Ford Strong as Detroit Blocks Yankees Rise to Top
Detroit clung to first place by a half game over Cleveland despite New York slugging. Whitey Ford improved to 11-2 with five straight wins, while the Yankees beat the old nemesis 9-0 aided by Blanchard two homers and Skowron Maris solo shots. Cincinnati swept Philadelphia to widen its NL lead as San Francisco fell farther behind.
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Jack Hand
Associated Press
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Ey Ford
Ford
New York
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Yanks
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Luis Arroyo
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Cleveland
Indians
Baltimore
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Chicago White Sox
Minnesota Twins
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Bob Allison
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Jim Pagliaroni
Willie Tasby
Washington
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del Rice
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Kansas City
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Philadelphia
San Francisco
Giants
Chicago
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
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Lary
Johnny Blanchard
Bill Skowron
Roger Maris
Neiman
Jim
Redlegs Rout Phils Extend 12th Straight Victory
The Cincinnati Reds swept the Philadelphia Phillies, winning 72 and 100 over two games to stretch their win streak to 12. Fred Hutchinson’s club dominates NL standings, with Dick LeMay and Jim O'Toole delivering shutouts and strong relief as San Francisco and Milwaukee also win, while Detroit and Boston post mixed results in the AL.
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Associated Press
Dempsey and
Firpo
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Phillies
Fred
Gates of Mercy
Hutchinson
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Phils
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Chicago
Los Angeles
Milwaukee
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St. Louis
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Larry Jackson
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New York
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Boston
Washington
Phil
Gene Freese
Vada Pinson
Wally Post
Howie Nunn
Giants
Dodgers
Hank Aaron
Joe Adcock
Frank Thomas
Don Drysdale
Adcock
Ray McMillan
Braves
Lieved
Carl Wiley
Southern Association Results Notebook
Standings and scores show Mobile 4 4 22 Nashville 3 4 25 Macon at Seen. Rain affected Monday’s games with Birmingham and Little Rock at Mobile Nashville at Macon.
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Little Rock
Mobile
Nashville
Macon
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Birmingham
Athens Triumphs Over Loretto in Bi-State Baseball
Athens semi pro team defeated Loretto 86 in Bi-State League play. Alvin Smith won in relief of Johnny Weldon in the seventh. Flatt took the loss for Loretto. Bobby Wiggington hit a three run homer in the sixth to tie the game. Athens improves to 7-5 in league play, second place, one game behind Lawrenceburg.
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Athens
Loretto
Tenn
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Johnny Weldon
Flatt
Weldon
Smith
Marks
Bobby Wiggington
Lawrenceburg
Wiggington
Edgar Griggs
Bink Haney
Charles Hillis
Black Picks Up Eighth Victory in 14-0 Win
Donnie Black pitched seven innings for Athens Lumber Co defeating Harvest 14 to 0. He struck out 14 batters, giving him 132 strikeouts in 69 innings and an 8-1 season record after two no hitters earlier in the season.
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Athens Lumber Co
Harvest
Donnie Black
Black
Consecu
Pirates top St Louis on Groat sacrifice fly in game one
Dick Groat drove in the deciding run with a sacrifice fly after three errors by Cardinals shortstop Julio Goray, giving Pittsburgh a win as Stan Musial hit his seventh homer. Ron Jackson endured a wobbly seventh before Bob Miller finished a 10 hit victory, while Curt Simmons and Joe Gibbon took losses.
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Dick Groat
Julio Goray
Pittsburgh
Stan Musial
Jackson
Bob Miller
Curt Simmes
Joe Gibbon
Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching Highlights
Baseball leaders listed include Cash of Detroit batting .360 and Mantle of New York with 54 runs and .354 average for Batting as well as 24 home runs. Morris of New York leads with 24 HR and Ford of New York 84 strikeouts. Pitching leaders show Grant of Cleveland with 70 decisions and Latman 60, both at 1.000? Also Koufax of Los Angeles with 97 strikeouts and Pascual of Minnesota with 78.
