Koufax Berra Wynn Among Eight Inductees Into Hall Of Fame
Coffined in Cooperstown ceremony eight new members join the Hall today led by Sandy Koufax Yogi Berra and Early Wynn alongside Lefty Gomez Buck Leonard plus posthumous honorees Ross Youngs Will Harridge and Josh Gibson. Inductees include stars from the Negro Leagues and a historic Hall game followed the morning rites.
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Standings and Scores From A Season Mix of Baseball Games
The standings show Detroit leading with 45 wins and 55 losses, Baltimore 54 47, New York 52 48, Boston 51 49. Week results include Minnesota 4 Oakland 0 and Chicago 10 Texas 1 in an uneven set of scores across multiple cities.
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Tigers narrow win seals Morris Major League clash
Randy Werden's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the sixth scored Steve Taylor from third, giving the Tigers a 4-3 victory over the Cougars to set up a championship date with the Lions. Taylor's triple aided a two run rally to tie the game.
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Dwight 2 Marseilles win in TCL tourney
In SENECA Tri County Pony League action Dwight No. 2 beat Odell 10 4, aided by Odell errors and walks and a winning start by Jack Butterhordt with nine strikeouts. Marseilles edged Seneca 5 4 in 10 innings as Sigler fanned 18.
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Braves Name Mathews to Replace Harris as Manager
Eddie Mathews takes over the Atlanta Braves after Lyman Harris is fired. Mathews, 40, is in his second season as coach and becomes manager immediately. Owner Bill Bartholomay announced the move from Cincinnati via a Braves spokesman.
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Player Wins PGA Title at Oakland Hills Monster
Gary Player of South Africa won the PGA Championship at Oakland Hills shooting 281 with a final round 72 to claim his second PGA title and $45,000. Jimmy Jamieson led briefly but bogeyed the last three holes to finish two behind. Sam Snead, Tommy Aaron, and Lee Trevino were among the late challengers as Nicklaus and Trevino struggled.
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Jones Sweeps in Late Model Win at Grundy County Speedway
Tom Jones of Northbrook dominates the late model 25 lap main at Grundy County Speedway securing his sixth win this year. Dave Kramer of Coal City takes the three six cylinder trophy dash and the feature, edging Larry Morris of Channahon on a tricky final lap. Whitey Gerken of Villa Park battles Jones for top money before a collision reshapes the field. Jones finishes strong with Schuler and Wawak close behind.
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Newark
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Glenview
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Sox sweep Rangers as Wood, Bradley win two
Chicago White Sox dominate Texas 10-1 in game one with Wood earning his 18th win and Bradley taking game two 7-1 after improving his fastball control. Dick Allen hits his 28th homer and Ed Hermann adds his 7th as the Sox total nine hits in game two.
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Balanced U S swim team eye Munich after trials
In Chicago Portage Park trials five world records fell as Peter Da land and Sherm Chavoor praised a balanced 27 member women’s squad slated for Munich. Spitz Hencken Hall DeMont Deardorff Kemp Belotte and others posted marks as men’s and women’s events produced top times.
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Mets Rally Delayed by Chicken Chase at Shea
New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 12 to 2 at Shea Stadium as fans enjoyed a chicken chase in left field during the fourth inning. The fowl appeared near the Cubs bullpen and halted play briefly while officials handled the distraction.
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