Cardinals defeat Braves 3-1 as Sadecki wins pitching duel
St Louis builds in the sixth inning to topple Milwaukee 3-1 at County Stadium. Ray Sadecki allows four hits and eight strikeouts while the Braves fail to support Carl Willey, whose solid effort ends in his second loss in four decisions. Eddie Mathews homers for Milwaukee the lone run amid a sluggish offense.
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Bonfire Out But Charlies Still Burning Braves in turmoil over bonfire incident
Milwaukee Braves manager Charlie Dressen cooled on bonfires after a bus incident in Philadelphia sparked his criticism. The team fell to the Cardinals 3 1 in Milwaukee as Dressen reshapes the roster with Seth Morehead sent down and Federico Olivo promoted. A June 15 deadline remains for pitching and bench upgrades as Dressen plans stricter discipline.
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Major League Leaders Summary Through Batting and Pitching
MLB leaders list includes Piersall Cleveland 349 at bats and 60 hits with Wood Detroit and Kaline Detroit leading in runs. Gentile Baltimore 46 RBIs. Maine New York and Gentile leading in home runs with several players tied. Pitching leaders show Grant and Mossi 5 0 records, and Koufax and Drysdale with high strikeout counts.
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Aberdeen leads Northern with five games in hand
Aberdeen holds a five game lead after an 8-4 win over Duluth-Superior as St. Cloud loses 5-3 to Eau Claire. Winnipeg Goldeyes beat Grand Forks 11-5 to move into third place. Kerry McDaniel of St Louis Cardinals joins the Canadian club and wins his first pro game. Bert Barth drives two homers for Aberdeen while Derold Knowles wins on the mound with 10 strikeouts. St. Cloud mustered only two singles against Pat Jordan and Vern Handrahan.
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Jerry Rosenthal
Foyt Leads 20 Drivers In Rex Mays Classic Qualifying
A. J. Foyt arrives in Milwaukee to lead a field of 20 drivers for the Rex Mays Classic 100 mile race on Sunday. The Indianapolis winner and favorite after last Tuesday’s 500 mile victory faces a strong challenge from Eddie Sachs and Rodger Ward who finished second and third in that event.
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Kansas Aims for Sixth Straight CCC Track Title
Kansas, the favorite on past form, seeks an unprecedented sixth consecutive Central Collegiate Conference outdoor championship at Marquette Stadium. Contenders include Western Michigan, Notre Dame led by Ron Gregory, and Missouri, with Kansas runners Bill Dotson and Bill Mills among returning champions as Marquette ends track and field.
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Boxer Still Critical After KO At Arena
NEW YORK AP Jose Rigo res remains in critical condition after collapsing following a knockout at St Nicholas Arena last Monday night. He has not regained consciousness, a hospital spokesman said Friday night.
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Minor League Baseball Scores Sweep Across Leagues
Northern League Aberdeen defeats Duluth Superior 8 to 4 while Fay Claire beats St. Cloud 5 to 3 and Winnipeg tops Grand Forks 11 to 3. Three-I League sees Burlington 5 Topeka 4 and Cedar Rapids 5 Des Moines 1 with 0 0 game in Des Moines. Others include Syracuse 5 Toronto 3 Buffalo 6 Rochester 5 Jersey City 4 Richmond 3, Charleston Columbus postponed. American Association Louisville 9 Houston 3 Omaha 8 Indianapolis 2 Denver 10 Dallas Fort Worth. Pacific Coast San Diego 5 Tacoma 3 Portland 2 Vancouver 1 Seattle 3 Spokane 4 Hawaii Salt Lake City postponed.
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Bunning Stars as Tigers Pivot in Pennant Chase
Detroit rookie-turned-stopper Jim Bunning pitched a four-hitter in a 2-0 win over the Minnesota Twins, snapping a skid and lifting Detroit to a two-game AL lead. Rocky Colavito and Kaline supplied the offense as Bunning improved to 4-4 with his first shutout. The Tigers’ surge followed a rough stretch, while Cleveland, New York, Boston, and Washington won to stay within reach.
