Mays Hits 512th Home Run in Giants 6-1 Win
Willie Mays broke Mel Otts NL home run record with his 512th career homer off Claude Osteen in the fifth inning as the Giants beat the Dodgers 6 1 at Candlestick Park. The blast ended a seven game drought driving in a run and marked Mays seventh homer of the season, drawing a two minute ovation from 28 220 fans.
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Mays targets Ruth record as Giants win in St Louis
The narrative centers on Willie Mays aiming to surpass Babe Ruth’s 714 career homers with two late season targets. Mays homers highlight a Candlestick Park night, while Jack Hamilton and Y. Sadecki fend off Dodgers with strong pitching. Elsewhere, Short two hitters Phillies win. Roberts shuts out Cubs. Astros beat Reds. Pirates edge Reds as Morgan and Bresoud homer.
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Willie Mays Breaks NL Career Home Run Mark 512
Willie Mays hit a 380 foot homer at Candlestick Park to give the Giants a 6 1 victory over the Dodgers and set the National League career record with 512 home runs. The 34 year old, who had cooled to a .284 average, celebrated with teammates and recalled his first homer off Warren Spahn. Only Williams Foxx and Ruth have more all time.
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Baseball standings and results from Wednesday and upcoming games
American League standings list Baltimore Chicago California Detroit Minnesota Washington Boston New York Kansas City with results and Wednesday scores. National League shows Pittsburgh San Francisco Los Angeles Houston Philadelphia Atlanta New York St Louis Cincinnati Chicago Houston with Wednesday results and scheduled games.
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Marv Breeding Rejoins Giants Affiliate in Phoenix Move
Marv Breeding, longtime MLB traveler, is traded to Phoenix of the Pacific Coast League and will be affiliated with the San Francisco Giants while with the Arizona club. His brother in law Bill Singer now plays for Spokane, keeping the family nearby as Breeding plans to arrive in Decatur Friday and head to Phoenix Saturday.
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Short Quietly Shuts Down Braves In Two-Hit Win
Phillies left-hander Chris Short fired a two hitter in a 2-1 victory over Atlanta. He said he is no longer afraid to throw inside to right handed batters, and praised his fastball and breaking ball as key to the win. Denis Menke homered for Atlanta, but Short improved to 3-1 this season. Tony Gonzalez saved the game with a leaping grab, and the Phillies won for the first time in five against the Braves.
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Decatur Defeats Hartselle In Morgan County Track Showdown
Austin High School’s Black Bears pushed Decatur to a close meet but Decatur rode a strong overall performance to win 76 points to 63.5 for Austin and 8.5 for Hartselle. Decatur won eight events while Austin captured six.
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Hazlewood Slams Past Central 9-6
Hazlewood built a second inning rally to defeat Central of Florence 9-6 for their fourth win against one loss. Ronnie McGregor, Mike Cox, Williard Oliver and Larry Green produced key hits as Hazlewood seized control and Thornton led Central with two singles and a triple.
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Indians Shortstop Brown Hospitalized After Collision
Cleveland infielder Larry Brown remains in intensive care at Lennox Hill Hospital after a vicious collision with teammate Leon Wagner at Yankee Stadium left him with a fractured skull a fractured nose and a fractured right cheekbone. Wagner also suffers a broken nose and facial bruises and is expected to be discharged soon.
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Yonkers Night Wins Highlight Key Figure Trio
Winners at Yonkers Raceway on Wednesday night included Key Figure, who clinched his third win in the ninth race. The performance helped complete a 7 188.80 twin double sequence.
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Red Sox rally as George Scott belts two homers to top Detroit
George Scott swats his sixth and seventh home runs of the season guiding Boston to a 7-0 win over Detroit behind Earl Wilson's two-hitter. Scott drives in five runs and earns a starting spot in spring training while Billy Herman notes his ascot remark.
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