Colts Edge Rams in 27-24 Upset Thriller
Baltimore outlasted Los Angeles 27-24 as John Unitas struggled with passes and Lenny Moore stayed key despite injury. Joe Perry powered drives, Steve Myhra added a 33-yard field goal, and Bob Harrison sealed it with an interception.
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John Kopeck
Baltimore
Colts
Lady Luck
Los Angeles Rams
John Unitas
Lenny Moore
Rams
Colt
Unitas
Ram
Colt Rooters
Joe
Jet
Moore
L.A
John LaVetere
Perry
Los Angeles
Jon Arnett
Tom Wilson
Danny Villanueva
Myhra
Wilson
Marchetti
Steve Myhra
Durable Perry
LaVetere
Zeke Bratkowski
L. A
Frank Ryan
Running Pi
Twins sweep doubleheader over Indians in twin bill
In Cleveland, the Minnesota Twins shut out the Indians 5-0 behind Camilo Pascual who improved to 14-15 with his seventh shutout and 207 strikeouts. Altobelli hit a homer for the Twins. In game two, Minnesota won 5-6 as Al Schroll and Ray Moore held the Indians to six runs while Naragon and Dailey contributed for Minnesota.
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Cleveland
Minnesota Twins
Camilo Pascual
al Schroll
Ray Moore
Indians
Pascual
Minnesota
Parry
al Jen
Schafferroth
Thomas
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Altobelli i
Schroll
Moore
Naragon
Grant
Dailey
Romano
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Brunswick defeats Frederick 2-1 to force final playoff game
Brunswick rallies for two runs in the ninth to beat Frederick 2-1 and tie the Maryland State League final at one game each. Antzie Lovelace Greve drove in the winning run with a third straight single off Chris Sole as Lawrence Wenner earned the win with a five hitter and 13 strikeouts.
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Frederick
Yvfw Hustlers
Maryland
Antzie Lovelace Greve
Chris Sole
Gerald Hauver
Jesse Thompson
Thompson
Lovelace
Lawrence Wenner
Sole
Dale Ramsburg
Wayne Hawes
Wenner
Ramsburg
Don
Hustlers
Brown
Moss
Deener
Creagerstown
Yellow Springs
Carroll Fraley
Middletown
Fraley
Lennie Hammond
Buck Brunner
Springers
Tri-Co
Luther Shuff
Mike Fyrock
K. Linton
Marshall
Hargett
G. Linton
Shuff
Baseball Leaders in AL From AP Standings
The AP lists top AL batting leaders with Calhoun Cash and How ard in .359 and .324. Mantle and Maris pace runs and RBIs. Kaline leads hits. Kubek and Kaline top doubles. Wood and Lampe pace triples. Maris and Mantle lead homers. Aparicio and Howser lead steals. Ford and Terry head pitching with 243 decisions and 89 era. Pascual and Ford lead strikeouts. A lunar fact note follows.
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Associated Press
Cash
Detroit
Howard
New York
Piersall
Cleveland
Mantle
Maris
Colavito
Kaline
Eagles Down Brownies Seize Eastern Crown Hopes
The Eagles beat the Browns 27-20 at Franklin Field to complicate Eastern Conference title prospects. Tim Brown returned a kickoff for a TD and Philadelphia never trailed, raising expectations after an unbeaten exhibition season.
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Ralph Bernstein
Associated Press
Philadelphia
API
Ilagles
Brown
Cleve Browns
Eagles
Franklin Field
Tim Brown
Bob Franklin
Galen Fiss
Dodgers Rally to Beat Yankees on Seider Clutch Hit
Dodgers pull within 3½ games of first place Reds by overcoming a 3-2 deficit in the seventh. Duke Snider delivers a bases loaded single for the decisive blow as Sandy Koufax earns win. McMahon takes the loss. AFL results follow.
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LOS Angeles
Los Angeles Dodgers
Duke Seider
Yankee
Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
Philadelphia
Braves
Eddie Mathews
al Spangier
Joe Torre
Norm Sherry
Bob Aspromonte
Don McMahon
Gil Hodges
Snider
Sandy Koufax
Dodger
McMahon
Milwaukee
Los A
Willey
Torre
Drysdale
Perranoski
Farrell
Koufax
Roseboro
N. Sherry
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Goodman's 10th-inning hit gives White Sox sweep over Angels
Chicago White Sox win 2 from the Los Angeles Angels as Billy Goodman delivers a pinch RBI single in the 10th after Minnie Minoso's double and Nellie Fox's intentional pass. Don Larsen earns his eighth victory. Al Smith hits a grand slam in game one. Baumann wins game two.
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Chicago
Billy Goodman
Chicago White Sox
Los Angeles
Goodman
Minnie Minoso
Nellie Fox
Don Larsen
al Smith
Frank Baumann
Sappington Throws One-Hitter. Liberty Beats Lucketts 6–0
Dick Sappington pitched near a perfect game and earned a 6–0 victory for Liberty over Lucketts in the Heart of Maryland League final playoff at Harmony. He faced 29 batters, allowed one hit and one walk, while Jacobs delivered a homer and a double for Liberty.
