Purkey Only Red Picked On NLA All Star Squad
Cincinnati manager Fred Hutchinson named 17 players to complete the National League All Stars for the first of two games. Right handed ace Bob Purkey was the lone Cincinnati selection, while Musial Aaron and Alou head the outfield group. Koufax headed the pitching staff with a seven man unit, joined by Drysdale, Farrell, Gibson, Marichal, Purkey and Shaw.
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Milwaukee
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St. Louis
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Houston
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Washington
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Juan Marichal
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Casey Stengel
New York Yankees
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St. Louis Cardinals
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Coleman
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Middletown Golf Ace and Hall of Fame Catcher Reflections
Local reader recounts Tony Kendall an engineer who aced Hubbard Heights with a five iron on a 144 yard hole and ties family tennis links. Then memory shifts to Hall of Famer Mickey Cochrane whose early career near release nearly ended behind the plate before cementing his big league place with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1925.
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Philadelphia A’s
Donovan Proves Tribe Stopper In Two Hit Shutout
Cleveland ace Dick Donovan tossed a brilliant two hit 2-0 shutout of Baltimore to raise his record to 12-8 and keep the Indians within a half game of the AL pace set by New York and Los Angeles. He faced 27 batters, six strikeouts, no walks, and limited Herzog to reach base twice as Cleveland remains in contact atop the league standings.
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Whitey Herzog
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Duble
Reds Split Doubleheader as Coleman Homers Dooms Cubs
Cincinnati Reds fail to gain ground in a split with the Chicago Cubs. Gordie Coleman homered to force a 4-3 win in the nightcap after Chicago won the opener 6-5. Frank Robinson doubled in the fourth inning but overall Cincinnati’s run production lagged, leaving manager Fred Hutchinson uneasy about missing run producers.
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Podres
Ted Savage
Roy Sievers
Don Deme
Attendance Down In AL Despite Close Flag Race
New York AP reports the 1962 American League attendance declined 5.6 percent from last season, with 4,480,483 at home games versus 4,748,251 in 1961. Seven of ten clubs posted declines though Angels Indians and Senators saw increases. Tigers and Athletics led the losses. The Tigers deficit neared 150,000, while Angels and Indians gained sizable upticks. The Yankees staged a late rally after falling behind, with Maris Lopez Mantle and Tresh keying the comeback in an 8th inning surge.
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Angels
Indians
Senators
Willie Tasby
Steve Barber
Roger Maris
Hector Lopez
Mickey Mantle
Kansas City
Bill Skowron
Phil Linz
Tom Tresh
Roadrunners Out Of Gas In Youth Baseball Thriller
In Oklahoma City, the Ridgecrest Roadrunners a 9 year old YMCA team failed to score as the Sooner Blue Jays raced to a 68 to 0 lead. The game ended after one inning due to darkness. A Roadrunner player expressed disbelief at the rough outing.
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Ridgecrest Roadrunners
Bluejays
Mississippi Pair Reaches Yankee Stadium in Baseball and Football
Two Mississippi teammates reach New York venues with outfielder Jack Reed joining the Yankees and Jim Patton serving as a safety man for the New York Football Giants. They rose from local play to major league and NFL stages, showcasing Mississippi talent on national fields.
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Yankee Stadium
Jack Reed
Yankees
Jim Patton
New York Football Giants
Baseball Standings and Monday Results Across Leagues
In the American League the New York Yankees lead with 41 wins, 32 losses, followed by Los Angeles Cleveland and Minnesota. Monday results saw New York beat Kansas City 8-4 and Cleveland defeat Baltimore 6-2. Chicago beat Detroit 2-1 and Boston topped Minnesota 4-3. Tonight Chicago visits Detroit and Kansas City plays New York among other notable games. Elsewhere the International League and American Association provide minor updates with Jacksonville beating Toronto 4-2 and Oklahoma City 10 Dallas-Fort Worth 9.
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Frye Family Wins Bass Prize at Musky Festival
Mr and Mrs George L Frye of 4015 Grand Ave returned from Hayward Wisconsin where they attended the annual Musky Festival Mrs Frye won a prize for catching a 20 inch four pound smallmouth bass In the prize category The Fryes were accompanied by Mr and Mrs Charles Elam of Hamilton the brother and sister in law
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Pedres Puzzles Hitters And Everyone Else
Dodgers bats falter after Podres ties strikeout record and nearly perfect game as they split with Phillies and stay atop the NL. Williams delivers seven-hitter and first complete game since April. Mets snap Giants as MacKenzie, Miller figure in victory. Mays homers for Giants.
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Associated Press
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Max Sarkont
Williams
Jay Hebert Sixth in 1961 Money List With $35583
Jay Hebert the 1960 PGA champion ranked fifth among golf’s top money winners in 1961, earning $35,583 across 31 tourneys.
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Jay Hebert
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