1963 MLB Replay.
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Thursday, June 13th Scores:
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Thursday, June 13 Highlights:
Boston and Washington split a double-header, with the Senators taking game 1 by a score of 6-3 and the Red Sox winning 2-1 in game 2. Boston held a 3-2 lead in the 9th inning of game 1, but the Senators rallied with 4 runs in the top of the inning. Chuck Hinton hit his 9th homer of the season for Washington. Game 2 was tied at 1 until Dick Stuart singled home Frank Malzone with the go-ahead run in the bottom of the 8th inning.
The Pirates took a 9-2 lead to the bottom of the 9th inning, but the Reds did not go quietly into that good night, scoring 5 times off Roy Face before he finally shut the door on a 9-7 victory. Smokey Burgess hit his 4th homer of the season for the Pirates.
In Detroit, the Tigers survived a 9th inning rally as the Indians scored 4 times in the top of the 8th. Bob Anderson was able to finish off the tribe with a 7-6 lead intact. Max Alvis hit his 5th homer of the season in the loss for Cleveland.
Sandy Koufax went the distance and Ron Fairly hit his 4th homer as the Dodgers knocked off the Colt 45s by a score of 9-2. Koufax improved to 6-4 on the season, with a 2.36 ERA. With 12 strikeouts, Koufax leads the majors with 126 on the season.
In Minnesota, Harmon Killebrew singled home Vic Power with two outs in the 7th inning to break a 2-all tie and lift the Twins to a 3-2 victory over the visiting Athletics. Jim Perry improved to 5-1 on the season for the Twins.
Jerry Adair’s 4th homer of the year gave the Orioles a 2-0 lead in the 8th inning at Yankee Stadium, but a Tom Thresh double tied the game back up in the bottom of the 8th and Roger Maris’ 9th homer delivered a 3-2 victory in the bottom of the 9th inning.
In San Francisco, the Cubs edged the Giants by a score of 4-3. Dick Ellsworth improved to 6-5 on the season and dropped his ERA to 1.78 on the season. Lindy McDaniel recorded the final 6 outs for his 6th save. Billy Williams homered for the 8th time for Chicago.
In St. Louis, Ernie Broglio shut the Phillies out on 4 hits, improving his record to 8-2 and trimming his ERA to 2.13. Charlie James went 2 for 4 and drove in a pair of runs for the Cardinals.
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Friday, June 14th Scores:
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June 14th Highlights:
The Red Sox score 3 times in the first inning and Earl Wilson goes the distance as Boston defeats Baltimore by a score of 4-0. Frank Malzone (9) homered for Boston and Wilson improved to 2-6 on the season and lowered his ERA to 4.81.
Gary Peters won his 5th game of the season against 2 losses as the White Sox knocked off the A’s by a score of 4-2. Ed Charles (5) homered in the loss for Kansas City. Jim Brosnan earned his 4th save of the year for Chicago who remain one game behind the Twins.
Frank Robinson launched his 11th homer of the season as the Reds defeated the Mets by a score of 5-3. Bob Purkey (4-3, 2.70) got the win with Joey Jay earning his first save of the year.
Woodie Held singled home Willie Kirkland and Max Alvis in the bottom of the 9th inning as the Indians walked off the Senators by a score of 3-2 in game 1 of a doubleheader. Jim Coates (1-3, 5.79) was charged with the loss. Jerry Walker (2-2, 5.47) got the win for Cleveland.
In game 2, Claude Osteen (5-4, 2.13) went the distance, and held the Tribe to just 3 hits as the Senators won by a score of 4-0. Hobie Landrith homered for the first time this season for Washington.
The Dodgers tied the game at 3 apiece with 2 runs in the bottom of the 9th inning and went on to prevail by a score of 6-5 in 11 innings. The winning run scored when Jim Brewer (1-3, 5.50) balked home Jim Gilliam. Dick Calmus (2-0, 0.00) earned the win for Los Angeles.
The Twins remain in first place in the American league after a 4-1 victory over the Angels. Dick Stigman (7-3, 2.63) got the win for Minnesota with Ray Moore (2) earning a save. Dan Osinski (3-4, 5.03) took the loss for Los Angeles.
