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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1964
Page
12
Editor notes the Loyd Hays Memorial Fund is nearing its end with over 6000 contributed. The piece honors Hays as a model of integrity in public service and thanks contributors, stressing the fund supports his family and recognizes his “REAL game” of life and compassion.
Kansas City's Orlando Pena and John Wyatt combined for a 5 4 victory over the Cleveland Indians as Mel McGaha earned his first win as Athletics manager. Pena struck out five and Wyatt finished to seal the win after Romano homered and Tito Francona doubled. Nelson Mathews drove in the deciding run with a sacrifice fly in the seventh.
Smoky Burgess hit a three run homer and Bob Bailey added two doubles and a triple to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Chicago Cubs 10 to 7. Lew Burdette took the loss after a five run fifth inning, with Vern Law earning the win and Léo Burke adding a three run homer for Chicago.
Mickey Mantle hit his 11th homer and drove in two as New York beat Chicago 6-3 to take a third straight from the AL leaders. Mantle also singled and walked, contributing to a fifth inning rally that broke a 3-3 tie behind Tony Kubek and Tom Tresh.
Whitey Ford pitched a 3-0 shutout of the Chicago White Sox, extending an eight game winning streak to improve to 8-4 on the season. Ford’s mastery leaves hitters tangled as New York City fans marvel at his sustained peak and near 0.724 career winning percentage.
Orlando Cepeda belts a two run double in the seventh guiding San Francisco past Milwaukee 6 4 to end a three game losing streak. Willie Mays and Willie McCovey sparked the rally with two outs following a McCovey RBI single and Hart homer.
Cincinnati dominates Houston 6 to 1 in a clash led by Bobby Klaus and John Edwards driving in two runs each. Jim Maloney earned his fourth win in 11 decisions while Hal Brown took the loss.
Wes Parker fueled a 3-2 Dodgers victory over St Louis with two doubles and the decisive two-base hit from Tommy Davis. Tim McCarver homered for the Cardinals who had gone 25 innings without scoring. Moeller earned the win for Los Angeles. Sadecki took the loss.
Earl Wilson pitched his fifth straight victory a five hitter and drove in two runs with a two run double. Felix Mantilla drove in four runs with two doubles and a single as Boston beat Baltimore 6-2. Mantilla and Wilson both had two RBI. Bunker took loss after six innings.
A long list of probable pitchers for doubleheaders in the American and National Leagues outlines matchups for dates across Chicago New York Detroit Washington Boston Kansas City Cleveland Philadelphia and Houston among others. The Capitol rotunda era note follows with the House and Senate avoiding responsibility, allowing peddlers to operate there.
Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 8 to 2 as Jim Bunning allowed five hits in a six inning start. Ron Hunt and Jim Hickman homered for New York while Johnny Callison, Clay Dalrymple and Tony Gonzalez drove in runs for the Phillies. The Phillies scored four in the seventh off Tom Sturdivant to seal the win.
A woman golfer faced a 10 foot python blocking her ball on a Southern Rhodesia golf course. After consulting the club secretary she was allowed to shoot the snake before resuming play, highlighting golfer grit amid unusual hazard.
Detroit defeats Los Angeles 8 to 5 as Don Wert drives in three runs and Dick McAuliffe adds two with a homer and triple. Jim Fregosi hits two two run blasts for the Angels, but Dave Wickersham improves to 8-5 for Detroit.
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