Dodgers Aim for NL Crown With Streaking Wins
Operation Overhaul moves into its second stage as the Los Angeles Dodgers win their fourth straight, sweeping a doubleheader from Pittsburgh 8 3 and 5 2. Ron Fairly homerun helps break a 1 1 tie in the seventh. Don Drysdale earns the win. Giants drop to second after Chicago Cubs win 4 3. Other results include St Louis beating Cincinnati 4 3 and Milwaukee over Houston 6 8.
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Mike Rathet
Associated Press
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Francisco
Dodgers
Pittsburgh
Giants
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Houston
Philadelphia
Mets
Ron Fairly
State Best Ball Meet Saturday at Elmwood Golf Course
The State Best Ball tournament will be played on Elmwood Golf Course here Saturday and Sunday with the low 16 two man teams advancing to match play. Qualifying continues through Friday and two rounds of match play are planned for Saturday and Sunday for the survivors.
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Marshalstown
Elmwood
QB Club Donates to Junior Baseball League
Muscatine QB Club members approved continuing monthly summer meetings until fall. The next meeting is July 4, with a break July 2 at Karl Antenbein’s cottage. The club voted to donate 323 to the Junior Baseball League program. Harry Hindall presided as Doug Randleman showed slides of the shindig.
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Muscatine Quarterbacks Club
Karlantenbein
Jumior Baseball League
Harry Hindall
Doug Randleman
Midget League Meeting Sets Finals for Monday Start
Muscatine Midget Baseball league managers will meet at 7 tonight at the Northwestern Bell Telephone Co office to finalize plans for the league opener on Monday evening.
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Muscatine
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Run Decides 3 Games 3 Shutouts on Wednesday
American League pitchers dominated with four hit performances and key homers. Ralph Terry, Claude Osteen, Jim Kaat, and Jim Bunning led wins for the Yankees, Senators, Twins, and Tigers as Cleveland, Chicago, Boston, and Baltimore suffered varied setbacks.
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AM Hacksdalan
Associated Press
Minnesota
Twins
Jim Bunning
Detroit
Basion
Red Sox
Tiger
Bill Maonbouquette
Frank Malzoni
Ken McBride
Ray Herbert
Los Angeles Angels
Chi
Norm McAuliffe
Dick Brown
Hunt
Muskies Open Home Season With Durant At Tom Bruner Field
Muskies schedule says home opener against Durant at 7 p m on Monday and a 6 p m varsity game Friday at Bettendorf. Also notes games with Prairie Cedar Rapids on Tuesday at 7 30 p m and a trip to Assumption midweek for varsity and junior varsity at 5 p m Wednesday. Lone Tree visits Friday for a junior varsity matchup.
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Neaten
Burlington
Bettendorf
Muskies
Durant
Tom Bruner
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Assumption
Lone Tree
Gottlieb Named General Manager of Frisco Warriors
San Francisco gets Gottlieb as general manager for at least one year after he sold the Philadelphia Warriors for 850,000 dollars to enable the move. Maury Simmons announced the appointment as part of the new ownership. Tom Gray becomes club president.
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Eddie Gottlib
Philadelphia Warriors
National Basketball Association
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Gottleb
San Francisco ‘Warriors
Maury Simmons
New York
Gottlieb
The
Wartiers
Philadelphia
Tom Gray
Hurler Wins Fifth as Dubuque Beats Quincy 12-2
The Associated Press reports George Pressley earned his fifth win for Dubuque in a Midwest League victory over Quincy, as his team compiled 12 hits. Roy Brandhurst and Orlando Centellas hit two homers, while Richie Waite delivered two long balls for Waterloo in a 32 win over Burlington. Highlights also include Max Johnson’s grand slam for Clinton over Keokuk and Chico Diaz’s triple for Cedar Rapids in a 34 victory. Decatur broke a 13-inning tie with Price’s solo homer to defeat Fox Cities 32.
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Quincy
Roy Brandhurst
Orlando Centellas
Richie Waite
Powe
Waterloo
Burlington
Waite
Len Patinski
Max Johnson
Clinton
Keokuk
John Bauer
Chico Diaz
Mil Swift
Cedar Rapids
Quad City
Terry Olson
Decatur
Price
Fox Cities
Wednesday Baseball Scores and Upcoming Games
Results include New York 5 over Cleveland 0 and Detroit 1 to 3 in the second. Boston 2 2, Minnesota 7 over Kansas City, Washington 2 over Baltimore 1, Los Angeles 1 over Chicago 0. Future matches list Detroit at Boston Kansas City at Minnesota Chicago at Los Angeles Cleveland at New York Washington at Baltimore and more with several nighttime notes.
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Twins Rally Behind Reserves Lift Mele To Win
Minnesota Twins coach Sam Mele benefited from a strengthened bench as Wednesday night’s 7-0 victory over the Kansas City Athletics featured rookie George Banks driving in two runs with a two-run triple, Don Mincher adding a run-scoring single, and Harmon Killebrew sidelined by a pulled muscle while Jebru was benched for weak hitting.
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Sam
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Power
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Killebrew
Don Mincher
Horseshoe Club Plans Work Session At Weed Park
Members of the Muscatine Horseshoe club will meet tonight to improve the Weed Park pitching courts. Instead of regular activities they will construct a fence around the courts. Park Commission provides materials while club labor is required. Members to arrive around 6 p.m.
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Muscatine
Cards Defend Sadecki Despite Suspension Trade Talk
Cardinals general manager Bing Devine says Ray Sadecki remains not tradable after his indefinite suspension for failing to show up. Sadecki, 21, faced heavy blows and errors in a 10-3 loss to Cincinnati, then sat in his apartment as Devine watched. Keane criticized the effort as poor while Sadecki planned to contact Devine to settle the matter.
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Ray Sadecki
St. Louis Cardinals
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Bing Devine
Sadecki
Cincinnati
Devine
Johnny Keane
Keane
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