for the conference champion to play in the proposed Aviation Bowl at Welcome Stadium on December 9. The plan envisions Dayton hosting the annual bowl game with the winner of the MAC title as host team.
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