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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1960
Page
9
In the Class B weekly event at Riverside in Portland a player posted 94. Mrs James Prendergast led Class A with a 94 78 card.
The Pirates beat the Giants 6-3 as unearned runs sparked a second straight win to keep their lead. Cardinals, aided by Jackson’s eighth straight win and homers by Boyer and Flood, beat the Reds 6-3 to move into fourth place. Cubs edged Milwaukee 3-2 behind Hobbie, while Philadelphia won 6-5 in 10 innings over Los Angeles. In the AL, Baltimore topped Cleveland 7-4, and the Yankees extended their win streak to seven with a 6-2 win over Kansas City. Detroit defeated Boston 2-1 as Washington and Chicago had weather-related delays.
A seven game series produced tense moments as pitchers dominated, with standout putouts guiding teams. The close contest featured strong defense, low scoring, and key plays that kept fans engaged throughout the night.
Lionel Tanguay pitched five effective innings and Norm Belanger hit a grand slam as Springvale K of C defeated East End 8-1 in Biddeford softball at Memorial Field. Belanger cleared the bases in the fifth to extend the lead from 3-1, securing the champions' fifth straight win.
In a June 1960 Biddeford Saco Journal snippet, Janson drives two base hits and four sacrifice balls while pitcher Capu records outs. Janson fans six and Bagette stranded 17 runners, O'Davis and Fink bestowed umpiring calls. Tim clocked 1:45.
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