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Twins Debut Inauspicious As Bunning Shuts Them Out
Minnesota debuts two new acquisitions Bill Tuttle and Billy Martin but falter against Detroit ace Jim Bunning, who blanked the Twins on four hits 2-0. Martin and Ver talles spark two double plays while Tuttle anchors a fast outfield trio. Jack Kralick allows six hits and two homers by Kaline and Colavito. Julio Becquer expected to join and could pinch hit.
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Sports cars head for Road America June Sprints
More than 50 drivers entered the International June Sprints at Road America in Elkhart Lake for June 17 18. The main event is a 300 mile pro duction car race on Sunday with a 100 mile modified race, plus a 100 mile formula junior race and a 100 mile for other modified and production cars on opening day.
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Dickinson Tops Field In Memphis Tourney
Gardner Dickinson shot 65 to go with a 63 and 65 for a 12 under 128 lead in the Memphis Open Golf tournament. The 36 hole score matches the year’s low and gives Dickinson a seven stroke cushion into the third round. Tommy Bolt and Cary Middlecoff joined for second at 135.
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Tony Lema
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Baseball Standings And Weekend Scores Snapshot
Baseball standings show Philadelphia routing Pittsburgh 6 0 and Chicago beating Cincinnati 7 6 with St Louis over Milwaukee 3 1 and Los Angeles 6 4 over San Francisco in 10 innings. Weekend highlights list multiple matchups and notable results across cities.
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Bowling Scores 3 Man Spring League Standings and Totals
Handicap team scores list for ten teams at Sports Bowl Lanes with top six players. Tryg Borgedah Der Schroeder Norm Loeffler Vic Snider Arnie Stearns Bob LaSarge are the high scorers with Vic Snider posting a high single of 224.
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Dodgers break 2-2 tie with Davis grand slam in 10th
Tommy Davis of the Dodgers hit a grand slam in the 10th to power a 6-2 victory over the Giants and move into a virtual first pace tie. Jim Bunning of the Tigers blanked the Twins 2-0 on four singles with one walk and six strikeouts.
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Preps Steal Show At Compton Relays
Bruce Kidd 17 of Toronto lowered the American 3 mile record en route to the 5,000 meter win at Compton Relays. Tommy Sullivan of Evanston Ill paced the mile field with a 4:03.5, fastest prep school time, while Jim Grelle edged Sullivan to 4:02.7. Kidd ran 13:56.4 for the 5,000 and 13:26.6 for three miles, beating the prior 13:28.0 mark set last year.
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Bangor Beats Viroqua 7-5 Behind 16-Strikeout Lead
Bangor High pitcher Lee Paul fanned 16 as Bangor rolled to a 7-5 Western Wisconsin League win over Viroqua. Paul yielded nine hits but closed out the game strong. Paul Daffinson collected three hits for Bangor as Viroqua dropped to 0-2.
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Twin Terrors Davis Boys Spark Dodgers Comeback Victory
The Davis brothers Tommy and Willie powered the Los Angeles Dodgers in a dramatic 6-2 win over the San Francisco Giants. Willie tied the game with a ninth inning homer and Tommy followed with a 10th inning grand slam to lift LA into a tight NL race behind the Reds.
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Betsy Rawls Leads Western Open Amid Strong Field
Betsy Rawls owns a five stroke edge in the Western Open after 36 holes with a 145. Marilynn Smith and Mary Lena Faulk share second at 150, followed by Mickey Wright at 151. Other top pros including Hagge Suggs Romack sit eight back, while amateurs Mills and Fitton clock 156, Riley 158.
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Griffith Doles Out $150,000 To Help Twins
Minnesota Twins President Calvin Griffith spends about $150,000 in 24 hours on three players to boost a slump plagued team. Newcomers Joe Nossek Jr. and Bernie Allen join the roster, with Becquer and Bill Tuttle among recent acquisitions. Mincher sent to Buffalo to make room.
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Cedar Rapids Tops Demons In Doubleheader Sweep
Cedar Rapids led the Three I League with strong pitching and clutch hitting as they defeated Des Moines twice. Dick Kelley pitched a four hitter for his fifth win in game one, 5-0, with Gene Johnson Barry Morgan and Steve Ryder driving in the key runs. In game two Pete Cadella homered for Phil Roof who won 1-0 over Harry Oliver, and Burlington climbed to fifth by beating Topeka 5-4. Fox Cities broke a 4-4 tie to beat Lincoln 6-4.
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