Indians Sweep Tigers as Kralick Dominates in Heat
Cleveland crushed Detroit 10 1 to sweep the weekend set behind Jack Kralick’s four hit effort and Gary Bells strong finish. Max Alvis hit a four bagger in the eighth, Rocky Colavito, Leon Wagner, Vic Davalillo and Fred Whitfield added two hits each as Davalillo raised his average to .352. Pedro Gonzalez, in his fifth straight start at second, made key plays and the Indians touched Massillon’s Joe Sparma for three runs in the fourth.
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Jack Kralick
Cleveland Indians
Tribe
Detroit
Kralick
Gary Bell
Max Alvis
Rocky Colavito
Leon Wagner
Vic Davalillo
Fred Whitfield
Davalillo
Willie Horton
Tiger
Willie
Vic
Massillon
Joe Sparma
Shaker
Pedro Gonzalez
Fred Gladding
Dominican Republic
New York
Ray Barker
Indians
Pedro
Bill Freehan
Ray Oyler
Speedy
Oyler
Birdie Tebbets
Detroit Tigers
New Speed Record Set At Norwalk Dragway
John Harbert of California set an 8.01 second elapsed time at 198.66 mph to claim top fuel and win eliminator at Norwalk as Groves Bros. failed to challenge after their machine lost fire. Robison-Missler-Orwig won Competition Eliminator with 10.49 ET. Other winners included Wes Koogle in Super-Stock Automatic Hemi and Jim Hank in C/Modified Production. Mary Ann Foss won Junior Stock in a 1958 Pontiac Black Magic.
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Oldsmobile
Willoughby
Ohio
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Dave Schlessman
Wes Koogle
Mansfield
Bob
Presche
Jim Hank
Jim
Mary Ann Foss
Wilmoth and Sepkovic
Standings and results from Sunday and Monday baseball
Standings show New York leading American League with 12 to 0 over Chicago in a Sunday sweep. Cleveland and Minnesota trail, while Boston and Kansas City split. Monday night matchups include Detroit at Los Angeles and New York at Kansas City with pitchers McLain Chance and Talbot Lonborg. Several NL games noted with scores and rain postponements.
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Kansas City
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St.Louis
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Houston
San Francisco
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Philadelphia
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Drysdale Keeps Dodgers Aces High With 10th Win
Don Drysdale again carried the Los Angeles Dodgers, securing his 10th win of the season in a 4-0 six-hit shutout over Milwaukee. The right hander, at 10-3 with a 2.39 ERA, has been virtually single-handedly lifting the team since May 22 as Dodgers stay three games up in the NL.
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UPI
Don Drysdale
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Dean
Don
Los Angeles
Milwaukee
Teener League Opens With 9 0 Victory by Bleile’s Team
The Norwalk VFW Teen League opener on June Sth saw Bleile’s 13 14 15 year olds beat Chapin and Chapin 9 0. Rich Lawrie pitched three hitter with four strikeouts as Bleile’s team totaled 13 hits led by Dick Hillman and Tom Myers with a triple and a single each. Dave Timmerman and Dave Wasniak added two bags and one bag respectively. Bill Fugel pitched all for Chapin. In Milwaukee Drysdale’s Braves won 6 4 to clinch the doubleheader series three games to one. The NL results had the Phillies, Reds, Pirates, and Astros winning, while the Yankees toppled the White Sox to seize the series.
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Rich Lawrie
Dick Hillman
Tom Myers
Dave Timmerman
Dave Wasniak
Bill Fugel
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CBS
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Norwalk Auto Body CO
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