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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1964
Page
8
Willie Mays led NL votes as the Giants place two starters and the Cardinals land two. Or lando Cepeda also tabbed, while Maury Wills and Leo Cardenas narrowly miss, and the lineup excludes any Phillies. The full squads will be revealed next week with pitchers announced July 2.
The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox to extend their unbeaten streak to 10 games. The article notes rain interruptions and key hits as the Yankees maintained the lead, while the Braves suffered a rough night against the Dodgers. Cincinnati, San Francisco, and Milwaukee games are also mentioned with highlights and scoring plays.
Daily recap lists results across the National and American Leagues with noted games from Cincinnati Pittsburgh New York St Louis Los Angeles Chicago Houston and Milwaukee along with Texas League fixtures in Fort Worth Austin El Paso Albuquerque Tulsa and postponements in Reading Williamsport and Elmira Charlotte.
White finished a distant second to Cepeda for first base 172 to 75 votes. Hunt won second base over Mazeroski 172 to 52 while Torre captured the shortstop berth 203 to 24 over Edwards. Clemente drew 160 votes for right field over Aaron. Aaron, a 13-time All Star, did not repeat, joining Groat and others in a .300 club trend as Mays led with 22 homers and 53 RBIs. All non pitcher starters must play three innings unless injured.
In a Southern League game barons rally past Knoxville 8-7. Roy White and Lee May hit key plays, Ken Hunt drives in two with a fifth inning double, Darrell Osteen seals win with shutout relief.
MOBILE AP The Mobile pro football Buccaneers reveal new controlling shareholders five men from medical field Dr Ernest L Brown Dr Frank P Phillips Dr Tom Carlin Charles Lockhard and Robert McLisch. The team in Southern Pro Football League also announces Curtis Crenshaw end signed from Alabama.
Gustav Scholz the 34 year old German light heavyweight champion arrived in New York Monday seeking a title bout with Willie Pastrano in Miami Beach this fall. Pastrano's manager said they would meet in Miami early next week to discuss terms.
Willie McCovey of the Giants hit a grand slam to spark a 6-2 win over Cincinnati. Steve Hamilton of the Yankees pitched eight innings allowing six hits in a victory over the Chicago White Sox.
Claude McMurtrie pitched his second no hit game in a week for the New York Yankees defeating the Baltimore Orioles 4 0 in American League action. He struck out 18 as Sparkman and McMurtrie homered and Brooks Ledbetter and Bowden added hits. In the National League Doug Fisher starred for the Cardinals in a win over the Giants with two doubles and two singles.
Yesterday in the minor leagues the Giants beat the Cards 1-17 with Mark Robina the winning pitcher and Steve Canada hitting a homer for the Giants. The Cubs crushed the Dodgers 14-3 to solidify first in the NL minor league standings with 16 hits as Roger Mathis, Tommy Owens, Tommy Dungy, Steve Hammond, Bass, and Springer contributed multiple hits.
Amid a rough start for Boston and New York, the Yankees lead the series with the White Sox as the teams struggle in early games. Berra urges patience, citing resilience after slow stretches and urging no panic as the season begins.
Milwaukee Braves extended manager Bobby Bragan’s contract through 1965 amid a seven game losing streak that left the club in ninth place. Bragan said the vote of confidence reflected on the team’s play and noted his long service as baseball’s former pitcher and manager.
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