Phillies Win Slips Narrowly as Mets Rally in NL Race
In Cincinnati at Crosley Field the Phillies beat the Reds 10 0 while Mets and Cardinals battled. The loss ends Cincinnati’s bid for the National League title as Philadelphia’s fading chances hinged on a late NL scramble and a Mets rally. Phillies star Richie Allen homered twice and drove in five as Reds pitching faltered.
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Yogi Berra Returns Home to Face Cardinals in World Series
Yogi Berra heads back to St Louis as the enemy manager of the New York Yankees with the Cardinals set to meet them in the World Series. Johnny Keane declares welcome home as St Louis clinches its 10th pennant, tying a 1946 memory, while Ford hopes to start for New York against Sadecki.
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Oliva First AL Rookie Hit Champ and pennant race summary
Tony Oliva wins the AL batting title with a .323 average marking the first modern rookie to top the league. Brooks Robinson claims the RBI crown with 118 as Chicago ends nine-game win streak and finishes one game behind New York in the standings. The Yankees clinch the pennant and prepare for a World Series clash with St. Louis while Minnesota ties for sixth. Boston wins 14-8 in the final games.
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Lotter Outpoints Turman in Heavyweight Bout
Pretoria fighter Billy Lotter of South Africa defeated Dallas, Texas's Buddy Turman by points in a ten round heavyweight contest.
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Series Opens Wednesday In St. Louis
The World Series schedule shows the St. Louis Cardinals facing the New York Yankees. Games run from Oct. 7 to Oct. 15 with open dates on Oct. 9 and Oct. 13 and all contests at 1 p.m. local time. The series is best of seven, with potential games in St. Louis and New York.
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St. Louis defeated New York 11 to 5 while Philadelphia topped Cincinnati 10 to 0. Chicago routed San Francisco 9 to 2 and Milwaukee beat Pittsburgh 6 to 0. Los Angeles won against Houston 11 to 1.
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Ex Reds star Wally Post hospitalized for tests
Former Cincinnati Reds outfielder Wally Post returns to the hospital for more tests after chest pains. The 35 year old, who played from 1954 to 1963 with the Reds and later the Twins and Indians, says doctors found no heart attack and he feels improved awaiting further checks. He resides in Saint Henry Ohio.
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Cardinals Clinch NL Pennant In Relief Win Over Mets
Bob Gibson and Barney Schultz combined in relief to seal an 11-5 victory for the Cardinals over the Mets securing their first National League pennant since 1946. Richie Allen starred for the Phillies with two homers and a double driving in four in a 10-0 conquest of the Reds.
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Good Luck Pieces Fail Sisler In Final Contest
Johnny Keane led the St. Louis Cardinals to an 11 5 victory over the New York Mets to clinch the NL pennant on the season’s final day. Dick Sisler’s Phillies and the Reds were tied for second after a 10 0 Cincinnati loss, with Sisler blaming luck pieces found in his cab and dugout for bad fortune.
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New San Francisco Boss Trims Giants Targeting Dark
Horace Stoneham announced the replacement of Alvin Dark with Herman Franks as Giants manager after a 9-2 season finale loss to the Chicago Cubs at Candlestick Park. Franks, 42, has one minor league season and three winter years in Puerto Rico and Venezuela. Dark led the club to the 1962 pennant and a seven game World Series loss to the Yankees.
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Mazzinghi Retains World Junior Middleweight Title in Italy
Genoa Italy saw Sandro Mazzinghi defend his world junior middleweight crown by KOing Tony Montano of Phoenix Arizona. The bout ended with Mazzinghi retaining his title as the Italian victory stood out among other results in Glace Bay Canada Blair Richardson of Canada outpointed Joe Brown of New Orleans.
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Hutchinson’s Fight Clouds Reds Pennant Chase
Dick Sisler unveiled a signed ball from Fred Hutchinson as the Phillies slump and Cincinnati races toward the pennant. Hutchinson, battling cancer, kept managing until he could no longer, with Gene Mauch offering sympathy after a late season collapse. Hutchinson will return home to Bradenton Beach, Florida, his future uncertain.
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