Red Sox and Athletics Complete Six-Player Swap
Boston and Kansas City completed a six player deal moving three players each. Boston acquired Rollie Sheldon John Wyatt and Jose Tartabull while Kansas City received Jim Gosger Ken Sanders and Guido Grilli. The trades followed prior deals with New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians shaping the AL standings.
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Boyer Steals Victory From Cardinals at Shea Stadium
Ken Boyer energized the Mets with a sixth inning steal of Tim McCarver's sign and a two run double, aiding a 5-2 win over St Louis in the opener as Bob Taylor slugged a three run homer. Lou Brock highlighted the Cardinals in the nightcap with a three run game and St Louis won 4-1.
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Transit League Schedule Card St Louis at New York
Today's games feature St Louis visiting New York and Atlanta facing Philadelphia. Cincinnati travels to Pittsburgh and Houston to play Los Angeles while Chicago meets San Francisco.
Rojas Dominates White Sox as Angels Split Twin Bill
Minnie Rojas silenced Chicago for six innings in an Angels 2 0 win while the White Sox took game one 5 1. Frank Robinson powered Baltimore past the Yanks 8 0 as Detroit edged Washington 4 3. Brooks Robinson joined Frank with homer and others featured in a day of 1960s AL action.
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Baseball Weeknight Scores and Postponements Report
A compact recap lists game results and schedule changes. Baltimore over New York 8 to 5. Kansas City 5 Minnesota 1. Chicago 5 California 1. Boston at Cleveland postponed by rain. Minnesota at Kansas City and California at Chicago also moved. Washington at Detroit and New York at Baltimore noted for night or postponement.
Clemente’s surge shocks National League with power
Roberto Clemente unleashed a three run homer to lift the Pirates 5 4 past the Reds as he climbs to nine homers and 36 RBIs this season. Clemente’s blast comes after NL pitchers quieted Donn Clendenon, raising questions about the surge.
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Braidwood Surges To 8-7 Victory In Final Inning
Braidwood and Channahon slugged through seven innings in county baseball with Braidwood erasing a 7-6 deficit in the bottom of the seventh. Kratochvil led off the final frame with a walk, Jones doubled to tie, and Danny Wilson delivered a run scoring single to win 8-7 for Braidwood against Channahon. Jim Lamping took the loss after pitching seven innings.
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Probable Pitchers By Associated Press League Matchups
The Associated Press lists probable pitchers for several American League games. Minnesota Boxwell 2 4 at Kansas City Dobson 2 4. California Chance 3 8 at Chicago Buzhardt 3 3. Washington Ortega 5 3 at Detroit Monbouquette 3 5. Boston Santiago 4 3 at Cleveland Siebert 5 3. New York Bouton 1 1 at Baltimore McNally 5 2.
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Baseball matchups for marquee early season games
St Louis with Stallard at New York with Rustock and Atlanta with Johnson visiting Philadelphia Wise hosts Cincinnati Maloney in Pittsburgh Fryman, Houston Dierker at Los Angeles Koufax, Chicago Holtzman at San Francisco Herbel in a slate of N games.
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Mets Edge Braves on Shaw Debut as Brock Stars for Cardinals
In game one Rich Allen delivered a two run double in the fifth while Bob Shaw yielded five hits in a Met debut that featured Bob Taylor’s three run homer and Bill Murphy’s homer. In the nightcap Lou Brock had two singles and a triple with two steals and two runs scored as St Louis pitchers held to seven hits and Ken Boyer homered.
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Catfish) Hunter
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Opdyke Little League Opens Season With South Wilmington
Opdyke Little League starts Friday at 6 15 p m against South Wilmington at Donahoe Field. Last year Opdyke went 9 10 and finished fourth in the Quad County League with 52 players registered. Six home and six away games, plus two tournaments June 18 at South Wilmington VFW and August 12 14 in the Ransom Little League, under coach Dave Leach.
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