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Missions Move ithin Three Percentage Points Of LeadBy United Press InternationalCraig Sorenson played the hero's roie twice Monday night to give £an Antonio a 9-6 victory over Ardmore and carry the Missions B to within three percentage points of Amarillo, the Texas League ! pace setter.Only games scheduled) Wednesday's GamesSt Louis at Phila.. (night) Cincinnati at Pittsburgh night)^ Chicago at Los Angeles * night i Milwaukee at San Francisco.Texas LeagueW. L. Pet. GBAmarillo 33 26 .539 .San Antonio 35 28 .556Austin 32 31 .508 3Victoria 29 30 . 492 4Tulsa ______'___ 29 32 467 5Ardmore 26 37 413 9Monday's Results San Antonio 9 Ardmore 6 lo inn.) Tulsa 4 Austin 1 Amarillo at Victoria (2), ppd.. rainToday's Schedule: Amarillo at' Victoria (2)San Antonio at Ardmore Tulsa at AustinAmericanAssociationW.L.Pet.GBLouisville3223.582Indianapolis2928.5094Dal Ft Worth2728.4915Denver2830.4835::Houston2831.4756Omaha2832.4676:jIn other action. Tulsa trimmed Austin 4-1 and Amarillo was rained out for the second straight night at Victoria. The Gold Sox had scheduled a twin bill to make up for the first postponement.Sorenson, the Mission s veteran outfielder, belted a two-run homer in the ninth inning to give San Antonio a 64 lead. But it was nullified by Jim Fridley's two-run homer in the bottom of the frame Sorensen settled it in the tenth when he hit a three-run homer behind a double by Darryl Robertson and an intentional pass issued to Danny Murphy.Ardmore was sailing along with a 4-1 lead on home runs by Billy Joe Dashner and Dennis Louden-back when the Missions scored three unearned runs in the eighth to deadlock the score. Leslie 1 Xarum, who took over in the ; eighth, delivered the fatal pitch and took the loss. Jack Warner j got the victory in relief.Paul Toth went the distance for ! Tulsa, giving up five hits, while \ his mates got eight off three 3 Senator moundsmen. The Oilers broke into the scoring column with three runs in the sixth, two 3 of them on Von McDaniel's homer. It chased loser Paul Chenger. 1 Amarillo tries to get another doubleheader underway tonight at Victoria while single games are ^ on tap for Tulsa at Austin and h San Antonio at .Ardmore.• _uA n * r p n * i • p.ip . a
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Lovington Daily Leader
Lovington, New Mexico, US
Tue, Jun 13, 1961
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