Mets Marathon Ends In 23-Inning Doubleheader Defeat
Casey Stengel warns never to leave early as the Mets and Giants play the longest game in history, 23 innings totaling 10 hours 16 minutes plus 32 innings for Willie Mays. Ed Kranepool and Pee Wee Reese contribute, while 57,037 fans witness the epic, a money draw beating the Yankees’ prior long-game record. Umpires go hungry after a mid day to midnight delay.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Mays Drops To 4th In NL Chase As Oliva Leads AL
Memorial Day weekend saw Willie Mays slip to fourth in the National League batting race after a 23 inning doubleheader with the Mets. Billy Williams led the NL at .414, while Roberto Clemente rose to .374 and Joe Torre to .368. In the AL Tony Oliva extended his lead to .333 with Chuck Hinton moving to .350 and Jim Fregosi to .343. Harmon Killebrew claimed the home run lead with 14, as Leon Wagner topped NL runs with 39, while totaling 18 homers and 43 RBI.
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Willie Mays
San Francisco Giants
Mays
New York Mets
Milwaukee
Joe Torre
Pittsburgh
Roberto Clemente
Williams
Clement
Torre
Braves
Tony Oliva
Minnesota
Washington
Chuck Hinton
Jim Fregosi
Los Angeles Angels
Elston Howard
New York Yankees
Bill Freehan
Detroit
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Fregosi
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Harmon Killebrew
Cleveland
Leon Wagner
Hill files $2,150,000 libel suit against Time and Pierce News
Jimmy Hill, star Cardinals defensive back, sues Time Inc and Pierce News Agency over a Sports Illustrated article accusing him of a questionable incident involving Bart Starr. He seeks 150,000 actual and 2 million punitive damages, says illustration damaged his reputation.
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Circuit Court Today
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Standings from Tuesday’s baseball night games
The schedule lists multiple matchups including St. Louis at Chicago, Cincinnati at Milwaukee, Francisco at Pittsburgh, Los Angeles at Philadelphia, Cleveland at Chicago, Baltimore at Kansas City, Minnesota at New York, Boston at Los Angeles, Washington at Detroit, and Chicago at Cleveland with various pitchers and records noted. Scores show Cleveland 3 Chicago 0, Baltimore 8 Kansas City 4, Minnesota 2 New York 1, and other results pending.
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Osteen
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Mandeville Named Giles Cage Coach in Giles County
Tony Mandeville 25, Princeton native and Concord College graduate, named head basketball coach at Giles County High School Pearisburg. He succeeds Bob Farmer as Gilles football coach and will run track as well with Larry Conner as assistant. Corner to assist in football basketball and coach track.
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Wagner Belts 11th Home Run
Cleveland Indians blanked the Chicago White Sox 3-0 as Jack Kralick allowed four hits over seven innings with six strikeouts and two walks. Leon Wagner hit his 11th homer for a 1-0 lead, and Larry Brown delivered a bases loaded two run single in the sixth.
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Twins Squeeze By Yankees 2-1
Minnesota pitcher Dick Stigman allowed five Yankee hits as Don Mincher homered in the second and Elston Howard tied the game with a 460 foot shot in the eighth. The Twins pushed a decisive fifth inning run on three hits including a Versalles single. Bernie Allen and Tony Oliva also contributing in the frame.
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Stigman
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Zoilo Versalles
Tony Oliva
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Harmon Killebrew
Oilers Fire Ivy and Install Sammy Baugh as Coach
Houston owner Bud Adams fired Pop Ivy as head coach and general manager of the Oilers. Sammy Baugh, a new assistant and former NFL star, was named head coach while Ivy’s nine month contract payout was approved. Adams cited a 6 8 season and fan sentiment as reasons for the abrupt change.
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Gainer Says Area Schools Will Be Tougher This Year
Beaver football coach Merrill Gainer told the Beaver Boosters Club that most area teams will be tougher in football this season and noted the Bluefielders are one win from a full schedule. He discussed losing two coaches and potential new staff, plus ongoing efforts to arrange a tenth game with Richwood. The Roosters re elected officers and directors at the meeting after a film of WVU intrasquad play.
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Fireball Roberts Shows Signs of Improvement After Crash
Doctors say Glenn Fireball Roberts is beginning to gripe and take fluids by mouth in serious but satisfactory condition at Charlotte Memorial Hospital. Ned Jarrett, praised for dousing flames and saving Roberts, said Fireball stayed calm and tried to crawl free, crediting his own calmness to the driver.
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Orioles Edge Athletics 8-4 Behind Bunker Strong Start
Wally Bunker improved to 6-0 with early support before Dick Hall shielded the ninth. Luis Aparicio homered as Baltimore built a 6-0 lead, then held off Kansas City 8-4 to stay a game back of Chicago in the AL pennant race. Norm Siebern and Dick Brown added timely two-run singles in a decisive third inning.
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Giants Mets marathon yields 264 baseballs used
Before the start of the 23 inning marathon between the San Francisco Giants and New York Mets umpires prepared ten dozen baseballs. They ended up using 22 dozen in a record seven hour and 28 minute game.
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