Yankees Hammer Orioles In Spring Opener With Mantle and Boyer Homers
In Fort Lauderdale the New York Yankees beat Baltimore 4 1 behind two run homers from Vic Power no, Mantle and Boyer. Mantle hit a 420 foot homer off Wes Stock after Roger Maris’ infield single. Stafford, Terry and Coates held Baltimore to four hits.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
New York Yankees
Mickey Mantle
Clete
Baltimore Orioles
Boyer
Wes Stock
Roger Maris
Yankee
Orioles
Bill Stafford
Ralph Terry
Jim Coates
Baltimore Ss
New York
Hoeft
Stock
Nuxhall
Lehman
Triandos
Folles
Stafford
Terry
Coates
Howard
Mantle
High Point Upends Mayodan For YMCA Meet Title
High Point defeats Mayodan 11881 in the Carolinas YMCA Interstate tournament final at the High Point Y. Kirk Stuart scores 40 points 20 from the floor and 18 foul shots to lead High Point who advance to the National YMCA tourney in Denver. Danny Sewell nets 22, Roy Dixon 17, and Ken Farmer 13 for High Point while Tim Smothers rebounds for 34 in Mayodan’s loss.
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Danny
High Point
Danny Sewell
Carolinas
Tim Smothers
Ken
Kirk Stuart
High Point Y
Stuart
Denver
Colo
Raleigh
Burlington
Chalmas Sechrist
High Point College
Ken Farmer
Stuarts
Roy Dixon
Bob Dunbar
Kendall Farlow
Mayodan QorrTeee
Dodgers blank Athletics in exhibition opener at Holman Stadium
Dodgers pitchers led by Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale held Kansas City to three hits as Los Angeles won 8 to 3 in an exhibition game at Holman Stadium. Maury Wills Willie Davis and Larry Burright had two hits each for the Dodgers while Duke Snider drove in the final two runs with a pinch double.
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Vero Beach
Fla
Sandy Koufax
Don Drysdale
Joe Moeller
Ron Perranoski
Kansas City
Los Angeles Dodgers
Athletics
Holman Stadium
Maury Wills
Willie Davis
Larry Burright
Dodgers
Jim Archer
Ed Rakow
Gordon Jones
Dodger
Duke Snider
Los Angeles
Archer
Rakow
G. Jones
Sullivans Koufax
Drysdale
Moelier
Perranoski
N. Sherry
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Tigers overpower Braves in Grapefruit League opener
Detroit machines power past Milwaukee 11 to 3 in Lakeland as Dick Brown and rookie Purnal Goldy lead the attack. Brown belts a 410 foot homer and adds a two run single, while four Milwaukee pitchers surrender 13 Tiger hits.
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Lakeland
Braves
Milwaukee
Detroit
Willey
Piche
Ribent
Raymond
Root
Mossi
Timmerman
Nischwitz
Brown
W—Mossi
L—Willey
Jones
Goldy
Bosox Nip Cubs In Cactus League Action
Eddie Bressoud belted a leadoff homer in the seventh inning to lift the Boston Red Sox to an 8 to 7 victory over the Chicago Cubs in Mesa Arizona. Bressoud, acquired from Houston for Don Buddin, connected off Bob Anderson to cap a late rally as Earl Wilson earned the win.
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Wilson
Cisco
Boston
Bressoud
Mets Lose 8-0 In Exhibition To Cardinals In St. Petersburg
In their first NL exhibition, Casey Stengel's Mets were beaten 8-0 by the St. Louis Cardinals at Al Lang Field. Gene Oliver hit a three run homer and Minnie Minoso added a two run shot as St. Louis piled up 12 hits while New York managed four. Oliver may emerge as the Cards top catcher while Minoso, new to the Cardinals, scored three runs.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Casey Stengel
New York Mets
St. Louis Cardinals
Stengel
St. Louis
Cardinals
Minoso
Clem Labine
Julian Javier
New York
Hook
Labine
Anderson
Landrithy McDaniel
Washburn
Simmons
Oliver
Schaffer
W— McDaniel
L—Hook
Nats Triumph In Exhibition Opener Over Pirates
Washington Senators explode for 11 runs on 15 hits in an 11 4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in Fort Myers Florida. Ray Ripplemeyer wins with three scoreless innings relief while Tom Sisk allows eight hits and six runs. Johnny Logan hits a solo homer for Pittsburgh.
