Chicago After New York Monopoly on AL Pennant
Nellie Fox raises average to .311 with five hits in six at bats as the White Sox crush Minnesota 12-4 in a 19 hit attack. Tom McCraw and Floyd Robinson each homer twice driving in nine runs. Chicago stays one game back of the Yankees in the pennant race for manager Al Lopez.
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Claude Osteen
Jim Bouton
Senators
Carl Yastrzemski
Red Sox
Bob Heffner
Tigers
Chuck Dressen
Frank Malzone
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Standings and schedules from major leagues and games
ECA standings show St Louis 9 New York 4 Chicago 9 Houston 1 San Francisco 8 Los Angeles 3 Cincinnati 6 Philadelphia 5 in 10 innings Pittsburgh 6 Milwaukee 2. Today Houston at Chicago Pittsburgh at Milwaukee Philadelphia at Cincinnati plus multiple N games across leagues. New York leads AL with 36-23 and Boston at 83? 2% unclear.
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Richardson Back From Funeral Brightens Yankees Win
Bobby Richardson returned from his father's funeral to join the Yankees in a 3-2 victory over Washington. He collected three hits including a pivotal two‑out single in the sixth that sparked a three‑run rally highlighted by Roger Maris's 12th homer. Manager Ralph Houk praised Richardson's character for risking disruption to play.
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Richardson
Bobby
New York Yankees
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S.C
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Yankee Stadium
Washington
Yanks
Claude Osteen
Ronnie Kline
Roger Maris
Ralph Houk
Cardinals top Mets as White drives in five in NL race
BASEBALL HEROES BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Bill White Cardin Als drove in five runs with a grand slam homer and double in a 9-4 St. Louis win over the New York Mets to keep the Cardinals in first place in the National League. Dan Osinski Angels limited Kansas City to two hits and won his sixth decision in a 4-2 first game of a twi night doubleheader.
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Toran Stops Whitaker In One Round In Erie Fight
Gene Toran aged 134 from Erie knocks out Ed Whitaker aged 130 from Louisville in the first round.
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Gene Toran
Ed Whitaker
Louisville
Northside and Buckley Lages win city league openers
Northside Lanes beat Winchester Merchants 9 innings 3 2 with R Dick scoring the winning run in the ninth. Buckley Lages defeated Hammer Alco 4 2 with hits evenly spread across innings.
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Clay Vows He'll Beat Liston in Big Title Fight
Cassius Clay spoke with fierce confidence about facing Sonny Liston after returning from London where he defeated Henry Cooper in five rounds. He called Liston an ugly bear, predicting annihilation and demanding his share of the purse.
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London
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World 600 Race Sets Attendance and Revenue Records
Charlotte Motor Speedway announced the World 600 race on June 2 grossed $489,160 and drew 58,722 officially paid fans. Officials said the event set a North Carolina sports revenue and attendance record, with about 12,000 more spectators and nearly $100,000 more than the prior race at the four year old track. Publicist Earl Kelly said the crowd could be the third largest ever for a stock car race.
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Major League Leaders Statistical Highlights by Position
National League Batting leaders include Davis and Groat with high averages. Key figures: Aaron, Flood, Robinson, White, Banks, Kaline, Wagner, Yastrzemski, Kaline again in RBIs. Pitching leaders feature Maloney, O’Toole, Drysdale, Koufax, Radatz, Barber, Pascual. The data span at bats, runs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, RBIs, and strikeouts.
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Detroit
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Washington
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Stuart
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New York
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Pascual
Mets Fall In Fifth A New Way To Lose
Mets stumble in the fifth as Cardinal misplays and a grand slam swing to fuel St Louis win. Cards stay a half game ahead of the Giants after a 9 4 victory while the Cubs Reds Pirates and Braves win.
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Armstrong Stars In Cooper's Win Over Invisibles
Louise Armstrong led Cooper's Jewelers to three wins over Invisibles in the Health Center Ladies League with a 333 series from games of 132 100 and 101. June Bageant added 113 and Larue Sanderlin 102 as key scorers. The Medics rallied to win the final after dropping the first two.
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McKinley Leads Americans At Wimbledon
McKinley from St Louis heads 17 American entrants in the Wimbledon Championships with a favorable draw. He opens against Chris Drysdale and could meet Australia’s Martin Mulligan in the second round. The field includes 28 men and 96 women in the largest event yet.
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McKinley
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South Africa
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Martin Mulligan
All England
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Charlotte Beats Au 7 4 in Minor League Action
Seventh place Charlotte collected six hits to defeat Au 7-4 while sixth place shut out Meche 6-0 behind Panamanian pitcher Jose Lizandro. Chattanooga beat Nashville 13-8 and Asheville beat Knoxville 8-0. Tonight's game slate includes Asheville at Nashville Knoxville at Charlotte Lynchburg at Chattanooga and Macon at Augusta.
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Minors Scores International League Games
Results from the International League show Jacksonville beating Buffalo 4 to 3 in 13 innings, Columbus 6 over Atlanta 3 in the first game, Atlanta winning 2 1 in 10 innings in the second, Indianapolis 4 Arkansas 0, Richmond 8 Syracuse 4, Rochester 3 Toronto 2. In the Pacific Coast League Portland 6 Seattle 1, Spokane 6 Salt Lake 3, Denver 12 Oklahoma City 8, San Diego 11 Tacoma 10, Dallas Fort Worth 2 Hawaii 0.
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