Cepeda Wins It and Speaks Out On His Struggles
Orland Cepeda, sidelined by a knee injury all season, slugged a pinch hit two run homer to beat the Reds 5 3 and defend his pride. He later vented at critics, defending his love for baseball and his hard work to return, saying he earned his salary with the heroics.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
SAN Francisco
Orlando Cepeda
Giants
Bull
Los Angeles Dodgers
Joe Nuxhall
Cincinnati
Reds
Pence
P.R
Anna
Cepeda
Herman ‘Franks
Orlando
Franks
Masanori Murakami
Herman
Ball Club
Twins Return Home Amid Warm Cheers From Fans
Minnesota welcomed its conquering Twins home after a 7 6 win over Baltimore. Club President Cal Griffith joked about sweeping the Dodgers in four, as 3 000 fans waited in the cold to greet the World Series contenders and many waved wives and blankets at Minneapolis airport.
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Lew Ferguson
Associated Press
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Minnesota
Twins
Cal Griffith
Washington
Baltimore
Mele On Tightrope After 1964 Season
Sam Mele faced a pay cut and uncertainty about his Minnesota Twins job after a disappointing 1964 season. Despite public support from president Calvin Griffith, Mele explored other offers while planning changes in tactics and team direction for 1965. The Twins finished tied for sixth with Cleveland, while Springer Versalles delivered a grand slam in a 10-8 season finale series win over Baltimore.
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Lew Ferguson
Associated Press
Minneapolis - ST. Paul
Sam Mele
Las
Minnesota Twins
Twins
Mele
Cleveland
Calvin Griffith
Griffith
New York
Sam
Major League Leaders Split by League
American League statistics show Oliva and Versalles of Minnesota leading in runs and hits while Campaneris and Versailles top steals. Pitching leaders include Grant and McLain with strong win totals and notable strikeout totals by McDowell and Lolich. National League leaders credit Clemente and Aaron in batting and Mays with RBI and home runs alongside Koufax and Veale on pitching.
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Oliva
Minnesota
Yastrzemski
Boston
Versalles
Colavito
Cleveland
Horton
Detroit
Versailles
Campaneris
Kansas City
Corigliaro
Cash
Cardenal
California
Grant
McLain
McDowell
Lolich
Clemente
Pittsburgh
Aaron
Milwaukee
Harper
Cincinnati
Mays
San Francisco
Johnson
Rose
Williams
Chicago
Callison
Philadelphia
Allen
Clement
Clendenon
McCovey
Wills
Los Angeles
Brock
St. Louis
Koufax
Bolin
Veale
Van Brocklin Shakes Up Viking Lineup
In Burbank California AP coach Norm Van Brocklin will bench Bill Brown for the Vikings to face the Rams at the Los Angeles Coliseum. Phil King starts at fullback and Red Phillips moves to flanker with Jeff Jordan at free safety. Gordie Smith likely stays at tight end as Bedsole recovers from a knee issue.
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Calif
Bill Brown
Minnesota Vikings
Los Angeles Rams
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Norm van Brocklin
Phil King
Vikings
Brown
van Brocklin
Red Phillips
Tom Hall
Ron Johnson
Logan
John Michuta
Aquinas
Johnson
Bill Snyder
Ken Jensen
Rangers
Sig Howard
Phil Blackman
Shawn Melba
Ron Geier
Jeff Graves
Geier
Pennant Race At A Glance
Team standings show Los Angeles at 95 64 with a .597 pct and San Francisco at 96 65 with a .596 pct. The Dodgers lead the West by 3 games with key home games against Milwaukee and Cincinnati on tap.
