Attendance in Major Leagues Shows Early Rise in 1965
Major league baseball attendance for the first month of the 1965 season rose 5.4 percent from 1964. Houston’s Astros report strong numbers in their new Astrodome, while Milwaukee and Kansas City show slight apathy and Atlanta Braves struggle near 2,800 per 11 home games as overall league totals climb to about 3.02 million through the period.
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Ben Olan
Associated Press
NEW York
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Houston
Astros
Braves
Atlanta
A’s
Solunar Periods Guide From Knight Tables
The page explains solunar periods from John Alden Knight and urges planning fishing and waiting times. It notes Major Periods appear in bold and start at given times with roughly 90 minutes after, while Minor Periods in regular type last shorter.
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John Alden Knight
Mets Face Season Without Star Ron Hunt After Surgery
New York AP reports Mets expect little help from Ron Hunt for the NL season after a 12 hour operation on his dislocated left shoulder. Chuck Hiller is expected to arrive as base replacement while Hunt is sidelined at least for the rest of the year. Hunt led the team in hitting 1963 and 1964 with a .303 average.
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NEW York
New York Mets
Ron Hunt
Hunt
Chuck Hiller
San Francisco
Peter LaMotte
Bly
Mets
Baseball Batting and Pitching Leaders
Baseball leaders list top players by batting with 35 at bats for Whitfield Cleveland and Jones Boston and others across leagues. Includes runs, runs batted in, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, stolen bases, pitching records, strikeouts for players like Pascual Buzhardt Giusti Gibson Koufax and Drysdale.
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Cleveland
Jones
Boston
Wagner
Green
McAuliffe
Detroit
Powell
Baltimore
Kaline
Aparicio
Cardenal
Los Angeles
Tresh
New York
Yastrzemski
Versailles
Oliva
Minnesota
Blasingame
Chicago
Aguirre
Grant
McDowell
Chance
Lynch
Pittsburgh
Coleman
Cincinnati
Rose
San Francisco
Banks
J. Alou
Kranepool
Morgan
Houston
Mays
Wills
Brock
St. Louis
Giusti
Gibson
Koufax
Drysdale
Minor League Results Reported By Associated Press
International League scores include Toledo 82 Buffalo 1 3 Toronto 5 Columbus 4 Atlanta 11 Aroster 4 Jacksonville Syracuse 2. Pacific Coast League totals show 105715 and 30254.
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Bufalo
Toronto
Columbus
Atlanta
Aroster
Jacksonville
Syracuse
Killebrew homers twice to beat Angels in extra dramatic win
Harmon Killebrew powered the Twins past Los Angeles 4-3 with a 450 foot two run shot in the eighth after a first inning solo blast. The win extended Minnesota’s streak to five and kept them atop the AL race by half a game over the White Sox.
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Dick Coach
Associated Press
Harmon
Killebrew
Angels
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Twins
Chicago White Sox
Kansas City
Bostin
New York Yankees
Detroit
Washington
Baltimore
Cleveland
Cincinnati
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Los Angeles Dodgers
Houston
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
New York Mets
St. Louis
Chicago Cubs
San Francisco
Angel
Bill Lee
Frank Kostro
Rudy May
Albie Pearson
Jose Cardenal
Joe Adcock
Jerry Kindall
Pete Ward
White Sox
Dick Green
A’s
Don Buford
Sox
Floyd Robinson
Jim Gentile
Bill Bryan
Bill Monbouquette
New York
Eddie Bressoud
Red Sox
Yankee
Jim Bouton
Frank Malzone
Boston
Lee
Harmon Killebrew
Los Angeles Angels
Standings and schedule highlight a crowded MLB slate
Baseball standings show Chicago 7-6 Kansas City 4-4 Minnesota 4 Detroit 5 Washington 2 Baltimore 4 Cleveland 2 Boston 2 New York 0. Tigers beat Senators as Willie Horton homered again driving in runs. Dave McNally earned first win for Baltimore with strong pitching.
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W. L. Pet. G.B
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Il Kansas City
Sports Score Roundup From League Matches
Indianapolis beat Denver 10 to 4 while Hawaii defeated Tacoma 3 to 1. San Diego topped Salt Lake City 4 to 3 and Oklahoma City won 5 to 1 over Arkansas. Spokane prevailed 6 to 1 against Seattle and Portland defeated Vancouver 10 to 6.
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Denver
Hawaii
Tacoma
San Diego
Salt Lake City
Oklahoma City
Arkansas
Seattle
Portland
Vancouver
Associated Press
W. L. Pet. G.B
Okla
City
Spokane
Elston Howard Bounces Back After Arm Surgery
Elston Howard the New York Yankees All Star catcher left the hospital in a buoyant mood after elbow bone chips were surgically removed. He said he plans a quicker return than projected and may surprise fans. Howard originally hurt the arm in Puerto Rico and re injured it in Minnesota opening game.
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NEW York
Elston Howard
New York Yankees
Howard
Teaneck
N.J
Puerto Rico
Minnesota
Banks Dies from Brain Injury After Boxing Match
Detroit heavyweight Lucien Sonny Banks died in Philadelphia from a brain injury after being knocked out in the ninth round by Leotis Martin. Banks aged 24 had surgery to remove a blood clot and remained in a coma. He fought for Ford Motor Co. and had 16 knockouts in 27 fights with six decisions.
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Detroit
Lucien
Sonny) Banks
Leotis Martin
Banks
Jimmy
Tupelo
Miss
Robert S. Andre
Ford Motor Co
Pennsylvania
Frank Hildman
Martin
Wildman
Torre Keeps Bat Humming As Braves Top Pirates
Milwaukee catcher Joe Torre raised his average to .347 with a homer and a single in a 5-4 win over Pittsburgh. Ron Santi added a homer and two singles as Chicago and Cincinnati also won. Mets, Dodgers, and Cubs had notable games.
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Mike Rathet
Associated Press
Joe Torre
Milwaukee
Braves
Torre
Pittsburgh
New York Mets
Ron Santi
Chicago Cubs
Walloping
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Los Angeles Dodgers
Houston
St. Louis
Boston
New York Yankees
Baltimore
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Minnesota
Los Angeles Angels
Chicago White Sox
Kansas City
Pirates
Santo
Cubs
Chicago
Juan Marichal
Marichal
Reds
Phillies
Derby Winner Questionable as a Starter
Baltimore AP reports Kentucky Derby winner Lucky Debonair was a questionable starter for the Preakness at Pimlico after a right hind leg swelling and a possible nick in a Wednesday gallop. Trainer Frank Catrone awaited developments with owner Ada L. Rice in Chicago before confirming whether he will start.
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Lucky Debonair
Pimlico
Frank Catrone
Ada L. Rice
Chicago
Convicted Spy Thompson Sentenced to Thirty Years
Robert Glenn Thompson, a former Air Force enlisted man from Long Island, was sentenced in Brooklyn to 30 years for spying for Russia over six years. He pleaded guilty to conspiring with two ex UN Russian personnel to steal U.S. military secrets and was arrested January 7 at his Babylon service station.
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NEW York
Robert Glenn Thompson
Air Force
Russia
Long Island
U.S
Babylon
N.Y
Thompson
U.N
West Berlin
Valued racehorse rests as decision on Saturday lineup looms
The owner said the injury was not serious but the horse was too valuable to risk. Officials will monitor progress and await developments before deciding definitively if the colt will run Saturday.
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