Tigers edge White Sox in 4-2 win to widen lead
Detroit wins behind Kaline and Horton home runs and McAuliffe’s infighting help. A pregame battle left John with a shoulder injury and ejections, as Tigers move 7½ games ahead of idle Baltimore. Man tle hits 534th homer in Yankees win. Patrick joins in other action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Tigers
al Kaline
Willie Horton
Dick McAuliffe
Tigers
Chicago White Sox
Detroit
Baltimore
Mickey Mantle
New York Yankees
Jimmy Fox
California
Dick Green
Washington
McAuliffe
Tommy John
Chicago
John
Kaline
Horton
Dennis Ribant
Tiger Stadium
White Sox
Russell Wright
Mantle ties Foxx with 534th homer to reach third all time
Mickey Mantle belts a 365 foot homer at Metropolitan Stadium to tie Jimmy Foxx for third on the all time list as the Twins beat the Yankees 3 1. Mantle 36 says the next homer will put him alone in third with behind him Eddie Mathews and Hank Aaron. Pitcher Jim Merritt comments on Mantle’s blast and win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Mickey Mantle
Jimmy Foxx
Mantle
Metropolitan Stadium
Jim Merritt
Minnesota Twins
Yankees
Yankee
Detroit
Eddie Mathews
Atlanta
Hank Aaron
Merritt
Buck Baker Wins Columbia 200 Miler After Spectator Interference
Veteran Buck Baker captured the 200 lap grand touring race at Columbia Speedway in a 1968 Camaro after Tiny Lund quit 60 laps from the end and Bud Moore suffered a transmission failure. A spectator briefly stopped on the track, Baker veered but collided with the vehicle. no injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
S.C
Buck Baker
Columbia Speedway
Baker
Tiny Lund
Lund
Bud Moore
Moore
Dudley Wysong Leads at Philadelphia Golf Classic
Dudley Wysong shot seven birdies for a 65 opening round to lead the Philadelphia Golf Classic at Whitemarsh Valley. He battled past a history of injuries as Al Balding and Bobby Cole trailed by two strokes, with Casper and others close behind in a crowded leaderboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Dudley Wysong
Wysong
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club
McKinney
Tex
al Balding
California
Bobby Cole
South Africa
Balding
Cole
Billy Casper
Casper
Whitemarsh
Bobby Nichols
Billy Maxwell
Gay Brewer
Jerry Abbott
Jim Ferrier
Charlie Sifford
Bobby Stanton
Major League Standings And Daily Results Report
National League standings list St. Louis leading with 81 wins and 47 losses, followed by San Francisco and Cincinnati among others. Thursday results include Philadelphia defeating St. Louis 7 to 3 and Cincinnati over Pittsburgh 7 to 5, with San Francisco beating Los Angeles 3 to 1. Upcoming games feature key matchups across the circuit including Philadelphia at Atlanta and New York at Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
RBI
Bolton
Patek
Jews
Aparicio
Wills
Jones
Alomar
Alou
Yastrzemski
Williams
Clemente
Harrelson
McCraw
Clendenon
Ib Smith
Davis
FoFy
Berry
Mazeroski
Adair
Ward
Alley
Ace Bradford
J. Maye Culp
Hansen
McBean
Terrabull
Horlen
McNartney
Kline
Horton
Fuller
Freehan
Carrol
Cioninger
Wert
Price
Beauchamp
Rome
Tracewski
Abernathy
Lolich
McMahon
Boston
Cleveland
Chicago
Cincinnati
Detroit
Rose
Perez
Nelson
Johnson
Kaline
Culp
Aloma Beach
Stephenson
Ribant
Sisk
Wilhelm
Salmon
Locker
Howard
Cloninger
New York
RBI & Lolich
Howser
Tresh
McNertney
San Francisco
Robinson
California
White
Kirkpatrick
Hunt
Rosco Ib
Fregosi
Mays
Colavito
Cavalilio
Ernander
Reichardt
Covey
Cox
Mincher
Art Peterson
Lienas
Davenport
Womack
Cottier
Dietz
Mantie
Rodgers
Alouif — Knoop
Lanier
Bennett
Perry
Minnesota
Tovar
Reese
Ocakland
RBI Oliva Rt Campaneris
LOS Angeles
Allison
Keough
Crawford Uhlaender
Arew
Pagliaroni
Gabrielson
Quilicl Jackson Haller
Roseboro
Bando
Lefebvre
Clark
Merritt
Green
Popovich
Ae Versailles
Hunter P
Boger
Oakland
Quilici
Fregosi Reichardt
S—Hunt
Her
SO Hunter
Campaneris
SO Peterson
Hunter
Sutton
Peterson
Oliva
G.B. St. Louis
Atlanta
Philadelphia
Houston
St. Louis
Wise
Jarvis
Cardwell
Culver
Holtzman
Cuellar
Bolin
Singer
Vease
Washburn
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chisox
The
Associated Press
Portland
Maine
George Johnson
Trenton
N.J
Bob Herrington
George
Cookie Wallace
Dallas
North American
Detroit Tiger
McAu
Liffe
Goldsmith's
Goldsmith
Goldsmith’s
Gant
London
Bostonian Shoes
Sarah & Levi
Corbin
Carbondale
Herrin
McGlothlin
Krausse
Chance
Pascual
Pizarro
Leonhard
Wilson
Sparma
Bahnsen
Verbanic
Walker
Herrin, Carbondale
Marien
West Frankfort
Benton, du Quoin
Mt. Vernon
Art Wingerter
Butch Grob
Marvin Wright
Murphysboro
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!