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| CHICAGO AT BALTIMORE White Sox....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 4 0 Orioles......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 0 Win:Wynn(2-1) Loss:Wilhelm(0-2) Early Wynn whitewashed Baltimore on 2 hits at Memorial Stadium as the Chicago White Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles by the count of 1 to 0. Wynn(2-1) was indeed brilliant as he hand-cuffed the Baltimore offense. He gave up just 2 hits and 1 walk in 9 innings reducing his ERA from 1.04 to 0.68. Baltimore had a chance to come back in the 9th but they came up short. Hoyt Wilhelm(0-2) was the losing pitcher. He pitched 9 innings and surrendered just 4 hits and 1 walk. 'He came out with good stuff,' Al Lopez said about Wynn. 'He threw the ball good from the first pitch on.' |
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| CLEVELAND AT WASHINGTON Indians......... 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 - 6 13 0 Senators........ 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 10 3 Win:Klippstein(1-0) Loss:Kralick(0-1) Save:Briggs(1st) Homeruns- V.Power(3rd), B.Allison(1st) First baseman Vic Power jacked one out of the ballyard and had 3 RBI as the Cleveland Indians defeated the Washington Senators in 12 innings by the score of 6 to 4 at Griffith Stadium. The score was knotted at 4 after nine innings. Cleveland won it in the 12th inning. After an out was recorded, Tito Francona started the attack as he doubled. Power stepped up next and he smashed a two-run homer (his 3rd of the season). Washington was out-hit by Cleveland, 13 hits to 10. The winning pitcher was Johnny Klippstein(1-0) who allowed no runs in 1 and 2/3 innings. John Briggs earned the save, his 1st. Jack Kralick(0-1) was charged with the loss in relief. |
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| DETROIT AT NEW YORK Tigers.......... 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 6 0 - 9 11 1 Yankees......... 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 6 - 10 12 0 Win:Maas(1-0) Loss:Morgan(0-3) Homeruns- R.Colavito(2nd), N.Cash(1st), M.Mantle(6th), B.Skowron(3rd) Bill Skowron had 4 hits and 3 RBI as the New York Yankees staged a dramatic comeback over the struggling Detroit Tigers by a score of 10 to 9 at Yankee Stadium. New York had the game winning rally in the bottom of the 9th inning as they scored 6 runs on 3 base hits. The critical plate appearance was by Gil McDougald who excited the crowd when he doubled plating three runs. New York finished with 12 hits in the victory. The victory went to Duke Maas(1-0) who went 1 and 2/3 innings, allowing no runs. The loss was charged to Tom Morgan(0-3) in relief. 'That was exciting!,' Skowron said. 'I would have paid money to watch this one.' |
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| KANSAS CITY AT BOSTON Athletics....... 5 0 7 0 3 2 1 0 0 - 18 20 0 Red Sox......... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 5 3 Win:Hall(2-0) Loss:Brewer(0-2) Homeruns- B.Cerv(3rd) Dick Hall had a strong outing and Bob Cerv had 4 hits as the Kansas City Athletics clobbered the outmatched Boston Red Sox, 18 to 2. Cerv was a one-man wrecking crew. He banged out a single plating two runs in the 1st inning, emptied the bases with a Grand Slam homerun (his 3rd of the season) in the 3rd inning, hit a one-base hit which scored a run in the 5th inning and slapped a single bringing in a run in the 6th inning. Kansas City bats were hot in the 1st inning with 5 runs on 4 hits and the 3rd inning when they had 7 runs on 4 hits. Kansas City finished with 20 hits in the victory. The win went to Hall(2-0) who allowed 2 runs in the game. Tom Brewer(0-2) absorbed the loss. He allowed a few too many baserunners giving up 14 hits and 5 walks in 5 innings. 'It's almost like the ball was trying to hit my bat,' Cerv said. 'Whenever I would swing, the ball found the sweet spot.' |
