Only Thing Missing For NY Is 1st Place
Ed Wilks notes the Yankees trail Detroit by three games with Whitey Ford winning for New York while Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle push homers. In AL actions Detroit, Baltimore, and Cleveland win as New York, Boston, and Kansas City slip. In NL Cincinnati and Chicago split, Dodgers fall to Cubs, and Milwaukee beat San Francisco. Maris adds two doubles and a single with a 12th homer in June, backing Ford despite needing eighth-inning relief.
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ED Wilks
Whitey Ford
Roger Maris
Mickey Mantle
New York Yankees
Ford
Luis Arroyo
A’s
Rocky Colavito
Norm Cash
Tigers
Terry Fox
Gus Triandos
Orioles
Twins
Jim Kaat
Birmingham Barons Take sole first in Southern Association
The Birmingham Barons beat the Chattanooga Lookouts 15 11 in a marathon game to seize leadership. Pitcher Jerry Lock earned the win, with Purnal Goldy and Stan Palys each driving in three runs. Chattanooga had 14 hits, Birmingham 21, but limited extra-base damage.
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Donnybrook
Birmingham
Barons
Chattanooga
Lookouts
Atlanta
Shreveport
Mobile
Little Rock
Macon
Nashville
Jerry Lock
Purnal Goldy
Stan Palys
John Herrnstein
Wayne Graham
Ron Hogg
Ron Debus
Braves Hit Five Homers In Win Over Giants
Milwaukee Braves slugged five homers including two by Frank Thomas to beat San Francisco 86. The win extended their streak to four and boosted home run output to 84 this season. Manager Dressen cited strong pitching lately and hitters driving the effort.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Braves
Braves
Frank Thomas
San Francisco
Charlie Dressen
Bob) Buhl
Giants
National League baseball results and matchups from Friday
AP reports Los Angeles and San Francisco split results while Pittsburgh Milwaukee and Chicago won or lost. Friday games include Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Los Angeles at Cincinnati and San Francisco at St Louis among others with standings and schedules across leagues.
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Associated Press
National League
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Lewis
Cammro
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Duster Ball Sparks Mauch Ban In Phillies Pirates clash
In Philadelphia a duster ball incident led to manager Gene Mauch's ejection and a postgame confrontation in the umpires room. Smoky Burgess starred with two homers as the Pirates beat the Phillies 5 1. Burgess also drove in four runs while Buzhardt started for Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Gene Mauch
Bob Friend
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Smoky Burgess
Johnny Buzhardt
Dallas Green
Mauch
Chris Pelekoudas
Pelekoudas
Buzhardt
Burgess
Homer
Jocko Conlan
Doe
All-American Graduation Grid Game Tonight
East favored 2-1 to beat West in the All-American Graduation football game at Buffalo War Memorial Stadium. Rip Engle of Penn State questions the rating and argues the West should win. He notes the West has five players from Washington’s Rose Bowl champions and mentions center Roy.
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Bob Powell
Associated Press
Buffalo
N.Y
War Memorial Stadium
Rip Engle
Penn State
Engle
Log Jam Breaks in National League Race With Reds Lead
The Reds won 7-5 over St. Louis to extend their NL edge as Milwaukee beat the Giants 8-6 and Pittsburgh topped Philadelphia 5-1. In the AL Detroit defeated Washington 6-4 while the Yankees won 8-3 at Kansas City. Baltimore routed Minnesota 8-2 and Boston edged Los Angeles 3-2. Bob Purkey earned the win for Cincinnati, Gordie Coleman drove in the decisive run, and several Cubs hitters homered in a 7-5 win over the Dodgers who blew a 4-1 lead. Frank Thomas and Hank Aaron provided key homers for the Braves in a 5-run win over the Giants. Smoky Burgess hit two homers for the Pirates as John Buzhardt was charged with a bean ball fine after hitting Burgess.
