Nicholson Homers Twice as Sox Sweep Kansas City
White Sox slugger Dave Nicholson hit three homers in the doubleheader against Kansas City, lifting his season total to four and boosting his power while also striking out three times to reach 22 on the year. The Sox swept the twin bill 6-4 and 1-4 at Comiskey Park, with Ruth’s 1926 blast still the only longer measured homer. Other AL and NL results follow with Yankees, Indians, Tigers, Dodgers, and Pirates among the day’s notable outcomes.
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Murray Chass
Associated Press
Dave Nicholson
Chicago White Sox
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Comiskey Park
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Detroit
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Washington
Cleveland
Baltimore
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Los Angeles
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Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
New York
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San Francisco
Gary Peters
Jim Gentile
Athletics
Floyd Robinson
Minnie Minoso
Yankees
Senators
Hector Lopez
Mickey Mantle
Roger Maris
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Chuck Hinton
Elston Howard
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Crozier Named Rookie of Year in AHL
Roger Crozier, 22, goalie for Pittsburgh, named outstanding AHL rookie of the 1963-64 season. He won the Dudley Red Garrett Memorial Trophy and a $300 league bonus after earning 37 of 45 voting points.
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Roger Crozier
Pittsburgh
Crozier
Dudley
Garrett
Baseball Minor Leagues and Major League Split Highlights
The Associated Press notes International League games with Toronto beating Jacksonville 4-3 and Buffalo over Rochester 7-2, plus Richmond besting Syracuse 4-2 in 11 innings. Pacific Coast League results include Portland 8 Salt Lake 0 and Denver 4 Seattle 2. Major league actions feature Chicago’s two games with a homer spree by Nicholson, Gentile and Robinson highlights, Mantle and Maris blasting homers in a split with Washington, and Hinton delivering key hits in both games for the Senators.
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Buffalo
Rochester
Columbus
Richmond
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Portland
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Denver
Seattle
One Death May Save Second One
Houston AP reports a remarkable coincidence linked two deaths and a cancer scare. Jim Umbricht's death prompted Jack Pardee to seek medical checkups after spotting a mole on his right arm. Pardee had surgery for malignant melanoma at UCLA Medical Center on April 20 and expects full recovery, saying he owes Umbricht’s death for prompting timely treatment.
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Mickey Herskowitz
Houston Post
Houston Colts
Los Angeles
Jack Pardee
Texas A&m
Los Angeles Rams
National Football League
Pardee
San Fernando Valley
Umbricht
Phyllis
Ucla
Cager Signs With Arkansas State
Mike Burk a 6 foot 6 inch Jonesboro high school star signed to attend Arkansas State College next fall. He earned All American and All Big 10 honors and had offers from 20 schools after visits to Baylor Arkansas La mar Tech and Texas before choosing Arkansas State.
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Joneshbero
Arkansas State College
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Baylor
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Texas
Arkansas State
When To Fish or Hunt Solunar Tables Feature
Solunar period schedule shows Major periods lasting about one and a half to two hours. Minor periods are printed below from John Alden Knight's Solunar Tables. Plan days to fish or hunt in good territory during key windows for each day.
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John Alden Knight
P.M. Thurs
Standings and results in today's baseball leagues
Standings for the National and American Leagues show San Francisco leading the NL with 12 wins and 5 losses, Philadelphia 11-6, Milwaukee 12-7, Pittsburgh 11-8, St. Louis 11-9, Cincinnati 9-6, Chicago 7-9, Los Angeles 9-12, Houston 8-14, New York 3-16. Wednesday results: Chicago 4, San Francisco. Cincinnati 12, New York. Philadelphia 7, Milwaukee. Pittsburgh 1, St. Louis. Los Angeles 5, Houston. Today’s games include Chicago at San Francisco and Cincinnati at New York, among others. In the AL Cleveland 10-5 leads, New York 10-7, Baltimore 8-5, Detroit 9-8, Minnesota 9-10, Los Angeles 9-10, Boston 7-10, Washington 9-11, Kansas City 7-11, New York at Washington, etc. Other leagues show Oklahoma City leading Arkansas in a 10-inning game, Portland beating Salt Lake City 0, and multiple scheduled matches for Thursday.
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Donn Clendenon
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New York Mets
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Perkins Named Fighter of the Month
Eddie Perkins of Chicago was named Fighter of the Month by Ring Magazine for retaining his world junior welterweight title last month against Bunny Grant of Kingston Jamaica. Nat Fleischer released Ring Ratings the same day. Eddie Machen moves to fourth in heavyweight. Ernest Terrell drops to fifth. Cassius Clay remains world champion.
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Ring Magazine Today
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Ring
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Sweden
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Fight Results Wednesday's Fights in New York
Benny Penna was out pointed by Fredd Mack in a Wednesday bout in New York. Mack held the edge on points over Penna at 10 rounds.
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Associated Press
Milwasadtaly
Fredd Mack
New York
Benito Penna
Waly
Gibson's Close Tosses Costing the Cardinals
Baseball roundup notes Bob Gibson’s rough week with balks and wild pitches. He hit Dennis Bennett with a beanball on Monday costing the Cardinals, then allowed the winning run on a wild throw in a 1-0 loss to Pittsburgh Wednesday. Bob Friend earned the win as Sadecki struggled. Other NL and AL results follow.
Major League Leaders and Wednesday Stars Summary
Major League batting leaders include Freehan Detroit .439 and Fregosi Los Angeles .434 with Oliva Minnesota driving runs and Bressoud Boston sharing doubles. Seattle? Noted: Mays leads National League batting with .470 and May’s 81 hits. Wednesday stars feature Dave Nicholson’s three homers in a White Sox doubleheader sweep and Bob Friend’s first major league shutout for the Pirates.
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Associated Press
Dave Nicholson
White Sox
Chicago
Kansas City
Bob Friend
Pirates
St. Louis
Dodgers Rally as Roseboro Key in Phillies Bracket
Drysdale allowed three hits until the seventh as Walt Bond hit his fourth homer, Bob Aspromonte and John Bateman added runs for the Colts. Roseboro fueled two Dodgers runs with a second inning double and a fourth inning single after Howard’s triple. Braves led 6-5 in eighth when Richie Allen walked to start Phillies rally and Covington beat former Milwaukee teammates with two outs.
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