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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1963
Page
17
Dodgers southpaw Sandy Koufax blanked Houston 3-0 on three hits for his fifth shutout, keeping Los Angeles atop the National League pennant scramble as he moves toward his first 20-victory season.
Sandy Koufax struck out 10 for the 45th time in his career and improved to 9-3 with four shutouts this season. He allowed only two runs at Dodger Stadium in 642 3 innings, tying his best era and matching last year’s pace. Dodgers built a lead with Tommy and Willie Davis driving in runs, while Willie Mays led the Giants in a Chicago phasing. The cardinals, Reds, and Cubs edged in various games as the pennant race tightened.
Fairchild breezed to a 10 to 2 victory over the Lions in Halfway Little League Thursday. Dwight Beard allowed two safeties, six strikeouts, and one walk while Fairchild piled on with a five-run fifth inning. Mike Coons homered with a man aboard, and teammates Beard and Minall added two hits apiece as Bonanega Homes led the way. The win closes the first half. Fairchild meets Potomac Madison in the second half opener Monday.
Ricky Miller, former North High ace, threw a no hitter for Greencastle Pan American Legion, striking out 11 in his first start of the season. Shippensburg cast four baserunners on walks and an infield error, as Greencastle scored the lone run in the sixth inning.
In a tense overtime showdown, Koufax outlasted the Colts with standout performers Bateman and Weick leading Houston. The game featured a late surge, defensive holds, and a final tally that toppled the visitors. Houston’s Havrton, Anpel, and Sloubi contributed key plays, while Leet and Davrat anchored the defense.
Major league scouts at MAHA Nebraska observe the college World Series, lamenting weaker talent than prior years. Venues note absence of stars Garibaldi and Fazio, though pitches like Keith Weber, Tom Meyer, and Dick Joyce draw interest for bids. Joyce reportedly offered $100,000 by the Red Sox with Yankees ready to top by $25,000. Tim Murtaugh, Butch Thompson, and Woody Woodward appear among top prospects. 52 scouts from 20 clubs attend the event seeking national champions.
North High’s baseball season saw Bill Knicley, Charles Melott, and Tom Colvin as top players per final stats released by coach Don Stoner. Colvin led in pitching with a 3.40 ERA after 57 2/3 innings. Knicley and Melott led hitters with .828 and .? averages, while Melott posted 14 walks and six stolen bases. Other standouts include Kim Wray with a 9.21 ERA and Feky Miller hitting .322 with 40 hits and eight RBIs. North finished 10-7-1. In other news, Baer Bros. beat Doubleday 7-1 as Brachey pitched a four-hitter in Mason-Dixon Softball League action.
Daily baseball standings show New York leading with 23 wins, Minnesota and Boston in pursuit, and Cleveland, Detroit, Kansas City, and Baltimore in the mix. Probable pitchers listed for several matchups across Detroit, Baltimore, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Washington, Cleveland, and other teams. In the National League, Los Angeles beat Houston while Philadelphia edged Chicago and Cincinnati defeated Pittsburgh. rain affected several games with multiple scheduling notes.
The Maryland Little League plans a Aug 13 event at Hager Field. West End Little League won last year’s title in Frederick City. Carnell voted Thursday to donate $20 to support hosting two teams during the tournament.
Keedysville built early leads to overwhelm Burkittsville 7-2 in a Raritan League game. Miller pitched the complete game for the victors while Knight homered and Jones added two triples. Sowers, Smith and Joris contributed for Burkittsville.
Rosen's came to life with a late surge as Pat Wollord and Demic Stevenson sparked a comeback, guiding Rosen's to a 6-4 win over Pony Express in Hub City Girls Softball. Mach added three hits while Linda Cross and Judy Selby added two hits apiece for the losers. Cross also hit a solo homer.
Warrenfeltz tripped 16 to 7 as Staley's team overwhelmed Warrenfeltz. Holland homered twice, Shank, Gruber and Robinson each had two hits for Sloley's. Rohrersville beat Pleasant Valley 6-4 in a Southern Division game. Frank Edwards went 4 for 4 for the winners. Makeup games planned for Williamsport League tonight include Pleasant vs Rohrers, and Lions vs Pears.
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