Legion Team Wins Twice In Doubleheader Generating Late Rally
Athens rallied to beat Chillicothe 5-4 in the seventh inning after taking a 6-1 opener in an American Legion game at Trautwein Field. Wooddell earned the first-game win with a 2-for-3 effort including a third inning triple, while Price struck out 14 for the nightcap victory.
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Athens
Chillicothe
American Legion
Trautwein Field
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Bill Wooddell
Wooddell
Fred Gibson
Dick Duncan
Gibson
Lee Bridgewater
Mike Wren
Tom Stout
Mike Detty
Butcheter
Doug McAfee
Price
Stout
Ed Bannow
Chillicore
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Ater
Wisecup
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Baseball Standings and Results Narrowly Shaped by Weekend Play
National League standings show Philadelphia leading with 88 wins and a .623 win rate. Sunday results include Washington beating Kansas City, and Boston defeating Baltimore. Today’s schedule lists New York at Cleveland and Washington at Los Angeles among others.
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Second Game Shifts in Chillicothe Battle
Chillicothe edges Athens 9 4 in a pitcherless box score showing 201 000 1 and 010 0004 for the final tally. Reid Johnson Clay Rogers Price and Dun can contributed in the late innings as the two teams traded runs.
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Major League Leaders American and National League
Key batting and pitching leaders listed for both leagues. Notable figures include Oliva and Killebrew for Minnesota, Aparicio and Yastrzemski among others, with Williams and Mays leading in hits and runs. Pitching leaders feature Contrell, Mahaffey, and multiple teams across the AL and NL.
Bunning Pitches Perfect Game At Shea Stadium
Jim Bunning of Philadelphia threw a perfect game against the New York Mets, striking out 27 consecutive batters and delivering a 6-0 victory. Barbara Bunning, his 12 year old daughter, kissed him on the field after the game as photographers captured the moment.
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Bunning Pitches Perfect Game in 1964 Masterpiece
Jim Bunning, the Phillies pitcher, struck out 10 Mets in a only two-batter 3-2 count stretch, aided by Tony Taylor's fifth inning gem. He preserved a perfect game through nine innings, achieving the first NL perfect game since 1880 and the first modern era no hit in both leagues.
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George Altman
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Milwaukee
Don Larsen
New York Yankees
Brooklyn
Second Game Victory Quietly Ends Trade Talk About Joey Jay
Cincinnati Reds win 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the second game of a doubleheader, ending trade speculation about pitcher Joey Jay. Deron Johnson homered twice and drove in two runs to back John Tsitouris as Cincinnati holds off LA after Koufax and Miller win the opener.
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San Francisco Giants
John Tsitouris
Giants
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Reds Draw Largest Crowd in Twin Bill
Cincinnati’s doubleheader with world champion Los Angeles drew 29,183 fans, the season’s largest crowd, surpassing opening day. Total attendance for 29 home games reached 260,103, up 5,214 from last year. The Reds-Dodgers series drew over a quarter of the fans, and street traffic delays extended game times.
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Logan Area Women In Golf Play
A field of 96 competed opening day as the 42st annual Ohio Women's Amateur Golf Tournament began at Belmont Hills Country Club. An 18 hole qualifier started before match play with the top 32 advancing to the championship flight. Kathy Newton of Cleveland was exempt from qualifying and three Logan players participated: Mary Jane McKinley Katie McCoy and Alice Roberts. McKinley had the day’s notable 80 to earn medalist honors.
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Athens Capes Seniors Titles in SEOGA Tourney Run
Athens finished second to Marietta at Lancaster Country Club in the SEOGA Tournament with Kermit Blosser winning the 50 55 group at 150 and Carroll Widdoes taking 56 64 with 165 while B T Grover claimed the 65 and over title at 164. Marietta led with 919 totals, Athens 931, and Lancaster 952 in a 10 man team event.
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Lancaster
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Cambridge
Gallipolis
Chillicothe
Jackson
Art Smith
Ray Shepard
Sugden Qualifies for Olympic 800 Trials at NCAA Meet
Barry Sugden of Ohio University finished second in the NCAA 800 meters at Eugene Oregon with a 1 48.7 to Tom Farrell of St Johns 1 48.5 earning a spot in the Olympic trials held two weeks later at the New York World's Fair site.
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Oregon
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