Giants Win Doubleheader as Mays Stars in NL Clash
Willie Mays belts three homers in a twilight doubleheader sweep of the Phillies to lift the Giants into second in the National League by a slim margin over the Dodgers. He drives in seven runs in the opener and adds a triple and a double in the nightcap as Cincinnati trails the Cubs and Pirates in a tight pennant race.
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Willie
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Cincinnati
Reds
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Cubs
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Don Cardwell
Cardwell
Billy Williams
al Heist
George Altman
Earl Francis
Elroy
Dodgers
Pirates
Sandy Koufax
Dodger
Francis
Tommy Davis
Chicago
Western Wisconsin League Statistics Highlight Batting Leaders
Jim Cotton of Melrose and Mark Dilley of Soldiers Grove lead batters with .528 and .500. Tom Hayden of Black River Falls stands at .452, with Bud Smith of West Salem at .415 and Jim Henley of La Crosse at .410. Dilley tops in total bases and doubles, Henley and Nowak among top run scorers. Pitching leaders include Bill Hoffland and Ken Herlitzka with 30 records. Morse, Richards, Hoffland lead strikeouts. Bangor and Grove to play makeup game. Bangor win could trigger a three way tie for first.
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Jim Cotton
Melrose
Mark Dilley
Soldiers Grove
Wisconsin
Tom Hayden
Black River Falls
Bud Smith
West Salem
Jim Henley
la Crosse
Jim Sprester
BRF
Ron Nowak
Sparta
Ken Baran
Onalaska
Ray Gunderson
Ron Helgerson
Morse
Billy Richards
Hoffland
Bangor
Grove
Ellingson Throws Four Hit Shutout in Grove Legion Victory
Spring Grove junior legion edged La Crosse 2-0 as Tom Ellingson fanned seven and walked one on a four hit gem. Davis Asgaard and D. Benson drove in Grove runs in the third and fourth innings while Tom Banasik yielded four hits in a complete game loss.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Tom Ellingson
Junior Legion
la Crosse
Davis Asgaard
D. Benson
Willie Mays Powers Giants Past Phillies With Three Homers
Willie Mays homered three times in the 10 inning opener as the San Francisco Giants swept a doubleheader from Philadelphia 8 7. He raised his total to 20 and tied for the NL lead, while lifting his batting average to .331 and driving in seven runs. Mays said he enjoyed the night and hoped to keep it going as the season continues.
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Dallas Green
Giants
Frank Sullivan
Art Mahaffey
Billy Lees
Ken Lehmans
Phils
Billy O'Dell
Sam Jones
Juan Marichal
Philadelphia
Willie Mays
San Francisco Giants
Orlando Cepeda
Braves Face Reds in NL Race as Spahn Targets 297th Win
Milwaukee hosts Cincinnati at County Stadium as the Reds lead slips and the Braves, bolstered by manager Charlie Dressen’s optimism, aim to close the gap. Spahn starts tonight seeking his 297th victory against former Brave Joey Jay, with Burdette and Hendley among possible Sunday options.
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County Stadium
Milwaukee Braves
Reds
Chicago
Cubs
Braves
Charlie Dressen
Dodgers
Warren Spahn
Spahn
Joey Jay
Jay
Lew Burdette
Bob Hendley
Mistakes On Base Paths Hurt Twins In Boston Loss
Boston Red Sox defeated the Minnesota Twins 9 to 5 as costly baserunning errors and six unearned runs in the fifth inning undermined Minnesota. Key moments included Earl Battey being tagged out at home after a miscue, and Frank Malzone hitting his second homer of the day. Arnold Earley earned his first major league win in relief of Don Schwall.
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Twins
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Bill Tuttle
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Zoilo Versalles
McCullough
Sam Mele
Mele
Jackie Jensen
Jensen
Boston
Frank Malzone
Malzone
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Don Schwall
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Red Sox
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Schwarts
Washington
Cleveland
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Marty Keough
Johnny Gabler
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Wynn Hawkins
Indians
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Hawkins
Locke
Romano
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Baseball Standings and Weekend Schedule Summary
American League standings show Detroit leading with a .644 mark and New York at .620, Cleveland .560, Baltimore .381, Boston .521, Chicago .376, Washington .410, Kansas City .408, Minnesota .884, Los Angeles .365. Thursday results include Detroit 5 Chicago 2 and Boston 9 Minnesota 5. Weekend slate features Detroit at Baltimore and Washington at New York among others.
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New York
Cleveland
Baltimore
Boston
Chicago
Washington
Kansas City
Minnesota
Los Angeles
Rennie Rannes
Svuley
Minor League Baseball Results Across Leagues
International League results include Columbus over Toronto 4 3 Buffalo over Richmond 6 3 Rochester 4 Jersey City 3 Syracuse 7 Charleston 6 Pacific Coast League games Tacoma 6 Seattle 3 Vancouver 10 San Diego 4 Salt Lake City 7 Portland 6 Spokane 7 Hawaii 3 American Association Omaha 2 Dallas Fort Worth 0 Louisville 5 Denver 3 Indianapolis 4 Houston 1 Three I League Fox Cities 7 Burlington 0 Cedar Rapids 2 Lincoln 1 Northern League Grand Forks 3 Aberdeen St Cloud 8 Eau Claire 1 Duluth Superior 8 Winnipeg 4 Boxing results show Alejandro Lavorante over Monroe Ratliff and Grant over Andres Garcia both on points in Los Angeles. Bert Whitehurst stopped by Amonti in Brescia. Salvatore Burruni beats Risto Luukkonen for European flyweight title.
