Namath Brace Performs Under Strain in AFL Exhibition
Jets quarterback Joe Namath escaped serious knee damage after a 245-pound tackle toppled him in Birmingham. A protective brace kept the injury minor, with Namath expected to miss two to three weeks. Mike Taliaferro guided New York as Namath left, while other AFL and NFL results filled the weekend action.
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Baseball Standings and Sunday Results Across Leagues
American League leaders Baltimore and Detroit hold top records with 76 and 62 wins respectively. Sunday scores feature Baltimore routing Washington 6 0 and Chicago sweeping California 4 0. NL action shows Pittsburgh 4 Cincinnati 2 and Atlanta 7 Philadelphia 1, with San Francisco 3 Houston 2 in a tight race.
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Mays Near All-Time Home Run Milestone In NL Sweep
Willie Mays paces a San Francisco doubleheader sweep of Houston with his 533rd homer as Manny Mota edges toward a batting title in the NL. Mota collects three hits and a ninth‑inning homer for Pittsburgh, while Mays nears Babe Ruth on the all‑time list amid NL results across Dodgers, Cubs, Braves, Mets, and Cardinals games.
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Groza to Tie Longevity Mark in Fall
Lou Groza of the Cleveland Browns, the only pro with over 1000 points, will tie Sammy Baugh’s NFL longevity record this fall in his 16th season. Groza holds records for most games played 118 most points 1195 most consecutive scoring games 107 and most field goals attempted 359 made 214 and most points after touchdown attempted 563 made 547.
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Namath blocker mixup at Legion Field shocks 57k crowd
AFL exhibition at Legion Field drew 57,205 despite Namath’s knee injury after a Don Floyd block misread as Ernie Ladd. Don Maynard caught four passes for 62 yards as Mike Taliaferro impressed in relief, leading the Jets to a 16-10 win over the Oilers. Birmingham papers foresee pro football coming to the city by 1970 with Weeb Eubank backing Legion Field as a franchise site.
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Coates Shuts Down Chisox as Angels Split Twinbill
Angels rookie Jim Coates, recalled from the minors, fired a four-hitter in his first start of the season to blank the Chicago White Sox 4-0 and split a doubleheader. Gary Peters threw a four-hitter for the Sox in the opener, while Jay Johnstone and Early Wynn figures appear in the loud-night recap of an action-packed AL Sunday. The Yankees, A’s, Red Sox, Orioles and others posted wins as the league raced through a busy day.
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Grand slams in World Series propelling Mets ties
Only two National Leaguers have hit grand slam home runs in World Series play and both later joined the New York Mets. Chuck Hiller hit his four run homer in 1962 for the Giants while Ken Boyer belted one in 1964 for the Cardinals.
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