Al Dodd Named GSC Athlete Of The Year
Northwestern State star Al Dodd won the Gulf States Conference Athlete of the Year title, edging Leonard Kleinpeter of Southwestern. Dodd excelled in football and track, setting records in rushing, interceptions, and returns, while earning All-GSC and All-American honors.
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Jerry Pierce
Louisiana Sports Writers Association
Natchitoches
Northwestern State College
Gulf States Conference
Northwestern
Dodd
Leonard Kleinpeter
Southwestern
Kleinpeter
Merlin Walet
McNeese
Ronnie Fountain
Northeast
West Jefferson High School
New Orleans
Gosger Hits Clutch 16th-Inning Homer for Boston Win
Jim Gosger belted a three run homer in the 16th inning to lift Boston over the New York Yankees 6-3. The blast came six minutes before a city curfew would have paused the game after Tillman doubled and Retroccelli singled.
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Jim Gosger
New York Yankees
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Dooley Womack
Bob Tillman
Ken Sanders
Rico Retroccelli
New York
Alou's ninth inning homer lifts Braves past Cardinals in opener
Felipe Alou hit a leadoff homer in the ninth off Curt Simmons to give Atlanta a 2-1 win over St Louis and end a seven game skid in the first game of a day night doubleheader. Ted Abernathy earned the decision as Atlanta tied the game in the fourth on a Denis Menke walk and Hank Aaron single.
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Curt Simmons
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Simmons
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Arnold Umbach
Denis Menke
Hank Aaron
Cardinals
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Osteen Powers Dodgers Past Mets 6-3 in New York
Dodgers beat the Mets 6-3 as Claude Osteen hit a triple and a single and Tommy Davis hit his first homer in nearly two years. Osteen left in the seventh with a finger blister after boosting a 6-1 lead. Phil Regan finished. Maury Wills added a run on a Wills single following Osteen's triple.
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Claude Osteen
Tommy Davis
Los Angeles Dodgers
New York Mets
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Jack Hamilton
Maury Wills
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Roseboro
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Gordon Richardson
Wes Parker
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Jerry Grote
Dick Stuart
Ron Swoboda
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Cleon Jones
Ron Hunt
Ken Boyer
John Kennedy
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Chicago Tops Senators 6-0 in shutout victory
Chicago pitcher John Buzhardt threw a four hitter for his second shutout in a week, guiding the White Sox to a 6-0 win over Washington. Buzhardt already blanked Boston last Monday and improved to 3-2 with two saves by late May.
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Barber Wins On 2-Hitter Over KC 9-0
Baltimore defeated Kansas City 9-0 as Steve Barber pitched a two-hitter and Baltimore opened the twin bill with a commanding win. Frank Robinson and Russ Snyder homered, while Bert Campaneris led off with a single for KC before Barber shut them down. The second game was suspended at 11:59 p.m. due to Baltimore curfew with the score tied 5-5 in the 12th. play to resume from the suspension point.
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Bert Campaneris
Frank Robinson
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Glen Oaks Tops AAA Club in All-State lineup
Glen Oaks dominates the LSWA Triple-A All-State selections with four starters and a key substitute. The Oakers claim Most Outstanding Player Tul lier and place Cole, Didier, Longmire, and Beede among others, as Byrd and Fair Park also land multiple honorees. Kinchen named Coach of the Year after guiding Glen Oaks to a 31-11 season.
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Louisiana Sports Writers Assn
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Mike Longmire
Gary Kinchen
Mel Didier
Kinchen
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Bill Dykes
Shreveport
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Jerry Smith
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North Louisiana
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