Spahn Wins On Road As All-Star Pick Stirs Mixed Feelings
Warren Spahn, 41, finally wins a road game for Milwaukee 5-3 over Chicago as he is named to the National League All-Star team to replace Hank Aaron who withdrew with a leg injury. Spahn calls the selection a mix of prestige and personal confusion, reflecting on his road woes and long career.
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Warren Spahn
Milwaukee
Chicago Cubs
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Spahn
Hank Aaron
Aaron
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Hitchcock Bursts Into Rhubarb Again As Orioles Lose
In Detroit, Billy Hitchcock clashed with umpire Flaherty after a disputed fly ball play that helped Detroit win 3-2. Hitchcock challenged the call, was ejected, and cited trying to separate Orioles players from the umpire. He had prior rhubarbs with Scheffing and Houck.
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Billy Hitchcock
Baltimore Orioles
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Russ Snyder
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Snyder
Wood
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Hitchcock
Bob Scheffing
Tigers
Ralph Houck
New York Yankees
Major League Leaders Display Strong 1961 Season Metrics
The Associated Press lists top MLB performers by league. AL batting led by Runnels .340 and Jimenez .339. notable runs, RBIs, hits, and doubles show star players like Green, Pearson, Wagner, Robinson, and Siebern. NL AT BATS led by Davis .353 with Mays and Wills prolific in runs, RBIs, and hits. Pitching highlights include Purkey and Pierce among leaders in decisions, Wills and Banks key players, and Koufax and Drysdale dominating strikeouts.
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Boston
Jimenez
Kansas City
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Minnesota
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Wagner
Los Angeles
Siebern
Robinson
Chicago
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Cunningham
Rodgers
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Wood
Howser
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Donovan
Cleveland
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Estrada
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Driver Kills Father at Manassas Track
Theodore Tolbert, 59, of Washington DC, was struck and killed crossing the track at Old Dominion Speedway in Manassas during a warm up before a racing program. His son Charles Tolbert, a driver scheduled to compete, witnessed or was affected by the incident.
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Theodore Tolbert
Washington, D.C
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Tolbert
Ed Diddle Reaches 1,000-Game Milestone at WKU
Western Kentucky coach Ed Diddle becomes the first major college basketball mentor to lead the same team in 1,000 games. The longtime WKU leader achieved the historic mark as his program continued a strong season.
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Bowling Green
Western Kentucky
Ed Diddle
Eyler Fires Perfect Score to Win High Gun Trophy in Virginia Open
Ira Eyler Jr. of Martinsburg shot 100x-100 from 22 yards to claim the High Gun Open Trophy at the Virginia State Open Trap championships in Winchester. Other winners included Elmore Norris and Robert Hess, with majors and class honors noted across singles and doubles events. The tournament drew record crowd and used over 60 000 targets at the Winchester Gun Club.
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al Suttle
Petersburg
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Pittsburgh
Ira Eyler, Jr
Martinsburg
R. B. Taylor
Keedysville
Willard Fernour
Allentown
Eyler
Eyeler
Paul Plumly
Winchester Gun Club
Seaboard
More Norris
Winchester
Robert Hess
McLean
Leon Pleasanton
Magnolia
Delaware
Don Dill
Lynchburg
Ralph Blevins
Bel Air
O.W. Webb, Jr
Prince Georges County
Harvey Blank
Frederick Md
D. E. Myers
Westminster
Douglas Clark
Maryfield
Major Vernal Roth
Hopewell
Plumly
Norris
John Chapman
Herbert Holliday
Mike Berry
Park Plumly
Lewis Campbell
John Anderson
Billy Phillips
Winchester Golf Club
Charles Shewbridge, Jr
Jaycee
Women Track Stars Ready For Reds After Warmups
The American women’s track team faces Russia July 21 22 in Palo Alto after a warmup at the National AAU Championships in Los Angeles. Wilma Rudolph Ward won the 100 yard dash in :10.8 finals, Olga Connolly set a new discus mark, and multiple AAU records fell including the 44 yard relay and medley relay.
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Palo Alto
Wilma Rudolph Ward
Olga Connolly
Wilma
Connolly
Willie White
Chicago
Tennessee State Athletic Club
Wyoma Tyus
Edith McGuire
Vivien Brown
Norma
Davis Debut As Ice Man In 1953 At Elmira
Ernie Davis then Syracuse University star and All American halfback, made his football debut in Elmira in 1953 at age 13 as an ice man because he was too heavy to carry the ball.
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Elmira
N.Y
Ernie Davis
Syracuse University
NL Sets Homer Mark With 28
The National League slugged 28 home runs, a new league high and a major league benchmark, in eight games. Stan Musial led with three homers for the St Louis Cardinals as overall records rose for both leagues in a 15 game span.
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