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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1963
Page
6
The author reflects on a Shenandoah Downs trip praising the track’s charm and night atmosphere. Readers wager modest sums on horses while recounting races, near wins, and a Labor Day doubleheader with 18 races.
Sandy Koufax improved to 20-5 with a three hit gem to lead the Dodgers over the San Francisco Giants 11-1. An early five run burst, highlighted by Maury Wills and Frank Howard, clinched the win as Los Angeles stretched its NL lead.
Thursday results include Chicago 2 Philadelphia 1 and New York 7 Pittsburgh 4. Also Boston 4 New York 3 and Detroit 6 Los Angeles 1. Today's games feature Milwaukee at New York and Cincinnati at Pittsburgh among others with several N games.
American League leaders include Kaline Detroit and Yastrzemski Boston with .323 batting. Kaline and Tresh lead runs with 82. Stuart Boston and Kaline Detroit top RBIs with 96 and 92. Kaline and Yastrzemski tie for hits with 156 and 154.
The Minnesota Twins overwhelmed the Washington Senators 14-2 and 10-1 in a twinbill, blasting eight homers in the opener and four in the nightcap to set major league marks for consecutive games. Harmon Killebrew led the onslaught with three homers, while Vic Power Jim Hall and Bernie Allen added two apiece and others chipped in. Gary Peters earned the first win and Dwight Seibler the second as Lee Stange and Don Rudolph took losses.
Wesley Methodist rallied to defeat Esso’s squad 83 to ? in the final at Clarke County Esso and Northside Lanes. Lewie Ebert earned the win as Wesley built a 50 lead and held off a late Esso rally with timely hits from Brooks Hickerson Lamm Line Burch and Catlett. Adkins took the loss after eight safeties.
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