Hi-Toms baseball at Finch Field hangs by a thread
Benny Phillips outlines a looming end for professional baseball in Thomasville as owner Fleete McCurdy may quit operations this season. A committee of local businessmen is weighing a buyout to keep the Hi-Toms at Finch Field, with fan support and audit scrutiny key factors in the decision.
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Tom Johnson
Bolin Falls Just Short Of No-Hitter In Giants Victory
Bobby Bolin carried a near no hitter into the seventh before a ruled out by Cepeda in the dugout spoiled the bid. Cepeda’s ensuing single broke Bolin’s no hit bid as the Giants beat the Cardinals 7 1. Willie Mays hit his 18th homer, helping San Francisco widen the NL lead to four games over Pittsburgh.
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Unclear City Baseball Game Results Unreadable
Local box score fragment shows teams, scores, and inning marks but text is garbled with names and numbers, leaving the game's outcome and participants not fully identifiable. Reads like a late edition sports table with multiple line items including WP Miller and Merchants with scattered scores.
Williams Applauds Mays As All Time Home Run Leader
Boston star Ted Williams congratulates Willie Mays on moving to No 3 all time in homers and praises his rival’s impact on baseball. Williams, Hall of Fame inductee, notes Mays deserves praise and admiration for his career with the Giants as he trails Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron in lifetime homers.
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Athletics Upset Orioles Behind Dark Patchwork Revival
In Kansas City the Oakland Athletics under Alvin Dark beat first-place Baltimore 4-3. Cater and Gosger contributed key doubles and Dobson plus relievers held Baltimore to six hits as Oakland climbs to 30-29 since May 8, eyeing a Yankees lead.
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White Sox
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Jack Aker
Phillies Bunning Limits New York In Lopsided Game
The Associated Press reports pitcher Jim Bunning of the Phillies shut down the New York lineup as Philadelphia built a 15 to 2 lead. Willie Horton contributed offensively for Detroit in a separate note.
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