Little League under fire from Joey Jay and Bob Purkey
Cincinnati Reds pitchers Joey Jay and Bob Purkey criticize the Little League program as overly ambitious and parent driven. They argue seven year olds are too young for organized baseball and call for less pressure, though acknowledge overall benefits and praise dedicated volunteers.
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Joey Jay
Cincinnati Reds
Bob Purkey
America
Jay
Purkey
Decatur
Little League
Rabies Spreads Toward Lauderdale County Officials Warn
The Florence Times reports a positive rabies case in Lauderdale County with the disease spreading from Southern Tennessee and Madison County. A rabid skunk near Killen bit three dogs, was killed, and tested positive at Decatur. Vets note low inoculation rates and urge prompt vaccination and reporting of suspicious animals.
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Florence Times
Lauderdale County
Tennessee
Madison County
H. E. Haygood
Killen
Lauderdale
Culver Ellis
Fayetteville
Tenn
Ellis
Limestone County
Angels hammer KC for 18 runs in big league win
Los Angeles Angels slugged 19 hits to rout Kansas City 18 to 2 as Willie Smith had five hits and three RBIs and Bo Belinsky won to improve to 9-5. Adcock and Knoop drove in three runs apiece with three-run doubles in a six-run first inning and Smith added a two-run homer in the sixth.
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Kansas City
Willie Smith
Perry
Los Angeles Angels
Joe Adcock
Bobb Knoop
Bo Belinsky
Belinsky
Smith
Adcock
Knoop
Angels
Bob Rodgers
Coolers Win Again Worthington Chemstrand Run For City Crown
In City Softball League action Chemstrand edged toward a two game lead with a 10 1 victory over 3M as Worthington 11 2 beat Jones Vending Crew 8 4 to close the day. For Chemstrand Hardaway triple and single led a nine hit attack while Melson four hitter earned the win. In the nightcap Worthington used five unearned runs in the first inning to top Jones Vending 8 4 as Miller earned the win and Murphy Stephenson Long key the offense for Worthington.
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Chemstrand
Worthington
Fki Chemstrand
Jones Veading
Hardluck
Prestolite
Shanegrila
Jim Melson
Herman Hardaway
Tindell Heflin
Doug Birdyshaw
Bennie Godfrey
Farrish
Harold Converse
Hard Fighting
Jones Vending Crew
Hen Miller
Doolers
Bobby Murphy
Ray Stephenson
Johnny Long
Stephenson
Dave Pennington
Jones
Edgar Griggs
Tom Foreman
Bobby Smith
White Sox win in 13th for 6 5 victory over Twins
Mike Hershberger drove in two runs with a bases loaded walk and single in the 13th inning to lift Chicago to a 6 5 win over Minnesota in a marathon game. Ron Hansen earlier homered to force extra frames as the White Sox use a record 9th pitcher for Minnesota. Verdasles homered for Minnesota and Hansen also went deep for Chicago.
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Chicago
Mike Hershberger
Chicago White Sox
Minnesota
Hershberger
Dick Stigman
White Sox
Gerry Fosnow
J. C. Martin
Tom McCraw
Stigman
Floyd Robinson
Twins
Jerry Zimmerman
Zoilo Versalles
Hoyt Wilhelm
Bill Skowron
Pete Ward
Ron Hansen
Jim Perry
Jim Roland
Yanks Worried Over Ford Hip Injury After Detroit Start
Whitey Ford left two innings into the second game with a hip problem. The Yankees expect him to miss one turn before his next start, impacting a squad already chasing Baltimore in the standings. Ford, 35, is 12-3 on the year with a 211-81 career mark, and his hip issue has lingered since opening day.
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Detroit
Whitey Ford
New York Yankees
Whitev
Yankee
Yogi Berra
Ford
Satuday
Yogi
Detroit Tigers
Yankees
Baltimore Orioles
Whitey
Yankee Stadium
Mets Rout Braves 10-0 Behind Stallard Three-Hitter
Tracy Stallard fired a three hitter for the Mets in a 10-0 win over Milwaukee. Joe Christopher and George Altman slugged homers, Tim Harkness delivered four straight hits, and Altman drove in two as New York collected six runs in the fifth.
