Braves Sweep Three From Houston Behind Spahn Shutout
Warren Spahn pitched a five hit shutout to lead the Milwaukee Braves to a 4-0 win over the Houston Colt .45s. Eddie Mathews with a two run single and Denis Menke’s two out triple powered a seventh inning rally. Jim Umbricht struggled in relief, while Dick Farrell yielded the decisive eighth inning runs. The victory gives Spahn his 14th win and 59th career shutout as Milwaukee improves in the pennant race.
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All-Star Game Preview in Cleveland Opens Tuesday
National League favored 265 to defeat American League in the 34th All-Star game at East Municipal Stadium with about 50,000 expected. Game starts at noon local time and will be carried by NBC. Managers Dark and Houk to decide batting orders 24 hours before game time. possible pitching choices include Jim O'Toole Bunning or Monbouquette.
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Dodgers Placed Fourth Behind Peak NL Standings
Based on weekly statistics the Dodgers rank eighth in fielding, second in team batting but behind St Louis in hitting, fifth in scoring, tied for eighth in home runs with the Mets, and have only two pitchers in the top 20 for earned run average.
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Reds’ OToole named NL All Star starter for Tuesday
Cleveland AP bulletin reports Jim OToole of the Cincinnati Reds named as the National League starting pitcher for the All Star Game on Tuesday. Manager Alvin Dark announced the pick. American League skipper Ralph Houk remained undecided between Ken McBride and Jim Bunning for the AL starter.
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Major League Baseball Standings And Results Summary
The Associated Press summary of league standings shows the American League led by New York with strong records for Chicago Boston Minnesota and Baltimore as the season moves through midweek results. Sundays saw Chicago beating Huston in 12 innings Baltimore over Minnesota in extra innings and Cleveland defeating New York in doubleheader action. Today none scheduled. All-Star game set for Cleveland Tuesday. National League leaders include Los Angeles San Francisco Chicago and St Louis with Sunday results across leagues. Minor and Texas leagues noted with scores from Pacific Coast and other regional games.
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Yankees Ahead By Five- Washington Wins 7 Straight With Zimmer
For 32-year old Ben Zimmer his career has been a string of moves from Dodgers to Cubs to Mets to Senators. He drove in seven runs including a grand slam as Washington snapped a long losing streak and won a doubleheader over Los Angeles 7-3 and 6-4 under Gil Hodges. The Yankees split with Cleveland, remaining five games ahead at the All Star break. White Sox beat Red Sox in 12 innings. Indians rallied late but fell in 10 innings. Eady Wynn sought his 300th win as the Indians tied the late game before Tito Francona struck out.
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