Cardinals snap slide as Torre and Cardenal seal win
In St Louis, Jose Cardenal delivered a late eighth inning run producing single off Atlanta’s George Stone to score Joe Torre for a 3-2 victory. The win extends the Cardinals’ May surge to 19-8, grants a 2 1/2 game NL East lead, and signals upcoming road series at Pittsburgh. Brock saw his 26 game hitting streak end as Stone matched Jerry Reuss in a pitching duel.
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Cavness Cards Double Eagle at Meadow Lake
Jack Cavness recorded a remarkable double eagle on the par 65 yard 11th at Meadow Lake Acres Country Club using five drivers and a four frog. Cavness led the action with Appleton and Dorella Grogenzer taking 42 in Scotch twirl. Smoky Woods and partners tied for second with 43. Bull Webb and Bely Satterfield won net honors with a 2. Memorial Day mixed event at Jefferson City Country Club saw D. D. Stout and Lois Miller win with a Fa. Ray McInyre and Wanda Kelly tied for second with TI. Low net honors went to Jess Exser Lois Miller Dick Norman Bill Miller and John Dennian.
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Amos Otis headlines Royals sweep at Boston in doubleheader
Amos Otis homered in both games as Kansas City swept a Fenway Park doubleheader, the Royals winning the nightcap after an earlier victory. Don Buford sparked Baltimore's 11-3 beatdown of Chicago, with two homers and two bench-clearing incidents ending in his ejection and a fan’s injury.
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Major league standings and upcoming games recap
Sunday results show Pittsburgh routed Chicago 10 to 0 while San Francisco swept Montreal 5 to 4 in 12 innings. St Louis beat Atlanta 8 to 3, Cincinnati 2, and Houston 4, with San Diego 4, New York 2. Monday Pittsburgh defeated Chicago 6 0, Los Angeles 4 beat Montreal 6, San Francisco 2 over New York 1. Tuesday slate lists St Louis at Pittsburgh, Houston at Atlanta, Montreal at Los Angeles, New York at San Francisco, with more results pending.
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Alou Remains Upset by Trade Yet Happy with Cardinals
Dominican outfielder Matty Alou voiced frustration at his January Pittsburgh trade to St. Louis saying he might quit if traded again. He praised the Cardinals, noted his .320 average after a slow start, and credited Red Schoendienst for harnessing his speed and contact hitting while criticizing Pittsburgh’s center field.
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Bunning tops second on all time strikeout list in Memorial Day win
Jim Bunning struck out five as the Phillies beat San Diego 3-1 to move into second on the all time list with 2,824 strikeouts. He noted Walter Johnson’s record remains out of reach, and praised past rivals while the Padres split the holiday doubleheader with a 6-3 win in the second game.
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Osage League Tests and Protests Shape Close Standings
In a day of protests and tight games the Osage League saw Westphalia, Mary's Home, and Eldon win to keep perfect records, while several protests were settled at a June 24 league meeting. Corky Franklin and Charles Crede powered Eldon with a whitewash of Freeburg and four homers collective.
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Greatest sports announcers and astonishing batting myths
A retrospective notes strange batting leaders like Shoeless Joe Jackson never leading the league despite high averages as rivals like Ty Cobb or Tris Speaker top yearly marks. It recalls a panel naming Ted Fusing Vin Scully Curt Gowdy and Paul Christman as top announcers along with Wayne Simpson’s leap from minors loss in 1963 to 14 wins in 1970 in the majors.
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