Jaipur Grabs Belmont Win at Belton Stakes Victory
Jaipur edged Admiral's Voyage and Crimson Satan in a photo finish to win the $153,500 Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park. Willie Shoemaker earned his third Belmont, guiding Jaipur to a nose win over Admiral's Voyage with Crimson Satan third in the historic stretch duel.
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Crimson Satan
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Mr. Bones
Decidedly
Admiral’s Voyage
Willie Shoemaker
Admiral
Braulio Baeza
Major League Leaders in Home Runs and RBIs and Pitching
A summary of league leaders in home runs RBI and pitching. American League leaders include Cash and Gentile with 15 homers, Siebern and Wagner 41 RBIs, while Kaline and Mays pace NL in homers and Cepeda and Mays top RBIs. Pitching leaders show Donovan 8 2 and Purkey 10 1 with several 4 1 or 6 2 records across AL and NL.
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Orioles
Wagner
Angels
Kaline
Essegian
Indians
Mays
Giants
Mejias
Colts
Cepeda
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Cubs
Thomas
Mets
Pinson
Reds
Siebern
Athletics
Robinson
White Sox
Rollins
Twins
T. Davis
Dodgers
White
Cards
F. Alou
Donovan
Foytack
Stenhouse
Senators
Belinsky
Bunning
Wickersham
Purkey
Pierce
McLish
Phils
Koufax
Face
Pirates
Koonce
Bruce
Telephone call length in Texas far below national average
Non talkative Texans in Houston report an average telephone call length of three minutes, well under the national average of six minutes, according to Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.
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Houston Faces Cost Overrun For Domed Baseball Stadium
Houston grapples with funding a roofed stadium as bids will determine the final cost surpassing a $13.3 million bond and possibly prompting a county fund draw or a new bond election. Officials warn the project risks escalation and political fallout.
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Texas League All Star Game Set For July 17
The Texas League will hold its 1962 all star game in Tulsa on July 17 with 18 players per side chosen by committees led by North and South divison managers. Whitey Kurowski will manage the North, Walt Dixon the South, and selections are due by July 8 with final team announcements July 10 and July 11.
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Dick Butler
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Walt Dixon
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Major League Standings And Weekday Results Summary
United Press International reports the American League led by New York 31 19 and Cleveland 29 21, with Minnesota 32 24 and Detroit 28 24 close behind. National League shows Los Angeles 41 19 and San Francisco 40 19 atop. multiple games tied and schedules listed for Sunday and Monday.
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Whatt
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McBride
Belinsky
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V8regan
Bunning
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Rudolph
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Perry
Monbouquette
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San Francisco
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Milwaukee
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Cincinnati
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Maloney
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All-Tournament Teams Named From Texas Class AAAA
Houston Bellaire placed four players on the state schoolboy baseball all star list and El Campo had five selections after a two day tournament. Bellaire pitchers include Billy Crain and others Don Looper, Doug Nicholson, Bill Sullivan. Lufkin adds Rocky Thompson David Brewell Mike Seago. Other honorees include Odessa Corpus Christi Carroll El Campo Seminole Richardson San Antonio Lee.
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UPI
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el Campo
Bellaire
Billy Crain
Doug Nicholson
Bill Sullivan
Don Looper
Lufkin
Rocky Thompson
David Brewell
Mike Seago
AANA
Tom Cunningsham
Frank Rice
Seminole
Bill Bain
Terry Burke
Richardson
Jim Messer
San Antonio Lee
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Tate
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Odessa
John Moffett
Corpus Christi Carroll
Donald Shult
Kenny Kram
Randy Sparkman
Ellwood Hermansen
Richard Hermansen
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