Grant Shoots Eight Under Par To Win '65 N.E. Amateur Title
Jim Grant of Wethersfield Conn won the 1965 New England Amateur at Equinox CC Manchester after a scorching 66 to finish eight under par. He led Joe Browning of Rollins College through 27 holes before closing with a tight finish, aided by a 22 foot birdie putt on 12 and steady driving. Browning reached the semis morning, as Grant built a seven up lead and then cruised to victory in front of a cheering gallery.
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Rollins College
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Equinox Country Club
Jim Grant Sr
Lewis
Koufax Wins 18th Game As Dodgers Beat Cardinals 3-2
Sandy Koufax moved toward the major league strikeout record as he struck out 11 in a 3-2 Dodgers win over St Louis. He also drove in the winning run, raising his season total to 18-4. The Dodgers expanded their NL lead to 12 games as Wes Parker and Jim Lefebvre homered, and Koufax improved to 18-4 with three more hits allowed.
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Sandy Koufax
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Rapid Robert) Feller
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Wes Parker
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Ray Sadecki
Joe Gaines
Bob Lillis
Ron Brand
Pete Rose
Tony Perez
Tony Cloninger
Wade Blasingame
Braves
Johnny Callison
Willie Mays
Giants
Jim Bunning
Joe Gibbon
Don Schwall
Schwall
al McBean
McBean
Pirates
Orioles Rally Past Twins as Powell Caps Night with Homer
Orioles trailed 6-4 in the ninth before Boog Powell hit a three run homer off Dick Stigman to lift Baltimore 7-6 over Minnesota. Powell again defied the left handed pitcher stigma in a dramatic late game win. Other AL and NL results included Cleveland over NYY 4-1, Detroit over Chicago 2-1, and Los Angeles over Boston 5-4 in 11 innings. Sam Mele of Minnesota managed against Powell with lefties, but Powell delivered the decisive blast.
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Sam McDowell
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Joe Pepitone
Roger Repez
Clete Boyer
Don Burford
Giants Win 6-5 Over Braves In Little League
North Bennington Giants beat the Braves 6-5 in Norshaft Arlington Little League. Peter Perkins hit a first home run for the Giants. Perkins earned the win. Jim Gratton took the loss as the Braves scored in the third and fourth innings while Giants led 3-1 after the first.
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Braves
Norshaft-Arlington
Peter Perkins
Perkins
Jim Gratton
Moose Tops Poly 6-2 in Bennington Little League
Moose defeats Poly 6-2 in Bennington LL action behind Chris Gates pitching. Poly pitchers struggled to convert bases and runs, plating two in the fourth while Moose tallied three in the second, two in the third, and one in the fourth.
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Hartford Tips Bennington 6-5 In Nine-Inning Legion Contest
Hartford defeats Bennington 6-5 in a nine-inning American Legion game. Bennington led 2-0, but errors in the seventh helped Hartford rally to win. Bennington finishes fourth in league standings and advances to the state tournament in Bellows Falls pending official word.
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Doc) Tomasi
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Tim Racicot
Jim Lane
Frank Ibey
Don Marsh
Tom Moore
Mike Jorganson
Jim Ducato
Pat Moore
Racicot
Marsh
Indians Down Pirates 8 7 To Take Norshaft II Lead
Arlington Indians move into first in Norshaft Arlington Little League with an 8 7 win over the Pirates. Key contributors include Peter Kendall Keith Rice and John Ulery as the Indians reverse a previous tied standing. Ritchie Mears hit a first inning homer for the Pirates as Keith Rice earns his fifth win.
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Pirates
Arlington
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John Trachte
Lee Owens
Peter Kendall
John Ulery
Peter Woodard
Keith Mattison
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Hoyt
Mears
Peterson
Keough
J, Baker
Howard
Thurber
Brown
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