The Braves outslugged the Phillies by a score of 8-5. Wes Covington (10) homered against his former team, while Henry Aaron (18) and Mack Jones (1) went deep for Milwaukee. Tony Cloninger (2-0, 1.65) got the win with the save going to Bob Shaw (1). Ray Culp (4-7, 4.38) was charged with the loss for Philadelphia.
The Yankees remain on the periphery of the American League race with a 6-3 win over the Detroit Tigers. Joe Pepitone (10) and Roger Maris (9) homered for New York while Norm Cash (8) went deep for Detroit. Hal Reniff (4) saved the game for Steve Hamilton (2-1, 0.69). Bill Faul (0-4, 7.21) took the loss for the Tigers.
The Giants broke a 3-3 tie in the bottom of the 8th inning on a run-scoring ground out by Don Larsen to knock off the Colt 45s by a score of 4-3. Larsen (2-2, 2.70) got the win with Hal Brown (0-3, 3.90) taking the loss. Brock Davis (1) homered for Houston and Harvey Kuenn (2) went deep for San Francisco.
The Cardinals fell a game behind the first-place Dodgers after the Pirates defeated them by a score of 7-2. Jerry Lynch (2) homered for the Pirates. Bob Friend (8-3, 2.42) got the win with Al McBean (2) getting the save. Ray Washburn (7-2, 2.59) took the loss for St. Louis.
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Saturday, June 15th Scoreboard:
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June 15th Highlights:
The White Sox score a run int he first inning, and Ray Herbert holds the A’s scoreless for 8 innings, but a home run by pinch-hitter George Alusik in the 9th inning ties the game at 1, and an RBI Double by Jerry Lumpe later in the inning gives Kansas City a 2-1 lead. Diego Segui (5-1, 1.90) went the distance for the A’s, including a three up, three down 9th inning against the top of the Sox batting order. Herbert dropped to 7- 5 on the season. The loss dropped the Sox to one game behind the Twins in the AL Standings.
The Mets scored 4 times in the 6th inning on their way to a 5-2 victory over the Reds. Tracy Stallard (1-2, 4.18) went the distance, limiting the Reds to just 6 hits. Joey Jay lasted just 5 2/3 innings and dropped to 6-4 on the season. Frank Thomas hit his 3rd homer of the season for New York. Gordy Coleman reached double digits with a solo shot for Cincinatti.
Washington overcame hitting into a triple play in the 6th inning and knocked off the Indians by a score of 8-6. Don Lock (7) and Ed Brinkman (5) homered for the Senators. Joe Azcue and Fred Whitfield each hit their 4th homers of the season for Cleveland. Ron Kline (7) earned the save in support of Jim Coates (2-3, 6.40). Ted Abernathy took the loss for the Indians (0-1, 3.37).
In Los Angeles, today’s game featured a fantastic pitcher’s duel between Larry Jackson (7-4, 2.66) and Don Drysdale (8-6, 2.85). Each hurler went the distance, and the teams combined for only 1 run on 7 hits. The only run of the game came in the 6th inning when Billy Williams doubled in Don Landrum, and the Cubs prevailed by a score of 1-0. The Dodgers remain in first place, but their lead is only a half game against the idle Cardinals.
In Minnesota, the Twins ride a 5-run 4th inning all the way to a 6-4 win over the Angels. Rich Rollins (8) and Bernie Allen (2) homered for Minnesota. Bill Pleis (3) saved the game for Garry Roggenburk (1-2, 5.06). Ken McBride (7-6, 3.06) took the loss for Los Angeles. The Twins hold a 1-game lead over the White Sox.
Lee Maye drilled his 5th homer of the season as the Braves topped the Phillies by a score of 4-1. Denny LeMaster (6-4, 3.06) earned the victory for Milwaukee with a save going to Frank Funk, his first of the season. John Boozer (1-2, 2.80) took the loss for Philadelphia.
