Baseball Wednesday results and standings snapshot
Baseball results show Chicago 4 Pittsburgh 3 Philadelphia 6 New York 5 Los Angeles 7 Cincinnati 5 Houston 4 Atlanta 2 San Francisco 9 St. Louis 1 Several games today include Philadelphia at New York and Houston at Atlanta with more matchups. The American League standings list Chicago leading with a .422 win percentage and others like Detroit Boston Minnesota Cleveland California New York Baltimore Kansas City Washington and Kansas City.
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Major League Stars Shine as Mays Slams Two Homers
Willie Mays of the Giants hit two homers and two singles in a 91 win over St Louis, giving him 13 homers this season and 555 for his career. Ray Culp of the Cubs pitched a three hitter as Chicago swept Pittsburgh with a 3-1 victory in the second game.
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Palmer hunts 50th win as PGA strike threat rocks Open
Arnold Palmer pursued his 50th professional victory at the Canadian Open while a possible players strike loomed over the event. Doug Ford, from the players committee, called the situation very serious after a two hour closed door session. The meeting aimed to address the tour's veto power and players' demand for greater control.
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Oxford Beats Wisconsin Crew By 34 Lengths
Oxford University crews wins Grand Challenge Cup at Henley ahead of University of Wisconsin by one and three quarter lengths in 7 minutes 21 seconds on the River Thames. Wisconsin’s first Henley appearance ends in defeat as the American eight struggles to keep pace.
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Bowling Standings and High Scores From Local League
Bowling at PLA Mor Lanes features standings for Misfits and rivals, high individual scores by Keith Dice 601 for Royal Trader, Ron Steckman 622 in series, Laura Davison 184 in game, Ann Dauber 820 in series, and team highs for Moodys 840 game and 2364 series plus various club names like Muscatine Used Parts and Home-O-Nize.
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Surprise Homer Lifts White Sox To 3 2 Win Over Orioles
Wayne Causey belted a three run homer in the eighth inning to turn a 2 0 deficit into a 3 2 Chicago win over Baltimore. Eddie Stanky said Causey’s blast came as a surprise after a late rally, with Hoyt Wilhelm locking down the ninth. The Sox sit atop the standings as Baltimore drops . meanwhile Kansas City, Minnesota, Detroit and California won their games.
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Willie Mays Bypassed as NL All Star Starter
Willie Mays will miss the starting lineup for the National League in the July 11 All Star Game in Anaheim after a voting change. Roberto Clemente Hank Aaron and Lou Brock lead AL for outfield spots while Mays, 36, placed fourth. Manager Walt Alston to choose pitchers and final 25-man squad with selections announced July 6.
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Iowa Pairlands in Western Junior Match Play
Two Iowa hopefuls qualified for the Western Junior golf tournament in Lafayette Indiana and drew opening round matches. Joe Liechty Iowa City faces Bill Hubert Roanoke Virginia while Stan Bonda Des Moines meets Steve Falender Indianapolis. Liechty shot 74 72 for 146 and Bonda 74 74 for 148 in qualifying.
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Ex Boxing Champ Carnera Dies in His Native Town
Primo Carnera, the Italian former heavyweight champion known as The Ambling Alp, dies at 60 in Sequals Italy his birthplace after a long decline from cirrhosis of the liver He had returned from the United States a month earlier and died in a coma Carnera won the world title June 29 1933 by KO over Sharkey in New York Baer dethroned him June 14 1934 in New York His life spanned boxing politics and a later wrestling career with a wave of public emotion at home.
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Willie Mays bangs two homers in Giants win over Cards
Willie Mays homered twice and singled twice as the San Francisco Giants crushed St Louis 9 1. Mays, left off the NL starting lineup for the first time since 1954, hit his 558th career homer in the eighth after two earlier hits. He remains a near certainty for an All Star berth despite a subpar year at .293 with 13 homers and 37 RBIs. Cubs, Dodgers, and other NL clubs posted multiple wins in the day’s action.
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West Liberty Hands Wilton 8-2 In Babe Ruth Tilt
West Liberty defeated Wilton 8 to 2 in a Babe Ruth league game Monday. Larry Atkinson pitched a five hitter for the win while Ted Marcif took the loss on a six hitter. Tom Leonard and Bill Ruess led West Liberty with 2-for-3 outings, Hawkins added 2-for-3 for Wilton. Adolfo Phillips hit a three run homer in game one and sparked the rally with a double in game two.
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