Fregosi Tied For Batting Lead In AL Race
Jim Fregosi of the Angels surged to the AL batting lead with a 7-4 11 inning win over Cleveland and a 5-3 victory in game two. He hit four hits drove in six, lifting his average to .362 tied with Tony Oliva.
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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1964
Page
6
Jim Fregosi of the Angels surged to the AL batting lead with a 7-4 11 inning win over Cleveland and a 5-3 victory in game two. He hit four hits drove in six, lifting his average to .362 tied with Tony Oliva.
Race night program shows eight pacing and trotting events with multiple horses per race. Notable names include Macketta Fenno Scott Watson Mills Robinson Reed Roullard Gerry Norton Bramb le etc. The listing provides horses drivers and track times for nine races including pace and trot events with purses from 100 to 500 dollars.
John Mahaney of Saco son of Dr and Mrs William F Mahaney earned Harvard senior class academic honors as part of a 40 athlete list. He completed an A B in history cum laude and received his letter in track.
New York AP reports election season for the 1964 All-Star Game set for July 7 at Shea Stadium. Leaders by position include Ken Boyer .328, Willie Mays .359, Mickey Mantle .306, and notable rivals from the Dodgers, Giants, and Cubs. AL leaders include Hoyt, Hin ton, Oliva, and Mantle among others as voting nears.
Baseball standings show Boston, New York, Chicago leading in the American and National leagues with Boston at 31 14 and New York 26 21. Daily results include Boston 7-6 over New York in 10 innings and Los Angeles 7-5 over Cleveland in 11 innings. Researchers estimate 293000 homes in 14 border states have central air conditioning.
Glen Hobbie pitched his best game of the season, a two hit 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants, as St. Louis split the doubleheader. He limited the league leaders to two hits and one walk after a shaky start, while Willie Mays and Curt Flood provided key runs. The Dodgers, Mets, Phillies, and Reds also posted wins in a day of tight NL action.
AFL-CIO beat Saco Tanning 10 to 8 in Biddeford action. Krasko led with two for four and two runs, while Tanguay earned the win with two strikeouts. Allied Shoe toppled Old Orchard Beach Mets 12-3 at Memorial Field, Soucy and Loranger pacing the winners with multiple hits.
Oliva of Minnesota leads batting with .362 and 79 hits from 100 at bats while Fregosi of Los Angeles is high in average. Oliva also tops runs with 42, with Allison close at 39 for Minnesota.
National League leaders include Williams of Chicago with 175 hits and Clemente of Pittsburgh with 74. Mays of San Francisco tops runs with 45 and home runs with 18. Wills of Los Angeles leads in stolen bases with 20. Pitching leaders show Ford of New York with 5 decisions and .875, Koufax of Los Angeles with 86 strikeouts.
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