The Yanks top Washington, 6 – 1, sending the Senators to their 20th defeat in their last 21 games. Mickey Mantle’s homers for his 51st. The Yanks win, coupled with a Detroit doubleheader loss, puts New York ahead by 7 1/2 games.

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The Yanks top Washington, 6 – 1, sending the Senators to their 20th defeat in their last 21 games. Mickey Mantle’s homers for his 51st. The Yanks win, coupled with a Detroit doubleheader loss, puts New York ahead by 7 1/2 games.

Los Angeles’s Lee Thomas ties the major-league record with nine hits in a doubleheader, five in the first game and 4, including three home runs, in the second. Thomas ties the American League record with 19 total basesin a doubleheader. But Kansas City wins both games from the Angels, 7 – 3 and 13 – 12.

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Los Angeles’s Lee Thomas ties the major-league record with nine hits in a doubleheader, five in the first game and 4, including three home runs, in the second. Thomas ties the American League record with 19 total basesin a doubleheader. But Kansas City wins both games from the Angels, 7 – 3 and 13 – 12.