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| CINCINNATI AT SAN FRANCISCO Reds............ 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 - 3 6 1 Giants.......... 0 0 7 0 3 0 1 0 - 11 14 0 Win:Sanford(3-1) Loss:McLish(2-2) Homeruns- G.Bell(3rd), W.McCovey(5th), O.Cepeda(3rd) They almost ran out of baseballs at Candlestick Park as San Francisco Giants clobbered the Cincinnati Reds pitching staff, scoring 11 runs while Jack Sanford(3-1), with relief help from Billy O'Dell, surrendered 3 runs to Cincinnati. San Francisco had 7 runs cross the plate in the 3rd inning with the help of 7 hits. That was all Sanford needed. Cincinnati was out-hit by San Francisco, 14 hits to 6. Cal McLish(2-2) was tagged with the loss. He was not very effective, surrendering 5 runs in 2 innings. The San Francisco ballclub's record now stands at 11-6. With the loss, the Cincinnati ballclub's record is 8-10. |
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| MILWAUKEE AT LOS ANGELES Braves.......... 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 - 4 12 2 Dodgers......... 0 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 - 7 10 2 Win:Drysdale(3-2) Loss:Buhl(0-2) Homeruns- W.Moon(4th), G.Hodges(2nd) Gil Hodges went yard and Don Drysdale went the distance as the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Milwaukee Braves by a score of 7 to 4 at Memorial Coliseum. Drysdale(3-2) earned his pay with a solid performance for Los Angeles. He was reached for 12 hits and no walks in 9 innings seeing his ERA drop from 3.29 to 3.06. Milwaukee went down quietly in the 9th. Bob Buhl(0-2) was the losing pitcher. He was knocked around pretty good, giving up 5 runs in 3 innings. |
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| PHILADELPHIA AT ST. LOUIS Phillies........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 - 3 7 2 Cardinals....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 - 4 10 1 Win:McDaniel(2-0) Loss:Short(0-2) Homeruns- T.Curry(1st), S.Musial(4th), C.Sawatski(2nd) First baseman Stan Musial lofted one into the 'cheap seats' as the St. Louis Cardinals pulled out a win over the Philadelphia Phillies by a score of 4 to 3 at Busch Stadium. St. Louis scored the deciding run in the bottom of the 9th inning. Joe Cunningham lined a base-hit. George Crowe stepped up next and he grounded into a double play. Bill White then drew a walk. Ken Boyer was up next and he banged out a single, and an error was also committed. Musial stepped into the box and was walked intentionally to load the bases. Daryl Spencer added his contribution to the rally and drew a walk resulting in an exciting win for St. Louis and a raucous post-game celebration by the home town fans. The teams had been locked in a scoreless duel until the 7th inning. Lindy McDaniel(2-0) got the win allowing 1 run in 1 inning. Chris Short(0-2) ended up with the loss in relief. He surrendered 2 hits and 3 walks in 2/3 of an inning. |
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| PITTSBURGH AT CHICAGO Pirates......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 5 2 Cubs............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 2 9 1 Win:Ellsworth(1-0) Loss:Friend(2-3) Homeruns- H.Smith(2nd) Dick Ellsworth tossed a complete game at Wrigley Field where the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates in 10 innings 2 to 1. The score was tied at 1 after nine. Finally, Chicago pulled the game out in the 10th inning. George Altman slapped a one-base hit. After an out was recorded, Earl Averill came up and he delivered a single. Walt Moryn then lined a base-hit to load the bases. Tony Taylor was up next and he reached on an error making Chicago the victor and beginning a joyous home town celebration. The teams had been locked in a scoreless duel until the 7th inning. Ellsworth(1-0) got the victory, allowing 1 run for the game. Bob Friend(2-3) suffered the loss. He was pinned with the loss despite not allowing an earned run in his 9 and 1/3 innings of work. |