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NEW York
New York Mets
Milwaukee Braves
Tim Harkness
Joe Christopher
George Altman
Tracy Stallard
Mets
Stallard
Harkness
Christopher
Altman
Jesse Gonder
Roy McMillan
Yankee Stadium
George Case
Bill Dickey
Ducky Medwick
Frank McCormick
Bob Feller
Lefty Gomez
Johnny Vander Meer
Whitlow Wyatt
Milwaukee
Cloninger
Olivo
Sadowski
Butler
Bailey
Gonder
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Yankees Rip Tigers to 14-2 in big win
Yankees pound Detroit 14-2 as Bobby Richardson four hits and Joe Pepitone four RBIs spark a 20 hit attack. Jim Bouton earns his 10th win while New York trim second place Baltimore’s lead to within a half game.
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Detroit
Bobby Richardson
Joe Pepitone
New York Yankees
Yankees
Baltimore Orioles
Washington
New York
Dave Wickersham
Tiger
Pepitone
Richardson
Tony Kubek
Jim Bouton
Coase
Mickey Manile
John Blanchard
Clete Boyer
al Kaline
Tigers
Bouton
Blanchard
Wickersham
Egan
Sherry
Regan
Sparma
Roarke
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L— Wickersham
Pirates Edge Reds 6-3 Behind Mazeroski Homer
Pittsburgh defeats Cincinnati 6-3 as Mazeroski homers and drives a three run rally. He tied the game with a second inning homer off Nuxhall and added key hits in the fourth. Clendenon also homer as Pittsburgh builds lead. Pinson homered for Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Bill Mazereski
Pittsburgh
Mazereski
Joe Nuxhall
Reds
Vada Pinson
Mazeroski
Nuxhall
Vernon Law
Bailey
Law
Bill Virdon
Pirates
Roberto Clemente
Donn Clendenon
McBean
Pagliaroni
Duren
Henry
Edwards
W—Law
L—Nuxhall
Clendenon
Pinson
Cardinals edge Phillies 10 9 after dramatic ninth
St Louis survives a seven run Philadelphia rally to win 10-9. Ken Boyer belts two homers including his 15th, Curt Simmons earns the win, Cuellar nails down relief, and Triandos seals it with a final out as Philadelphia’s late barrage falls short.
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Phila Glphia
Mike Cuellar
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Cardinals
Ken Boyer
Curt Simmons
Phillie
Gus Triandos
Bobby Wine
Wes Covington
Cookie Rojas
Johnny Callison
Glen Hobbie
Simmons
Hobbie
Tony Gonzalez
Bob Taylor
Richie Allen
Taylor
Allen
Alex Johnson
Cuellar
John Herrnstein
Curt Flood
Johnson
Flood
Gery Buchuk
Triandos
Phillies
Bill White
Wine
Mike Shannon
Shannon
Bob Uecker
iSt. Louis
Phila
Cueller
Uecker
Bennett
Roebuck
Green
W—Simmons
L—Bennett
Boyer
Bressoud's ninth inning homer lifts Red Sox past Indians
Ed Bressoud slugged a ninth inning homer off Don McMahon to give Boston a 4-3 win over Cleveland. Dick Stuart homered twice for the Red Sox, while Leon Wagner, Bob Chance, Tony Conigliaro, and Vic Davalillo contributed for the Indians in a tight, back and forth affair.
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Cleveland
Ed Bressoud
Boston
Bressoud
Don McMahon
Dick Stuart
Red Sox
Indians
Leon Wagner
Stuart
Jack Kralick
Bob Chance
Dick Howser
Carl Yastrzemski
Tony Conigliaro
Larry Brown
Yastrzemski
Sonny Siebert
Howser
Vic Davalillo
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