Yanks Take sole first as Terry wins again in 11 innings
Yankee pitcher Ralph Terry went the distance in a 3-2 11 inning win over Cleveland to move New York into first place alone for the first time this season. Mantle homered, Berra reached on an error, and Wertz hit a grand slam for Boston in a separate game.
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ED Wilks
Associated Press
Ralph Terry
New York Yankees
Yankees
Terry
Yanks
Cleveland
Indians
Detroit Tigers
Boston Red
Tigers
Detroit
Washington
Baltimore
Management Area Open To Salvage In Swan Creek
The Game and Fish Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation announced salvage is legal in the Swan Creek Waterfowl Management Area in Limestone County. Fishermen may use seines to take fish under the new authorization.
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Game and Fish Division
Alabama Department of Conservation
Swan Creek
Limestone County
Jay Keeps Reds in National League Race with 81 Victory
Jay kept the Reds near the NL lead with a win as Pittsburgh beat Cincinnati 81. The Dodgers and Giants traded progress while the Cubs and Cardinals faltered. San Francisco moved atop briefly before Dodgers regained first place.
Major League Leaders Baseball Statistics Snapshot
The list highlights season leaders across batting runs RBIs and pitching in MLB. Key names include Piersall Cleveland Cash Detroit Mantle York Mays Cepeda San Francisco Freese Cincinnati and Pascual Minnesota among top hitters and pitchers.
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Cleveland
Cash
Detroit
Mantle
I York
Colavito
Maris
New York
Howser
Kansas City
Aparicio
Chicago
Grant
Latman
Pascual
Minnesota
Bell
Fish salvage ban advised for Swan Creek area
The department states fish salvage is for individual citizens only and any sale of fish is prohibited. The Swan Creek area lies west of U S Highway 31 between Athens and Decatur.
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Swan Creek
Athens
Decatur
Milw Friday Games Highlight National League Matchups
Friday schedule lists Cincinnati at Philadelphia St Louis at Pittsburgh Milwaukee at Los Angeles Chicago at San Francisco in the National League. Southern Association standings show Birmingham Atlanta Shreveport Nashville Mobile Little Rock with results and postponed games due to rain.
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Pittsburgh
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Los Angeles
Chicago
San Francisco
Southern Association
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Birmingham
Atlanta A
Nashville
Shreveport
ASB
Cenemebon
Mobile
Little Rock
Macon
Yankees stay unbeaten with ninth win in Pony League
Perry Hinds tossed a two hitter as the Yankees blanked the Redlegs 6 0 for their ninth win against one loss. Hinds improved to five victories with ten hits allowed by the Redlegs. Westmoreland took the loss as the Yankees dominated throughout including a three strikeout finish after the leadoff triple in the final inning. Mutual Savings girls softball hosts Maulga of Birmingham at Delano Park for a 7 p.m. doubleheader.
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Yankees
Perry Hinds
Redlegs
Hinds
Westmoreland
Mutual Savings
Maulga
Birmingham
Delano Park
Baseball Stat Highlights From The Era
A list of player feats and team marks including triples by Virdon and Stuart of Pittsburgh, home runs by Mathews and Cepeda, stolen bases by Pinson, and strikeout leaders Koufax and Drysdale. Also notes decisions and win totals for Miller and team Buffalo.
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Cisco
Virdon
Pittsburgh
Wills
Los Angeles
Clemente
Stuart
Mathews
Milwaukee
Cepeda
San Francisco
Pinson
Cincinnati
Aaron
Mays
Miller
Buffalo
Koufax
Drysdale
Blue One Of Few Happy In Open Round
Stroke lead and one of the few happy men in the 150 player field at the 61st US Open golf championship. Former champion Tommy Bolt tied Bob Goalby at even par 70 after a round that featured a spectator’s tongue lash and a tense second round start.
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Jerry Liska
Tommy Bok
Bob Goalby
Barons and Lookouts Split as Barons Edge in 5-3 Win
Dave Nicholson boosted Little Rock with a three run homer on a bonus tied to his six figure deal with Baltimore. Nicholson’s shot in the bottom of the 11th capped a 6 3 victory over Macon as Little Rock snapped a five game Southern Association skid. Birmingham beat Chattanooga 5-3 and a Nashville doubleheader was rained out while Shreveport at Atlanta was halted by rain. Stepanovich earned the win for Little Rock with a late double play rescue in the 10th.
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Egan
Baptist Teams Victors In Church League
In the Church Softball League 16th Avenue Baptist defeated Friendship Baptist 12 to 5 with Earl Benfield and H Weaver hitting home runs. Central Baptist beat Sherman St Church of God 13 to 12 as Tommy Patterson and Jim Wallace each added a home run and a single. Sherman St saw E Prince homer and three singles. Jim Wallace won the game while E Prince lost. Bobby Day pitched for 16th Avenue and W Motes took the loss for Friendship.
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Sherman St. Church of God
16Th Avenue
Earl Benfield
H. Weaver
Friendship
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Bobby Day
W. Motes
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Prince
Austinville Field
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Indians Keep Game Lead in Little League Action
The Indians pushed their lead by beating the Yankees 4-0 as Hammond no hit the Yankees for six innings, striking out 13 while Wakefield fanned 11. Dodgers defeated the Cubs 10-2 with Terry the winning pitcher. Cubs' Bill Fite homered and doubled for two RBIs.
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Yankees
Hammond
Wakefield
Dodgers
Cubs
Terry
Hudson
Bill Fite
Cub
Braves
Giants
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Red Sox
Experts Doubt Hogan Can Win 5th Open Title
By DAVE DILES Birmingham Michigan AP experts doubt that Ben Hogan age 48 can win a fifth U S Open title. Observers say he cannot putt well and tends to freeze on the green. The sentimental favorite draws huge crowds as he seeks another major.
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Dave Diles
Associated Press
Birmingham, Mich
Ben Hogan
Hogan
Byron Nelson
The
Hawk
Ben
Kathy Farrer Dominates Florence Golf Meets Invitational
Kathy Farrer, a 16 year old Decatur golfing phenom, finished a busy Florence week by winning the Florence Country Club Womens Invitational with a 76 and medalist honors. She tied Jean Spencer of Huntsville for medalist honors at Huntsville Arsenal Womens Invitational, then won the sudden death playoff on the first hole for the championship. Kathy previously tied for runner-up last year in the same tour.
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Kathy Farrer
Decatur
Florence
Florence Country Club
Kathy
Huntsville Arsenal
Jean Spencer
Huntsville
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