Cubs End Skid and Rally as NL Leaders Falter
The Cubs beat Milwaukee 3-2 for their sixth win in seven. Merritt Ranen homered and drove in two as Lindy McDaniel saved every game in the three-game set. In the NL, Pittsburgh and San Francisco stumbled while Cincinnati and St Louis won key games. The Mets drew 5,230 for the Polo Grounds doubleheader as Carl Willey stopped the Giants’ streak.
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Funeral services for Dickie Kerr in Houston today
Dickie Kerr, the left handed pitcher known for his role in the Black Sox scandal, died Saturday of cancer. Funeral services were held today in Houston. Four members of Houston's NCAA championship golf team return for another season this year.
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Mantle’s Denial On Aches Rings Hollow After Twins Series
The Yankees star Mickey Mantle, resting with a pulled rib muscle, played two games in the New York Minnesota series but performed below his usual level. He homered Saturday off southpaw Dick Stigman, yet went 1 for 8 in the set, lowering his average to .265.
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Pastrano and Thornton Prepare for a Fourth Bout
Light heavyweight fighters Willie Pastrano and Irish Wayne Thornton fought to a draw after ten rounds in Las Vegas. Pastrano, 28, from Miami, rallied in the 10th round to secure a split decision win on a nationally televised card.
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National League Scores From Houston St. Louis San Francisco and Los Angeles
Baseball results across the National League show multiple games with pitchers credited for wins and losses. Houston beat Philadelphia and St Louis defeated Cincinnati while San Francisco and Los Angeles posted wins over New York and Pittsburgh respectively.
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Braves Work On Balks After Pair Of Tight Losses
Milwaukee Braves manager Bobby Bragan labels NL balks as ridiculous yet bans further infractions with a 25 dollar fine per pitcher. After a 3-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs, Bragan ordered pitchers at County Stadium to fix balks, noting seven balks in Saturday's game, a franchise high.
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Twins Power hitter leads Sox with 16 homers last season
Al Smith now with Baltimore led the Chicago White Sox in home runs last season with 16. The University of Houston Cougars have captured the National Collegiate AA Golf title six of the past seven years.
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al Smith
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Pascual Shuts Down Yankees In Tight Twin Victory
Camilo Pascual silences New York as he allows six hits and fans eight in a 4 1 victory for Minnesota. A line drive injuries his right hand but he continues after a brief injection. The win boosts the Twins in the American League race as Roger Maris hits a homer off Pascual before the seventh inning.
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Root River League Opens With Close Varies
In Houst on Minn Lanesboro defeats Houston 4 3 in 11 innings Carson Oole drove in the winning run after Darrell Flattum doubled Dave Goede collected two hits for Houston Benson and Strom handled a Houston error Lanesboro 4 Houston 3 Dakota blank Spring Grove 8 0 Dakota L Papenfuss three hits Dick Papenfuss George Schultz also three hits Wyattville bounces Rushford 4 2 Dean Erdman three singles and multiple two hit games lead Wyattville in opener Wayne Valentine and Les Ladewig among two hit players for Wyattville.
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Twins Farm Banks Acquire Jay Ward
The Minnesota Twins moved Sunday night to bolster their bench shipping George Banks to the Pacific Coast League farm team in Dallas Fort Worth and buying Jay Ward from the same club Ward a right handed batter and third baseman with power is 24 years old He led the PCL with seven homers and was hitting .274 at Dallas Fort Worth Ward has seven years in the minors played multiple infield and outfield positions and hit .229 with Spokane and Vancouver last year Ward joins the Twins in Los Angeles today.
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Westby Tops Hillsboro 8-2 Behind Thorsens One-Hitter
Westby Wisconsin 8 Hillsboro 2 as Thorsen pitched a one hit game striking out 12 with six walks. Erickson collected a triple and single driving in two runs while McCormick added a double and single for Westby. Hillsboro scored in the first and fourth but could not overcome the Westby attack.
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Pascual Dominates Yankees In 4-1 Sox Win
Boston righty Camilo Pascual finally hits form as he shuts down New York 4-1 in Chicago. Roger Maris homered in the seventh, but Pascual improves to 1-0 on the season with strong support from Morehead and Malzone. Detroit and Cleveland win big. Belinsky struggles as the Angels drop a fourth straight.
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