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Dodgers top Milwaukee 4 0 for 13th straight win
Dodgers extend win streak to 13 with Drysdale pitching a three hit 4 0 victory over Milwaukee to stay two games ahead of the Giants in the NL. Koufax shut out Cincinnati 2 0 the previous day and the pair has combined for a dominant stretch.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles Dodgers
Sandy Koufax
Don Drysdale
San Francisco Giants
Dodgers
Drysdale
Milwaukee
Giants
Cincinnati
Claude Osteen
Braves
Reds
Sammy Ellis
Los Angeles
Koufax
St. Louis
Walter Alston
Wayne Anderson
Bill Buhler
Houston
Minnesota
Baltimore
Felipe Alou
Orlando Cepeda
Joe Nuxhall
Dodger
Walt Alston
Rangers And Blugolds Renew Intra City Football Rivalry
La Crosse Logan faces La Crosse Aquinas in the 32nd Memorial Field contest. Rangers seek first win while Aquinas, defending champion, rides a two game streak after defeating Pacelli 21-13 and Campion 20-0 following a season opening loss to Marshfield.
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Ken Blanchard
la Crosse Tribune
la Crosse Logan
la Crosse
Aquinas
Memorial Field
Rangers
Blugolds
Logan
Stevens Point Pacelli
Prairie du Chien Campion
Marshfield Columbus
Eau Claire North
Decorah
Menomonie
Logan-Aquinas
West trounces Preble 41 0 as Gutzman earns Back of Week
Green Bay West star Dennis Gutzman, named AP Back of the Week, powers a 41 0 victory over Preble. Gutzman runs for 137 yards on 12 carries, scores four touchdowns, blocks two punts, and leads West in tackles while also contributing a key block.
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Green Bay
Dennis Gutzman
John Biolo
Green Bay West
Biolo
Wisconsin
Associated Press
Gutzman
West
Preble
Zastrow Tops Loop Passers for Eau Claire Blugolds
Eau Claire quarterback Gregg Zastrow shows solid form with 364 passing yards in two league games, completing 25 of 58 attempts. Player stats note leaders like Vilnis Ezerins for rushing and Gerry Gendron plus Eddie Kremar for receptions as the Blugolds prepare for a Memorial Field showdown with La Crosse.
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Associated Press
Gregg Zastrow
Jim van Gorden
Eau Claire Blugolds
Wisconsin State University
Zastrow
van Gorden
Blugoldhelm
Vilnis Ezerins
Whitewater
Ezerins
Gerry Gendron
Eau Claire
Eddie Kremar
Memorial Field
la Crosse
State University Conference
Barry Schockmel
Sis
Ezeknes
Bob Rykal
Grid twin bill slated tonight at Memorial Field
A historic football doubleheader is on tap at Memorial Field with La Crosse Central and La Crosse State University hosting. Central meets Eau Claire North at 6 30 p m in a Big Rivers Conference opener, followed by La Crosse facing defending champion Eau Claire State about 30 minutes later.
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Memorial Field
la Crosse Central
la Crosse State University
Central
Eau Claire North
Big Rivers
la Crosse
Eau Claire State
Major League Standings and Thursday Results Summary
Major league standings show Los Angeles 95 64 and San Francisco 6 32 with other teams like Cincinnati Milwaukee Philadelphia St. Louis Chicago Houston and New York listed with varying records. Thursday results include San Francisco 5 Cincinnati 4 and Los Angeles 4 Milwaukee 0 with a full slate of Friday and Saturday matchups and notes of late games and suspended twi nights.
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Chicago
Houston
New York
Braves Box Milwaukee Los Angeles in Rough Five Run Loss
Milwaukee managed three runs on nine hits while Los Angeles routed them 4 to 0. Torre and Davis anchored the Dodgers offense with timely hits as Drysdale earned the win over Niekro in a six inning stint.
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Los Angeles
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Mattews
Kennedy
Davis
Alou
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Lefebvre
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Boxing Results Roundup From Seattle to Tokyo
Eddie Cotton of Seattle stopped Andy Kendall of Scappoose Oregon in a 174 pound bout. Lenny Brice of Phoenix outpointed Lupe Gonzales of Mexico in another lightweight clash. Takao Sekurai of Japan knocked out Segmund Macatardo of the Philippines in Tokyo.
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Wash
Eddie Cotton
Andy Kendall
Scappoose
Ore
Los Angeles
Lenny Brice
Phoenix
Ariz
Lupe Gonzales
Mexico
Tokyo
Takao Sekurai
Japan
Segmund Macatardo
Philippines
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