In New York, the Tigers jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the top of the first thanks to a grand slam by Bill Freehan (3) off Al Downing, but then watched the Yankees score 6 times over the next 3 innings for a 6-4 victory by New York. Downing (2-0, 2.84) survived the rough first inning and went the distance for the win. Mickey Lolich (2-3, 2.63) took the loss for Detroit.
In San Francisco, the Giants took a 2-1 lead into the 9th inning but the Colt 45s scored once in the top of the 9th to tie, and then plated a pair in the top of the 10th for a 4-2 victory. Hal Woodeshick (3) earned a save with the win going to Don McMahon (1-0, 2.74). Bill O’Dell (7-5, 3.59) was charged with the loss in relief of Juan Marichal. Brock Davis (2) homered for Houston. Orlando Cepeda (17) and WIllie Mays (20) went deep for the Giants in defeat.
A whopping 20 games are on the schedule for Sunday, June 16th, featuring doubleheaders for every team on Father’s Day.
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Sunday, June 16th Scores:
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Sunday, June 16, highlights
The Red Sox swept their twin-bill against the Orioles. Game 1 saw Boston jump out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first against Ivan Delock (0-1, 3.68) and hold on for a 3-1 win behind Bill Monbouquette (8-4, 1.67) and Dick Radatz (5th Save). Bob Johnson (2) accounted for the lone Baltimore run with a home run.
The Sox trailed the Orioles by a score of 3-2 after 6 innings in game two. A three-run rally by the Sox in the 7th turned that into a 5-3 victory. Boston got homers from Lou Clinton (5), Frank Malzone (6), Dick Stuart (19) and Gary Geiger (4) in the win. Dave Morehead (6-2, 2.95) got the win with Jack Lamabe (4) earning a save. Stu Miller (2-2, 2.58) took the loss for Baltimore.
In Chicago, the White Sox scored 3 times in the bottom of the 9th inning to force extra innings, but it was the Athletics that prevailed with 2 runs in the top of the 10th inning. Ed Charles (7) and George Alusik (7) homered for Kansas City. John Wyatt earned his first save in support of BIll Fischer (2-2, 3.19). Dave DeBusshere (2-1, 2.65) took the loss for Chicago.
In game 2, Jim Landis (10, 11) homered twice as the Sox prevailed by a score of 4-3. Dave Nicholson (8) also homered for Chicago while Norm Siebern (10) went deep for Kansas City. Hoyt Wilhelm (3-2, 3.00) earned the victory while Ted Bowsfield (6-5, 5.15) was charged with the loss.
In Cincinnati, Charlie Neal opened the game with a walk off Jim Maloney, but Maloney retired the next 27 batters in succession for his second no-hitter of the season. Maloney (8-7, 2.22) fanned 13 New York batters on the day. The Reds scored twice in the 1st and five times in the 5th to provide more than enough offense to support Maloney.
In Game two, the Mets celebrated seeing pitches from someone other than Maloney and knocked off the Reds by a score of 8-4. Norm Sherry (3) and Cliff Cook (1) homered for New York. Roger Craig (6-8, 2.92) earned the win with the loss being charged to Jim O’Toole (8-3, 2.34).
In Cleveland, the Indians swept a pair from the Senators by scores of 5 to 1 and 5 to 0. Mudcat Grant (4-6, 4.30) earned the victory in game 1 over Dave Stenhouse (2-9, 4.77). Dick Donovan (5-5, 2.63) shut out Washington on just 3 hits in game 2 as Don Rudolph (3-6, 4.29) took the loss. Donovan supported his own cause with a home run, his first of the season.
In Los Angeles, the Cubs and Dodgers split their doubleheader. In game 1, the Dodgers tied the game in the bottom of the 8th inning, and neither team would score again until the Cubs pushed 2 runs across in the top of the 13th inning. Los Angeles scored a run in the bottom of the 13th, but came up short with the Cubs prevailing 4-3. Tommy Davis (6,7) homered twice in a losing cause. Andre Rodgers (3) homered for the Cubs. Barney Schultz (1-0, 2.77) got the win with Larry Sherry (0-4, 5.58) taking the loss.
