Musial and Berra Spark Big Yankee Margin in Win
Yankees beat Los Angeles 4-1 led by Yogi Berra's home run and Stan Musial's 11th, as Detroit's lead in the AL shrinks. Musial's 440th career homer tops NL legends, while Berra moves to 14th on the all time list. Maris and Mantle limited to one hit as the Yanks extend their five game streak.
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Major League Leaders Overview of 1960s Stat Leaders
Baseball leaders across the leagues include Clemente and Moon at batting with high averages and totals. Robinson leads RBI in the NL while Mantle and Maris pace the AL in runs and homers. Pitching leaders show Ford and Schwall with top decisions and strong strikeout totals.
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Sky Ship Seeks Shenandoah Downs Second Straight Win
Sky Ship aims for a repeat victory in tonight’s Summit Point purse at Shenandoah Downs mile and one sixteenth feature. Lil amme from Wil ing Downs challenges the frontrunner as jockey Bernie Hewitt tries to fend off Star Ship and Angelo Vasil. Foamy, Naomi, Hunter’s Bay, Bunny L, and Rollin Warm complete the field as a 6151 turnout yields a $284,949 mutuel handle, the track’s second largest Monday crowd in three years.
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Shenandoah Downs
Wheeling Downs
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Star Ship
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Alfred W. Williams
Foamy
Donald E. Rinaldi
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Wendell J. Sutphin
Ada F. Bringhurst
Bunny L
Ray H. Patch
Shenandoah
Colonial Heights Triumphs in Opener of Legion Series
Colonial Heights Post 284 seized a 7-3 win over Warwick Post 255 in the opening game of the Virginia American Legion title series. A four-run fourth inning supported by strong relief from Richard Ramsey carried the Western Zone champions. Game two is set for 8 p.m. EDT tonight, with the series moving to Newport News for the remaining games.
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Warwick Post
Richard Ramsey
Newport News
Angels Dominate AL With 19 Wins From June 27 To July 28
From June 27 through July 28 the Los Angeles Angels posted the best record in the American League with 19 wins and 8 losses.
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Kremer Stars In Twinbill Salvo At Senseng Park
In a Church League doubleheader at Senseng Park Montague routed Brad dock 4 0 while Welltown edged Cedar Creek 7 6 Kremer batted in a key homer for Welltown to spark a comeback. Braddock struggled on the mound for Montague as Hill shut them down after the first three innings.
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Scarifice
Gentile Estrada Forge Power Duo For Orioles
Baltimore Orioles pitcher Estrada and slugger Gentile powered a 5 4 win over Kansas City as Gentile hit a solo homer in his first at bat. Gentile added his 100th RBI and tied the Orioles’ single season home run mark, placing him high in AL hitting and RBI totals.
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New York Yankees
Military Enlistment Trend Continues Up
Washington AP reports a sustained surge of volunteers following President Kennedy's call for a buildup of U.S. armed forces. Defense sources note no drop in the increased rate, with the Army authorized to add about 133000 men to exceed 1 million, focusing on expanding three training divisions at Fort Riley Fort Benning and Fort Hood into combat units. The draft threat spurs voluntary recruitment across services as McNamara notes August and September adjustments to draft calls and emphasizes a shift toward volunteers and first enlistments.
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Vinson Leads VFW Past Jaycees 14-8 in Pony League
Vinson went 4 for 4 with a home run and two doubles as VFW defeated the Jaycees 14-8 at Senseng Park. Anderson added two doubles and a single with four runs scored, Milburn Bell and Haines two hits each, and the game featured 18 strikeouts. The loss damages the Jaycees hopes for the season as finals approach and the title rests on the upcoming games.
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National Fruit and O Sullivan Win Two Little League Games
National Fruit defeated Cities Service 16 0 as Gary Haines pitched four scoreless innings and doubled twice while John Haymaker reached base four times with a double and two singles. In the other game O Sullivan beat Workingman s Store 5 3 behind Steve Wymer and Ronnie Rinker with five O Sullivan hits led by two by Rinker and double by Pietsch. The piece notes rising military enlistment rates for June and May across the Air Force Navy and Marines as school years end.
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Kansas City Surges in Narrow Baseball Results
Kansas City leads 40 68 with a .370 average and 31 percent. Monday results show Boston 5 5 Minnesota 4 4 twi light, New York 4 Los Angeles 1 N, Baltimore 5 Kansas City 4 N. Tuesday and Wednesday schedules feature matchups across major teams with several night games and twi light timings.
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Supertest III wins Harmsworth for Canada again
Miss Supertest III dominates Miss Detroit to capture a third Harmsworth Trophy in two heats. American challengers like Allison engine boats lag as the Canadian water flyer reinforces calls to adjust rules allowing non native engines.
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Bob Hendley rises as Braves pitching find in 1950s record
Bob Hendley, rookie southpaw with the Milwaukee Braves, won 14 games for Cedar Rapids Iowa in 1958, 15 with Atlanta and Austin Tex in 1959 and 16 last year with Louisville.
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