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...Cards entered the sixth inning trailing the Yanks 4-2 as a result of Tommy Tresh's two-run homer in the second. But Ken Boyer singled and with one out, Shannon whacked a 450-foot blast off the left-field scoreboard in St. Louis' Busch Stadium...
...race for first place since the start of the season, walked up to Willie in mock anger: "You didn't hit any homers the last time I pitched-you owe me two." "Have a heart," chirped Mays. "This is a big ballpark." He then slammed one into the left-field seats in the third inning, put a second in the right-centerfield seats (with a man on base) in the fifth, for good measure singled to left in the seventh, driving in yet another run. Score: Giants 6, Colts...
...would be dangerous to go either with a tired pitcher or with a stale one in Northeaster's tiny park. The left-field fence is about 250 feet from the plate and home runs are cheap. It should be a good opportunity for the Crimson's hitters to fatten up their averages if they can get a few hits off MacPherson...
...writing in the National Observer, while clear, is uneven. Lead paragraphs, in particular, vary from sharp, direct statements to uninteresting, left-field approaches. A typical lead of the first type was, "The U.S. is becoming more deeply involved in a fierce, undeclared war in southeast Asia." This is not wildly exciting, but it sums up a long story in a sentence and is at least moderately eye-catching...
...locker room that the pains in his stomach meant an ulcer. In the first inning Neal gave his stomach cause for more pain by botching a double-play ball, opened the way for two quick Sox runs. But in the fifth, Neal grimly homered into the lower left-field stands for a run-the first time the Dodgers had scored in 14 innings. Suddenly, all seemed right with the Dodgers. An unknown outfielder named Chuck Essegian rose from the bench in the seventh to pinch-hit, swatted another homer. Two batters later, Neal came back...