Game 2 went to extra innings as well, with the score tied at 3-3. Chicago scored a pair of runs in the 10th, but the Dodgers stormed back with 3 runs in the bottom of the 10th to salvage a split. Dick Scott (1-0, 10.5) earned the win for Los Angeles with Lindy McDaniel (0-3, 3.00) taking the loss for the Cubs. Ron Santo (16) and Wally Moon (3) homered.
In Minnesota, the Angels scored 4 times in the 3rd inning to propel themselves to a 7-3 victory over the Twins. Hank Foiles smacked his first homer of the season for Los Angeles. Julio Navarro (2) earned the save to back up Dean Chance (3-6, 3.15). Jim Kaat (8-3, 3.02) took the loss for Minnesota and Rich Rollins (9) homered for the Twins.
Lee Stange (1-0, 0.00) twirled a 5-hit shutout in the second game, and Jimmy Hall (8) homered twice as the Twins cruised to an 8-0 victory. Bob Turley (1-5, 3.86) took the loss for Los Angeles. Harmon Killebrew (15) and Bob Allison (15) also homered for Minnesota.
In Milwaukee, the Phillies sweep the doubleheader from the Braves. Cal McLish (7-5, 1.82) shut out Milwaukee on 4 hits in the first game as Philadelphia cruised to a 9-0 victory. Bob Hendley (5-4, 3.86) took the loss for the Braves. Roy Sievers (4) homered for the visitors.
In game 2, Sievers (5) homered again, as did Johnny Callison (7) as the Phillies prevailed by a score of 6-5. Philadelphia pushed 2 runs across in the top of the 9th inning to secure the win. Frank Funk (1-2, 3.18) took the loss for Milwaukee. Denis Menke (5) homered in the loss for the Braves. John Klippstein (4-2, 2.03) earned the win for the Phillies.
In the Bronx, the Yankees won both games against the visiting Tigers by scores of 7-6 and 4-1. In the opener, the Tigers took a 6-5 lead into the 8th inning, but the Yankees scored twice in the bottom of the 8th to take the lead. Hal Reniff (4-2, 2.67) earned the victory with the loss going to Bill Faul (0-5, 6.91). Al Kaline (11), Dick McAuliffe (8), Johnny Blanchard (4), Joe Pepitone (8) and Roger Maris (15) all homered in the game.
Clete Boyer (3) homered in game 2 as Bill Stafford (6-1, 2.45) earned the victory with Bill Kunkel (5) getting a save. Hank Aguirre (6-7, 2.77) took the loss for Detroit.
In San Francisco, the Giants took a pair from the Houston Colt 45s. Bobby Bolin (3-4, 2.54) belted his first homer of the year and was the winning pitcher in game 1 as the Giants prevailed by a score of 3-1. Don Nottebart (2-10, 3.67) took the loss for Houston. In the second game, Gaylord Perry (3-1, 2.43) earned the win with the save going to Jack Sanford (2). Ken Johnson (3-6, 2.44) took the loss for the Colt 45s in the 3-2 San Francisco win.
In St. Louis, the Cardinals took both games from the Pirates by identical 7-2 scores. Carl Sawatski (6), Ken Boyer (14) and Bob Gibson (1) all homered for the Cardinals in game 1. Gibson (8-2, 2.09) got the win over Don Schwall (3-7, 5.91).
Boyer (15) homered again in game 2 with Bill White (11) contributing a long fly as well. Ted Savage (2) homered in the loss for Pittsburgh. Curt Simmons (7-4, 1.96) was the winning pitcher with the loss going to Vern Law (2-4, 2.51).
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Monday, June 17 Scores:
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June 17 Highlights:
The Red Sox used 4 homers to knock off the Orioles in a see-saw battle by a score of 6-5. Roman Mejias (4) opened the scoring with a solo homer in the bottom of the first inning. Lou Clinton (6) tied the game at 4-4 with a two-run shot in the 4th inning. In the 6th inning, Eddie Bressoud’s (9) solo shot knotted the score at 5. After a Bob Tillman ground out, Jack Lamabe (2) put Boston ahead for good with a shot over the right field wall. Lamabe (6-1, 2.03) earned the victory, with Dick Radatz (6) earning a save. Dick Hall (2-2, 2.68) took the loss in relief of Mike McCormick.
