Minnesota takes the American League lead on Dave Boswell’s 5 – 0 victory over Denny McLain and Detroit.
Minnesota takes the American League lead on Dave Boswell’s 5 – 0 victory over Denny McLain and Detroit.
Washington’s Bob Priddy loses his 1 – 0 lead to the Yankees when Mickey Mantle clouts a 2-run pinch homer in the 8th and New York wins, 2 – 1. Mel Stottlemyre is the winner, allowing six hits and no walks. For Mantle, it is his 14th game-winning hit of the year, eight of them home runs.
Washington’s Bob Priddy loses his 1 – 0 lead to the Yankees when Mickey Mantle clouts a 2-run pinch homer in the 8th and New York wins, 2 – 1. Mel Stottlemyre is the winner, allowing six hits and no walks. For Mantle, it is his 14th game-winning hit of the year, eight of them home runs.
