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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1960
Page
8
New York lost ground as the Washington Senators swept a doubleheader to move within striking distance of the Yankees. The Yankees, meanwhile, suffered a costly slip in the standings. Milo Pascual hit his first major league home run, a grand slam, in a notable early-season moment for the Mets.
In a 15 inning opener Pittsburg leads off with a walk then a three run rally. Bob Skinner drives in the winning run with a single in the 15th. Vernon Law secures his 17th win, lifting the Pirates to first place a half game ahead of St Louis.
In Lubbock a crowd of 29 970 watched the Yankees see Mickey Mantle pulled from the game after a sixth inning grounder dispute with Casey Stengel. Roger Maris hurt in a collision and Gil McDougald also injured as New York rallies but loses grip in a 1 1 tie.
Braves avoid elimination with a 3 0 victory over the San Francisco Giants. Eddie Mathews homered for Milwaukee as Lew Burdette and Jones combined on a one hit shutout pitching effort. The win marks the Braves third straight win over the Giants this series.
Tigers defeated the Cleveland Indians in a game where the second pitcher held the strike to seventh, yielding only three hits before a pinch hitter replaced him. Burdette limited Mathews to his 25th homer, and San Jones and Crandall started with walks before Mathews hit a run to right field.
Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick voiced a personal view that Los Angeles should be declared open territory alongside New York regarding major league expansion. He spoke at a New York Yankees Old-Timers dinner after Dan Topping pressed for equal access for the American League to Los Angeles.
The first US Olympic plane lands in Rome carrying 87 including 20 men and 17 women swimmers, 11 water polo members, and coaches. Led by J Ly man Bingham, the group awaits workouts as they chase medals amid sunny 80 plus weather and strong American hopes.
Orioles and Yankees hold a one game gap atop the AL as Boston tops Baltimore 3-2 and Chicago beats Kansas City to pull within one game. Williams shines for Boston while Zepeda White homers for St Louis across mixed results.
Brenda Williams, 65, is named a British rider for the grand prix dressage event at the Olympics. She rode in the previous Games and says 65 is not an extraordinary age for a competitive horsewoman.
Richie Ashburn died after a long illness in hospital. The Cubs won 6-3 as Clarke hit a double and Schaeffernoth added an RBI single. Johnny Callison led off the Phillies, while Herrera and Tony Perez featured in a 1909 world championship narrative about a famed player-manager.
Cubs win the opener 2-1 and take the nightcap 7-3 in a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies. Pitching by Worth and Hobbie, plus timely hits from Banks and Aparicio, propel Chicago as the Cubs move into seventh place a half game ahead of the Phils.
Chicago White Sox powered to a doubleheader sweep over Kansas City, winning 9-3 and 7-2 to pull into a first place tie with Baltimore in the American League. Nellie Fox, Roy Sievers, and Al Smith led the hitting attack, Aparicio made a leaping barehand grab, and Wynn homered in his first at bat as Chicago boosted its momentum.
Veteran race driver Elmer George was arrested for speeding Sunday in Richmond Indiana. The incident was reported by United Press International and adds to a distant prior public record for the racer.
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