Exhibition Games Highlight A's Rain-Shortened Win
In Daytona Beach Florida Kansas City Athletics beat Minnesota Twins 8-2 before rain halted play after six innings. Posada and Bass homered for KC while Kaat struggled. Bass earned the win and Kaat took the loss as Minny trailed 8-2 when called.
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Leo Posada
Norm Bass
Kansas City Athletics
Minnesota Twins
Jim Kaat
Twins
Posada
Norm Siebern
Bass
Georges Miranda
Miranda
Don Mincher
Mincher
Kansas City
Minnesota
Azcue
Kaat
Maranda
Battey
L-Kaat
Orioles Powell and Washburn Top Rookie Picks for 1962
AP selects John Boog Powell of the Orioles and Ray Washburn of the Cardinals as rookie of the year candidates for 1962. Powell, 20, 6 4 235, hits above .300 in exhibition games and is slated as Baltimore’s left fielder. Washburn draws strong praise as a developing right hander with rivals including Brock and Hubbs in NL rookie contention.
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John (Boog) Powell
Baltimore Orioles
Ray Washburn
St. Louis Cardinals
Associated Press
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Hank Bauer
Powell
Mayo Smith
New York Yankees
Washburn
Key West
Fla
Johnny Mize
Rochester
Orioles
Jim Gentile
Billy Hitchock
Frick Sees Major Realignment Aims by 1965
Commissioner Ford C Frick outlines plans to realign minor leagues by 1965 with a three to four year program. He envisions expanded majors, 12 clubs per league or three eight team leagues, and six minor league teams per MLB club for a total of about 120 clubs across Triple A Double A and Class A.
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Associated Press New York
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Kirkland's eighth inning homer lifts Indians past Giants in exhibition
Willie Kirkland hits a three run homer in the eighth to spark Cleveland to an 8-4 exhibition win over San Francisco. Willie Mays homered for the Giants and Sam McDowell allowed four hits in relief. The clubs meet again in Salt Lake City on Sunday.
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Willie Kirkland
Cleveland Indians
San Francisco Giants
National League Giants
Willie Mays
Ken Kuenn
Jim Davenport
San Francisco
Jose Pagan
Sam McDowell
Cleveland
Indians
Ty Cline
al Luplow
Luplow
Cubs edge Red Sox in 10 inning exhibition
Mo Mohrhardt delivered a sharp pinch hit for the Cubs in the 10th to beat Boston 5-4 in Albuquerque. Bob Will homered off Gene Conley to give Chicago a brief 4-3 lead as Dick Radatz pitched stoutly before allowing the deciding hit.
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N. M
Mo Mohrhardt
Chicago Cubs
Boston Red Sox
Mohrhardt
Dick Radatz
Radatz
Boston
Ron Santo
Sammy Taylor
Bob Will
Cub
Gene
Conely
Cubs
Tigers End Eight-Game Exhibition Streak In Florida
Detroit Tigers halted an eight-game exhibition skid in Fort Lauderdale as they defeated an unnamed opponent. Pitching and fielding tightened, giving hope for the spring training slate.
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Fort Lauderdale, Fla
Detroit Tigers
Tar Heels Triumph in ACC Track Meet Over South Carolina
North Carolina edged South Carolina 79 to 57 in Columbia as Bob Hart won the 220 and 440 yards and joined UNC’s mile relay winner. Bett Everett swept the mile events, while Charlie Bradshaw doubled for USC in the hurdles. Ronnie Collins set a South Carolina high jump mark at 6 feet 4 inches.
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Bob Hart
Bett Everett
North Carolina
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Everett
Charlie Bradshaw
Ronnie Collins
Fowble
Barrow
Atkinson
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Stanton
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Whittie
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Caughmann
O’brannon
Groom
Gambrell
Henry
Nies
Henley
Davis
Gambreil
Sohm
Nomellini Signs With 49ers Near NFL Streak
Leo Nomellini, 37, signed with the San Francisco 49ers as he stands 11 games from the NFL consecutive games played record. He would begin his 13th pro season after playing in 146 straight regular season games.
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Leo Nomellini
National Football League
San Francisco 49Ers
Nomellini
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