The Phillies and Reds combined for 22 runs, 26 hits, and 5 errors in a wild game that saw the Phillies prevail by a score of 12 to 10. The Phillies scored 6 times in the first inning, featuring the first of two home runs on the day for Wes Covington (11,12). After a 5-run outburst by the Reds in the 4th inning, the game was all tied up at 8-8. The Reds pulled ahead by a score of 10-9, but Philadelphia scored 3 times in the top of the 9th to secure the victory. Roy Sievers (6) and Ruben Amaro (1) also homered for the Phillies. Frank Robinson (7) and Johnny Edwards (11) went deep for Cincinnati. Jack Baldschun (2-1, 1.91) earned the victory with Joey Jay (6-5, 4.22) taking the loss. John Tsitouris and Ryne Duren started the game, and neither of them made it out of the 4th inning.
Woodie Held (6,7) homered twice to lead the Indians to a 7-3 victory over the Senators. Jack Kralick (4-2, 2.42) went the distance for Cleveland, scattering 9 hits and 3 runs. Jim Duckworth (1-7, 6.51) gave up 5 runs in 4 innings to be saddled with the loss. Minnie Minoso (4) homered in the loss for Washington.
The Pirates knocked off the Braves by a score of 6-2 behind homers from Ron Brand (1) and Jerry Lynch (3). Don Cardwell (5-4, 2.84) was the winning pitcher with Ron Piche (0-2, 5.4) taking the loss.
The Dodgers scored 3 times in the 8th inning to pull away from the Giants for a 5-1 victory. Sandy Koufax (7-4, 2.26) went the distance, surrendering the run on a Willie Mays RBI single. Bill O’Dell (7-6, 3.53) took the loss for San Francisco. Ron Fairly (6) homered for Los Angeles.
The Mets and Cardinals were tied at 2 after 4 innings, but the Cardinals scored single runs in the 5th and 7th for a 4-2 victory. Julian Javier went 3 for 4 with 3 singles for the Cardinals. Tim Harkness (5) homered in the loss for New York. Diomedes Olivio saved the game for Ernie Broglio (9-2, 2.2) who became the first 9-game winner in the majors. Jay Hook (1-9, 6.31) gave up 3 runs over 6 innings for the loss.
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Tuesday, July 18th Scores:
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July 18th Highlights:
Johnny Temple’s first homer is the only run of the game as Bob Bruce (2-12, 5.91) outduels Dick Ellsworth (6-6, 1.74) and the Houston Colt 45s defeat the Chicago Cubs 1-0.
The Phillies knocked off the Reds by a score of 6-1. Ray Culp (5-7, 4.07) gets the win and Bob Purkey (4-4, 2.78) takes the loss. Roy Sievers went 3 for 4 with 2 RBI to lead the way for Philadelphia. Daryl Spencer drove in the lone run for the Reds.
The Orioles broke a 4-4 tie with 3 runs in the top of the 6th inning to defeat the Indians by a score of 7-4. Jim Gentile (8) went deep for Baltimore to make a winner out of Dave McNally (4-0, 2.29). Wes Stock earned his second save while Barry Latman (0-4, 5.91) took the loss for Cleveland.
The Angels outslugged the Athletics by a 10-6 score. Ken McBride (8-6, 3.28) got the win with Moe Drabowsky (0-1, 8.64) taking the loss. Norm Siebern (11) went deep for Kansas City.
The Twins jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning and held on for an 8-4 victory over the White Sox. Jimmie Hall (9, 10) smacked a pair of homers for Minnesota and Rich Rollins went deep as well. Charlie Maxwell (2) homered in the loss for Chicago. Jim Perry (6-1, 3.01) got the win while Joe Horlen (2-3, 4.05) took the loss.
The Braves shut out the Pirates by a score of 2-0 behind Warren Spahn (7-3, 1.75). Bob Friend (8-4, 2.43) took the loss for Pittsburgh. Denis Menke (6) homered for Milwaukee.
