Giants Beat Mets 6-5 Behind Mays and McCovey Homers
Willie Mays and Willie McCovey hit two run homers for the San Francisco Giants in a 6-5 victory over the New York Mets. Bill O'Dell earned the win with relief from Gaylord Perry after a Mets rally. Jay Hook took the loss as the Mets connected for three homers, including Ron Hunt Cliff Cook and Chico Fernandez.
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Phillies Top Colts 5-2 Behind Demeter and Gonzalez
Don Demeter and Tony Gonzalez drove in two runs each as Philadelphia racks up 10 hits to beat the Houston Colts 5-2. Demeter hit his 6th homer in the third, while Gonzalez added a run-scoring single and a sacrifice fly. Wes Covington chipped in a double and a single as the Phillies improved to 21-2 all-time vs Houston since the Nat League arrival.
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Orioles Beat Senators 9-1 Behind Robinson’s Four RBIs
Brooks Robinson homered twice and drove in four as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Washington Senators 9-1 for their third straight win. Robinson extended his hitting streak to 13 games with a fourth inning RBI single and added two-run singles in consecutive trips, with Jack Brandt driving in three and Joe Gaines two. The Orioles totaled 14 hits, five going for extra bases, including two-run blows that chased Don Rudolph.
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Earl Wilson Pitches Red Sox Past Dodgers 3-0
Earl Wilson held Los Angeles to two hits as Boston stretched its win streak to five in a row with a 3-0 victory. In the first inning Lu Clinton doubled home two runs and Dick Stuart added an RBI single to back Wilson’s four hit performance.
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Dodgers Grab Second Place with 1-0 Win Over Pirates
Lefty Johnny Podres earned his second win in a pitchers duel against Don Schwall as the Dodgers beat the Pirates 1-0. The victory moved Los Angeles into sole possession of second in the National League, three games behind San Francisco.
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Indians Nip Chisox 5-4 on Alvis ninth inning homer
Max Alvis led off the bottom of the ninth with a homer to give Cleveland a 5-4 win over Chicago. Pete Ramos earned the victory as the Indians rallied past the White Sox who dropped to second in the AL behind Boston after the Red Sox shut out Los Angeles. Nick Olson drove in two runs with a bases loaded single while Joe Adcock’s three run double sparked Cleveland’s comeback.
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Braves Complete Three-Game Sweep Of Cardinals 5-2
Milwaukee right-hander Denny Lemaster earns his second win in three starts, fanning nine over eight hits as the Braves topple St. Louis 5-2 to clinch the series. Stan Musial and Gene Oliver homered for the Cardinals in the ninth, breaking Lemaster's shutout bid.
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Cubs Take Cincinnati 2-0 Behind Jackson Pitching
Chicago Cubs win 2-0 at Cincinnati to take the series 2-1. Ernie Banks singled to break a scoreless duel with Larry Jackson and Jimmy O Toole in the seventh. Ken Hubbs walked, advanced on a sacrifice, then scored on Ron Santo’s single.
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