Even Break For Andrews 66ers Split Twin Hill Meet
The Andrews Phillips 66 softball team split a twin bill with league leading Lawrence Ober's, ending the regular season 10-10. Emmett Reed won the first game for Lawrence 4-1. Warren Hay pitched Ottawa to a 3-2 win in the second. Ottawa’s Ron Yingling, Sloop, and Hay supplied the key hits as Ottawa earned a late three-run rally in game two.
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Drysdale Eyes 30 Wins As Dodgers Lead NL Race
Don Drysdale won his 18th, eighth in a row, beating the Cardinals 5-2 to keep the Dodgers atop the NL. Fran Francisco Giants won 3-2 over Houston to stay in pursuit. Bob Purkey tied Drysdale’s pace with his 16th victory as Cincinnati beat Pittsburgh 13-6. Mets fell to Milwaukee 11-5. Angels closed within 2.5 games of the Yankees with a 5-0 win over Baltimore. Yankees split a doubleheader with Boston. Minnesota edged Detroit 7-4. Kansas City beat Cleveland 5-4. Washington beat Chicago 4-3. Musial tied and then broke Mel Ott’s RBI record with 1,862 career RBIs.
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Tryout for Granny Hammer With Athletics in Baltimore
Granny Hammer, former Phillies shortstop and 1950 pennant winner, seeks a pitcher role with the Kansas City Athletics. The 35-year-old knuckleballer will report to Baltimore for batting practice as GM Pat Friday weighs a possible add after a strong minor league showing with the Binghamton Triplets. Hammer posted a 10-4 slate with a 1.91 ERA across 147 innings, signaling potential if his knuckleball lands for the plate.
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Legion Narrow Loss For Ottawa In Legion Tournament
Ottawa's American Legion team fell 6-5 to Osawatomie in a Lawrence tourney game last night. Ten errors doomed Ottawa after Rick Snider held Osawatomie to one hit through five innings. Ottawa rallied with four runs in the sixth, then tied in the seventh before Osawatomie scored the decisive run on a seventh inning error sequence. Four more games are planned next week, schedule pending.
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Boxer Dies Of Injuries In First Pro Fight
Glendale boxer Sonny Nunez died after 40 minutes of surgery for severe brain damage suffered in a four round preliminary bout. He was knocked out by Rodrigo Contreras of Tucson and never regained consciousness at Memorial Hospital in Phoenix.
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Yankees Split With Red Sox
Yankees split with Boston in a doubleheader with a 4-2 loss and 6-4 win. Earl Wilson beat the Yankees in game one with Mantle and Tresh homers answering. Radatz provided relief as Boston snapped a slump. Yankees remain 14 1/2 games ahead in the standings.
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Abe Saperstein Bows His Neck In Basketball Clash
CHICAGO AP Abe Saperstein leads the ABL after a two day session to resume next season with Denver new, Hawaii and New York switching to Long Beach and Philadelphia and Kansas City staying. The Cleveland Pipers and San Francisco Saints exit, while Saperstein threatens legal action over NBA moves and plans a six team 1970s style league reorganization.
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All Star Additions bolster National League lineup
Cincinnati manager Fred Hutchinson added Frank Robinson Billy Williams and Eddie Mathews to the National League All Star squad for the second game with the American Leaguers in Chicago. Pitcher Art Mahaffey replaced Bob Shaw while Sandy Koufax was dropped due to numbness in a pitching finger.
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