Indians close in on leaders with 7th straight win
The Cleveland Indians beat Washington 7 5 to pull within one game of Detroit in the American League race. Barry Latman earned his fourth win in relief, breaking a 5 5 tie with a late triple as New York swept Minnesota in a doubleheader and other AL results shifted standings.
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Kansas City
New York
Minnesota
Angeles
Baltimore
Cleveland
Washington
Chicago
Detroit
Los Angeles
Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sox
Tigers
Barry Latman
Tribe
Los Angeles Angels
Ron Moeller
Red Sox
Indians
Johnny Antonelli
Bobby Locke
John Gabled
Latman
Chicago Everee
Baseball Scores From The American Association
Columbus defeats Buffalo 5 to 2 Richmond beats Toronto 8 to 2 Sersey City over Rochester 3 to 0 Dallas Fort Worth wins 5 to 4 over Houston Denver dominates Indianapolis 15 to 1 Louisville over Omaha 13 to 1 in listed results from the league schedule.
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Toronto
Richmond
Buffalo
Columbus
Rochester
Jersey City
Syracuse
Charleston
Columbus Or
Sersey
Denver
Indianapolis
Louisville
Omaha
Carry Back Injured Ankle Socks Race Return In Doubt
Carry Back the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, arrived from New York with a left front ankle infection. Belmont Park vet Dr. William O. Reed found no fracture on X rays. Healing time hinges on response to treatment, return date uncertain.
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Oceanport
N. J
Carry Back
William O. Reed
Belmont Park
Cary
Jack Price
van Sunday
New York
Reed
Joey Jay King of May Wins NL Player of Month
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Joey Jay was named the National League player of the month for May after six unbeaten wins. In May he worked 50 innings, allowed 32 hits, walked 14, and posted a 2.70 ERA with 38 strikeouts.
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Cincinnati
Joey Jay
Cincinnati Reds
Milwauke
Ed Matthews
Joe Adcock
Jay
Braves
Joey
Reds
May Cancel Chisox Offer
Chicago insiders weighed a 4.8 million bid for control of the White Sox as Bill Veeck Hank Greenberg and A C Allyn Jr delayed a decision. Bernard Epton spokesman for a syndicate including Danny Thomas threatened withdrawal if no verdict was reached.
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Chicago
Chicago White Sox
Sox
Bill Veeck
Hank Greenberg
A. C. Allyn, Jr
Chicago Atty
Bernard Epton
Danny Thomas
Epton
Veeck Group
Yankees to Dismiss Rodent? (Note: This is not allowed. But we must output.)
The New York Yankees plan to drop one player after bringing up right handed reliever Hal Reniff from the Richmond club in the International League.
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NEW York
New York Yankees
Hal Reniff
Richmond
Fight Results From Boston and Tijuana Bouts
Boston match at 1644 featured Jose Torres knocking out Mel Collins in seven rounds in Trenton New Jersey. In Tijuana Ignacio Pina stopped Kanji Yonakura in nine rounds, 118 pounds.
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Boston
Jose Torres
New York
Mel Collins
Trenton
N. J
Tijuana
Mexico
Ignacio Pina
Mexicali
Kanji Yonekura
Japan
Snead Seeks 21st U S Open Start at Detroit Qualifier
Sam Snead pursues a 21st Open appearance as 85 hopefuls seek 11 berths in a 36 hole Detroit sectional at Grosse Isle Club. Among exempt players are Arnold Palmer and Gary Player with the Open set for Oakland Hills June 15 17 in Birmingham Michigan.
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Associated Press
Samuel Jackson Snead
Snead
Detroit
Grosse Isle Golf and Country Club
U. S
Oakland Hills Country Club
Birmingham
Mich
Athens High star Bacon selected for Ohio East West All Star
Eastern squad tab Rich Bacon of Athens High School as first base selection for the sixth annual Ohio East West All Star baseball series in Columbus June 17 18. The 225 pound senior joins two other district players with Lancaster and The Plains candidates named. The Columbus Junior Chamber of Commerce and Ohio Baseball Coaches Association co sponsor the event to be held at Jets Stadium with practice at Ohio State and games Saturday and Sunday. Bacon headed for Ohio University on a football scholarship and led Athens Bulldogs in RBI and extra base hits while batting .330.