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| NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1960 American League Date: 5/5/1960 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1960 CLA 10 4 B.Skowron NYA .412 M.Mantle NYA 6 M.Mantle NYA 16 1960 CHA 10 4 M.Mantle NYA .370 OTHERS TIED W 3 V.Power CLA 13 1960 BAA 11 5 J.Temple CLA .350 B.Cerv KCA 13 1960 NYA 8 5 H.Killebr WAA .342 B.Skowron NYA 12 1960 KCA 6 9 V.Power CLA .339 E.Howard NYA 12 1960 BOA 5 8 1960 WAA 4 10 WINS SAVES ERA 1960 DEA 2 11 J.Perry CLA 3 J.Klippst CLA 4 H.Score CHA 0.54 OTHERS TIED W 2 G.Staley CHA 3 W.Ford NYA 0.59 M.Forniel BOA 2 B.Shaw CHA 0.60 OTHERS TIED W 1 E.Wynn CHA 0.68 B.Daley KCA 1.33 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS J.Temple CLA 12 R.Colavit DEA 2 G.Bell CLA 25 V.Power CLA 10 OTHERS TIED W 1 C.Pascual WAA 24 D.Mincher WAA 9 J.Coates NYA 21 H.Lopez NYA 8 J.Bunning DEA 18 B.Skowron NYA 7 OTHERS TIED W 17 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS CHA 1 at BAA 0 CHA-Shaw(2-0, 0.60) at WAA-Pascual(2-2, 1.80) CLA 6 at WAA 4 CLA-Locke(0-0, ----) at BAA-Pappas(2-0, 1.80) DEA 9 at NYA 10 KCA 18 at BOA 2 |
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| NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1960 National League Date: 5/5/1960 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1960 LAN 12 6 D.Zimmer CHN .386 E.Bailey CIN 8 E.Banks CHN 21 1960 SFN 11 6 G.Bell CIN .372 E.Banks CHN 5 E.Bailey CIN 19 1960 PIN 11 6 R.Clement PIN .362 E.Mathews MLN 5 G.Bell CIN 15 1960 MLN 7 8 J.Cunning SLN .354 W.McCovey SFN 5 B.Virdon PIN 15 1960 CIN 8 10 D.Groat PIN .352 OTHERS TIED W 4 OTHERS TIED W 14 1960 PHN 7 11 1960 SLN 6 10 WINS SAVES ERA 1960 CHN 6 11 S.Morehea CHN 4 L.McDanie SLN 3 L.Burdett MLN 1.26 V.Law PIN 4 D.McMahon MLN 2 H.Haddix PIN 1.80 S.Jones SFN 4 R.Gomez PHN 2 M.McCormi SFN 2.25 OTHERS TIED W 3 J.Antonel SFN 2 L.Sherry LAN 2.38 OTHERS TIED W 1 J.O'Toole CIN 2.39 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS R.Clement PIN 14 M.Wills LAN 4 D.Drysdal LAN 50 M.Wills LAN 13 J.Gilliam LAN 4 C.Willey MLN 31 B.Virdon PIN 11 T.Taylor CHN 3 S.Jones SFN 27 D.Groat PIN 10 V.Pinson CIN 3 B.Friend PIN 25 B.Bruton MLN 9 OTHERS TIED W 2 M.McCormi SFN 25 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS CIN 3 at SFN 11 CIN-Purkey(0-1,12.86) at SFN-Jones(4-0, 3.00) MLN 4 at LAN 7 MLN-Spahn(0-2, 7.23) at LAN-Podres(3-1, 3.78) PHN 3 at SLN 4 PHN-Owens(1-1, 6.91) at SLN-Sadecki(0-0, ----) PIN 1 at CHN 2 PIN-Law(4-0, 3.25) at CHN-Hobbie(0-2, 5.03) |
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| CHICAGO AT WASHINGTON White Sox....... 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 - 5 8 1 Senators........ 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 - 10 15 1 Win:Kemmerer(1-2) Loss:Shaw(2-1) Save:Kralick(1st) Homeruns- N.Fox(1st), B.Allison(2nd) Bob Allison touched them all and had 3 RBI and Jack Kralick closed it out for Washington as the Washington Senators beat the Chicago White Sox by a score of 10 to 5. Allison provided much of the offense. He slapped a single knocking in a run in the 2nd inning and lifted one out of the park for a two run home run (his 2nd of the season) in the 8th inning. Kralick pitched a perfect ninth to earn his 1st save. The victory went to Russ Kemmerer(1-2) who went 7 innings, allowing 5 runs. Bob Shaw(2-1) absorbed the loss. He was hit hard and gave up 12 hits and 2 walks in 5 innings. |
