Rookie surge adds punch to 1962 baseball season
The 1962 season features rookie breakthroughs in Minnesota and Kansas City. Bernie Allen and Rich Rollins spark the Twins with defense and high batting, while Manny Jiminez leads Kansas City’s offense. The Yankees remain strong as the league’s benchmark, with others chasing.
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Washington Senators
Purdue
Bernie Allen
Billy Martin
Peck
Rich Rollins
Harmon Killebrew
Idaho
Allen
Rollins
Minnesota
Kansas City
Manny Jiminez
Charles Finley
Frank Lane
Atletics
Ferris Fain
Fain
New York Yankees
Titans
Yankee rookies shine as World Series cash looms
Pat Joyce outlines New York Yankees youngsters Tom Tresh Phil Linz and Joe Pepitone in spring form Tresh holding shortstop duties Linz pushed aside for Tresh Pepitone star at Amarillo with about .315 battering and two homers in one inning Linz homer to pace early season notes other rookies Hershberger Radatz Luplow also promise strong showings Donovan strong return for Senators and Doher ty eyes his services in a pennant chase
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Yankees
Tom Tresh
Phil Linz
Joe Pepitone
Tresh
Mike Tresh
Tony Kubek
Army
Kubek
Linz
Twins
Moose Skoowin
Richmond
Amarillo
New York
Pepitone
Amrillo
Republic Oil Ends Streak In City League Loss
Republic Oil snapped a four game skid with a 1 0 loss to the Bears in the first game of a City League softball tripleheader at Recreation Park. Steve Reedy opened the second inning with a single and scored on Buddy Fuller’s muff of Jess Donald’s grounder. Jess Donald, amid a back injury comeback, allowed four hits and two walks in his first effective appearance. Gene Singhass pitched well for Republic, limiting the Bears to four safeties. Bob Baker was the only Republic hitter with two singles.
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R. H. Hummer
Recreation Park
Steve Reedy
Buddy Fuller
Jess Donald
Donald
Gene Singhass
Singhass
Republic
Bob Baker
Lucky Inn Routs C&F Merchants to Tie for Lead
In a wild 20 run game Lucky Inn defeated C&F Merchants 14 to 6 to pull into a league co lead. Eddie Grim started and left after four innings with Donnie Oates finishing as Carter and Kline homered in an inside the park blast.
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Lucky Inn
C&f Merchants
Bill Bolden
Clarance Carter
Bob Kline Carter
Eddie Grim
Donnie Oates
Halltown Defeats Coca Cola 8 to 2 In Final
Halltown won in three innings with runs in the second fifth and sixth. Frank Simons hit a three run homer in the fifth. Jerry Fink and Ken Anders each went 2 for 4 for Halltown. Joe Guess went 2 for 2 for Coca Cola. Bern Clark took the loss and Bill Longerbeam pitched a complete game for Halltown.
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Halltown
Coca Cola
Frank Simons
Jerry Fink
Ken Anders
Joe Guess
Bern Clark
Bill Longerbeam
Stephen's City Defeats Strasburg 5 3 in Little League
Stephen's City finally wins after going winless by beating People's of Strasburg 5 to 3 in a Little League game. Three runs come in the second inning followed by another in the third and a fifth inning homer by Phillip Racey caps the scoring. Stephen's City plays another game tonight at 6 on the local diamond.
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Stephen’s City
People’s of
Whetzel Wins Clarke Road-E-O at Clarke County High
Wayne Whetzel, a Clarke County High sophomore driving since September, won the Teen-age Read-E-O sponsored by Joy ce . He carries a walnut and gold plaque and heads to the state driving contest in Roanoke with incoming president Leon Steinberg. Jerry McDonald takes second and Tom Levi third, each earning a gold key.
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Berryville
Wayne Whetzel
Joyce
Clarke County
Higén School
Wayne
Roanoke
Leon Steinberg
Jerry McDonald
Tom Levi
Hole-in-One by Bob Gibson at Winchester Country Club
Bob Gibson aced the 150 yard ninth hole at Winchester Country Club yesterday. He achieved the hole in one on a calm afternoon, thrilling spectators and marking a standout moment in local golf competition.
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Bob Gibson
Winchester Country Club
Giants Pad Lead to 22 Games as Mets Falter
The San Francisco Giants swept the Mets, with Alvin Dark’s club rallying in the seventh for a 10-1 win to move 2 1/2 games up on the Dodgers. Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis also lost, while Philadelphia toppled Los Angeles 7-5 as Johnny Callison and Dennis Bennett sparked the Phillies.
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Associated Press
Casey Stengel
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San Francisco Giants
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Dodgers
Polo Grounds
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New York
Alvin Dark
Philadelphia
Phillies
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Reds
Chicago
Houston
Milwaukee
Bob Miller
Willie Mays
San Francisco
Miller
Juan Marichal
Harvey Kuenn
Orlando Cepeda
Ernie Bowman
Dennis Bennett
Los Angeles
Johnny Callison
Chris Short
Paul Brown
Johnny Podres
Tony Gonzalez
Phils
Hebert Wins Memphis Open In Playoff
Lionel Hebert of Lafayette Louisiana won the Memphis Open in a three way playoff with Gary Player and Gene Littler after a 19th hole birdie. The trio finished regulation at 267 with Littler and Player each earning 3050 dollars and Hebert 6400 dollars top prize. Hebert had faced an eagle try on the last regulation hole but salvaged victory with a clutch 30 foot putt on the playoff hole.
