Clemente Seeks 1961 MVP After Red Hot Night
Roberto Clemente powers Pirates with five straight hits as 24-hit onslaught rocks three St Louis pitchers. He tops batting race at .366, 24 points ahead of Frank Robinson. Reds, Dodgers, and Braves winners. Haddix superb as Pirates sweep with Burgess, Stuart, Mazeroski delivering heavy run output.
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Maine Hosts NE Stock Car Feature Saturday
The Maine State Stock Car Racing association hosts a New England mid season championship night at Scarborough Beech Ridge Speedway. The 50 lap features crown winners in bomber and modified sportsman classes with 28 starters, and top contenders include Ormand Bedell, Paul Tardiff, Dick Wolstenhulme, Hug Meserve, Homer Drew, Phil Libby, Dick Garrett, and Ralph Cusack. The program starts at 8 with two qualifying events, a semi final and a 50 lap final in each class.
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Baseball Scores and Standings From Thursday to Sunday
American league results list Detroit Washington Kansas City New York Baltimore Minnesota Boston Los Angeles Chicago Cleveland and more with several N results. National League standings show Cincinnati Los Angeles San Francisco Milwaukee Pittsburgh Chicago Philadelphia and others. The schedule notes Thursday Friday Saturday and Sunday games across multiple teams with notable N and 2 game series.
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Pirates overpower Cardinals in 19-0 rout
Smoky Burgess and Roberto Clemente paced the Pirates as Burgess homered twice and drove in six, Clemente had five hits, in a 19-0 shutout over the St. Louis Cardinals. Hal Brown pitched Orioles shutout of Minnesota 4-0, marking his third straight shutout and extending scoreless streak to 32 innings.
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Skinny) Brown
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Softball Leaders Keep Pace With Wins in Biddeford League
Roy and Perreault extended their win streak to 14 by an 11 4 victory over Saco Tannery while Springvale K of C jumped to a 12 5 win against Rochambeau. Upcoming games feature Wasco Sox at Oilers and Elks versus Tanners with Bill Gagne debuting for the Oilers.
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Grid All Stars Meet Pros In AL Games
AL pitchers controlled the action with only six homers in five games. Chicago White Sox beat Cleveland 8 6 as Rocky Colavito homered for Detroit to beat Washington 2 1. Yankees fell to Kansas City 6 1, while Baltimore shutout Minnesota 3 0 on Skinny Brown’s 32 inning scoreless streak. Don Schwall and Jim Kaat pitched well, and Red Sox beat Angels 4 0 as Bubba Phillips sparked a rally. Joe Bellino of Navy may star for the All Stars in Soldier Field pregame show.
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Campbell Leads Bunyan golf action with Veno close behind
Ken Campbell of Hingham shot 67 to lead the Paul Bunyan tournament after day one at Penobscot Valley CC. Jim Veno of Orono posted 71 as the top amateur, with Ernie Vossler at 70 and the event slated to continue through Sunday. Don Schwall targets 15 wins as Red Sox open late-season push with a 4-0 win over the Angels and a possible 17 to 20 victory pace.
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Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching 1960s Season
A compact recap of league leaders across American and National Leagues including Mantle and Maris atop batting with 40 homers, Mays and Robinson strong in runs and RBI, Clemente and Aaron shining in hits and doubles, and Koufax and Ford leading pitching with high strikeout and win ratios. The detailed stats span batting average, runs, RBIs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, stolen bases, and pitchers’ decisions, ERAs, and strikeouts.
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BRL Prelims Openers Produce Early Inning Rallies
Portland AP Four teams opened the Babe Ruth state tournament with first inning rallies. Caribou Spudlanders and Bangor Americans advanced to the semifinals after 11-2 and 8-0 wins, while Gardiner and Southwestern Maine posted 3-0 and 4-2 victories. Semifinal games set for afternoon with state final to follow.
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Elks rout Eagles 20 to 3 in East Biddeford Little League
The Elks overwhelmed the Eagles 20 to 3 at Waterhouse field as Desrochers led with four hits including a first inning homer. Teammates Desecham Beault Magnant Martel and Gagne added two apiece. Desrochers and P Robitaille split four pitching duties for the Elks. A makeup game between Council Chagnon and the Elks was noted.
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NBL Bans Players From 1962 All Star Bowling Meet
Dallas report states the National Bowling League will boycott the 1962 All Star Bowling Tournament in Miami January 17 to 21 citing schedule conflicts. Commissioner Dick Charles said NBL bowlers cannot participate though those invited to the Worlds Invitational in Chicago in December may compete.
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Rock Pic-Six Nets $11 646 in Salem New Hampshire
An unidentified bettor won 11 646 20 Thursday at Rockingham Park by selecting six winners in the pic six wager. Maurice earned the win for a 4 2 record while Huot took the loss to drop to 1 6. Umpires were Villandry LaBranche Bellefeuille and Perry. Time 1 40.
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