Washington scored twice in the top of the 9th inning to defeat the Yankees by a score of 4-3. Chuck Cottier (2) and Clete Boyer (4) homered in the game. Pete Burnside (1-1, 6.14) got the win with Ron Kline (8) earning a save. Marshall Bridges (0-1, 5.25) took the loss for New York.
The Giants scored twice in the bottom of the 9th inning to defeat the Dodgers by a score of 2-1. Jim Gilliam (4) homered for Los Angeles in the top of the 1st inning. No other runs were scored until the bottom of the 9th when Willie McCovey (14) tied the game at one with a homer. With one out, Jim Davenport singled home Orlando Cepeda with the winning run. Jack Sanford (8-6, 2.38) went the distance for the win. Ed Roebuck (4-2, 2.63) was charged with the loss in relief of Bob Miller.
Lew Burdette (1-0, 0.00) went this distance in his Cardinals debut as St. Louis blanked the Mets by a 4-0 score. Carl Willey (3-8, 3.93) took the loss for New York. George Altman (11) homered for the Cardinals.
Both the Tigers and the Red Sox scored 4 runs early, but the Tigers prevailed in the end by a score of 9-8. Detroit got homers from Bubba Phillips (4), Rocky Colavito (4), Norm Cash (12) and Dick McAuliffe (9). Tom Sturdivant (1-0, 4.63) got the win with Bob Anderson recording the final 2 outs for his 3rd save. Jack Lamabe (6-2, 2.57) took the loss for Boston.
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Wednesday, June 19th Scores:
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June 19 Highlights:
The Tigers scored 3 times in the top of the 8th to grab a 5-1 lead and withstood a bottom of the 9th rally by the Red Sox to secure a 5-4 victory. Al Kaline (12) homered for the Tigers, and Dick Stuart (20, 21) took over the major league lead with two home runs for the Sox. Don Mossi (6-0, 1.34) got the win for the Tigers and Bob Heffner (0-1, 4.5) took the loss for Boston.
At Wrigley, the Cubs scored twice in the bottom of the 9th inning to force extra innings against Houston. The Colt 45s pushed across a run in the top of the 10th, but the Cubs plated another pair in the bottom of the 10th for a 4-3 victory. Jim Brewer (2-3, 6.00) was credited with the victory for Chicago while Russ Kemmerer (0-2, 6.40) took the loss for Houston. Carl Warwick (3) homered in a losing effort.
Dallas Green (3-2, 2.3) went the distance and shut out the Reds on 4 hits as the Phillies prevailed by a score of 6-0. Roy Sievers (7) and Clay Dalrymple (3) hit homers for Philadelphia. Joey Jay (6-6, 4.28) took the loss for Cincinnati.
Pedro Ramos (4-1, 2.90) fired a 2-hitter as the Indians blanked the Orioles by a score of 4-0. Steve Barber (7-8, 2.63) took the loss for Baltimore. Ramos (1), Woodie Held (8) and Joe Azcue (5) all went yard for Cleveland.
Continuing the theme of dominating pitching performances, Milt Pappas (4-7, 4.02) surrendered just one hit to the Indians as the Orioles turned the tables with a 12-0 win in game 2 of a doubleheader. Pappas (2) and Jim Gentile (9) homered for Baltimore who pounded out 17 hits against Gary Bell (2-4, 3.27) and a host of ineffective relievers.
In another doubleheader, the A’s jumped out to a 3-0 lead against Dan Osinski (3-5, 4.68) and the Angels and held on for a 3-2 victory. Ed Rakow (6-7, 4.75) got the win with a save going to John Wyatt (2). In game 2, the A’s got homers from Wayne Causey (3), Norm Siebern (12), and Bobby Del Greco (3) in a 6-2 win over Los Angeles. Billy Moran (5) homered for the Angels. Moe Drabowsky (1) saved the game for Diego Segui (6-1, 2.02). Don Lee (2-8, 4.00) took the loss.
