Heat May Be Biggest Problem In 53rd 500 Today
The 53rd Indianapolis 500 opens with 33 cars at speed on Memorial Day. Heat could strain fuel and drivers as temperatures near 90 in Indy with track surface around 145. A.J. Foyt Jr leads in qualifying while Mario Andretti and Bob Unser flank the front row among a star field including Graham Hill, Jack Brabham, and Denis Hulme.
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Middletown Invitational Softball Tribute Honors Tom Hyde
The Middletown Invitational Softball Tournament opens its ninth edition dedicating the event to Tom Hyde, a former contestant who passed away after the 1968 season. His family will receive trophies as keepsakes, honoring his Knothole Leagues and Middletown High School athletic career including two no hit games and a stint as a center on Paul Walker's 1950 51 Middies team.
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Lanky lad TOM PUT IN A YEAR shines in Beavercreek tourney
The versatile athlete played basketball at University of Dayton freshmen squad before Navy service in the Korean era. He joined Armco Vets baseball and Miami Valley League, then fast pitch and slo pitch softball, earning 1961 all tournament team honors and six Butler County titles. His humanity drew praise as much as his sports feats.
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McLain Even With 68 Pace in Tigers Win over A’s
Denny McLain held Oakland to seven hits and struck out 12 as Detroit beat the Athletics 8-4 for its ninth win in 11 games. Norm Cash added two homers, Horton Northrup and Woods also connected, and Willard Fox sparked a bout of organ music during the late innings. Reggie Smith led Boston past Kansas City 8-6 in the AL tilt washed with rain later. The night game in Seattle was rained out.
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Baseball Standings and Schedule From The League
The standings list W L and winning percentages for several teams including Chicago Pittsburgh St. Louis New York Philadelphia Montreal Atlanta Los Angeles San Francisco Cincinnati Houston San Diego and West and East divisions. Today’s games feature Houston at Pittsburgh Atlanta at Chicago San Francisco at New York San Diego at Montreal Los Angeles at Philadelphia Cincinnati at St. Louis. Saturdays schedule shows San Francisco at New York Houston at Pittsburgh Atlanta at Chicago etc.
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Baseball standings and Thursday results summary
Standings show Baltimore 33 14 .702 leading in the league with Detroit 23 18 and Minnesota 24 18 near .571. Thursday results include Detroit 8 Oakland 4 and Boston 8 Kansas City 6 with many scheduled games rained or moved to neutral notes.
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Red Sox edge Royals as Smith drives in eight
Reggie Smith powered Boston with four RBIs on two home runs a double and a single guiding the Red Sox to an 8 46 win over Kansas City. Denny McLain allowed seven hits struck out 12 and earned his eighth win of the season for the Tigers over Oakland.
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Average Pitching Solid Locking Reds Formula
Cincinnati rode a seven game winning streak after a 10-4 win over Pittsburgh. Jim Merritt pitched the full game on 10 hits to improve to 5-2. Beauchamp Bench Tolan and BenCh provided five homers in a 10 run barrage. Richie Hebner and Roberto Clemente homered for the Pirates. Cincinnati keeper Dave Bristol smiled and claimed the streak mirrors 1968.
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Giles To Retire After 50 Years As NL Chief
Warren Giles plans to retire as National League president effective September 1 after a 50 year baseball career. The 73 year old, born in Tiskilwa Illinois, moved the league HQ to Cincinnati in 1952 and previously served as Reds general manager from 1936 to 1951. He disclosed the decision to owners this week and noted Baseball is 100 years old this year.
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Expos Struggle as Loss Streak Hits Thirteen
Montreal, one of four expansion teams, lost 5-3 to the Dodgers extending a 13 game major league losing streak. Bill Stoneman struggled with errors and a wild pitch limiting him to five innings as Montreal seeks a pitcher or two in trade talks led by general manager Jim Fanning.
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