3 Way Tie for Second in the National Loop
A brief sports item notes a three way tie for second place in the national loop. The report mentions Charlie Dressen as a controversial figure whose outspoken style divides opinion among observers.
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1961
Page
3
Braves rally late to nip Phillies 7 6 in nine
Braves erase a 6 1 deficit with five ninth inning runs to edge Philadelphia 7 6 as Ron Heche notches the win. Windy rally features Mel Roach and Frank Bolling hits, Roy McMillan scores winning run after being plunked, and Charlie Lau delivers the decisive single. MLB standings show Cincinnati leading NL with Chicago, St Louis tied for second behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dresson
Braves
Philadelphia Phillies
Lew Burdette
Phillies
Ron Heche
St. Linus
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati Reds
Cards
Los Angoles Dodgers
Giants
Reds
Chicago
Cubs
Pirates
New York
Los Angeles
Detroit
Cleveland Ll
Chicago White Sox
Washwgton
Mel Roach
Frank Bolling
Roy McMillan
Johnny Buzharut
Charlie Lau
Glen Hobbie
Mike McCormick
Jim O'Toole
Mantle's Bat Sweeps Yanks to Twin Win
Mickey Mantle powered the Yankees to a doubleheader sweep of the Los Angeles Angels 7-3 and 4-2, pulling New York into a second place tie with Detroit a half game behind the Minnesota Twins. Early Wynn earned his first win as Chicago beat Washington while NL results included San Francisco over Cincinnati, Chicago over Pittsburgh, Milwaukee over Philadelphia in 11 innings, and St. Louis crushing Los Angeles. Mantle drove in five runs in the opener as Art Ditmar and Bob Turley won, Turley’s nine walks in the nightcap prompting a reliever shift. Ken Hunt homered twice and doubled for the Angels who lost Eddie Yost to a finger fracture. The Tigers beat Cleveland 11-4 behind Frank Lary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twins
Tigers
Cleveland Indians
Early Wynn
Chicago White Sox
Washington Senators
San Francisco
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago
Cubs
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Wynn
White Sox
Hal Woodeshick
Roy Sievers
Jim Landis
al Smith
Early
Mickey Mantle
Yankee Stadium
Yankees
Art Ditmar
Bob Turley
Turley
Luis Arroyo
Eli Grba
Ned Garver
Yankee
Ken Hunt
Angels
Eddie Yost
Cleveland
Gary Bell
Rocky Colavito
Norm Cash
Frank Lary
Bell
Javier leads with four hits as Simmons wins season opener
Spencer and another by Ken Boyer highlight a game where St. Louis second baseman Juliean Javier collected four hits. Curt Simmons earned his first win of the season with help from Bobby Miller.
Standings and batting leaders from Versalles area league
Standings and batting leaders list top players by average 420 Versalles Mantle .400 runs Bruton Versalles Green Piersall Phillips Huns Allison Mantle hits Versalles Temple Piersall Phillips Allison doubles Kaline Romano Hunt Lennon triples Thirteen tied 1 home runs Allison Mantle Sievers Kluszewski stolen bases Versalles Wood Kaline pitching Larry Ramos Turley 000 strikeouts Turley
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Versalles
Minnesota
Mantle
New York
Bruton
Detroit
Green
G. Piersall
Phillips
Cleveland
Wood
Bertoia
Huns
Allison
Versaliis
Temple
Piersall
Kaline
Romano
Hunt
Los Angeles
Lennon
Ras — Allison
Sievers
Chicago
Kluszewski
Minnnesota
Larry
Ramos
Turley
Fishing Forecast From Arkansas Lakes Report
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission releases lake by lake fishing outlook for Bull Shoals Conway Ouachita Hamilton Catherine Greeson Maumelle Norfork. Highlights include rising water at Bull Shoals fair bass on jigs and live minnows at Conway fair overall. Ouachita good black bass with live bait. Hamilton clear water bass fair to good with artificial or live bait. Catherine clear water with bass fair and crappie fair. Greeson clear to dingy with fair fishing overall. Maumelle clear water with bass good on deep running jigs. crappie fair to good on small jigs and hotshots. Norfork listed as no report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Littl Rock
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Lake Bull Shoals
Lake Conway
Lake Ouachita
Lake Hamilton
Lake Catherine
Lake Greeson
Lake Maumelle
Lake Norfork
Pacific Coast League Nabawi 4 Vancouver 3
In a single scheduled game, the Nawaii minor league squad defeated Vancouver 4 to 3 as the Pacific Coast League action produced a narrow victory and a close finish for the teams involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Nawaii
Vancouver
Toronto
San Juan
Jersey City
Buffalo
Columbus
Syracuse
Indianapolis
Denver
Houston
Dallas-Fort Worth
Louisville
Omaha
Moon, Boyer, Moon Leads NL At Bats And Runs
Moon of Los Angeles tops at bats with 648 and runs with 10 for St. Louis opponents. Moon also leads in hits with 17 in a Pittsburgh slugging season alongside Groat and Cunning ham, while Drysdale of Los Angeles fanned 18 strikeouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moon
Los Angeles
Gonzalez
Philadelphia
Boyer
St. Louis
Wills
Cunningham
Spencer
Post
Cincinnati
Groat
Pittsburgh
Kaska
Stuart
Pinson
Robinson
Elston
Chicago
Purkey
Friend
Drysdale
Padres
Sanford
San Francisco
When to Fish or Hunt Solunar Tables by John Alden Knight
The Solunar schedule printed here is from John Alden Knight and guides when fishing or hunting is best. Major periods are short and bold, starting at the listed time and lasting about six hours or two hours thereafter, with minor periods shown in regular type of shorter duration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Alden Knight
Baseball schedule and results with multiple games listed
Friday games feature Los Angeles at Detroit Washington at Minnesota Cleveland at Kansas City New York at Baltimore Boston at Chicago. Thursday results show New York 7 4, Los Angeles at Detroit 11, Cleveland 4, Chicago 6 Washington 1. Saturday has several matchups and Sunday lists New York at Baltimore Boston at Chicago Chicago at Philadelphia Milwaukee at Pittsburgh Cincinnati at Los Angeles St Louis at San Francisco. Milwaukee 7 Philadelphia 6 41 innings St Louis 11 Los Angeles 2 Chicago 3 Pittsburgh 0.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Detroit
Washington
Minnesota
Cleveland
Kansas City
New York
Baltimore
Boston
Chicago
Los
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Yankees sweep doubleheader as Mantle drives in five runs
In a two game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels, Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra combined for five RBIs with two homers in the first game and set up two rallies in the second with timely walks. Glen Hobbie pitched the Cubs to a 3-0 win over Pittsburgh, allowing six hits and striking out seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Mickey Mantle
Yankees
Los Angeles Angels
Glen Hobbie
Cubs
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh
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Charlie Dressen
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Perry's
Barney Gaines
Eugene O'Steen
Carl Thornton
Bill Dillon
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Last Vein
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State Farm
Bob Lewis
State Farm Mutual
By &D
Wilks Associated Press
New York Yankees
Minnesota Twins
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American League
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Chevrolet
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Hope Builders’ Supply Company
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