Short's strong 12th win boosts Phillies NL lead to five
Phillies pitcher Chris Short, hidden by Sandy Koufax's shine, wins his 12th as Philadelphia routs the Cubs 8-1 to stretch their NL lead to five games over idle San Francisco. Short improves to 12-1 with a 1.91 ERA, aided by key hits from Johnny Callison and Tony Taylor. Ribant earns his first Major League win as Mets topple Pirates 5-0.
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Baseball Scoreboard National League Standings and Results
National League standings show Philadelphia 71 45 and San Francisco 67 51 atop, while Cincinnati 64 54 and Pittsburgh 63 54 chase. Monday results: New York 5 Pittsburgh 0 and Philadelphia 8 Chicago 1. Tonight: Pittsburgh at New York Chicago at Philadelphia St Louis at Houston Milwaukee at Los Angeles Cincinnati at San Francisco. American League leaders Baltimore 73 45 and Chicago 72 47 pace, with New York 69 47 close. Tuesday schedule includes New York at Chicago and Minnesota at Washington.
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Cardinals Front Office to Undergo Sweeping Changes
St Louis Cardinals announce major front office shakeup with General Manager Bing Devine resigning after 25 years. Bob Howsam named interim replacement, while Branch Rickey remains influential as special consultant. Devine cites owner Busch's disappointment as catalyst. team sits fifth, nine games behind Philadelphia Phillies.
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Pro Football Attendance Up
AP surveys show this season will be the biggest ever as NFL and AFL clubs report record or near record season-ticket sales across markets from New York to San Diego. Giants Eagles Browns Packers Lions Cardinals Vikings Bears Rams Packers Jets Patriots Bills. Exhibition totals rise with television contracts boosting gate potential.
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San Diego loans out fullback Bobby Jackson to Oakland
Sid Gillman announced the Chargers loaned fullback Bobby Jackson to the Oakland AFL club. He did not specify the length of the loan or any return deal. Rookie linebacker J.R. Williams left the squad for personal reasons. Williams hails from Fresno State and Bakersfield, California.
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Yankees fall 2 1 to White Sox in pennant bid
White Sox beat the Yankees 2 1 in Chicago as a seventh inning error and Pete Ward’s RBI single plus a safety squeeze give Chicago a lead. Hoyt Wilhelm held New York with the knuckleball, lifting Chicago within 1 1/2 games of Baltimore as New York slips to three back.
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Boxing Results From Tokyo San Francisco and New Bedford
Tokyo bout saw Jet Parker of the Philippines win 112 to 110 on points over Akashi Namekawa of Japan. In San Francisco Masayo Ueda of Osaka stopped Dick Knight of Oakland in the ninth. Jimmy Lester of San Francisco outpointed Frank Niblett of Monterey in ten. In New Bedford Gaylord Barnes and Tommy Valenti middleweight bout postponed Tuesday night due to bad weather.
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League Leaders American League Batting and Related Stats
Summary of league leaders in batting average runs, RBIs, hits, doubles and triples for multiple teams including Oliva and Clemente. Highlights include Oliva leading in average 339 and hits 170 for Minnesota, Killebrew with 95 RBIs, and Mays 96 runs for the Cleveland area.
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