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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1966
Page
10
New York fires Johnny Keane after a 4-16 start as Yankees manager. Keane says he is available and plans to contact other MLB teams, praising his time with New York and emphasizing no hard feelings.
Frank Robinson drove in the first runs off Luis Tiant and became the first to hit a fair ball out of Memorial Stadium while George Scott joined the majors with 10 homers. The Yankees won two straight, beating California 5-2 to notch their first back-to-back victories this season under manager Ralph Houk. Baltimore swept Cleveland 8-2 and 8-3. Boston swept Minnesota 8-1 and 4-1. Washington edged Kansas City 3-2 in 10. Detroit beat Chicago 3-1 in 11.
Pitcher Jim OToole Earns gain with 2 innings of relief and his RBI single as Cincinnati beats Los Angeles 2 1. Billy McCool limits Dodgers to four hits in a strong mound appearance.
Gallipolis visits Middleport in a showdown for the Southern Division lead with a 3-2 mark, while Jackson hosts Pomeroy in a 2-3 tie. In the Northern Division, Athens can clinch the title by beating Loga n amid 4-0 and 2-2 records. Wells ton battles Nelsonville with 1-3 records.
Rotary Little League squad members are to meet Tuesday at 5 50 p m at East Side School's field.
Ohio University finished 10th of 13 at Bloomington in the NCAA district tourney. Dan Robinson led with 309 as the Bobcats posted 1585, while teammates Nordstrom Goecke Helwagen and Ward contributed solid scores. They next face Marshall at Athens Country Club Tuesday as Reds trim roster to 25.
Baltimore Orioles star Frank Robinson faced humiliation in a double header as he was picked off second base in the fourth inning of the first game. Earlier he had achieved a record by hitting the first on the fly homer out of Memorial Stadium, drawing a 49,516 crowd before Tiant’s pitch.
Mike Wren and Dick Adams of Athens and John Gasser of Logan were named to the AA All-District baseball team chosen by eight district coaches in Chillicothe. Ed Bannon and Marion Allen attended as coaches. Two players were designated as district choices for the East-West game in Columbus this summer, with two alternates including Wren also named.
The Giants beat the Cardinals 10-5 at Busch Stadium then traded Orlando Cepeda to St. Louis for lefty Ray Sadecki. Cepeda powered the win with a grand slam and two hits, while Sadecki adds pitching depth to the Giants as they push for the pennant.
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