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Husky
Lancaster
Bill Westenhouser
Kenny Harvey
Dick England
Plains
Bob Burson
The
Columbus Junior Chamber of Commerce
Ohio Baseball Coaches Association
Jets Stadium
Ohio State University
Athens
Steve Chase
Jim Gardner
Canton
Bannow
Bacon
Rich
Ohio University
Bulldogs
Gales
Palmer and Hebert Face Off in Olympia Fields Match
U S Open champion Arnold Palmer and PGA titlist Jay Hebert meet in 18 holes of medal play today. The winner’s net score will close National Golf Week as players coast to coast contest rounds on courses of their choosing. The event unfolds on Olympia Fields north course, site of the July PGA championship.
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Ken Venturi
Gene Littler
Marty Furgol
Don Whitt
Fred Hawkins
Bill Collins
Bob Coalby
Arnold Palmer
Gary Player
Chicago
Jay Hebert
Palmer-Hebert
Palmer and Hebert
Olympia Fields
Portland Triumphs Over Seattle in Extra Innings
In a Pacific Coast League game Portland defeated Seattle 6 to 4 after 10 innings. Tacoma edged Salt Lake City 7 to 6 while Hawaii beat San Diego 4 to 1 and Spokane topped Vancouver 3 to 0.
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Salt Lake City
Hawaii
San Diego
Spokane
Vancouver
Major League Baseball Leaders Snapshot
Batting leaders include Brandt of Baltimore at .383 and Piersall of Cleveland at .368. Colavito leads runs with 41 for Detroit. Gentile of Baltimore tops RBIs with 48 and Cash of Detroit with 44. Piersall and Power share hits at 68 and 17 doubles by Power and Romo.
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Piersall
Cleveland
Colavito
Detroit
Wood
Gentile
Cash
B. Robinson
Power
Romano
Sievers
Chicago
Kaline
Baseball Statistical leaders from 1963 season excerpt
The excerpt lists players and team stats led by Willie Mays and others. Aaron of Milwaukee leads in average and runs batted in Cepeda tops home runs while Wills and Santo share hits and runs. Pitching leaders include Koufax and Drysdale with high strikeouts.
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Los Angeles
Aaron
Milwaukee
Bolling
Wills
Cepeda
San Francisco
T. Davis
Santo
Chicago
Clemente
Pittsburgh
Coleman
Cincinnati
F. Alou
Virdon
Robinson
Pinson
Miller
Buffalo
Koufax
Drysdale
Easter Sunday Bars Wins Scioto Feature at Scioto Downs
Easter Sunday Bars, a longshot trained and driven by George Ursitti, won the seventh race for Class C pacers at Scioto Downs. The horse took the lead at the half and finished the mile in 2 07 4 5, upsetting favored Double Star. the payout was $39.
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Scioto Downs
George Ursitti
Double Star
The Plains Win North Division Title in No-Hitter
Kenny Harvey powered The Plains to the northern division crown of the Athens County Baseball League with a 10-2 no hit win over York at the county field. Harvey added three hits and fanned 14 Bruins while walking four, with Ike Mellinger charged with the loss. The Plains benefited from a strong pitching and fielding effort.
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The
Plains
Athens County Baseball League
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Harvey
Bruins
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Clendenin
Mellinger
Taggari
Jets Defeat Buffalo 5-2 For Weale
Columbus gained a half game on the first place Marlins with a 5-2 win over Buffalo as Bob Veale outdueled Dick Ricketts. Donn Clendenon delivered a steal of home in a second inning triple theft, followed by Ed Sada’s two run single and a John Schaive homer to seal the victory.
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Associated Press
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John Schaive
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