Shannon Breaks Slump With Late Catcher Debut
Mike Shannon moved from the St. Louis outfield to catcher and delivered a seventh inning homer plus a game winning single in the 13th as the Cardinals edged Milwaukee 5 4. He handled four Cardinal pitchers flawlessly aside from a wild pitch and a knuckleball in the 12th. The Braves dropped two games behind the Dodgers while the Giants extended an eight game win streak with Matty Alou Willie Mays homer and Len Gabrielson solo shots. Pirates starter Vern Law earned the win in a three run fifth inning rally that powered Pittsburgh past San Francisco.
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Philadelphia
Houston
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Matty Alou
Jesus
Manny Mora
Willie Mays
Vern Law
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Len Gabrielson
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Willie Starfell
Gaylord Perry
Chris Short
Ed Roebuck
Astros
Cookie Rojas
Phillies
Rich Allens
Baseball Standings and Thursday Results
American League standings show Minnesota leading with 74 wins and Baltimore at 65, Chicago 52, Los Angeles 52, and Kansas City 72. Thursday results: Minnesota 8 New York 2, Los Angeles 5 Cleveland 1, Baltimore 5 Boston 3, Detroit 11 Kansas City 1. Tonight schedules list Chicago at Boston, Minnesota at Cleveland, Washington at Baltimore, Kansas City at New York, Los Angeles at Detroit, Philadelphia at Houston, St. Louis at Milwaukee in 13 innings.
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Big 33 Stars Finish Drills in Hershey Parade
Pennsylvania and Texas Big 33 squads wrapped nine days of practice with morning and evening sessions and a dress rehearsal under lights. A welcome parade in Harrisburg featured a 125 piece Lebanon high school band as Leland H. Bull welcomed players, with plaques awarded to coaches and participants.
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Capitol Steps
Twins Beat Indians as Kralick Struggles With Strike Zone
In a 6-4 Cleveland defeat the Twins capitalize on Kralick’s wild throws without a strike zone at first and third. Bob Lee earns his seventh win for the Angels while Minnesota overwhelms the Yankees 8-2 and Baltimore defeats Boston 5-3. Don Demeter drives in seven for the Red Sox in the late game, Hank Aguirre notches another loss.
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Bobby Knoop
Bob Rodgers
Clinton
Knoop
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Bob Lee
Fred Newman
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New York
Baltimore
Boston
Detroit
Kansas City
Newman
Larry Brown
Indians
Leon Wagner
Rocky Colavito
Max Alvis
Angels
Paul Schall
Jose Cardenal
Jim Merritt
Richie Rollips
Zoilo Versalles
Don Mincher
Twins
Hector Lopez
Clete Boyer
John Orsino
Oriole
Jackie Brandt
Frank Malzone
Red Sox
Don Demeter
Hank Aguirre
Pirates split twin bill with Giants on West Coast trip
The Pirates lost 4-3 to the Giants then won 2-1 in the Thursday doubleheader. Vernon Law improved to 13-9 with seven hits allowed as San Francisco halted a eight-game streak. Willie Stargell hit his 24th homer with Roberto Clemente aboard for the Pirates.
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Aaron's 66 Leads PGA In Laurel Valley Round One
Aaron opened with a five under par 66 at Laurel Valley in Ligonier Pennsylvania leading a Dixie-flavored surge including Mason Rudolph Gardnar Dickinson Sam Snead Ray Floyd and Brice Devlin. Palmer was penalized two strokes after a ruling on a railing incident and finished 72 with fog delaying early starts.
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Gardnar Dickinson
Sam Snead
Ray Floyd
Laurel Valley
Arnold Palmer
Aaron
Rudolph
Dickinson
Ben Ho- Ban
Snead
Floyd
North Carolina
Brice Devlin
Australia
Jack Nicklaus
Palmer
Stronghoy
Bobby Nichols
Gary Player
Detroit
Rainy Mid-Season Stock Race Rescheduled at Buez Speedway
The twice-rained-out Mid-Season championship for late moitel stocks at Buez Speedway is moved to Sunday night. Track promoters push to run the gruelling weekend on the Erie Stateline circuit with a $3,000 prize and double points. Chuck Piazza of Jamestown, N Y, who swept both classes last year, is expected to race solo this time.
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Local race card lists leaders and challengers in NY
Point leader John White heads North Clymer challengers Bob Lehnars of Bus ti and Squirt Johns of Brockway, with hometowner Tom Dill of Brie and the Ford duo Floyd Fanale and Fred Knapp. Also scheduled are a 25 lap sportsman feature and 11 other races. Starting time is p. m.
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North Clymer
N.Y
Bob Lehnars
Busti, N. Y
Squirt Johns
Brockway
Tom Dill
Brie
Floyd Fanale
Fred Knapp
YMCA 3-Man Volleyball Teams Strive For First Win
Team 6 seeks its first win after a rough night, trailing 046 in YMCA league standings following a 15-2 15-5 15-7 loss to Team 5. Team 5 line up included Ron Johnson, Vicky Dyckes, Denny Dyckes. Team 6 featured Harrison Keppel, Mark Brady, Pete McLaughlin, Mike Baressi, Jack McIntyre.
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Mark Brady
Pete McLaughlin
Mike Baressi
Jack McIntyre
Correll Throws One-Hitter In Playoffs Victory
Correll hurled a one hitter as Pine Woods Inn defeated Meadow Brook Dairy 5-2 in City Softball League playoffs. Meadow Brook scored both runs in the fifth. Pine Woods answered with five in that inning. Mitchell had the lone Meadow Brook hit in the fifth. Pine Woods eight-hit attack featured Melzer McEldowney with two hits each.
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Clash In Penna Little League Title Game Set
Sharon and Dunmore reach the state Little League final after semi final wins. Levittown pitcher Roger Cicconi hurled a 10-2 one hitter against Farrell, Natrona scored early but Dunmore answered with a three run rally in the fourth. The victor advances to the Eastern regional in Staten Island on August 11.
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Staten Island
Northern California Girls Tennis Champs Defeat Southern California
Northern California retained the U S girls team title by defeating Southern California 4 to 3 in the final round of the 22nd annual tournament. It marked its third title in four years and fifth since 1954. Also listed are NY league scores Jamestown 14 Wellsville 4 0 Batavia 4 Geneva 3 Auburn 13 Binghamton 1 Pine Woods 000 050 Correll McEdowney Houser Brooks.
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