Willie Mays Delivers 27th Home Run In 10th Inning
Willie Mays hit his 27th homer with one out in the 10th, lifting the San Francisco Giants to a 2-1 win over the Chicago Cubs. Don Larsen earned the victory, retiring a bases loaded Cubs threat in the ninth. Santo tied the game earlier with his 18th homer as the Cubs staged a late rally.
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Pagan
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Davenport
McDaniel
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Walsh
Luckless Craig Ties NL Record With Eighteenth Loss
Luckless Roger Craig tied a National League record by losing his 18th straight game as the New York Mets fell 2-1 to the Milwaukee Braves. Dan Sehnelder earned his first major league victory with support from Claude Raymond and Bob Shaw, while the Mets were stung by Craig’s wild throw on a jump start attempt.
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Bannister Harts Win 1-0 In Babe Ruth Tourney
Bannister hurled a one hit game as the St Albans Blues beat the South Charleston Reds 1-0 at Coleman Field in the St Albans Babe Ruth Invitational. Reds eliminated. Elk River crushed Hurricane 19-0 in the same day. St Albans meets Logan at 5:90 pm and Nitro plays Elk River at 8.
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Nitro
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Ashby
Schoonover
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Daniels
Southpaws Swing Mighty Racquet for Four Doubles Titles
In the West Virginia State Closed Tennis Tournament at Charleston Tennis Club, Nell Sale and Marsha Ragland of Charleston defeated Park ersburg’s Crissy Grant and Missy Bradley 6-3 6-3 to win the state women’s doubles title. Shirley Jones and John Williams of Charleston claimed another crown, as did Wheeling’s Jackie Wright and Don Mercer in men’s doubles. Gray and Lutz of Charleston also took senior doubles, with Gray winning the senior singles title. The Charleston contingent plans to send players to Springfield, Ohio, for upcoming competition.
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Marsha Ragland
Charleston
Parkersburg
Crissy Grant
Missy Bradley
Miss Sale
Shirley Jones
John, Williams
Wheeling
Jackie Wright
Don Mercer
Dave Gray
John Lutz
Miss Jones
Williams
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Miss' Sale
Paul ‘Bennett
South Charleston
Wright
Mercer
Charleston Memorial Hospital
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Lutz
al McCabe
Huntington
John Santreck Sr
Nitro
Charleston’ Tennis Club
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Neil Sale
Miss Ragland
Miss Bradley
Miss Grant
Ferrell Friend
ACK Rule Captures First Pro Golf Win
Jack Rule Jr. of Wateries earned his first professional tour victory at a Jackson Michigan event after overcoming illness to shoot a final round 73. He finished five strokes ahead of rivals including Fred Crampton and Hill, setting a course record 122 under par at Keller Municipal. The tourney noted as Sidney Australia linked sponsor, with Hawkins of El Paso also contending.
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Hule
Elk Kanawha Softball Resumes Regular Season Play
Elk Kanawha league play resumes at Big 6:0 p m with Marlin and Tabor facing Bigley. Mets Park Pontiae meets Business Machines at 7:30 p m Home Mort gare vs Elk Merchants. Bill Frasher and son Mike win father son golf tourney at Kanawha Country Club with 61. H C Thompson and son Steve take second with 62.
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Carreon Sparks White Sox Past Angels 8 1
Camilo Carreon drove in three runs with a double and single as the Chicago White Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels 8 1 to gain ground in the AL race. Horlen survived a bases loaded eighth inning threat as Wilhelm closed out the win.
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Charleston
Paul Baniell
Dave Gray
Los Angeles Angels
Joel Horlen
Hoyt Wilhelm
Horlen
Angels
Wilhelm
Bob Rodgers
Phicago
Los Angeles
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Earson
Fregesi
Wegner
Maal i den Moran
Qo Ek Harmen
Kosta
Grba
Tome
Maxwell
Soria
Wren
Moran
Gsinsni
Reds Sweep Pirates as Robinson and Harper Spark
Frank Robinson drove in three runs with two doubles in the first game and Tommy Harper belted a decisive two run homer in the nightcap to lift Cincinnati to a doubleheader sweep over Pittsburgh. Joe Nuxhall earned his ninth win, while Bob Gibbon and Joe Veale took the losses. Harper added three hits in the second game and stole a base as Cincinnati moved atop the series.
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Bob Bailey
Joe Nuxhall
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Reds
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Vada Pinson
Nuxhall
Joe Gibbon
Rose
Robinson
Pinson
West Virginia players post strong batting and pitching marks
Hardman on Sports lists West Virginia stars with high batting averages and ERAs across leagues. Notables include Jim Tokas 317 with Amarillo in the Texas League, Frank DeMoss 353 for Amarillo, and several others from Monongah to Martinsburg. Pitching highlights feature Jim Ponceroff 5-3 with 2.82 ERA and Gary Skaggs 5-5 3.73.
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Jim Tokas
Wellsburg
Amarillo
West
Tommy Swayne
Gary
Tri-City
Northwest
Joe Jeran
Morgantown
Idaho Falls
Pioneer
Jack Smith
Matewan
Nick, Mantle Shine in Exhibition and Classic Wins
Jack Nicklaus shaved four strokes to tie Gary Player at 10-10 before winning 11-10 in an exhibition at Candy Spots. Mickey Mantle, invincible slugger, received a rousing ovation as a pinch hitter in a Yankees doubleheader against Baltimore. Rex Ellsworth’s Candy Spots heads to Saratoga after a sixteenth victory season, with a possible showdown against top rivals. Meanwhile, Brian Sternberg suffers a neck injury but remains in good spirits, and Moe Drabowsky leads the Athletics past the Twins in Kansas City.
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Rex C. Eillsworth
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