Don Richards Leads Gorham Oval Driving Stand
Don Richards tops Gorham Raceway with seven wins in the first full week, ahead of Ralph Fenno and Burt Bramble who each have three. Unofficial figures show $416,800 wagered, up from 1963, signaling a strong start. Easter Goose and Prince Boy each hold notable bids, while Highleys Way posted fast mile times as entries stay heavy and race fields remain tightly matched.
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Burt Bramble
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Freeport
P. W. Scott
Bath
Trotter Highley
Norm Roginson
Rochambeau Club Tops Saco Tanners In Softball Clash
Rochambeau Club defeated Saco Tanners 12 to 7 as Tousignant Dal laire and Lacroix led with multi hit games. Peloquin stood out for the Tanners with 2 for 2 while Lyn-Flex was held to 3? 2? in a 12-3 AFL-CIO victory for Lyn-Flex. Montpas homered for the winners along with Me Tai command.
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Houston
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Biddeford Minor League Fire Loss Reported in 1963
The record notes the largest single fire loss in 1963 at $8,084 400, detailing destruction of an Atlas F missile and silo near Roswell LM. on June 1, tied to Biddeford Minor League coverage.
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Owen-Davs Team Tips Portland Nine
Saco's Owen-Davis Junior American Legion team beat Caldwell Post of Portland 5 to 2 at Saco Memorial Field in Tri County League action. Owen-Davis improved to one and one, scoring three runs in the fourth inning on Charley Belanger, Louis Arel, and Ken Goodwin scoring plays.
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American Legion
Caldwell Post
Portland
Saco Memorial Field
Charley Belanger
Louis Arel
Ken Goodwin
Portland Nine Rally In Fourth Behind McGee Perrin
Portland surged in the fourth as Pete McGee delivered a double and Tom Perrin added a single to fuel the rally. The late offense overturned an earlier deficit, lifting the team with key hits in a tight game.
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Tom Perrin
Major League Leaders AP Stats Quietly Highlight Star Names
American League batting leaders include Fregosi and Oliva with batting averages near .355. Minnesota dominates runs and hits with Allison and Oliva posting strong totals. White Sox and Boston figures show well in RBIs and doubles. National League leaders feature Mays in multiple categories and Williams excelling in hits and home runs. Pitching leaders show Ford and Farrell with high win percentages and low ERAs, plus Drysdale and Veale leading strikeouts.
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Los Angeles
Oliva
Minnesota
Allison
Stuart
Boston
Wagner
Cleveland
Hinton
Washington
Bressoud
Yastrzemski
McAuliffe
Detroit
Versalles
Killebrew
Aparicio
Baltimore
Davalillo
Ford
New York
Ralick
Penn
Kansas City
St Louis Cardinals Beat Astros 7-1 as Bover hits cycle
Ken Bover powered the Cardinals to a 7-1 victory over Houston, becoming the first NL player this season to hit for the cycle with a homer, triple, double and single and driving in three runs to end St Louis’ five game skid.
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Associated Press
Ken Bover
Cardinals
St Louis
Houston
Pizarro Shuts Down Orioles in White Sox First Game
Pitcher Jaan Pizarro limited Baltimore to three singles over five innings as the White Sox won 5-0 in game one. In the nightcap, Baltimore edged the AL leaders 3-1 to salvage a split.
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White Sox
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Orioles
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