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Detroit
Brandt
Baltimore
Mantle
New York
Colavito
Morris
Piersall
Cleveland
Kubek
Power
Romano
O'Connell
Washington
Wood
Landis
Chicago
Keough
Aparicio
Howser
Kansas City
Grant
Latman
Ford
Pascual
Minnesota
Mathematical Oddity Holds In High Jump
Valery Brumel cleared 2.23 meters in Moscow to claim a world mark, beating John Thomas's 2.22. Tass reported the feat and the Soviets prepared a world record submission, but the United States will not recognize the mark for now for unspecified reasons.
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Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Valery Brumel
Moscow
Valery
Tass
John Thomas
United States
Swain Loses as Rip Smith Collins Collect Three Hits
In a Sunday game Swain took the loss while Athens batters Rip Smith and Jimmy Collins each posted three hits. The effort highlighted an otherwise close matchup with timely hitting and solid defense.
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Swain
Athens
Rip Smith
Jimmy Collins
Littler Surges Up PGA Money List After Open Victory
Gene Littler vaulted from 34th to fourth on the PGA money list after winning the 61st National Open at Oakland Hills. His $14,000 triumph boosted year earnings to $21,866 as Gary Player remained the top money winner and Arnold Palmer stayed second. Ben Hogan and Sammy Snead failed to crack the top 10 again, while Doug Sanders collected $6,000 for a total of $35,531 this year.
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Gene
the Machine
Oakland Hills
Littler
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Palmer
Denver
Cherry Hills
Doug Sanders
Sanders
Bob Goalby
Pro Tect
Ben Hogan
Sammy Snead
Respectos Hogan
Bantam Ben
Oakmont
Hogan
Softball schedule and standings for local league
Tuesday schedule at Walter Jackson Field includes Decatur Nursery and Sales yard against Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital at 6 30 and Buds Minnow Pool against the Briscoe Agency at 8. Colt League standings list Trinity Stone Elks Club Andersons Office Equipment and Pet Milk with current records. Games at West Town Field start nightly at 7 p.m. weekend note mentions aHrtselle defeating Slip-up 37 3 in independent league baseball.
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Decatur Nursery and Sales Yard
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital
Bud’s Minnow Pool
Briscoe Agency
Trinity Stone
Elks Club
Anderson's
Pet Milk
Anderson’s
West Town Field
aHrtselle C & S
Slip-up
Southern Association slugfest and standings shuffle
Chattanooga battles Mobile in a two game set as Birmingham and Atlanta win to tighten the standings. Ed Drapcho and Clair Hickman dominate early while Ken Mourland blanks Little Rock. Goldy, Sullivan and Palys lead Birmingham’s 8-0 win and Williams delivers the nightcap winner for Atlanta.
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Mobile
Ed Drapcho
Lookouts
Bears
Lee Elia
Fred van Dusen
Drapcho
Clair Hickman
Charley Gorin
Ken Mourland
Armed Forces
Birmingham
Little Rock
George Stepanovich
Roger Kudron
Pur Goldy
John Sullivan
Stan Palys
Goldy
Jim Williams
Faulk Wins Easter Open In Sudden Death Playoff
Mary Lena Faulk of Sea Island Georgia won the Women's East Open in a three way final on a windy day in Dillsburg Pennsylvania. Faulk clinched the $1247 first prize with a 10 foot birdie in the first extra hole, while Jo Ann Prentice faltered on the final green to force the playoff. Mickey Wright of San Diego California also shared the late contention after a 54 hole event that featured veterans over youth.
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Mary Lena Faulk
Sea Island
Miss Faulk
Jo Ann Prentice
Miss Prentice
Mickey Wright
Sama Diego
Calif
Birmingham
Ala
Crackers Rally to Tie and Score as Dunn Falters
Atlanta rallied to tie Nashville twice then push ahead in the eighth when ex Cracker Ev Joyner scored on Bart Shirley error. Jim Dunn pitched for Nashville as the Crackers challenged the late inning rally to pin the loss on him.
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Crackers
Nashville
Jim Dunn
Nashv
Ev Joyner
Atlanta
Bart Shirley
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