The White Sox pulled within a game of the Twins in the standings with a 4-3 victory. Tommy McCraw (1) and Floyd Robinson (5) homered for the Sox. Harmon Killebrew (16) went deep for the Twins. Frank Baumann (3-1, 3.99) earned the victory for Chicago with Jim Brosnan (5) getting a save. Bill Dailey (0-2, 1.91) took the loss for Minnesota.
Jim Bouton (8-3, 1.97) allowed only 2 hits as the Yankees blanked the Senators by a score of 5-0. Tony Kubek went 3 for 4 with a pair of doubles and a pair of runs scored for New York. Minnie Minoso and Marv Breeding had the only hits for the Senators. Claude Osteen (5-5, 2.32) took the loss for Washington.
Don Drysdale (9-6, 2.67) and Juan Marichal (6-4, 1.82) exchanged zeros for 6 innings, but the Dodgers broke through for 2 runs against the Giants in the 7th and added another in the 8th for a 3-0 victory. The Giants managed only 1 hit against Drysdale, a single by Willie McCovey.
The Dodgers gained no ground on the Cardinals, as St. Louis outslugged the Mets by a score of 10-6. The Cardinals held a 10-0 lead after 5 innings and survived a shaky relief appearance by Bobby Humphreys to hold on for the win. Jim Hickman (6) and Tim McCarver (2) homered. Ray Sadecki (5-3, 4.64) got the win for St. Lous, with Humphreys earning his first save, despite giving up 5 runs in 3 innings of work. Tracy Stallard (1-3, 4.71) gave up 4 earned runs in 3 innings of work and was saddled with the loss.
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Thursday, June 20 Scores:
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June 20 Highlights:
The Tigers jump out to a 6-1 lead and hold on for a 6-4 victory over the Red Sox. Rocky Colavito (5) and Bill Freehan (4) homered for Detroit. Roman Mejias (5) and Dick Stuart (22) went deep for Boston. Mickey Lolich earned his first save of the season for Jim Bunning (8-5, 3.39) while Arnold Earley (0-3, 5.4) took the loss.
Houston scores twice in the top of the first against Larry Jackson and the Cubs, but Chicago scores 10 unanswered runs for a 10-2 victory. Jackson (8-4, 2.65) got the win for Chicago while Dick Drott (0-7, 5.96) was saddled with the loss for the Colt 45s. Ken Hubbs had two hits and drove in 4 runs for Chicago. Jim Campbell went 3 for 3 in the loss for Houston.
The Phillies scored 3 times in the top of the 10th inning for a 6-3 victory over the Reds. Ryne Duren (1-2, 3.97) got his first win of the season while Jim Owens (2-2, 3.52) took the loss. Ruben Amaro went 2 for 5 with 4 RBI for Philadelphia. Gordy Coleman drove in a pair for Cincinnati.
In Cleveland, the Orioles cruised to an 8-3 victory over the Indians. Dick Hall (3-2, 2.53) got the win with Wes Stock (3) earning a save. Dick Donovan (5-6, 3.11) took the loss for Cleveland. Jim Gentile (10) had the only homer of the game.
John Buzhardt (8-2, 1.73) fired a 1-hit shutout as the White Sox blanked the Twins by a score of 2-0. The win pulled the Sox into a virtual tie with the Twins atop the American League. Jim Kaat (8-4, 2.83) took the loss for Minnesota. Zoilo Versalles had the only hit against Buzhardt. Floyd Robinson drove in both Chicago runs.
In Milwaukee, the Pirates prevailed over the Braves by a score of 8-7. Henry Aaron (18) homered for Milwaukee and Willie Stargell (5) went deep for Pittsburgh. Tommie Sisk earned his 5th save in support of Don Schwall (4-7, 5.44). Denny Lemaster (6-5, 3.68) took the loss for the Braves.
Don Lock opened the scoring in the 2nd inning with his 8th homer for Washington, but the rest of the scoring would be done by the Yankees in an 8-1 New York win. Al Downing (3-0, 2.52) was the winning pitcher with Hal Reniff earning his 5th save. Dave Stenhouse (2-10, 5.33) took the loss for the Senators. Tom Tresh (10) and Roger Maris (16) homered for New York.
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