Mejias homers three as Bosox sweep Orioles in doubleheader
Boston routs Baltimore 8-1 and 12-5 as Roman Mejias belts three home runs to lift the Red Sox to a six game win streak. Mejias adds a solo shot in the nightcap, Bill Monbouquette earns the opener win, and Dick Radatz ends his scoreless streak after contributing in relief.
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Indians Rally To Sweep Nats In Doubleheader
Cleveland Indians surge with a 4-2 win and a 6-4 victory over the Washington Senators. Pinch hitter Fred Whitfield belted a three run homer in the ninth of the nightcap after Tito Francona and Dick Howser rallies. Minnie Minoso sparked the opener with four singles and both teams traded late scoring in a see saw contest.
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Tito Francona
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Rain Delays Dixie 400 at Atlanta Raceway to June 23
Hampton Ga AP Rain postponed the Dixie 400 stock car race at Atlanta International Raceway for a week with about 50 000 fans expected. The race will be run at 1 p m EST on Sunday June 23 with the same lineup headed by Marvin Panch Junior Johnson Fireball Roberts and Fred Lorenzen. Rain has plagued the track repeatedly, delaying major events including last year’s Atlanta 500 which was halted by showers.
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Small College Hands Kentucky Worst Loss
Centre College basketball team shocked Kentucky 87 to 19 in 1908, delivering the Wildcats their worst defeat. Centre, more famed for football upsets, achieved a historic upset over the then-dominant Kentucky program in Lexington.
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Italians Break Le Mans Mark
Ferraris swept the Le Mans 24 hour race with the first six places as Ludovico Scarfiotti and Lonzo Bondini set a new distance record of 2,834.1 miles at 118.1 mph. One fatal crash marred the event, with 13 of 49 starters finishing.
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McCamus Wins Sunnehanna Amateur With 282
Roger McCamus of Terrace Park Ohio shot 2 under par 68 in the final round to win the Sunnehanna Amateur Golf Tournament with a 72 hole total of 282. He started three behind the leaders and finished one stroke ahead of Lloyd Monroe Caldwell New Jersey. Marvin Giles of Lynchburg Virginia finished third at 284 with Ed Tutwiler Charleston West Virginia fourth at 286.
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Charleston
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Yankees Clinch Doubleheader Sweep Over Tigers in New York
The league leading New York Yankees backed Ralph Terry and Bill Stafford as they swept Detroit in a Sunday doubleheader at Yankee Stadium. Terry pitched a no-hit first game, Tom Tresh and Tony Kubek drove in runs, and Stafford won the second with key hits from Ellie Howard and Clete Boyer as Kaline extended his 14 game hitting streak.
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Angels Rally Late To Take Double Header From Twins
Los Angeles Angels win 5-3 and 5-4 in 11 innings at St Paul Minneapolis. Felix Torres delivers key hits in both games as Angels erupt for three runs in the ninth of game one and two in the 11th of the finale. Dees, Foiles, Thomas and Battey factor in scoring. Navarro and Nelson finish strong on the mound.
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White Sox sweep Athletics 2-1 and 3-2 behind strong pitching
Johnny Buzhardt earned his eighth win against two losses, limiting Kansas City to four hits in both games. Nellie Fox, Pete Ward, and J C Martin provided key plays as Chicago moved toward a near tie with the Yankees, who beat Detroit to stay nine points ahead.
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Cards Acquire Burdette in Deadline Trade
The St. Louis Cardinals traded catcher Gene Oliver and minor leaguer Bob Sadowski to Milwaukee for veteran pitcher Lew Burdette, completing the deal before the midnight deadline. Oliver, 28, has shared catching duties with the Cardinals this season. Sadowski, 25, spent spring training with St Louis and has pitched for the Atlanta farm club in the International League.
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Milwaukee Braves
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Bob Sadowski
Milwaukee
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Oliver
Sadowski
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Atlanta
Springfield Giants sweep Charleston in doubleheader
Springfield Giants shut out Charleston 9-1 in game one and 4-0 in game two to end Charleston's 11 game win streak. Duke Sims homered for Charleston. Paul Colacccchi and Frank Linzy pitched for Springfield while Bob Miller and Pete Olsen struggled for Charleston. New York Mets later extended Memorial Day shutout streaks.
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Indians
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Paul Colacccchi
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Linzy
Bob Miller
Art Seifert
Pete Olsen
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New York Mets
Larry Jackson
Mets
Tight finishes mark Ohio Valley Conference races
In the Ohio Valley Conference tight finishes produced a football crown tie among East Tennessee, Morehead, Eastern Kentucky and Middle Tennessee. Morehead and Tennessee Tech shared the basketball title this season.
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Ohio Valley Conference
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Morehead
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Tennessee Tech
Bob Johnson Wins Princeton Elks Club Centennial Golf Tourney
Lefthanded golfer Bob Johnson of Charleston captured the Princeton Elks Club Centennial tournament with a 209 over 54 holes. He led Dick Fourche by four strokes, while 11 year old Jody Meade and L. C. Fowlkes III were among top finishers in a field of 68.
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Baseball Standings and Monday Schedule Summary
Standings show Cincinnati 11 10 and New York 5 2 with Milwaukee 5 4, Philadelphia 3 7, Houston 3 3, San Francisco 6 4, Chicago 80, Los Angeles 3 2. Monday games list Philadelphia at Cincinnati Duren 1 1 Pittsburgh at Milwaukee Cardwell 2 8 New York at St Louis Hook 3 6 Los Angeles at San Francisco Koufax 9 3 and other night matches.
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Umpire Al Barlick Quits National League Staff
Cincinnati AP Umpire Al Barlick suddenly quit the National League staff Sunday calling from the NL office saying he was fed up and would quit and go home. Warren C. Giles said he cannot reach Barlick and hopes he will change his mind noting Barlick is a good umpire and a fine person. Barlick had long criticized NL needing a supervisor of umpires as in the American League amid earlier balk controversy and calls for stricter interpretation.
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Warren C. Giles
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