Pizarro Grabs Fifth Win in Chisox 3 1 Victory
Juan Pizarro pitched four hits allowed, a 13 strikeout performance, and no walks as the Chicago White Sox beat the Washington Senators 3 1 to stay atop the standings. Pizarro also contributed two hits and an RBI, extending his undefeated record to five games. The win kept Chicago 2 1 2 games up on Baltimore.
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Murray Chass
Associated Press
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Willie Mays Leads Giants Past Pirates in 8-3 Victory
Willie Mays went 3-for-5 with a homer and two singles to lift his average to .405 and regain the NL batting lead as San Francisco beat Pittsburgh 8-3. The lineup card incident at Candlestick Park sparked the crowd while Mays also drove in the first run and helped set up the decisive early scoring.
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Mike Rathet
Associated Press
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AFL Expansion Delayed Two Years
AFL owners will delay admitting new cities until 1966 with expansion committee led by Lamar Hunt. Questionnaires will go to 20 groups from 34 individuals in interest cities. commissioners Foss and Woodard receive pay raises. Cities listed include Atlanta Philadelphia Cincinnati Los Angeles Seattle Montreal Toronto Louisville and more.
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Baseball Scoreboard of Major Leagues Today and Tomorrow
Baseball standings and results across American and National Leagues with schedule notes. Includes team records by place, games back, and key Friday results such as Chicago beating Washington and New York defeating Los Angeles. Upcoming games list Washington Chicago Detroit Cleveland Minnesota Baltimore Kansas City Boston Los Angeles New York.
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Elks Legion Open Season Opens With Bonner Springs
The Elks American Legion baseball team starts the season with a league game against Bonner Springs at 8 p.m. Wednesday May 27 at Forest Park. Coach Conrad Downing expects about 18 players, with last year’s District two Northern League title in mind. The squad relies on Loren Shofner and Ronnie Mendell, while Bonner Springs is a new Northern District member. A May 31 doubleheader at Forest Park features Ottawa vs Fort Scott.
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Billy Greene
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Ronnie Mendell
Loren Shofner
Russell Craycraft
Conrad Downing
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Fort Scott
Wellsville Girls Win at Gardner Invitational
Wellsville Junior High girls captured the traveling trophy for the second straight year at the Gardner junior high and senior high girls track meet, scoring 34 to finish first while Gardner trailed in second and Oskaloosa third. Readouts include Janet Guy third in the 50 yard dash and Peggy Brown first in the 75 yard dash, with Wellsville also taking top honors in the 220 yard relay and high jump through Kathy De Vere. Senior High teams placed third overall with 12 points, as Eudora led with 20 and Gardner followed with 13. Wellsville recipients included Patty Gorsage third in the 75 yard dash and Barbara Caruthers third in the 100 yard dash, plus a Wellsville 440 yard relay win.
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Joyce Cole
Peggy Brown
Jean Gleisberg
Ist
Jo Coughenour
Charlotte Barnett
Charlotte Patton
Kathy de Vere
Merna Hammon
Eudora
Patty Gorsage
Barbara Caruthers
Penny Whitley
Deanna Leach
Chloe Ann Beattie
Dykes' Son Dies at 42 in Philadelphia
James J. Dykes Jr., son of Jim Dykes the Kansas City Athletics coach, died suddenly Friday in Philadelphia from a heart attack. He was 42.
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Jimmy Dykes
Kansas City Athletics
Ten Mile Record Safe For Clark At Speedway Trials
Indianapolis speedway notes show Scot Jimmy Clark leading the 48th 500 mile trials with a 158.828 mph rear engine Lotus Ford as 21 cars qualified with an average 153.163 mph. Jack Brabham and Bob Christie vie for 12 open positions while heavy heat and a crash in 1958 loom in the background.
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A's Aerial Show Flops in Kansas City Test
Kansas City Athletics owner Charles Finley unveiled aerial fireworks for home runs or wins. North Kansas City officials objected, preferring fireworks flares to bombs. A test during a Friday night win over the Red Sox produced six flares from across the river, visible from Municipal Stadium.
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League Leaders By The Associated Press
Batting leaders list top performers from Minnesota and San Francisco with stats for batting average runs and hits. key names include Oliva Mays and Clemente. Highlights include Oliva leading in average and runs, Colavito and Killebrew strong in home runs, and stolen bases by Aparicio and Wills.
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Pittsburgh
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Mature Belinsky bored by life in New York
Bo Belinsky, an Angels left-hander, says he is bored with life and baseball this season. He insists he's pitching well, with a 3.09 ERA and 1.2 record, despite a string of near misses and losses. Belinsky notes a rut and doubts about off-field excess, while manager Bill Rigney suggests he is focusing more on pitching than playboy ways.
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Associated Press
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Bogota athlete wins University of Wichita award
Ben Anzola of Bogota Colombia received the Larry Abbot award for outstanding sophomore athletes at the University of Wichita. He played on the campus tennis team this spring, which won the Missouri Valley Conference championship, and the award honors Larry Abbot a sophomore basketball player who died in a 1958 car accident.
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University of Wichita
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Jetmore
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