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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1969

Page

8

Spiceland No-Hitter Lost On Errors In Dixie Action

Spiceland, 14, pitched a no hitter for six innings but errors doomed the Redlegs in a 2-1 Dixie League loss to the Cardinals. Cards scored in the 2nd and 5th. Redlegs tallied in the 7th. Spiceland struck out 10. McClanahan fanned 14.

Spiceland Jim Spiceland Redlegs Cardinals Ark McClanahan Mets Tigers John Brooks Tommy Mullican John Gamble Earl Worley Mike Washburn Ricky Ward Ed Miles Dixie League Redlegs Billy Smith

Major League Leaders Summary Leaders list by Associated Press

American League batting leader Carew of Minnesota hits .389 with 100 at bats. Faye Howard and others top batting and run totals include Murcer with 43 RBI and Powell with 37. In hits F Robinson leads Baltimore with 62 while F Howard has 61. National League leaders cite Aaron 359, Jones 355, Kessinger 39 runs, Banks 43 RBI, McCovey 39 RBI, Alou 72 hits, Williams 63.

Associated Press Carew Minnesota Petrocelli Boston F. Robinson Baltimore Blair Murcer New York F.howard Washington Powell A. Conigliaro F. Howard H. Aarton Atlanta C. Jones Kessinger Chicago Wynn Houston Banks McCovey San Francisco

Conigliaro Named Young Man of the Year by Boston Press Photographers

Boston Red Sox slugger Tony Conigliaro, age 24, was chosen as the Young Man of the Year by the Boston Press Photographers Association which includes about 250 members across New England.

Boston Tony Conigliaro Boston Red Sox Boston Press Photographers Association New England

Braves End Braves Four-Game Slide With Cepeda Homecoming

Orlando Cepeda returned to St Louis and homered in a 6 4 win for Atlanta over the Cardinals. Cepeda tripled and scored in the second, hit his 10th homer in the fourth, and scored again in the fifth. Ted Williams notes aside, Henry Aaron added an eighth inning homer to move to fifth on the all time list. Jerry Koosman and the Mets beat the Dodgers 2 1 as San Diego topped Philadelphia 6 4, while washouts hit San Francisco Montreal and Cincinnati Pittsburgh.

Herschel Nissenson Associated Press Orlando Cepeda St. Louis Atlanta Braves Cepeda Eli Birdes Cardinals Joe Torre Torre New York Mets Los Angeles San Diego Philadelphia San Francisco Montreal Pittsburgh Chicago Cubs Houston Chicago White Sox Boston Minnesota New York Yankees Washington Kansas City California Detroit Seattle Cleveland Busch Stadium Henry Aaron Ted Williams Sonny Jackson George Stone Cecil Upshaw Jerry Koosman Mets Dodgers Jerry Grote al Weis Koosman Bill Russell Wes Parker Paps Jim Lefebvre San Diego Padres Nate Colbert Tommy Dean Philadelwin

May hits first grand slam as White Sox top Red Sox 6-4

Carlos May belted the first grand slam of his major league career to cap a six-run eighth inning and lift the Chicago White Sox to a 6-4 victory over Boston. Jerry Koosman pitched five scoreless innings as the New York Mets edged the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 for their fifth straight win.

Tigers Indians Pirates Donald Newlin Porter Lucas Yankees Cubs Victor Byrd Braves Mets Ivy Humphrey Cardinals Dodgers Byrd Wheeler Humphrey McDaniel Associated Press Carlos May White Sox Chicago Boston Jerry Koosman Los Angeles

Cold Rain Delays Hit Southern League Schedule

The Southern League postponed Birmingham at Charlotte and Savannah at Montgomery to screen the Boston Red Sox Chicago White Sox game on TV. Meanwhile Asheville crushed Columbus 9-3 as Shelly Andrews collected five hits and three RBIs while George Shoemaker held the White Sox to three runs in a four hit outing amid eruptions in the dugouts. Asheville led 4-0 after two and three in the third.

Associated Press Birmingham Charlotte Savannah Montgomery Boston Red Sox Chicago White Sox Asheville Columbus Shelly Andrews Andrews Donnybrook Tourists George Shoemaker White Sox Shoemaker

Sweetroll May hits grand slam as White Sox topple Red Sox

Chicago rookie Carlos May nicknamed Sweetroll belted a grand slam in the eighth inning to rally the White Sox past Boston 6 4. He drove in 29 RBIs this season and raised his average to .307. His brother Lee May stars for Cincinnati, with a strong homer and RBI pace.

Dick Couch Associated Press Chicago Sweetroll May Carlos Lee Cincinnati Chicago White Sox Boston Reds Luis Aparicio White Sox Seattle Mike Hegan Pilots Cleveland California Denny McLain Detroit Tigers Minnesota New York Yankees Harmon Killebrew Washington Kansas City New York Mets Los Angeles San Diego Philadelphia Atlanta St. Louis San Francisco Montreal Pittsburgh Houston Chicago Cubs Cupcake White

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