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Columbus
Toronto
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Richmond
Rochester
Jersey City
Syracuse
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Tacoma
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Salt Lake City
Portland
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San Francisco
Alejandro Lavorante
Argentina
Monroe Ratliff
Los Angeles
New Orleans
Andres Garcia
Brescia
Italy
Santo Amonti
Bert Whitehurst
Baltimore
Alghero
Sardinia
Salvatore Burruni
Risto Luukkonen
Finland
Nancy Quick Beaten in Consolation Championship
Nancy Quick of Burlington Wisconsin lose to Maggie Martin of St. Clairsville Ohio 6 and 5 in the consolation championship of the Women's Western Golf Association Junior Tournament in Chicago.
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Chicago
Burlington
Wis
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St. Clairsville
Ohio
Western Golf Association
McKinley Big Hope Of U S At Wimbledon
At Wimbledon 75th championships Chuck McKinley of St Louis leads American hopes. The 20 year old defeated Vladimir Gasiorek to reach the last 16 amid talk of past suspensions and a vow to avoid racket throwing. Chris Crawford upset Nicola Pietrangeli as McKinley and Crawford remain U S singles survivors. Other Americans faced early exits and dramatic misses including Ralston Bond and Reed.
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Piedmont
Calif
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Crawford
Whitney Reed
Neale Fraser
Nancy Richey
Margaret Smith
California
Dennis Ralston
Michael Sangster
Britain
Bill Bond
Billy Knight
Ralston
Bond
La Crescent Women’s Golf Tourney Draws Near Final
La Crescent Minnesota June 29 results show Low Gross won by Mrs Edwin Dahlstrom and Low on three by Mrs D J Quillin. Pine Creek Golf Club award went to Mrs Charles Forbes as handicap rounds advanced toward the final next week with trophy donated by American Legion Auxiliary.
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Minn
Edwin Dahlstrom
D. J. Quillin
William Gautsch
Pine Creek
Clarence Vetsch
Gittens Leidel
American Legion Auxiliary
Caledonia Nine Defeats Rushford In Exhibition Tilt
Caledonia walloped Rushford 13 to 5 in an exhibition game as Gavin Grob led with four hits and Bob Meiners Gary Bauer added two each including two triples for Meiners. Hellerude had two hits for Rushford.
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Gavin Grob
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Hellerude
la Crosse
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Iowa
Britt
Humble
Johnson
Bauer
Buege
Staggemeyer
Major League Stars HITTING in Doubleheader Sweep
Willie Mays of the Giants went 6-for-8 with seven RBIs in a doubleheader sweep over the Phillies. He hit his third homer of the day and added a triple and a double in the 8-7 10th inning opener plus a 4-1 win in the nightcap. Dick Hall of the Orioles allowed two hits and one earned run in a 6-2 victory over the A’s, striking out eight and walking one.
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Phillies
Dick Hall
Orioles
Wright Prentice Open Lead In Women's National Open
Wright and Prentice shared the first round lead in the 16th annual Women's National Open at Baltustar Lower, as 82 players endured rugged Baltustar course. Betsy Rawls and Helen Sigel Wilson posted strong opens while veterans Hagge Jameson Berg Hansen failed to break par.
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Beverly Hanson
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JoAnn Prentice
Mickey
Louise Suggs
JoAnn
Betsy Rawls
Helen Sigel Wilson
Philadelphia
Marlene Stewart Streit
Fonthill
Ontario
U.S
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Birmingham
Ala
N. J
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Oe Wright
Tigers Beat White Sox for Second Straight Win
Detroit, atop the American League, defeated Chicago 5-2 as Frank Lary earned his 11th win. The Tigers jump to a two game lead while Baltimore rides a hot streak into Detroit for a three game set.
Campbell Fires Ace Takes Lead At Flint Open
Campbell, a former Purdue basketball star, shot a four under par 68 to grab a one stroke lead after the first round of the Flint Open. Dan Sikes trails by one, with Warwick Hills proving tough as the field tries to chase the 7,280 yard layout.
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Purdue
Dan Sikes
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Sikes
Jacksonville
Fla
Lionel Hebert
Jerry Magee
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Cary Middlecoff
al Balding
Doug Ford
Don Finsterwald
Flint
Art Wall
Bill Casper
Sam Snead
Major League Leaders Batting and Other Stats
Major league batting leaders include Cash of Detroit at .368 and Brandt of Baltimore at .359. Mantle leads runs with 64, Mantle and Cash top 66 RBIs for Detroit, and B Robinson of Baltimore has 93 hits. Power and triples leaders, home run chart, and pitching and NL leaders follow with various city, team, and player names.
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Detroit
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Baltimore
Mantle
New York
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IncGentile
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Power
Cleveland
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Landis
Chicago
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Altman
Hoak
Pittsburgh
Mays
San Francisco
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Cincinnati
Cepeda
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Pinson
Coleman
Zimmer
Stuart
Wills
Los Angeles
Virdon
Clemente
Aaron
Milwaukee
Padres
Miller
400 Club Captures 8th Tavern Victory
The 400 Club won its eighth Tavern League game in 10 starts with a 12 to 5 win over 1 2 3 Club at Copeland Park. Ed Rendler hit two home runs for the winners. Bohemian Hall beat Schmidty's 8 to 5 at Powell Park and Glen's Bar defeated John's 8 to 3 at Trane South with Secrist and Harnish homering.
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Bohemian Hall
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John
Trane South
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al Harnish
Glen's
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Nelson
Miller
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