Mantle and Howard Drive Yankees Past A's 21-7
Mickey Mantle and Elston Howard powered a 21-7 Yankee rout over the Kansas City Athletics as Mantle tallied seven RBIs and Howard eight. Mantle added three homers, a triple and a double with two stolen bases, while Howard hit two three-run homers, a triple and a single. The game featured a 20-hit Yankees attack and marked one of Mantle’s grand slam seasons.
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White Sox
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Howard
Shackleford Beats Sylvia For Virginia Tennis Crown
Danville’s C W Shackelford defeated Bruce Sylvia 6-3 9-11 6-2 6-0 to win the 1962 Virginia men’s tennis title at the Country Club of Virginia. He trailed 0-2 in the third before roaring back with 12 straight games. The doubles title went to Hal Burrows and Massie Valentine 6-3 6-0 6-4 over Makepeace and Segall.
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Danville
C W. Shackelford
Bruce Sylvia
Virginia
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Downing Sylvia
Country Club of
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Hal Burrows
Charlottesville
Massie Valentine
Dick Makepeace
Bernie Segall
Portsmouth
Makepeace
Jaipur Triumphs In Travers Stakes Tight Finish
Jaipur wins the Travers by a head over Aidan in 2:01 3-5 on a near record pace. Manny Ycaza and Willie Shoemaker praise the wire close as Jaipur earns the 82,650 race and boosts earnings to 360,937 this year. Cicada and Military Plume follow, while the Hopeful looms as a juvenile test at Saratoga.
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Ridan
Leroy Jolley
Saratoga
Moody Jolley
Aidan
America
Manny Ycaza
Willie Shoemaker
Shoemaker
Dodgers Rally With Five-Run Ninth To Beat Reds
Dodgers surge in the ninth to defeat Cincinnati 5-1 and widen their NL lead over San Francisco. Frank Howard’s 21st homer starts the rally, Willie Davis belts a three-run shot, and Don Drysdale finishes a three-hitter for win number 22.
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Reds
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John Roseboro
Don Drysdale
Maury Wills
Jay
Henry
Jim Gilliam
Roseboro
Willie Davis
Drysdale
Cincinnati
Wills
Bob Bescher
Bescher
Major League Leaders Overview
The list details 1963 season leaders across American and National Leagues in batting pitching and fielding categories. Notable names include Runnels Cash Killebrew Robinson Mays Aaron Koufax Drysdale and Purkey with top marks in batting runs RBI hits doubles triples home runs steals and strikeouts.
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Boston
Jimenez
Kansas City
Pearson
Los Angeles
Siebern
Kellebrew
Minnesota
Richardson
New York
Rollins
Robinson
Chicago
Yastrzemski
Cimoli
Kanas City
Lumpe
Cash
Detroit
Killebrew
Wood
Aparicio
McBride
Ford
Pizarro
Pascual
T. Davis
Cincinnati
Wills
H. Aaron
Milwaukee
Mays
San Francisco
W. Davis
Neal
Virdon
Pittsburgh
Hillyard Wins Somer Tennis Title In Tough Final
Paul Hillyard pulled off a come from behind victory over Gordon Nelson to win the men’s singles at the Jaycee Tennis Tourney. Nelson led 5-2 in the third before Hillyard rallied to take set scores of 6-3, 4-6, 7-5. The men’s doubles final was postponed to next Sunday.
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Paul
Soupy
Gordon Nelson
Nelson
Jim Fleming
The
Jaycees
Lynchburg Welcomes Savannah Team in Sally League Push
The Savannah White Sox will relocate for the remainder of 1962 to Lynchburg to cut deficits. Officials cite flagging attendance, a boycott by Black fans, and local support as reasons. Savannah’s franchise may shift again next year if crowds improve. The team will play four games here against Portsmouth Tides starting August 26, then Charlotte, with Shaughnessy playoff games beginning September 2.
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Savannah White Sox
Floyd McKenna
Savannah
Tom Fleming
White Sox
McKenna
Virginia
Deboras
Appalachian
Shaughnessy
Portsmouth Tides
Charlotte
Gainesboro Rebels beat Front Royal Bombers 8 to 7 in stadium showdown
Gainesboro pitcher Leroy DeHaven earned the win allowing seven hits and two walks while collecting two hits himself as the Rebels rallied from a first inning deficit. Front Royal began with three runs, but Gainesboro answered with one run in the second and third, three in the fourth, one in the seventh, and two in the eighth to seal an 8 7 victory at Bing Crosby Stadium. In Winchester speedway action A R Barnes won the sportsmen feature by half a car length over Doug Bailey with Ed Trump and Charlie Beeler out after a collision. Smokie Stover dominated the modified feature ahead of Al Grinnan and Bill Nally.
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Howard
Bill Skowron
Ralph Terry
Gino Cimoli
Wayne Causey
Bill Bryan
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Washington
Albie Pearson
Leon Wagner
Bob Rodgers
Felix Torres
Jaipur
Nasrullah
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Mlitary Plume
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Claude Raymond
Tony Cloninger
Dal Maxvill
Ken Boyer
Mets
Lindy McDaniel
Reuben Amaro
Philadelphia
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Elroy Face
Gainesboro
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DeHaven
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Rebels
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Doug Bailey
Winchester Speedway
Ed Trump
Charlie Beeler
Beeler
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al Grinnan
Bill Nally
Sonny Jurgensen
Tommy McDonald
Don Jonas
Bears
Zeke Bratkowski
Carroll Dale
Red Phillips
Pervis Atkins
Rams
Art Perkins
Bob Reed
Viking
C. R. Roberts
Giant
49Ers
Matt Hazeltine
Y. A. Tittle
Don Chandler
Ken Rhode
Ineligible Player Used Twice Delays City League Games
Lucky Inn faces two forfeited games after an ineligible player was found on its roster. Everett Kibler, added July 23 but officially placed Aug 7, triggers a replay double header with Repulsc Oil and Fraternal Order of Police, potentially altering the race for first.
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Ed Burch
Repulsc
Order of Police
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Luon
C&f Merchants
Kibler
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Burch
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Gene Singhass
Cedar Creek
Burnt Factory
Carroll Shiley
Howard Adkins
Shiley
Ninowski Sparks Browns Past Steelers In Nightcap Exhbition
Pro football roundup notes Paul Ninowski leads the Browns to a 33 10 win over Pittsburgh in the nightcap of the first doubleheader as Browns coach Paul Brown sees Ninowski rise amid quarterback swaps with Milt Plum. Green Bay, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, San Francisco also win across NFL action.
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Associated Press
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Jim Ninowski
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Detroit
Plum
Earl Morrall
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Baseball Standings and Results Snapshot
Standings show San Francisco and Cincinnati leading divisions with Los Angeles and Milwaukee chasing. Weekend results include Cincinnati 12 Los Angeles 1 and Milwaukee 13 San Francisco 8, with several twi night and Tuesday games listed among major teams.
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Houston
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