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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1966
Page
7
Dick Rusteck, 24, making his major league debut, limited Cincinnati to four hits in a 5-0 Mets win. The left-hander walked one and struck out four, allowing only singles until Tony Perez opened the fifth with a hit.
Tim McCarver collected four straight hits and drove in the deciding run as the St. Louis Cardinals beat Philadelphia 5 4. He added an RBI in the first and scored in the fourth, while Curt Simmons struggled for the Phils who got a Rich Allen homer and a late charge but could not overcome the early lead.
Wally Bunker pitched six innings of four hit ball and won as the Orioles defeated the Boston Red Sox 9-2. Jim Gosger led off the seventh with Boston’s first hit, Stange allowed four runs in the second, and Baltimore pulled away with key hits from Ptichbarre n Snyder and a fifth inning RBI by Bunker on an unusual play.
St Louis slugger Orlando Cepeda was struck by a line drive down the right eye at Connie Mack Stadium. He required six stitches and was taken to Seph’s Hospital where x rays checked for fractures. Cepeda, 6-foot-2, had eight homers this season and is batting .325 after a lifestyle trade from the Giants.
The American Football League postponed its annual summer meeting in New York from June 2023 to late June or early July. The move affects league schedule planning and potential rule discussions.
In Carnoustie Scotland Bobby Cole an 18 year old South African protege of Gary Player advanced to the British Amateur semi finals with a 1 up win over Charlie Green. Defeats for U S contenders included Richard Anthony and Bill Hyndman as well as Bill Campbell eliminated in the round of 16.
Sonny Siebert of the Cleveland Indians pitched a 2-0 no hitter, the first for Cleveland since 1951, as Washington Senators were held to two baserunners. Leon Wagner homered in the first, Salmon added a third inning RBI, and Siebert earned his fifth win with seven strikeouts.
New York AP reports Juan Marichal of the San Francisco Giants and Denny McLain of the Detroit Tigers won the Van Heusen Outstanding Achievement Award for May. Marichal extended a 10 win streak, while McLain tossed two one hitters in May.
Phil Rodgers matched Fred Marti and Jim Ferrier at 70 to lead the Buick Open after the soggy opening round at Warwick Hills. Arnold Palmer flirted with contention before a late bogey. defending champ Tony Lema stood eight back after a 78.
Detroit tops New York 6 to 2 on Hank Aguirre's complete game win backed by Jake Wood and Norm Cash in the first inning. Wood hits his first homer, Cash adds his 10th, while Clete Boyer and Joe Pepitone homer for the Yankees. Wells and Brown contribute key hits as Detroit pulls away with a three-run fifth inning.
Dave Boswell pitched four efficient innings and had two hits as the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 6 2 Friday night. Boswell contributed to four second inning runs with singles from Jim Hall Earl Battey and Zoilo Versalles as Higginss walk-filled inning forced in two more. The game avoided beanball incidents despite a seventh-inning pitch at Smoky Burgess and featured the first meeting since a May beanball series.
Rico Carty, Atlanta Braves outfielder, says he does not want to switch to catcher. He explains he does not care to do the job despite speculation about his position.
The Atlanta Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2 as Hank Aaron and Woody Woodward led the offense. Aaron doubled and drove in three. Woodward tripled and drove in two with two singles, while Ken Johnson pitched five innings before Chi Chi Olivo finished.
Jim Wynn started the 10th with a single and scored on Bob Aspromonte s clutch hit as Houston edged Chicago 1 0. Ken Holtzman yielded three hits through nine, then Wynn and Nicholson sparked the 10th to lift the Astros over the Cubs.
The New York Yankees swap pitchers Fred Talbot and Bill Bryan for Gil Blanco and Bill Stafford and outfielder Roger Repoz. The 19th trade between the clubs is a straight swap with no cash involved. Talbot, 24, had a 4 4 record this season and 10 12 last year. Bryan batted .132 with seven RBIs and also played first base. Stafford, 27, was recalled from Toledo and was to start against Detroit. Blanco appeared in 17 games in 1965 and posted a 1 1 mark.
Charleston AP reports the State High School Basketball Tournament at Hun-Eismon generated a gross gate of 36,497 and profit of 26,286, surpassing 1965’s 33,964. The SSAC also earned 15,167 from 12 regional tournaments, netting 4,453 for the season while baseball wrestling and track are expected to show deficits.
Edie B. M. captured the Delta Queen Purse Friday at Aqueduct Race Track in New York. The victory adds another win to the horse’s racing record and confirms its top form at the track.
Friday games included Los Angeles visiting San Francisco and Chicago at Houston with several pitchers listed. Saturday matchups feature Cincinnati at New York and Louis at Philadelphia with night games noted and multiple pitcher records cited for each club.
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