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Lionel Hebert
Lafayette
South Africa
Gary Player
Gene Littler
Hebert
Littler
Player
Jay
Bruce Crampton
Australia
Lionel
Meeting in Moscow confronts discrimination and Olympics politics
At the Kremlin Theater IOC talks focus on the 1964 Tokyo Games venue and South Africa’s racial team ban. South Korea faces a deadline to form an all Korea team including North Korea by August 1 or the issue will be studied. East Germany travel visa refusals prompt Brundage to push for open participation in future Olympics.
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South Africa
South Korea
International Olympic Committee
Kremlin
Tolevien
Innesbruc Austria
North Korea
Posseless
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Brundage
France
United States
A's Sign Area Mound Standout Dwight Weatherholtz
Kan sas City Athletics sign left handed pitching star Dwight Weatherholtz from Central High School Woodstock to a major league contract. Weatherholtz a 6 foot 170 pounder will join the A s Daytona Beach farm team in three weeks. No contract terms disclosed. He pitched a no hit no run game for Central High in his final start against Stras burg High. He had drawn interest from several major league teams.
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Edinburgh
Kansas City Athletics
Dwight Weatherholtz
Central High School
Woodstock
Weatherholtz
Daytona Beach
Central High
Strasburg High
Tebbetts Accuses Umpire of Bullying Braves
Milwaukee Braves manager Birdie Tebbetts charged NL umpire Stan Landes with flagrant abuse of authority after a 6 4 win over the St Louis Cardinals Tebbetts defended players and said the umpire threatened to eject catcher Del Crandall and Tebbetts during the fifth inning confrontation.
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Birdie Tebbetts
Milwaukee Braves
Stan Landes
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Tebbetts
Braves
St. Louis Cardinals
del Crandall
Crandall
Harrington and Olson Pull Wins In Ring Showdowns
In separate AP reports Stan Harrington of Hawaii outpointed Charley Scott of Philadelphia in York. Bobo Olson stopped Lennart Risberg in Stockholm, with Olson from Hawaii delivering the stoppage. Eddie Cotton, listing Seattle, earned an outpoint victory over Pekka Kokkonen in Stockholm.
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York
Stan Harrington
Hawaii
Charley Scott
Philadelphia
Stockholm
Bobo Olson
Lennart Risberg
Sweden
Eddie Cotton
Seattle
Pekka Kokkonen
Finland
First Lady Attends B-R Horseshow at Carter Hall
Jacqueline Kennedy attended the Blue Ridge Hunt Horse Show at Carter Hall joining the crowd of 150 entries and spectators. Mrs Kennedy watched Membrano and other winners while Mr and Mrs Paul Fout of Middleburg showcased top mounts including Mexican Don and Flatango.
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Membrano
Paul Fout
Middleburg
Fout
Edward Gay Butler
Port
Image
Alvin I Kay
Bethesda
A. C. Randolph
Polaris Farms
Story Arrow
Foxy
R. Poerge
Frank Christopher
Carter Hall
Jacqueline Kennedy
Glen Ora
Wake Forest Florida State Clash Decides CWS Berth
Wake Forest and Florida State meet in Gastonia to determine the district champion and the College World Series berth. Wake Forest needs one win. Florida State must win twice after losing once. The pair had just toppled Florida to reach this showdown.
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Wake Forest
Florida State
Omaha
Neb
Seminoles
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Gators
Twins Tigers Race Heats Up In Tight League Fight
Detroit Tigers beat Cleveland 8 6 to extend hot streak to 12 wins in 15 games. Elston Howard and John Blanchard fueled New York Yankees surge with key homers and RBIs. Minnesota Twins edged Washington 7 5 to close in on leaders, while Chicago beat Baltimore 2 0.
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Tigers
Clevele
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Indians
Los Angeles
Elston Howard
Minnesota
Washington
Twins
Chicago
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Orioles
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Don Mossi
Mossi
Ron Kline
Jerry Casale
Ron Nischwitz
Willie Kirkland
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Chico Fernandez
Billy Bruton
Messi
Jake Wood
Charlie Maxwell
Norm Cash
Barry Latman
Fernandez
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Cleveland
Howard
John Blanchard
Yankee
Eli Grba
Art Fowler
Blanchard
Roland Sheldon
Angels
Bob Rodgers
Earl Averill
Marsall Bridges
Senators
Bob Allison
Jack Kralick
Lennie Green
Vic Power
Rich Rollins
Bennie Daniels
Kralick
Joe Cunningham
John Buzhardt
White Sox
Chuck Estrada
Cunningham
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