Yankees Clinch 1962 AL Pennant Behind Ford Mantle
Whitey Ford earned the win as the New York Yankees secured the 1962 American League pennant with an 8-3 victory. Mickey Mantle delivered four singles guiding a 16 hit attack as the celebration followed the final out. The win sealed New York’s spot with Cleveland finishing off the Indians’ bid.
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Weatherly Beats Gretel in Cup Final To Take 4-1 Victory
The Australian challenge Gretel was defeated by Weatherly off Newport with a half mile margin. Bus Mosbacher Jr. steered Weatherly to a clean win, securing the 4 1 series victory as Americans claim the 111 year old America's Cup.
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NL Race At A Glance
National League standings show Los Angeles 100 57 .637 and San Francisco 98 59 .624 with five home games left for L A and five home games for S F plus trips to Houston and St Louis. Remaining schedule indicates crucial finish as pennant race tightens with key matchups.
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Dodgers Fall in 10th as Spangler Wins It for Colt .45s
San Francisco closed within two games of Los Angeles after Al Spangler hit a 10th inning homer off Ed Roebuck to hand the Dodgers a 3-2 defeat. Don Drysdale struggled despite a long outing as Willie Mays and Jack Sanford led the Giants past St Louis 4-2 and others. The Yankees clinched the AL pennant with an 8-3 win over Washington as Minnesota fell to Cleveland 5-1. Purkey and Spahn earned key wins for Cincinnati and Milwaukee respectively, keeping chase tight with five games left for all.
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Associated Press
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Major League Leaders in Batting and Power Figures
Baseball leaders list top performers by stat across leagues. Listings include batting average for players with 375 at bats or more, runs, runs batted in, hits, doubles, triples, home runs and stolen bases with players and teams such as Runnels Boston Robinson Chicago Hinton Washington Killebrew Minnesota Cash Detroit Aparicio Chicago and Mays San Francisco among others.
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Patterson Knocks Out Patterson in First Round Seeks Rematch
Patterson floors Liston in a swift first round knockout before 18,894 fans and a large TV audience. Liston promises a rematch, aiming to prove he can be champion, while Patterson eyes a return within three months amid media and public interest.
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Tuesday Baseball Results And Upcoming Schedule
Tuesday results show New York defeated Washington 8 to 3 Cleveland beat Minnesota 5 to 1 Detroit 8 to 2 over Los Angeles Boston 4 to 0 over Chicago Kansas City at Baltimore with two twi nights. Tonight Washington plays New York Chicago visits Boston Los Angeles hosts Detroit Kansas City at Baltimore. Standings list San Francisco 98 58 624 2 Cincinnati 96 63 .604 5 Pittsburgh 90 67 .573 10 Milwaukee 84 74 .582 16% St Louis 8 77 510 20 Philadelphia 79 78 .503 21 Houston 62 93 400 37 Chicago 57 100 .363 43 New York 39 117 .250 60% Houston 3 Los Angeles 2 San Francisco 4 St Louis Cincinnati 2 Pittsburgh Milwaukee 7 New York 3 Houston at Los Angeles Philadelphia at Chicago St Louis at San Francisco New York at Milwaukee Pittsburgh at Cincinnati Thursday's Games
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Liston Captures Heavyweight Title With Quick Knockout
Sonny Liston dethroned Floyd Patterson in Chicago in 2 minutes 6 seconds to win the heavyweight title earning about 400000 dollars. He said the public's acceptance could make him a great champ and eyed a quick return match, while Patterson spoke of no excuses and awaited a possible rematch within months.
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