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Dick Sappington
Liberty
Lucketts
Maryland
Harmony
Sappington
Jacobs
Williams
Stocks
Monbouquette Silent as Red Sox Edge Orioles 1-0
Boston pitcher Bill Monbouquette fired a 1-0 shutout over Baltimore on three singles aided by Jim Pagliaroni’s timely double. Marv Breeding and Jim Gentile provided Baltimore’s only threats, with Runnels scoring on Pagliaroni’s liner that skipped through in the fourth as the Red Sox evened the scoring.
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Boston
Bill Monbouquette
Baltimore
Jim Pagliaroni
Marv Breeding
Chuck Schilling
Jim Gentiles
Whitey Herzog
Pagliaroni
Monbouquette
Estrada
Wilhelm
Triandos
W—Monbouquette
L— Estrada
Jackson Musial Lead Cardinals Past Pirates in 4 9
Larry Jackson pitched a five hitter and Stan Musial drove in two runs with a 14th homer as St. Louis defeated Pittsburgh 9 to 5. Musial marked his 20th major league season anniversary and Ken Boyer walked to set up the run scoring, with Al McBean taking the loss. Jackson improved to 14 9 while McBean fell to 32.
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Pittsburgh
Larry Jackson
Stan Musial
St. Louis
Jackson
Musial
Ken Boyers
Curt Flood
Boyer
Cardinals
al McBean
Oliver
Schaffer
McBean
Face
Sturdivant
Leppert
Smith
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L—Mcbean
Seven ACC Football Teams Open Slates This Week
Seven of eight Atlantic Coast Conference teams begin their 1960 seasons this week. Maryland hinges on Dick Novak and Dick Shiner for scoring, with a strong line led by Bob Hacker and Gary Collins. Coaches note improvements but warn on backfield and defense, as Maryland open at Southern Methodist. Virginia and others report scrimmages, with Clemson facing Florida and NC State traveling to Wyoming. Maryland aims to end a 28 game losing streak against William and Mary.
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Dave O'Hara
Associated Press
Milwaukee
Detroit Lions
Green Bay
Dick Lane
Packers
Lane
Bart Starr
Gary Knafek
Lions
Detroit
Yale
Maryland
Tom Nugent
Dick Novak
Nugent
Novak
Terps
Bob Hacker
Roger Shoals
Gary Collins
Dick Shiner
Joe Hrezo
Harry Butsko
Pat Crass
Southern Methodist
Wake Forest
Bil Hilde
Marvin Bass
South Carolina
Bass
Henry Crosby
Virginia
Bill Elias
Cavaliers
William and Mary
Yankees Win as Maris Keeps Babe Ruth Bid Alive
Roger Maris slugged his 58th homer and the Yankees beat the Tigers 6-4 to cut the magic number for the pennant to two. He needs two more homers in three games to tie Babe Ruth at 60 in the 154-game limit. Luis Arroyo earned the win for New York as they head to Baltimore for a four game series starting Tuesday.
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Roger Maris
Babe Ruth
New York Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Maris
Babe
Ruth
Yankee
Tony Kubek
Terry Fox
Yankees
Frick
Tigers
Bill Skowron
al Kaline
Baltimore
Memorial Stadium
Luis Arroyo
Skowron
Cletus Boyer
New York
Stafford
Arroyo
Blanchar
Howar
Bunning
Fox
Aguirre
Regan
Brown
Rourke
W Arroyo
L Fox
Alou's four hits power Giants past Cubs in sweep
Felipe Alou drove in four runs with four hits including his 18th homer as the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 8-2, completing a three-game series sweep. Billy O'Dell earned his fifth win, while Jack Curtis took the loss.
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SAN Francisco
Felipe Alou
Chicago Cubs
Giants
Alou
Willie Mays
Cub
Jack Curtis
RBI
Billy O'Dell
Cubs
George Altman
Rich Ashburn
Chicago
San Fran
Curtis
Burwell
Elston
Brewer
Bertell
O'Dell
Bailey
W—O’dell
L— Curtis
Reds Protest 4-0 Loss to Philadelphia in NL race
Philadelphia Phillies defeated Cincinnati Reds 4 to 0 as Art Mahaffey was injured by a thrown ball in the ninth inning. Reds protested after Mahaffey was hit on the head during a play that led to Philadelphia taking a decisive lead earlier in the game.
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Cincinnati
Adelphia Phils
Reds
Art Mahaffey
Mahaffey
Bob Malkmus
Eddie Kasko
Phils
Harry Lowrey
Malkmus
Frank Sullivan
Ruben Amaro
John Callison
Tony Gonzalez
Jerry Lynch
Lynch
Philadelphia
Sullivan
Dalrymple
Purkey
Brosnan
Zimmerman
D. Johnson
W. Mahaffey
L Purkey
Navy Faces Work Ahead Before Penn State Opener
Navy coach Wayne Hardin says the Middies must improve after a Saturday scrimmage where the varsity scored five touchdowns to one by the Jayvees. He credited QBs Ron Klemick Bob Hecht and Bruce Abel, and noted 63 yard TD run by sophomore John Sai as the longest play of practice.
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Annapolis
Wayne Hardin
Navy
Penn State
Hardin
Ron Klemick
Bob Hecht
Bruce Abel
John Sai
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