New A's Manager Sullivan Ends Seven-Game Slide
Haywood Sullivan, 34, named Kansas City Athletics manager, halts a seven-game skid by sweeping Minnesota 7-4 in 10 innings and 4-2. Rene Lachemann contributes key hits, homers, and late-inning scoring as the club lifts hopes under Finley’s ownership.
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Baseball Standings and Scores from The American League
Highlights include Minnesota 2 Kansas City 0 and New York 3 Baltimore 2. Sunday results show Baltimore 1 New York 5 and Chicago 6 to Los Angeles 2. Monday slate lists Washington at Detroit and Baltimore at Cleveland among others.
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A's Mule Set for Trip To Crosley Field
Cincinnati owner William O DeWitt invites Charlie O Finley and the mule mascot to visit Crosley Field while the A s ball club remains away. Finley accepts by telegram and a date will be set for the appearance with the mule traveling first class in air conditioned comfort.
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OU Seeks Win Marks MAC Baseball Crown
Ohio University pursues its 19th straight win at Kent State to clinch the MAC title and sets up potential record totals. The 1965 Bobcats, at 17 straight victories and 26 for the season, also chase the all time school mark and lead Western Michigan by one game in the league race.
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Major League Leaders National League Batting and More
National League leaders include Mays of San Francisco hitting .408 with 32 runs and 49 hits. Banks of Chicago leads RBI with 34. Rose of Cincinnati has 31 runs. Mays and J Alou top San Francisco in hits. Williams and Mays lead doubles with 11. Callison leads triples with 4. Mays, Banks, Torre, Swoboda, McCovey tie for home runs with 5. Wills and Brock top stolen bases. Gibson and Maloney lead pitching with 7 0 and 4 0. Koufax and Gibson share 61 strikeouts.
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Batting leaders and key pitching stats from the season
A compact summary of top players across teams with batting averages and runs, including Horton Detroit 408 and 9 homers, Green Boston 26 runs, Kaline Detroit 25 RBIs, Aparicio Baltimore 35 hits, doubles by Oliva Minnesota, tripes by Blasingame Washington, 40 steals by Buzhardt Chicago and Pascual Minnesota, plus strikeout leaders McDowell Cleveland 50 and Lolich Detroit 38.
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Mayer Wins Golf Meet With 90 Foot Chip Shot
Mayer, 42, staged a comeback bid by chipping in from at least 90 feet on the 18th hole to win the $100,000 New Orleans Open. He shot 68 for a 273 total and $20,000 prize. Devlin and Martindale tied for second at 274, earning $9,400 each. Nicklaus finished 275 and tied for fourth with Cupit and Knudson, earning $4,500 each. Arnold Palmer's 284 placed him far down the list for $258.
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Three Area High Schoolers Qualify For Regional Track
Three Messenger area athletes will compete next weekend at regional track meets after finishing high at Hernstein Field in the District Meet. Ken DeVeau Athens, Guy Garnes North Gallia, and Alan Wallace Middleport earned berths in Class AA and Class A events. DeVeau placed second in the 440 and set Athens records in the 880, while Garnes won the Class A mile and Wallace captured the 440 for the third straight year and placed second in the 100 and 220.
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District Track Meet Qualifiers Highlight Regional Push
Lancaster leads district scoring with 638 points as athletes like Terry Fitzgerald and Joe Nickel post fast times and meet records. Chillicothe, Marietta, Warren Local and others dominate events from sprints to relays, with top two in each event advancing to regional and brackets set.
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Pole Position At Speedway Goes To Foyt
A J Foyt led qualifiers at Indianapolis Motor Speedway by posting top speeds on the 24 mile track. The 30 year old won last year’s 500 mile race and will start from the pole position in the upcoming race after blazing laps on the first trial day. Norm Hall and others followed with speeds in the 153 mph range as seven rows for the field formed.
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Coaches Plan Meeting For Weeks Of Play
The Plains Little League and Pony League announce coaches meetings at city hall at 7 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively. Last year’s coaches and any new volunteers are invited to attend to discuss planning for the upcoming season.
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