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Fort Myers
Fla
Washington Senators
Pittsburgh Pirates
Senators
Ray Rippelmeyer
Indianapolis
Johnny Logan
Tom Sisk
Washington
Pittsburgh
McClain
Ripplemeyer
Hannan
Schmidt
Retzer
Veale
Sisk
McBean
Leppert
Plaskett
W—Ripplemeyer
L—Sisk
Logan
Demeter Drives Phillies Past Twins in Exhibition Opener
Don Demeter drove in five runs with two homers and a single to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 10-7 exhibition win over the Minnesota Twins in Orlando. Clay Dalrymple also homered for Philadelphia.
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Orlando, Fla
Don Demeter
Philadelphia Phillies
Minnesota Twins
Clay Dalrymple
Spahn's 300th Win Defines a Pitching Career Milestone
Warren Spahn talks after a 2-1 victory over the Cubs, reflecting on his path to 300 wins and aiming for 400. He recalls the 1961 night that secured his 300th, notes his longevity, and explains pitching philosophy, control, and park weather impacts. He remains determined despite aging.
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Cubs
Chisox Win 8-2 in Sarasota Exhibition
Chicago White Sox rout Cincinnati Reds 8 to 2 in an exhibition game in Sarasota Florida. Klippstein started for Cincinnati and was touched for four hits in the second inning as Chicago built a six run lead aided by three Reds errors. Charlie Smith collected a single and a double for the Sox.
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Sarasota
Fla
Chicago White Sox
Johnny Klippstein
Cincinnati Reds
Klippstein
Reds
Cincinnati
Sox
Bob Risenhoover
Dave Hillman
Charlie Smith
Chicago
Risenhoover
Lawrence
Hillman
Pavietichy Gonder
Horien
Baumann
Zannl
Lollar
W—Horien
L—Klippstein
Twins Fall as Killebrew Banks Homer in Debut Rally
Philadelphia 17 Minnesota 201 050-10 110 as Harmon Killebrew debuts as a left fielder and George Banks homered for Minnesota. Ed Keegan earned the win while Chris Short left the Twins hitless through three. Lee Stange took the loss as a five run Philadelphia burst in the eighth inning sealed it. Demeter and Darr y mple homered for Philadelphia. Killebrew and Banks homered for Minnesota.
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Phils
Harmon Killebrew
George Banks
Twins
Ed Keegan
Chris Short
Lee Stange
Phillie
Philadelphia
Minnesota
Short Bennett
Keegan
Darymple
Kralick
Manning
Strange A
Battey
W—Keegan
L—Stange
Demeter
Dalrymple
Killebrew
Banks
Indians Rally Past Giants In Tight 5-4 Victory
Cleveland erased a late deficit to defeat San Francisco 5-4 in Tucson. Ty Cline and Gene Green doubled with a triple by both in the sixth as Willie Kirkland and Mike De La Hoz added hits. Bob Allen closed out the ninth as San Francisco left the bases loaded.
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Tucson
Ariz
Cleveland
Gaylord Perry
San Francisco
Ty Cline
Gene Green
Willie Kirkland
Mike de la Hoz
Bob Allen
Giants
Allen
Bob Perry
Hal Lanier
Cois
Aseves
O'Dell
G. Perry
Navarro
Millies
Ae Bailey
Pignatano
Mcell
Jene
Edhne Chitl
W—J. Perry
L—G. Perry
Colts Lose Exibition Debut to Angels in Palm Springs
Los Angeles Angels defeated the Houston Colt .45s 7 to 3 in an exhibition opener in Palm Springs. Pitchers Eli Grba Johnny James and Tom Morgan held Houston to few hits across three innings each.]]
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Palm Springs
Calif
Los Angeles Angels
Houston Colt
Texas
Eli Grba
Johnny James
Tom Morgan
Houston
Grba
James
Morgan
Los Angeles
Bruce
Woodeshick
Montejo
Tlefenaver
Ranew
Rodgers
Sadowski
W—James
L—Woodeshick
Campanella's Quiet Fight Back After Wheelchair Life
Roy Campanella, paralyzed by a 1958 crash, endures in Harlem with nurse help and a liquor store income. He signs autographs for fans, battles despair, and pursues rehabilitation while planning future moves to live with his sister and coach hopes, always keeping a simple goal: walk again.
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Brooklyn Dodger
Long Island
Campy
Campanella
Job
Desoris Lane
Glen Cove
The
Yankees
Mel Allen
Gladys
Edward Johnson
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Phils Down Twins
Spahn
Jack Hand
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Tie Plank
Federal League
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Jackie Jensen
Johnny Antonelli
Whitey Ford
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