Willie Mays Loses Shot At Four-Homer Record
Willie Mays hit four homers in a game as the Giants crushed the Braves 14 4. He fell short of the major league mark for most homers in a game, driving in eight runs and tying several center field blasts with distances from 400 to 450 feet. Jose Pagan Cepeda and Alou also homered as San Francisco set a club record for one game and two straight games.
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Orlando Cepeda
Felipe Alou
Lew Burdette
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Willie
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Mocky
Seth Morehead
Homer
Don McMahon
Jim
Jim Bottomley
Lesser Lights Do Better In Record Drake Relays
Oklahoma State pole vaulter George Davies set a Drake Relays record with a 15 feet 6 inches vault though three attempts at 15 10 failed. Texas Southern won four college relays and set two meet marks led by Major Adams. University and pro names appear but many lines are garbled from OCR.
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Nie Ablewich
Barylor
Bill Kemp
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Baylor
Bears
John Fry
Oklahoma
Mike’ Lindsay
Jensen Quits $50,000 Job Without Explanation
Jackie Jensen leaves the Cleveland club after 12 games in the 1988 season with a .130 batting average. He departs Saturday night after telling Manager Mike Higgins he would call once they reach Kansas City.
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Minor League STANDINGS SUMMARY
Pacific Coast League results include Vancouver 5 Salt Lake City 70 and San Diego 11 1 Portland 6 Hawaii 2 Seattle Tacoma 1. International League features Rochester 8 Jersey City 5 in 1 innings and Columbus 9 Buffalo 6. American Association scores Denver 3 Indianapolis 1 and Houston 6 Omaha 3.
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Boxing bout results with multiple winners announced
New York fighter Doug Jones stopped Pete Ra demacher in 54 seconds in a bout in New York. Del Flanagan of St Paul defeated Gert Van Heerden. Freddy Gilroy stopped Boualen Belouard in the seventh round.
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Johannesburg
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Minn
Gert van Heerden
Freddy Gilroy
Boualen Belouard
Algeria
Baseball Standings and Weekend Results Recap
The page lists team records and winning percentages for Chicago Boston Cleveland Baltimore Kansas City Washington Los Angeles New York and other clubs. It covers Saturday results including New York Cleveland Baltimore Washington Detroit Boston Los Angeles Minnesota Kansas City and notes Monday and Tuesday schedules with matchups among New York Washington Chicago Minnesota Boston Kansas City Baltimore Los Angeles Philadelphia St. Louis Pittsburgh and Cincinnati.
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Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
King Tar to Run Midway Purse at Shenandoah Downs
King Tar, twice defeated at this meeting, meets seven rivals in the one mile and 70 yard Midway Purse at Shenandoah Downs. Owner-trainer Jack Salter seeks a rebound as Amber Fire Cinnamon Maid and Fire Moon head the supporting cast with Cave Dweller and Johnny Scamp also in the field.
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Shenandoah Downs
Bob Leavitt
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Jack Salter
Shenandoah Strip
Maryland
Salter
Richard Forbes
Fire Moon
I Double
Oil Heiress
Amber Fire
Cinnamon Maid
Johnny Scamp
Palmer Captures Texas Open In Dramatic Finish
Arnold Palmer turned in a clutch final round to win the Texas Open with a 72 hole total of 270 and a one stroke margin. The victory makes him the year’s top tournament winner and narrows the money race with Gary Player.
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San Antonio
Tex
Arnold Palmer
Gary Player
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Pennsylvania
Major League Leaders Snapshot From The Associated Press
American League leaders highlight Temple Cleveland in batting where Temple leads with .429 and 24 hits. Mantle tops home runs with seven while Lary of Detroit posts 4 0 1 000 pitching. National League sees Moon of Los Angeles hitting .417 and 25 hits with Mays and Davis at 14 RBIs. Podres and Elston lead pitching at 1.000 with staff ties and Drysdale tops strikeouts with 33.
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Detroit
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Willie Mays Hammers Four Homers in Giants Win
Major League star Willie Mays slugged four homers in one game driving in eight as the Giants beat Milwaukee 14 some run total not fully legible. Earlier New York topped Washington 4-3 in the opener with a late rally and the Senators won the nightcap 2-1 after the Yankees had tied it in the ninth.
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Senators
Yankees
New York
Golfer Ends Strong With 74 Final Round
The player finished with a 74, adding to a 277 total and earnings of 47,068.54 after 15 tournaments. Palm er trails with 39,806.58 across 14 events as putting faltered late.
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Preparation H Advertised At All Drug Counters
An old advertisement touts a so called Bio-Dyne discovery now sold as Preperation H in suppository or ointment form available at drug counters.
Car คolinian Wins Vir ginia 500 at Martinsville Speedway
Carolinian wins the Virginia 500 stock car race at Martinsville Speedway with a time of 3 46.19 earning 2025 dollars plus lap money. Emanuel Zervakis of Richmond finishes second in a 1961 Chevrolet two laps back, Fireball Roberts of Daytona Beach third in a 1961 Pontiac, with Irwin and Baker rounding out the top five.
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Buck Baker
Chrysler
Virginia Calendar Saturday Sports Highlights
Virginia teams posted mixed results across baseball golf track tennis and lacrosse. VMI defeated Davidson 17 to 5 while W&M beat Bridgewater and Hampden Sydney edged Lynchburg. Washington & Lee topped George Washington 5 to 4, and Wake Forest shut out Virginia 8-0 in lacrosse.
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Jamaican Flash Runs 100 in 9 2 at Mt San Antonio Relays
Jamaican sprinter powered 100 yards in 9.2 seconds at Mt San Antonio Relays in Walnut California. Wind 11.2 mph prevented world record. USC relay quartet Staten Balzareet Hogan and Avont won 3 07.6 in the Mile relay. Bob Avant cleared seven feet in high jump.
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Kevin Hogan
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USC
Keley
Hagerstown tops Shenandoah 8-3 on unearned runs
Shenandoah Hornets drop an 8-3 decision at Hagerstown amid sloppy fielding. Wease shines with limited earned runs allowed. Hornets fail in clutch two sacks situations. next up Baltimore game tomorrow, then Montgomery twin bill.
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Hagerstown
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Lynn Wease
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Shenandoah
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Tar Heels Maintain ACC Lead With 11-4 Victory Over South Carolina
North Carolina, defending champion with 6-0 in conference and 11-2 overall, beat South Carolina 11-4 as Bob Wacker spun a five hitter and Jim Mooring added a homer and RBI. Wake Forest, NC State, Duke, Maryland, Virginia, and South Carolina also played in Saturday action.
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Bob Wacker
Jim Mooring
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Virginia
Clemson
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Maryland
Bob Muller
Joe Gibson
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Butch Williams
Roger Coon
Villanova wins trio of Penn Relays events in upset trots
Villanova track team upsets with wins in the 880, mile, and shuttle hurdles at the Penn Relays. Abilene Christian took the 440 with 40.9 seconds. Yale and Michigan claimed two relays each as AC failed to reach a four-title goal.
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