West Virginia Runs 1962 Baseball Team Dominates District Honors
WVU seniors led a strong 53 2 season with Joe Hatalla posting a .379 average and stars Procopio Thorn and Wilson delivering key performances. The Mountaineers earned four all-Southern Conference selections and top NCAA district representation as they defend the title.
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Morgantown
West Virginia University
Joe Hatalla
Jim Procopio
Rod Thorn
Dave Wilson
Mountaineers
Steve Harrick
Procopio Catching
Wilson
Joe Jeran
Wendell Backus
Thorn
Hatalla
John Radosevich
Ronco
Shafer
Tom Stepp
WVU
Stepp
Welch
Procopio
Skyline football marks set by Utah State in 1961
LOOOGAN Utah AP Skyline Conference records stand from 1961 with Utah State achieving 300.1 rushing and passing yards per game and 38.7 points per contest across 10 games.
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Utah
Utah State
Phillies Top Cardinals 8-5 as Demeter and Callison Homer
Don Demeter and Johnny Callison homered to power the Philadelphia Phillies past the St. Louis Cardinals 8-5, snapping a seven-game Cardinal win streak. Ed Bauta yielded Callison's three-run pinch homer in the seventh, while Ted Savage and Demeter led a 12-hit Phillies attack.
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Don Demeter
Johnny Callison
Philadelphia Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals
Phillies
Ed Bauta
Callison
Hamilton
Cardinal
Cal McLish
Ted Savage
Demeter
Cardinals
First Shot Hides Under Tarpaulin In Pirates Victory
Dick Stuart blasted two home runs including an inside the park winner as the Pirates defeated the Cubs 6 1 in Chicago. Rain delayed play an hour nine. Gibbon earned his first victory over one loss aided by three Mazeroski started double plays.
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Dick Stuart
Pitsburgh Pirates
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Billy Williams
Joe Gibbon
Gibbon
Bill Mazeroski
Clark Leads Governor's Cup Qualifying With 70 At Bluefield
Andy Clark fired a net 70 to top qualifying for the Governor's Cup Golf Tournament at Bluefield Country Club. The low 32 net scorers form the Governor's Cup flight, with other flights set by first round results and a June 17 deadline for any tiebreakers.
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Bluefield Country Club
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Jack Westfall
W. T. Williams Jr
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Dan McMillan
Jimmy Baker
Bill Howard
Bill Perry
Jack Osborne
Ralph McCue
Bob Stuart
Jim McGee
Bob Kelly
Roy Manis
Bob Henry
Bruce Miller
J. W. Johnson
Standings and nightly MLB games across major leagues
Standings show Cleveland 10 and Boston five with New York at three. Night games include Baltimore at Boston and Cleveland at Washington, Minnesota at Los Angeles, Chicago at Kansas City, Los Angeles at Milwaukee, New York at Houston, Philadelphia at St. Louis, Pittsburgh at Chicago, and San Francisco at Cincinnati in a twi night schedule. Teams list pitchers and records with several matchups noted.
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Burgess Delivers First Major League Home Run
Los Angeles infielder Tom Burgess hit his first major league home run in a pinch hitting spot against Chicago’s John Buzhardt with two runners aboard during a spring game.
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Tom Burgess
Los Angeles Angels
Chicago
John Buzhardt
Roberts wins first Orioles win in year as Powell head injury shocks crowd
Robin Roberts earned his first American League victory since 1961, as Baltimore beat New York 5 3. A fast ball struck Orioles rookie John Powell in the head prompting a bench clearing melee with both managers ejected. Powell remained hospitalized overnight with contusions but no concussion.
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Giants Recall Lemay as Perry Sent Down in Slump
The San Francisco Giants recalled pitcher Dick Lemay from Tacoma to replace him with Gaylord Perry going down. Lemay, a left-hander from Cincinnati, had been with the Giants until mid May, while Perry, a right-hander, has a 2-1 record this season after a 16-10 season with Tacoma. The team struggles have cost the Giants the NL lead and left them 24 games behind the Dodgers.
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San Francisco Giants
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Tacoma
Gaylord Perry
Lemay
Los Angeles Dodgers
Great Bridge Star Signs with White Sox
John Davis a three sport star from Great Bridge High School signs a small bonus contract with the Chicago White Sox and reports to Harlan Kentucky Tuesday to join the Class D Appalachian League. The 19 year old catcher stands 5 11 and weighs 195 pounds and has starred in American Legion and independent ball in the Norfolk area.
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Great Bridge High School
Chicago White Sox
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Calumet Leads Louisville Derby Ownership Record
Calumet Farm, with seven Kentucky Derby wins, has won the racing classic more than any other owner in Louisville, Kentucky, per AP.
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Louisville, Ky
Calumet Farm
Braves sign top pitcher Daniel Schneider for $100,000
Daniel Schneider, 19, from Tucson, Arizona, a leading young pitcher, inked a farm club deal with Milwaukee for a rumored $100,000 bonus. The University of Arizona sophomore posted a 13-1 season with six wins as a freshman and 20 strikeouts in one game.
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Edgewater High School
Castleman Jr. Wins British Amateur First-Round Match
William Castleman Jr. of White Sulphur Springs West Virginia defeated England's Arthur B. Sendall 6 and 5 in the first round at Hoylake, advancing in the British Amateur Golf Championships.
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England
William Castleman Jr
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Arthur B. Sendall
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