Carew ties stolen base record as Twins top California
Rod Carew stole home for the sixth time this season to lead Minnesota past California and seize sole lead in the West. He also went six for six at the plate, matching Ty Cobb’s 1915 league mark and tying Bob Roth’s 1917 effort. Harmon Killebrew added a 16th homer as Gail Hopkins drove in two with RBI doubles for Chicago.
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McLain Wins 100th Career Game in Tigers Victory
Denny McLain, briefly hospitalized with a stomach virus after a cake incident, returned to form to beat the New York Yankees 3-2. It marked his 100th major league win and kept him on pace near last year’s 31 victories, with a 2.54 ERA across 17 starts and one relief appearance.
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National League East and West Standings Snapped by Tight Week
Baseball standings show New York and Chicago near top in East with Pittsburgh St Louis Philadelphia Montreal in pursuit. In the West Atlanta Los Angeles San Francisco Cincinnati Houston San Diego battle for position as weekly results and upcoming schedule shape the race.
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Oakland at Kansas City leads Monday baseball results note
American League results include Boston 8 Cleveland 5 Detroit 3 New York 1 Minnesota 8 California 2 Chicago 8 Seattle 3. Oakland 7 2 and Kansas City 53 1st game 13 innings 2nd game 12 innings. Schedule shows multiple twinight games and listed pitchers.
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Braves bench boosts spark twinbill sweep over Astros
Atlanta defeats Houston 6-2 and 8-4 as Tony Gonzalez hits two homers and drives in three in the opener while Rico Carty and Tommie Aaron add key hits in the nightcap. Phil Niekro wins the first all-game win of the season helping the Braves extend NL West lead.
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Niekro First To Score 11 Wins This Season
Braves pitcher Phil Niekro became the majors first 11 game winner as Atlanta swept a Monday doubleheader from the Astros 6-2 and 8-4. Tony Gonzalez homered twice driving in three, Rico Carty hit a three-run shot, and Tommy Aaron added a solo homer aiding the eight run nightcap. Manager Luman Harris praised the bench as yielding timely hits.
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Tulsa and NYU Remain Undefeated in College World Series
In Omaha the 23 year old College World Series narrows to two undefeated teams Tulsa and NYU. Tulsa defeated Texas 4 2 behind Steve Rogers and Cliff Whitaker who drove in four runs. NYU exploded for 12 hits in a 9 2 win over Massachusetts.
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