White Sox edge Twins 3-2 to snap 10-game skid
Chicago capitalized on Dave Boswell's throwing error for two unearned runs and a 3-2 win over Minnesota. Tommy Davis hit a 405 foot homer to give Chicago the early lead as Tom McCraw and Pete Ward added runs. Bob Locker and Wilbur Wood closed it as Minnesota stranded baserunners and tied a 1904-20 record with losses to start the season.
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Lew Ferguson
Associated Press
ST. Paul-Minnesota
Chicago White Sox
Dave Boswell
Minnesota
Tommy Davis
Chicago
Tim Cullen
White Sox
Tommy John
Boswell
Cullen
Luis Aparicio
Tom McCraw
Pete Ward
Wilbur Wood
Twins
Jack Hernandez
Cesar Tovar
Tony Oliva
Sox
Harmon Killebrew
Ted Uhlaender
Rod Carew
Tovar
Oliva
Davis
Bob Locker
John
Kileebrew
Locker
Bob Miller
Wood
Washington
Detroit
Barber Now Ahead In Nelson Classic
Texan Miller Barber shot 68 to move to 135 after 36 holes of the Byron Nelson Golf Classic in Dallas. Jack McGowan tied for second with a course record 65, Harold Henning also 136, Arnold Palmer 139, and Jack Nicklaus 140 as players chased the lead with improved conditions and Barber’s strong putting.
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Harold V. Ratliff
Associated Press
Dallas, Tex
Miller Barber
Sherman
Barber
Jack McGowan
Largo
Fla
Harold Henning
South Africa
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Gary
Jack Montgomery
Arnold Palmer
Kermit Zarley
Palmer
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Ss Opets
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Berry
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Locker
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Alomar
Kostro
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Perrnoski
Deane Beaman
Gay Brewer
Chicago
Minnesota
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Uhlaender
McCraw
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B. Miller
Wood
Dallas
AP Sports
Slugger Mantle Homers as Yankees Blank Tigers 5-0
Mickey Mantle hit his 521st career homer and Mel Stottlemyre allowed three hits as the New York Yankees defeated Detroit 5-0. Mantle tied Ted Williams for fourth on the all time list with Babe Ruth, Willie Mays, and Jimmy Foxx ahead, while the Yankees used a early rally and two steals to build the lead. Stottlemyre struck out seven and retired the last 12 batters.
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Mickey Mantle
Mel Stottlemyre
New York Yankees
Detroit Tigers
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Ted Williams
Babe Ruth
Willie May
Jimmy Foxx
Yankees
Earl Wilson
Horace Clarke
Tom Tresh
Roy White
Gene Michael
Tresh
White
Michael
Stottlemyre
Detroit
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Stanley
Gibbs
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Freehan
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Wert
Whitaker
Oyler
Ferraro
Mathews
Michaelis
Wilson
Stottmyre
G Brown
Hiller
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HK Rerbeso
Purples Edge Whites 16-0 in FSC Game
Florence based Purples defeated the Whites 16 to 0 in the annual F Day football game at Florence State College the last under the Florence State name before becoming a university. Robert O Kelley kicked a 40 yard field goal. Phil Logan connected with Rick Lindsey twice including a 21 yard pass in the third. O Kelley had an interception set up the scoring drive and the Purple defense held the Whites to 68 passing yards and 63 rushing yards.
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Florence
Purples
Florence State
Florence State College
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O'Kelley
White
Tim Norris
Purple
Phil Logan
Rick Lindsey
Howard Bvars
Logan
Lindsey
O’kelley
Hal Self
Johnson Singles Cubs Past Astros
Lou Johnson delivered a bases loaded single with none out in the ninth to lift the Chicago Cubs to a 3 2 win over Houston. Billy Williams started the inning with a double and Ron Santo was intentionally walked before the decisive hit. A wild pitch by Larry Dierker advanced the runners and set up the final outcome.
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Lou Johnson
Chicago Cubs
Houston
Billy Williams
Ron Santo
Larry Dierker
Ernie Banks
Astros
New York Mets
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Dierker
Don Kessinger
Glenn Beckett
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Nmiller
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Wynn
Bwillams
Staub
Santo
King
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Ljohnson
Menke
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Torres
Phillips
Hands
Tol
Astros edge Cubs as Dierker suffers rough outing
In a 3-2 decision, Houston falls behind early but rallies. Don Kessinger and Billy Williams drive in runs for Chicago, while Aspromonte hits his first homer for Houston. Dierker takes the loss as Hands secures the win.
Town Creek Golden Bears Win 5-3 Over Mt Hope
Hazlewood High School Golden Bears of Town Creek defeated Mt Hope 5 to 3 in baseball. Daryl Grisham allowed five hits to earn the win while Larry Smith gave up three hits in defeat. Jackie Williams doubled for Town Creek and Mikan Kirby had two singles for Mt Hope.
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Hazlewood High
Golden Bears
Town Creek
Jackie Williams
Bears
Mi Kan Kirby
Alabama State Split Twin Bill in Starkville
Innes tossed a one hit shutout as Alabama beat Mississippi State 11-0 in the nightcap to even the two game SEC Western Division doubleheader. State won the opener 8-7 as Potts delivered State’s lone hit in the fourth.
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Mike Innes
Mississippi Poins
Alabama
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State
Jocko Potts
Innes
Crimson Tide
Spencer suffers eye cut. Corletti bout postponed to May 28
Portland heavyweight Thad Spencer suffered a cut over his left eye in training. The scheduled bout with Eduardo Corletti of Argentina was postponed until May 28.
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London
Thad Spencer
Portland
Ore
Eduardo Corletti
Argentina
Bosox Power Past Orioles
In Baltimore Mike Andrews hit an seventh inning solo homer and Lee Stange closed for a 6-3 Red Sox win over the Orioles ending Baltimore’s four game streak.
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Baltimore
Mike Andrews
Lee Stange
Boston Red Sox
Orioles
Perez Sparks Reds Past Mets 3-1 in Friday Night Win
Tony Perez drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in the first and added a RBI single in the third as Cincinnati defeated the New York Mets 3-1. Tom Seaver took the loss for New York.
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Cincinnati
Tony Perez
Reds
New York Mets
Perez
Tom Seaver
Date tree bears up to twelve fruit bunches at once
A single date tree can produce as many as 12 fruit bunches, with each bunch weighing around 20 pounds, according to the report.
Kentucky shuts out Vanderbilt 6-0 in SEC baseball
Kentucky pitcher Denny Feldhaus blanks Vanderbilt for a 6-0 win. Feldhaus allows four hits as Kentucky builds a 2-0 lead in the first inning and adds single runs in the fifth, seventh and two in the eighth. Wildcats total eight hits and force three Vanderbilt errors.
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Lexington
Kentucky
Denny Feldhaus
Wildcats
Vanderbilt
Feldhaus
Iing
Conigliaro Receives Special Disabled Player Protection
Baseball Commissioner William Eckert grants a special exception for Tony Conigliaro. The Boston outfielder remains on the disabled list indefinitely and retains full salary and pension rights while he cannot play this season. His major league future is uncertain.
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NEW York
William Eckert
Tony Conigliaro
Boston
Conigliaro
Coniglaro
Red Sox
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