A game between Memphis and Chattanooga (Southern Association) is postponed because the 94-degree weather is too much for the spectators in Memphis’s roofless Tobey Field.

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A game between Memphis and Chattanooga (Southern Association) is postponed because the 94-degree weather is too much for the spectators in Memphis’s roofless Tobey Field.

At Yankee Stadium, the A’s push over three unearned runs in the 11th on two throwing errors by 3B Hector Lopez to top New York, 5 – 2.

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At Yankee Stadium, the A’s push over three unearned runs in the 11th on two throwing errors by 3B Hector Lopez to top New York, 5 – 2.

Yankee manager Casey Stengel celebrates his 70th birthday and quips, “most people my age are dead at the present time.” The ‘Old Perfessor’ and Connie Mack will be the only two skippers to manage in the major leagues into their seventies until they joined by 72 year-old Jack McKeon, who will pilot the Marlins to a World Championship in 2003, as well as Frank Robinson (2002-2006) and Davey Johnson (2011-2013), who will both lead the Nationals, respectively.

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Yankee manager Casey Stengel celebrates his 70th birthday and quips, “most people my age are dead at the present time.” The ‘Old Perfessor’ and Connie Mack will be the only two skippers to manage in the major leagues into their seventies until they joined by 72 year-old Jack McKeon, who will pilot the Marlins to a World Championship in 2003, as well as Frank Robinson (2002-2006) and Davey Johnson (2011-2013), who will both lead the Nationals, respectively.

1960 – Just as he predicts, Philadelphia P Art Mahaffey, just called up from Buffalo, picks off the first batter to get a hit against him. Then, with the next batter to get a hit, he does it again. Curt Flood and Bill White are the baserunner victims, but St. Louis still wins, 6 – 3. In his next game, the first batter to get a hit off Mahaffey will be Jim Marshall, and Mahaffey will pick him off as well.

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1960 – Just as he predicts, Philadelphia P Art Mahaffey, just called up from Buffalo, picks off the first batter to get a hit against him. Then, with the next batter to get a hit, he does it again. Curt Flood and Bill White are the baserunner victims, but St. Louis still wins, 6 – 3. In his next game, the first batter to get a hit off Mahaffey will be Jim Marshall, and Mahaffey will pick him off as well.

The Red Sox, losers of nine straight to the White Sox, beat Chicago, 4 – 2, knocking the Pale Hose out of first. Boston OF Gary Geiger, who homered yesterday against Chicago, suffers a collapsed lung and is out for the rest of the season.

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The Red Sox, losers of nine straight to the White Sox, beat Chicago, 4 – 2, knocking the Pale Hose out of first. Boston OF Gary Geiger, who homered yesterday against Chicago, suffers a collapsed lung and is out for the rest of the season.

With relief help from Bobby Shantz, Whitey Ford, who leaves with an upset stomach, picks up a 4 – 0 win over the Indians. Tony Kubek, Mickey Mantle and Clete Boyer homer for the Yanks. The pinstripers sweep, winning the nitecap, 9 – 2, and take over first place by three percentage points.

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With relief help from Bobby Shantz, Whitey Ford, who leaves with an upset stomach, picks up a 4 – 0 win over the Indians. Tony Kubek, Mickey Mantle and Clete Boyer homer for the Yanks. The pinstripers sweep, winning the nitecap, 9 – 2, and take over first place by three percentage points.

The Phillies end their scoreless streak of thirty-eight consecutive innings when Johnny Callison plates Tony Gonzalez with a sixth-inning single in the team’s 4-3 victory over the Cubs at Wrigley Field. Philadelphia’s drought began when the team failed to score in the last six frames of a 3-0 win against the Giants, and continued when they were shut out in three straight games (2-0, 2-0, and 9-0) by the Dodgers in Los Angeles.

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The Phillies end their scoreless streak of thirty-eight consecutive innings when Johnny Callison plates Tony Gonzalez with a sixth-inning single in the team’s 4-3 victory over the Cubs at Wrigley Field. Philadelphia’s drought began when the team failed to score in the last six frames of a 3-0 win against the Giants, and continued when they were shut out in three straight games (2-0, 2-0, and 9-0) by the Dodgers in Los Angeles.

The Bucs return to first place as Bob Friend defeats the Cardinals, 4 – 2, in St. Louis. As UPI tells it: “Bob Skinner’s home run in the 8th inning broke a 2-all tie and Roberto Clemente iced it with a tremendous blast into the bleachers for the Pirates’ final run in the 9th.” Pittsburgh will remain atop the National League for the rest of the season. Clemente’s long home run – actually off the scoreboard behind Busch Stadium’s left-centerfield bleachers, according to The Sporting News’s Les Biederman – breaks a 73-game home run drought, dating back to a similarly prodigious shot launched at Candlestick Park on May 6.

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The Bucs return to first place as Bob Friend defeats the Cardinals, 4 – 2, in St. Louis. As UPI tells it: “Bob Skinner’s home run in the 8th inning broke a 2-all tie and Roberto Clemente iced it with a tremendous blast into the bleachers for the Pirates’ final run in the 9th.” Pittsburgh will remain atop the National League for the rest of the season. Clemente’s long home run – actually off the scoreboard behind Busch Stadium’s left-centerfield bleachers, according to The Sporting News’s Les Biederman – breaks a 73-game home run drought, dating back to a similarly prodigious shot launched at Candlestick Park on May 6.

1960 – Chicago’s third straight win at Yankee Stadium and eighth straight overall, 6 – 3, behind Billy Pierce, gives the Sox a two-game lead atop the American League. Eli Grba beats Herb Score, 8 – 2, in the second game to give New York a twin-bill split.

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1960 – Chicago’s third straight win at Yankee Stadium and eighth straight overall, 6 – 3, behind Billy Pierce, gives the Sox a two-game lead atop the American League. Eli Grba beats Herb Score, 8 – 2, in the second game to give New York a twin-bill split.