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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1964
Page
8
Buford emerges as Chicago's top hitter in a doubleheader sweep over Defenit and a nightcap homer spree that fueled Gary Peters and the AL lead team. The 27 year old, once seen as a platoon option behind Ward, shows increasing run production and clutch power. The White Sox move within a half game of Baltimore as AL standings tighten.
Ex Tigers lefty Don Messina blanked Detroit for three innings as Buford drove in the winning run with a third inning triple. Ward homered for the third time in as many games while Cleveland squandered a late lead before Vic Davalillo was called out on strikes. Washington used Bill Skowron and Leon Wagner to key an eighth inning comeback. Barber won his first despite back trouble as Arque and Held contributed in the Indians’ rout. Mantle supplied two late NY runs as the A's fell behind. Malzone and Mantilla sparked the Red Sox’s ninth inning comeback to end a skid.
Two meetings precede the baseball season. Tonight at 7:30 managers and umpires meet in the Grain Processing conference room. Tuesday at 7:30 officials scorers convene in the Northwestern Bell Telephone basement conference room for scoring instructions.
In the Southeast Conference opener Columbus Community topples Wapello after a fast start. Langstaff singles on the first pitch, Hawkins belts an inside the park homer, and Gabriel homers in the second. Kirt Keltner earns the win while Murray Jordan takes the loss. Dave Brown and Pogemiller add triples for Wapello.
Longest major league game by time ends 8-6 in seven hours and 23 minutes with Giants beating Mets after a doubleheader opener win. Perry and Cisco log key innings. Mets suffer late heroics by Joe Christopher and Del Crandall drives.
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