McCraw Drives for Eight as Sox Beat Twins 14-1
McCraw slugged three homers and drove in eight to pace the Chicago White Sox to a 14-1 rout of the Minnesota Twins. He raised his average to .271 with a 3-for-6 day as the Sox piled up 21 hits. Gary Peters earned the win with support that included his first homer of the year.
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Fred McMane
UPI
Tom McCraw
Mike Epstein
Chicago
White Sox
Windy City
Epstein
Baltimore
Sox
McCraw
Minnesota Twins
Eddie Stanky
Jim Kaat
Dean Chance
RBI
Gary Peters
Peters
Major League Baseball standings and results brief
Major Leagues American League standings show Chicago leading with 22 wins and Detroit 21 while Baltimore and Cleveland sit at .500. Wednesday results include Chicago beating Minnesota 14 to 1 and Cleveland routing Washington 9 to 1. National League standings list Cincinnati and St Louis atop with 13 and 20 wins respectively. several games and schedules are noted including two Chicago vs Cincinnati matchups and late night listings.
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Washington
Detroit
Boston
New York
Baltimore
Los Angeles
Atlanta
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Pittsburgh
Houston
Cincinnati
Chicago
W. L. Pet
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Minnesota
California
Santiago
Wilson
Boswell
Hunter
Coleman
Siebert
Calif
Kane City
San Francisco
Philadelphia
N.Y
San Fran
Phila
Maloney
Jenkins
Hughes
Kelley
St.Louis
Los Ang
Highland Nine Defeats Waco 5 2 In Three-Run Win
Highland High School's baseball team won 5 to 2 over Waco. Rich Rice pitched all seven innings for Highland with two hits allowed while Highland's offense produced five fourth inning runs aided by six walks. Steve Brimhall took the loss for Waco as Highland will play Lone Tree at home Friday afternoon.
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Highland High School
Steve Brimhall
Waco
Huskies
Rich Rice
Highland
Rice
Rath
Spangler
Lone Tree
Iowa signs four basketball players from three states
Iowa coach Ralph Miller announced four high school signees from Kansas Missouri and Florida. The group includes Tom Miller 6-9 from Lawrence Kan averaging 17 ppg and Lawrence High all-time leader. Omar Hazley 6-6 from Kansas City Mo Central High likely to move to forward. Joe Miranda 6-1 from North Miami Fla averaging 24 ppg. George Conway 6-4 from Edison Fla averaging 20 ppg and possible guard conversion.
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UPI
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Missouri
Florida
University of Iowa
Ralph Miller
Miller
Tom Miller
Lawrence
Kan
Lawrence High School
Omar Hazley
Kansas City
Central High
Hazley
Joe Miranda
North Miami, Fla
George Conway
Edison, Fla
Conway
Sixth Fleet sails from Naples on training mission
Seven ships of the U S 6th Fleet with a 2000 member Marine landing team depart Naples for what a military spokesman calls a normally scheduled training operation. A reinforced battalion landing team would conduct amphibious training in the Mediterranean. Destination not revealed. Departure described as regular. ships recently returned May 17 from NATO maneuvers. The fleet stands ready for emergency action from show of force to evacuations and amphibious operations.
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Italy
UPI
U.S. 6Th Fleet
6Th Fleet
Mediterranean
NATO
U.S
Van Horne Faces Water Shortage After Well Collapse
VAN HORNE IOWA Water was scarce as the town’s main well caved in this week leaving the auxiliary well unable to meet demand. Mayor Donald Kirkman urged 554 residents to conserve water and limit nonessential use such as washing cars or watering lawns.
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van Horne
Iowa
UPI
Donald Kirkman
Kirkman
Wellman escapees turn themselves in after jail break
Two Wellman Iowa youths Ralph Milford 17 and Raymond Clay 18 who escaped from a Unionville Missouri jail Tuesday night were back in custody today after turning themselves in. They were being held on theft charges and reportedly stole a car at Ottumwa Iowa before surrendering.
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Unionville
UPI
Wellman
Iowa
Ralph Milford
Raymond Clay
Ottumwa
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