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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1966

Page

18

Mays hits 512th NL homer as Giants top Dodgers

Willie Mays breaks Mel Ott NL record with his 512th career homer in a 6-1 Giants win over the Dodgers at Candlestick Park. The ball was retrieved by 17-year-old Henry Garron Jr. Mays eyes Ruth next as Ted Williams and Jimmy Foxx loom as possible targets.

Associated Press Willie Mays Mel Ott Mays Ott Claude Osteen San Francisco Giants Los Angeles Dodgers Candlestick Park Osteen Henry Garron Jr Oakland Calif Garron Candlestick Joe Gibson Giants Dodgers San Francisco Jim Hart Orlando Cepeda Jesus Alou Hal Lanier Jim Davenport Hamilton Sadecki Ken Boyer Detroit Ron Swoboda Ed Bressoud Short Denis Menke Phillie Joe Morgan Dave Nicholson Dick Ellsworth Churchill Downs Graystark Buckpasser Moccasin Saber Mountain Baffle Father’s Image Gunflint Impressive Industo Native Street Our Michael Port Wine Priceless Gem Prince Liam Hero Abe Hope Graustark Queen Kentucky Jack Hamilton Mets Ray Sadecki New York St. Louis Los Angeles

OU Baseball Hosts Miami

Ohio University baseball, 3-0 in the Mid-American Conference, welcomes Miami Redskins to Trautwein Field for two games Friday at 3 15 p m and Saturday at 11 a m.

Ohio Bob Wren Woody Mills Miami Redskins Trautwein Field Indiana University Miami Cincinnati

Local Market Names Highlighted in Tournament Scores

Top scorers listed include Mary Scott 191 and Mary Adams 518 with Swearingen's 626 scoring 1770 points. Locations mentioned include Cliff's Market Swearingen's Hi Way Motel Chet's Sunoco Scott Plumbing Fuller Electric Co. Bumpass Coast.

Electric Motor Ser Cliff's Swearingen Chet's Sunoco Scott Plumbing Fuller Electric Co Bumpass Coast, Co Mary Scott Mary Adams

Cleveland Duo Collides Miss Season Preview

Cleveland shortstop Larry Brown suffered a fractured skull, nose, and cheek in a collision with teammate Leon Wagner at Yankee Stadium. Wagner also injured, with a broken nose and facial bruises. Brown’s season prognosis looked grim, while Wagner expected to return in a day or two. The Indians defeated the Mets 2-1 as Roger Maris homered in New York.

New York Larry Brown Cleveland Lenox Hill Hospital Leon Wagner Yankee Stadium Wagner Brown Dick Brown Larry Baltimore Roger Maris Indians Wally Bock Cavalillo Alvis Hinton Colavito Whitfield Gonzalez Howser Sims Siebert HOBE Richardson Ray Stottlemyre Clinton Phil Ut ‘Hamilton Ramos Stottlemyre Maris Mantle Davalillo S— Siebert Boyer

The Plains Triumphs In Regional Tilt

Virgil Thompsons two run single and a fifth inning error sparked The Plains to a 4-1 win over Ames Bern in a Class A Sectional game. Frank Coon pitched all nine innings for The Plains and advances them to meet Chauncey in the finals. Phil Tate led Ames Bern with two hits.

St. Louis Ray Sadecki Chris Short Philadelphia Atlanta Houston Robin Roberts Chicago Cubs Pittsburgh Cincinnati Plains Virgil Thompson Ames Bern Frank Coon Indians Chauncey Phil Tate Ames-Bern the Plains Jago McPherson McKinley Coon Seiferth

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