Wynn Earns 300th Victory as Indians Split Doubleheader
Early Wynn finally earned his 300th major league win in the Indians 7-4 victory over the A’s in the second game, though he lasted only five innings. The A’s won the opener 6-5. Wynn set a record with three walks and drove in two runs, while Cleveland built a late lead as Adcock and Alvis sparked the offense.
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Bob Feller
Drabowsky
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Nationals Edge Orioles for First Victory of Season
Washington Senators break eight-game drought against Baltimore with Chuck Hinton and Jim King homers. Ridzik earns first AL win in relief, as Orioles score early but fail to hold lead. Final: 4-3 in favor of Washington.
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Russians and Americans set for track clash in Moscow
The United States and Russia meet in a two day track and field showdown with Pyotr Bolotnikov a wildcard. Bolotnikov, a double Palo Alto winner, has not raced all year yet is named to the Russian squad which could tilt the 5 000 meters and overall tally. The American men aim to win 12 of 22 events and push points to their highest total since 1958, while American women face a tough order despite potential upsets from Eleanor Montgomery of Cleveland High School.
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Pennel Surges to Pole Vault Victory in British Meet
John Pennel vaulted 16 feet 9 inches to win amid a day of mixed results for Americans in a British meet. Earlier Pennel had led with 16 feet 6% inches, while Sternberg improved to 16-8. Pentti Nikula cleared 16-8 indoors in Pajulahti, Finland, a non record. Willie Atterbury won the 440 yards in 51.2 seconds as Berwyn Jones and David Jones posted sprint wins. Adrian Metcalfe defeated Ron Freeman in the 440 as Freeman clocked 47.4.
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Thomas lifts Angels past Yankees 3-1 in relief spark
Los Angeles ends a 16 game skid as Lee Thomas belts a two run triple in the third inning. Dean Chance is the winner with Art Fowler closing out the relief. The Yankees rely on 10 hits but plate only one run. Five former Tigers are noted as ex NL players in the piece.
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Ed Charles
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Elston Howard
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Tom Tresh
Yanks
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Charley Dees
Billy Moran
Joe Pepitone
John Blanchard
Giant Killer Billy Trott Reaches NC Junior Final
Unseeded Billy Trott of Raleigh shockingly defeated top contenders to reach the 18 and under final at Greensboro Country Club. He beat fourth seed Richard Holderness and then edged Jim Donnan 5-7 6-3 7-5 in a three hour marathon to meet top seed Gene Hamilton in the final. Hamilton had earlier crushed Parker 6-2 6-0 to earn his spot.
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Battey Key Homer Sparks Twins Past Red Sox 6-4
Earl Battey belted a two run homer in the fourth as the Minnesota Twins halted a five game slide with a 6-4 victory over Boston. Rich Rollins and Harmon Killebrew added back to back shots in the third, Stange pitched a complete game for the win. Boston's Lu Clinton and Chuck Schilling homered, but the Red Sox dropped to second place a game behind rain idle Chicago.
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