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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1963
Page
6
Lanes dumps Merchants to reach finals. Northside wins series opener 8 1. Sunnyside edges Wesley Methodist 9 7 in church league playoffs. Tornado destruction affects two villages, numerous homes wrecked and livestock killed.
Volunteers from Reuss and Friendship fire companies fought a fire in a mattress at 122 East Pall Mall Street. Joseph Lavender occupied the residence and damage was limited to bedcovers and mattress as a family member reportedly smoked.
Willie Mays hit his 400th career homer in the third inning helping the San Francisco Giants beat St. Louis 7-2 and pull into a second place tie with the Cardinals, 6 ½ games behind the Dodgers. Aaron took over the NL homer lead with his 35th as the Dodgers edged Cincinnati 3-2.
In a doubleheader swept by New York, Al Downing and Jim Bouton each pitched two-hitter shutouts to beat Boston 5-0, giving Bouton an 18-6 mark and extending the Yankees’ AL lead. Ralph Terry finished a 3-0 win in the nightcap as Whitey Ford earlier won a six-hit shutout. Chicago beat Cleveland 6-1, Kansas City edged Baltimore 2-1 in 10, and Detroit topped Los Angeles 4-1 in other games.
Detroit defeated Los Angeles 4 1 while Chicago beat Cleveland 6 1 and Kansas City edged Baltimore 2 1 in 10 innings. Standings show Los Angeles 7 5 52 games, St Louis 72 59, Chicago 67 63. Today's schedule includes Cincinnati at Los Angeles and New York at Pittsburgh with several other matchups.
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