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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1966

Page

12

Shamsky Grudge Over Mota Ends Season Rivalry

Cincinnati’s Art Shamsky tied a major league record by hitting his fourth straight homer as a pinch hitter, then Manny Mota of the Pirates won the game with a two run homer in the ninth. Shamsky’s streak and the Reds fall short as Pittsburgh seals the series.

Cincinnati Art Shamsky Manny Mota Pittsburgh Pirates Mota Shamsky Pirates Reds Pittsburgh

Mays Near 534, Tops Foxx in Run at All-Time HR List

Willie Mays belted his 533rd homer to pull within one of tying Jimmy Foxx and two of Babe Ruth on the all time list as the Giants beat Houston in the opener of a doubleheader. Manny Mota increased his NL batting lead to .360 with three hits including a ninth inning homer as Pittsburgh defeated Cincinnati. Alou leads the league with a .344 average as Mota eyes 502 plate appearances to qualify for the batting title.

Murray Chass Associated Press Willie Mays Manny Mota Mays San Francisco Houston Mota Pittsburgh Cincinnati Jimmy Foxx Babe Ruth Willie Matt Alou Alou Pirates

Exam Schedule For Gridders

A schedule of physical examinations for local football players was set by the Butler County Medical Association. Eye exams occur in the morning with Middletown High at 8:30, Fenwick 9:30, Madison 10:30, Monroe 11:30. physicals in the afternoon list Monroe 1, Madison and Fenwick 2, Middletown High 3.

Butler County Medical Association Middletown High Fenwick Madison Monroe

National League Scores and Long Games Recap

The National League results show Pittsburgh 4 Cincinnati 2 and Atlanta 7 Philadelphia 1. San Francisco crushed Houston 55 to 2 while New York led St. Louis 53 to 44. Los Angeles 410 Chicago 12 in 14 innings and 10 inning second game.

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Sports Schedule and Results Highlight Baseball Scores

Tuesday and Sunday baseball results and upcoming games listed for teams including Baltimore, Washington, Kansas City, Minnesota, New York, Cleveland, Chicago, California, Boston, Detroit, and St. Louis. Matchups feature scores such as Baltimore 6 Washington 0 and New York 7 6 Minnesota 0 0. Upcoming games include California at Minnesota and Kansas City at Chicago.

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York at Detroit N

Readable fragments show matchups York against Detroit and Washington against Cleveland with no further details available. The brief notes list three team pairings without dates locations or outcomes. Limited context prevents fuller summary.

U S Davis Cup Zone Title Clinched By Ralston Graebner

In Cleveland the U S pair Dennis Ralston and Clark Graebner overwhelmed Rafael Osuna and Joaquin Loyo Mayo 61 64 6 0 to seal the Americas Zone title. Osuna called the loss one of his worst while Graebner, a Northwestern student from Beachwood Ohio, prepared to meet Osuna in the final singles. The U S set up a round against Brazil in October as the path to Australia for the cup continued.

Cleveland Dennis, Ralston Clark Graebner United States Mexico Ralston-Graebner Rafael Osuna Joaquin Loyo-Mayo U.S Osuna Rafe Ralston LoyoMayo Graebner Northwestern University Beachwood Ohio Layo-Mayo Brazil Australia

Coates Shuts Down ChiSox in Angels Comeback Victory

Jim Coates, back in the majors with the Angels, tossed a four hitter to defeat the White Sox 4-0 in his first start in three years. The Angels split a twin bill with Chicago as Gary Peters also threw a four hitter in the opener. Rookie Jay Johnstone had three hits for Los Angeles.

Coates California Angels Chicago Angels Sox Gary Peters New York Yankees White Sox Wynn Washington Red Sox Detroit Eddie Stanky Jay Johnstone Peters Tommie Agee

Cincy Giving Up On Fischer

The Cincinnati Reds announced Hank Fischer, 27, is on the trading block after nine winless starts since joining from Atlanta. Darrell Osteen was recalled to replace him. Fisher did not travel west. He went 2-3 with Atlanta and 0-6 in Reds 11 games, with 38 innings and a 6.86 ERA.

Cincinnati Hank Fischer Cincinnati Reds Atlanta Reds Joey Jay Darrell Osteen Buffalo, N.Y Fisher Los Angeles

International League scoreboard with scattered results

Scores from several leagues show Toronto 7 Syracuse 3 Buffalo at Rochester postponed. Iain Richmond 5 Toledo 4. Columbus 5-2 Jacksonville 0. Pacific Coast League Denver 10 Tulsa 9. Phoenix 6-5 Indianapolis 5-1. San Diego 15 Oklahoma City. Seattle 21 Vancouver 1-2 with second game 8 innings. Spokane 5-1 Portland 4-4 Hawaii 7 Tacoma 1.

Toronto Syracuse Buffalo Rochester Iain Richmond Toledo Columbus Jacksonville Denver Tulsa Phoenix Indianapolis San Diego Oklahoma City Seattle Vancouver Spokane Portland Hawaii Tacoma

Zoo Boss Now Running Tribe

Cleveland AP report states Ver non Stouffer, president of Stouffer Foods, is buying all stock of the Cleveland Indians Baseball Club with a 5.5 million loan and plans to lease the stadium for 10 years. He aims to purchase 100 shares more and acquire all debentures at 2.5 million while serving as zoo president. Birdie Tebbetts’s status as manager is uncertain.

Cleveland Vernon Stouffer Stouffer Foods Corp Cleveland Indians Iity Cleveland Stadium Stouffer Indians New York Yankees Gabe Gabe Paul Paul Zoo Birdie Tebbetts

Orioles, Braves Stars Dominate Involved Contests

Yesterday's Stars highlight Frank Robinson of the Orioles driving in three runs with two homers his 35th and 36th of the season and a sacrifice fly in a 60 victory over Washington. Denny Lemaster of the Braves yielded five hits and struck out 14 in a 7 1 victory over Philadelphia.

Frank Robinson Orioles Washington Denny Lemaster Braves Philadelphia

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