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Cincinnati
Reds
St. Louis
Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Milwaukee
San Francisco
Giants
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Detroit
Washington
New York Yankees
Kansas City
Baltimore
Minnesota
Boston
Los Angeles Angels
Larry Jackson
Gordie Coleman
Bob Purkey
Jim Brosnan
George Altman
Billy Williams
Jerry Kindall
Cubs
John Roseboro
Daryl Spencer
Duke Snider
Braves
Frank
Thomas
Frank Bolling
Hank Aaron
Gino Cimoli
Bob Buhl
Juan Marichal
Smoky Burgess
Pirates
John Buzhardt
Burgess
Mutual Savings of Decatur Travel to Birmingham for Doubleheader
Mutual Savings of Decatur will travel to Central Park in Birmingham for a Saturday night doubleheader against Leeds in girls softball. Thursday in Colt League the Elks Club beat Pet Milk 11 to 9 with Stephenson winning and Williams taking the loss. Stephenson also homered. Tonight Trinity Stone meets Andersons Office Equipment at 7 in another league game. In Pony League, the Yankees edged the White Sox 3 to 1 as Kenneth Phillips earned his fourth win with a one-hit performance and seven strikeouts.
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Mutual. Savings of
Decatur
Birmingham
Central Park
Leeds
Elks Club
Pet Milk
Stephenson
Oliver Williams
Elks
Trinity Stone
Andersons
Yankees
White Sox
Kenneth Phillips
Percy Phillips
Major League Leaders in Batting Pitching and Fielding
Major league leaders list shows batting leaders Cash Detroit .365 with 358 at bats and Mantle New York 59 home runs. pitching leaders Latman Cleveland 60 decisions with 1.000 ERA and Terry New York 50 wins with 1.000 ERA. other leaders include Robinson Baltimore and Piersall Cleveland with 86 hits, Cepeda San Francisco 53 RBIs, Koufax Los Angeles 111 strikeouts, Mays San Francisco 53 runs, Pinson Cincinnati 86 hits, Cepeda 18 HR, Pinson 13 stolen bases, and Miller San Francisco 6 0.
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Cash
Detroit
Maris
New York
Mantle
B. Robinson
Baltimore
Piersall
Cleveland
Kubek
Power
Romano
Howser
Kansas City
O'Connell
Washington
Wood
Landis
Chicago
Keough
Aparicio
Latman
Terry
Ford
Ramos
Minnesota
Hoak
Pittsburgh
Aaron
Milwaukee
Moon
Los Angeles
Mays
San Francisco
Robinson
Cincinnati
Cepeda
Pinson
Wills
Coleman
Virdon
Stuart
Clemente
Mathews
Miller
Padres
Koufax
Williams
Cardinals and Red Sox Push Little League Standings
The Cardinals and the Red Sox apply pressure on the Dodgers and Indians in the Decatur Little League standings. Thursday the Cardinals delivered strong hitting, with three strikeouts and walks, as Pony League officials plan a Monday meeting at 5 p.m. to arrange a July 15 area State Pony League Tournament at West Town Field.
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Dodgers
Cardinals
Cubs
Giants
Braves
Indians
Red Sox
Tigers
Orioles
Yankees
West Town Field
Age Against Youth in Southern Amateur Matches
The Southern Amateur Golf Tournament quarterfinals feature three matches pitting veterans against younger players. Medalist Billy Joe Patton of Morganton and two-time champ Tommy Barnes Sr. of Atlanta, and J. B. Ellis of Atlanta lead the veterans while youth includes Randy Glover and Billy Womack of Florence, Dudley Wysong Jr. of McKinney.
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Escar Thompson
Knoxville
Tenn
Billy Joe Patton
Morganton
N. C
Tommy Barnes Sr
J. B
Sonny) Ellis
Atlanta
Randy Glover
Billy Womack
Florence
S.C
Dudley Wysong Jr
McKinney
Tex
Cardinals Defeat Giants in Tight Five-Run Spurt
The Cardinals outscored the Giants five to nothing in the bottom of the fifth to pull away after a close game. Carter and Robinson hit home runs for St Louis, while Hammond doubled twice for the Giants and collected three hits. Hammond took the loss.
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Giants
Red Sox
Yankees
Cards
Carter
Robinson
Hammond
McClendon
Cardinals
Hagen
Sox
Gibson
Lemley
Rui
S. Russell
Wakefield
Local 55year Tournament Semis Set for Afternoon
Samuel Marsh of Greenville and Bob Woodfin Jr of Selma faced off in the upper bracket with Glover meeting Marsh and Ellis drawing Wysong in the other semi. Barnes met Womack in the lower bracket as semifinals loom this afternoon and finals Saturday.
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Samuel Marsh
Greenville
S. C
Bob Woodfin Jr
Selma
Ala
Patton
Woodfin
Barnes
Womack
Glover
Marsh
Ellis
Wysong
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Lee Howell
Zeke Lavaliliere
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