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| CLEVELAND AT BALTIMORE Indians......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 8 1 Orioles......... 0 0 1 2 2 6 0 0 - 11 12 1 Win:Portocarrero(3-0) Loss:Hawkins(2-2) Homeruns- G.Woodling(2nd) Third baseman Brooks Robinson had 2 base hits and 3 RBI as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Cleveland Indians 11 to 2 at Memorial Stadium. Cleveland was unable to claim the lead after Baltimore went ahead in the bottom of the 3rd inning plating an isolated run. Baltimore ended up with 12 hits for the game while Cleveland had 8. Arnie Portocarrero(3-0) went 1 inning allowing no runs for the win. Wynn Hawkins(2-2) was hit with the loss. He got hit hard, allowing 9 hits and 5 walks in 5 innings. |
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| CINCINNATI AT SAN FRANCISCO Reds............ 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 4 5 1 Giants.......... 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 - 5 10 1 Win:Antonelli(2-0) Loss:Purkey(0-2) Save:McCormick(1st) Homeruns- V.Pinson(4th), F.Robinson(5th), W.McCovey(6th), W.Kirkland-2(3rd) Right fielder Willie Kirkland blasted 2 homeruns at Candlestick Park where the San Francisco Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds by the score of 5 to 4. Johnny Antonelli(2-0) earned his pay with a solid performance for San Francisco. He surrendered 4 hits and 1 walk in 7 innings. Cincinnati made it exciting in the 9th, but they were unable to push the needed runs across. Mike McCormick recorded his 1st save. Bob Purkey(0-2) was the loser. He served up 3 gopher balls in 7 innings. |
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| MILWAUKEE AT LOS ANGELES Braves.......... 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 1 Dodgers......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 4 11 1 Win:Sherry(3-1) Loss:Burdette(2-1) Homeruns- D.Snider(5th), J.Roseboro(3rd) The Los Angeles Dodgers nipped the Milwaukee Braves in 10 innings 4 to 3 at Memorial Coliseum in a hard fought contest. The score was knotted at 3 after nine innings. Los Angeles won the game in the 10th inning. After two outs Don Demeter drew a walk. John Roseboro stepped into the batter's box and he doubled making Los Angeles the winners and sending the 29,387 fans home happy. Los Angeles out-hit Milwaukee for the game, 11 hits to 7. The winning pitcher was Larry Sherry(3-1) who allowed no runs in 4 innings. Lew Burdette(2-1) took the loss. He pitched 9 and 2/3 innings giving up 11 hits and 2 walks. |
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| PHILADELPHIA AT ST. LOUIS Phillies........ 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 2 1 Cardinals....... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 8 2 Win:Broglio(1-1) Loss:Short(0-3) Vinegar Bend Mizell came through with a solid 8 innings at Busch Stadium as the Philadelphia Phillies lost a heartbreaker to St. Louis Cardinals by the score of 2 to 1. St. Louis scored the deciding run in the 9th inning. After two outs Ken Boyer drew a walk. Stan Musial stepped up to the plate and he doubled. Daryl Spencer then was walked intentionally to load the bases. Chris Short then was wild with a pitch making St. Louis victorious to the delight of the the home town crowd. Philadelphia was out-hit by St. Louis, 8 hits to 2. The victory went to Ernie Broglio(1-1) who went 1 inning, allowing no runs. The losing pitcher was Short(0-3) in relief. He allowed 1 run and 1 hit in 1 and 2/3 innings. |
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| PITTSBURGH AT CHICAGO Pirates......... 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 9 13 0 Cubs............ 1 0 3 0 1 0 5 2 - 12 16 0 Win:Hobbie(1-2) Loss:Witt(0-1) Homeruns- D.Stuart(4th), E.Banks-2(7th) Ernie Banks cracked 2 homeruns and had 6 RBI as the Chicago Cubs outscored the Pittsburgh Pirates 12 to 9. Banks had a great day at the plate. He had the crowd cheering his every move. He clubbed a three-run home run in the 3rd inning and blasted a two-run home run (his 7th of the season) in the 8th inning. Chicago finished with 16 hits while Pittsburgh ended up with 13. The win was credited to Glen Hobbie(1-2) who went 2 and 2/3 innings allowing 2 runs. The losing pitcher was George Witt(0-1). He was knocked around by Chicago, allowing 10 hits and 4 walks in 6 innings. |
