Mantle Surges With Heavier Bat In Ruth Pace Chase
Mickey Mantle belts his 51st homer using a heavier bat and smoother swing, tying Babe Ruth’s season mark as he helps the Yankees beat the Senators 6 1. Maris remains at 53 homers and trails by four games. Mantle vows to keep using the heavy bat until his arm fully heals.
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Wake Forest Eyes Ground Game After Snead Era Shift
Wake Forest plans to emphasize the running attack this fall under Coach Bill Hildebrand as Wake Forest departs from Snead’s passing era. Veterans and newcomers split throwing duties while receivers Hull Ruby Newton and Futch target passes in ACC training camp notes. Virginia fields a large freshman class under Coach Bill Elias as heat and practice schedule mark a return to form with scrimmages noted across Maryland Duke South Carolina and others. Clemson and NC State also report scrimmages and adjustments in prep for the season.
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Yale Graduate Dell Emerges as New US Davis Cup Hope
Yale graduate Donald Dell, 23, from Bethesda Md, after defeating Frank Froehling 11-9 10-8 6-1 in the National Championships third round, signals he may join Davis Cup duties. Dell, planning to enter UVA Law School, awaits selection news while other seeds like Mike Sangster and Bob Mark advance. In women's action, top seed Darlene Hard defeats Judy Alvarez as quarterfinals loom.
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N L Leader It s Same Ol Warren
Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves leads the National League earned run average while chasing 20 wins. He has won eight straight starts, allowed seven earned runs in 73 innings for a 0.86 ERA run, raising his season mark to 17-12 with 72 earned runs in 227 innings. Jim O'Toole trails with 14-9 and a 1.1 ERA. Dick Donovan tops the American League at 2.40.
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Giants Hit By Bed-Check Fallout In Dodgers Loss
Al Dark fined 1,950 across 13 players for curfew violations then lifted the curfew for one night as the Giants fell 4-0 at Los Angeles. Duke Snider hit a three run homer for the Dodgers, Stan Williams earned the win, and San Francisco slipped further in the NL standings behind Cincinnati.
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Yank Castoffs Star In AL Action By Ed Wilks
Mickey Mantle again homered tying Babe Ruth pace as New York beat Washington 6 1. Lee Thomas tied major league record with nine hits in a doubleheader for the Angels but Kansas City split a pair with Los Angeles. Detroit dropped another while Baltimore beat them 1 0. In the NL Cincinnati led over the Dodgers as Milwaukee edged Philadelphia and Pittsburgh thumped Chicago. Thomas went 5-for-5 in one Angels game with a grand slam and eight RBIs in the nightcap. Mantle matched Ruth pace in homers while Maris cooled with no hits in 15 at bats.
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Standings Notes Across Major Leagues and Schedule
Kansas City 7-13, Los Angeles 3-12, New York 6, Washington 1, Cleveland 9, Boston 5, Baltimore 1, Detroit 0. Baltimore 4, Detroit 1, game 1 suspended from Monday. Chicago 3, Minnesota 3-9 in nings called for Cleveland at Boston. Washington at New York, Chicago at Minnesota (2-N). Only games scheduled Detroit at Boston, Cleveland at New York (N), Washington at Baltimore (N).
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National League Thursday Schedule Pittsburgh at Chicago
The only game on Thursday's National League slate features the Pittsburgh Pirates visiting the Chicago Cubs in a key midseason matchup. Both clubs look to improve their standings as divisional tension rises and pitchers square off for a decisive contest.
Maris Mantle Tie Ruth Pace In Home Run Frenzy
The AP table compares Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle to Babe Ruth in pace to Ruth's 1927 record. Maris has 8 homers in 138 games as of Sept 2 while Mantle has 5 in 138 games. Ruth hit 8 in 142 games by Sept 16. Mantle is marked tied with Ruth’s pace.
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Dark fines hit seven Giants for late curfew
Los Angeles AP report says seven San Francisco Giants were fined after returning to the hotel late following a curfew in St. Louis. Manager Alvin Dark denied reports of 13 players fined or total fines reaching $1,950, noting the curfew was 1:30 and no party was involved.
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