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| CHICAGO AT WASHINGTON White Sox....... 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 8 10 1 Senators........ 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 - 6 9 0 Win:Score(3-0) Loss:Ramos(0-2) Save:Staley(4th) Homeruns- R.Sievers(2nd) In a two run game the Chicago White Sox got by the Washington Senators by the score of 8 to 6. Chicago promptly took the lead in their half of the first scoring 3 runners on 1 hit. The highlight belonged to Roy Sievers who deflated the spirits of the home town crowd when he lost the ball over the fence for three runs (his 2nd of the season). Washington threatened in the 9th but Chicago was able to put down the rally. Herb Score(3-0) was the winner allowing 3 runs in 5 and 2/3 innings. Gerry Staley recorded his 4th save. Pedro Ramos(0-2) was the loser. 'Fundamentals, fundamentals, fundamentals' said Cookie Lavagetto after the game. 'We lost this game tonight because we didn't follow the instructions every Little Leaguer hears every day.' |
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| CLEVELAND AT BALTIMORE Indians......... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 0 Orioles......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 - 3 9 2 Win:Fisher(3-1) Loss:Tiefenauer(0-1) Hal Brown pitched 9 strong innings as the Baltimore Orioles outscored the Cleveland Indians in 10 innings 3 to 2. Both teams were tied at 2 runs apiece after nine innings. Baltimore ended up winning it in the 10th inning. After an out was recorded, Gene Woodling drew a walk. Jackie Brandt was next and he tripled making Baltimore the victors to the delight of the home town faithful. Baltimore had 9 hits for the night while Cleveland had 6. The victory went to Jack Fisher(3-1) who went 1 inning, allowing no runs. Bobby Tiefenauer(0-1) took the loss in relief. The winning ways continue for Baltimore. They now have a record of 8-2 in recent days. Cleveland has a record of 10-6 after the loss. |
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| DETROIT AT BOSTON Tigers.......... 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 - 4 11 0 Red Sox......... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 2 Win:Bunning(1-2) Loss:Sullivan(1-3) Save:Aguirre(1st) The Detroit Tigers ended a long winless drought and defeated the Boston Red Sox by a score of 4 to 1 at Fenway Park. Jim Bunning(1-2) gave a fine effort for Detroit. He allowed 4 hits and no walks in 6 innings lowering his ERA from 3.15 to 2.77. Detroit had 11 hits overall, while Boston had 7. Bunning got relief help from Hank Aguirre who gained credit for his 1st save. Frank Sullivan(1-3) was the losing pitcher. 'It's been a rough ride lately, but this was a good win for us' said Jimmy Dykes, 'Maybe this will put us back on track.' |
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| KANSAS CITY AT NEW YORK Athletics....... 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 4 8 0 Yankees......... 3 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 - 10 9 1 Win:Duren(1-1) Loss:Daley(2-2) Homeruns- D.Williams(2nd), R.Maris-2(5th), B.Skowron(4th) Roger Maris blasted 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI at Yankee Stadium as the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Athletics by the count of 10 to 4. Maris enjoyed a big day at the plate. He smashed a two-run homer in the 4th inning and cleared the fences for a two-run home run (his 5th of the season) in the 8th inning. New York finished with 9 hits in the victory. Ryne Duren(1-1) went 1 and 2/3 innings allowing no runs for the win. The loss was charged to Bud Daley(2-2). He was not very effective, surrendering 8 runs in 7 innings. |