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MAY
1962

Tuesday, May 1st

IN THE NEWS: At LA, Doug Camilli singles in a run in the bottom of the 16th to give the Dodgers a 6–5 win over the Cubs. Both teams score two in the 15th with Jim Gilliam making the 3rd out on an attempted steal of home.

At Washington, the Senators snap a 13-game losing streak by edging the Red Sox, 2–1. Pete Burnside twirls a 4-hitter.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 1, 1962
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Chicago Cubs 5 at Dodger Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 8, New York Mets 2 at Polo Grounds V
San Francisco Giants 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Candlestick Park
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Houston Astros 4 at Sportsman's Park III
New York Yankees 6, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I
Los Angeles Angels 8, Cleveland Indians 6 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 3, Kansas City Athletics 2 at Municipal Stadium
Minnesota Twins 8, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Metropolitan Stadium
Washington Senators 2, Boston Red Sox 1 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
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Wednesday, May 2nd

SCOREBOARD: MAY 2, 1962
Chicago Cubs 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium
San Francisco Giants 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Candlestick Park
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Houston Astros 1 at Sportsman's Park III
New York Yankees 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I
Kansas City Athletics 12, Detroit Tigers 8 at Municipal Stadium
Baltimore Orioles 6, Minnesota Twins 5 at Metropolitan Stadium
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Thursday, May 3rd

SCOREBOARD: MAY 3, 1962
Philadelphia Phillies 9, Milwaukee Braves 8 at Shibe Park
San Francisco Giants 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Candlestick Park
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Houston Astros 0 at Sportsman's Park III
Chicago White Sox 1, New York Yankees 0 at Comiskey Park I
Kansas City Athletics 6, Detroit Tigers 4 at Municipal Stadium
Minnesota Twins 8, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Metropolitan Stadium
Boston Red Sox 7, Washington Senators 4 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
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Friday, May 4th

IN THE NEWS: The first-place Giants win their 10th straight game, beating the Cubs 11–6. Billy Pierce wins his 4th straight and gives up a run after 17 2/3 innings of shut out pitching. The 10 wins is the longest winning streak since they moved west.

The Red Sox stage a 12-run uprising in the 5th inning to defeat the White Sox, 13–6. Ed Bressoud and Carl Yastrzemski have two hits in the frame as does pinch hitter Russ Nixon.

Arthur Allyn becomes sole owner of the White Sox by purchasing the 46-percent share held by an 11-man Chicago syndicate.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 4, 1962
San Francisco Giants 11, Chicago Cubs 6 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Crosley Field
Houston Astros 7, Milwaukee Braves 4 at County Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 6, New York Mets 5 at Shibe Park
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Forbes Field
Boston Red Sox 13, Chicago White Sox 6 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 6, Kansas City Athletics 5 at Municipal Stadium
Los Angeles Angels 5, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Dodger Stadium
Minnesota Twins 4, Detroit Tigers 2 at Metropolitan Stadium
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Saturday, May 5th

IN THE NEWS: Angels rookie Bo Belinsky pitches a no-hitter against the Orioles, the organization from which the cocky lefty was drafted last year. Belinsky has nine strikeouts and beats Steve Barber 2–0.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 5, 1962
Chicago Cubs 12, San Francisco Giants 8 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 8, St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Crosley Field
Milwaukee Braves 6, Houston Astros 5 at County Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 2, New York Mets 1 at Shibe Park
Los Angeles Dodgers 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Forbes Field
Boston Red Sox 8, Chicago White Sox 3 at Fenway Park
Kansas City Athletics 18, Cleveland Indians 6 at Municipal Stadium
Cleveland Indians 5, Kansas City Athletics 2 at Municipal Stadium
Los Angeles Angels 2, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Dodger Stadium
Minnesota Twins 7, Detroit Tigers 2 at Metropolitan Stadium
New York Yankees 7, Washington Senators 6 at Yankee Stadium
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Sunday, May 6th

IN THE NEWS: Mickey Mantle hits home runs right- and lefthanded for the 9th time, in the 2nd game of a doubleheader, as the Yankees win 8–0 over the Senators at the Stadium. His first homer follows a Roger Maris round-tripper. The shutout is Jim Bouton's first win the majors. In the opener, a 4–2 Nats win, Mantle accounts for both Yankee runs with a lefthanded homer.

At Cincinnati, the Cards salvage a nitecap win, 3–0, when Stan Musial blasts a 3-run home run in the 9th off Moe Drabowsky. Bob Gibson is the winner. The Reds win the opener, 5–4. Musial also sets a record for most games played, appearing in his 2,786th and 2787th.

Lee Thomas has five hits to lead a 19-hit attack by the Angels as they beat the Orioles, 15–7, to sweep the 3-game series. Brooks Robinson hits a grand slam to tie the game at 7–7 in the 5th.

The Mets acquire Vinegar Bend Mizell from the Pirates for Jim Marshall, then send Don Zimmer to Cincinnati for P Bob Miller and infielder Cliff Cook.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 6, 1962
San Francisco Giants 7, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Crosley Field
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Crosley Field
Milwaukee Braves 3, Houston Astros 2 at County Stadium
Houston Astros 9, Milwaukee Braves 1 at County Stadium
New York Mets 7, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Shibe Park
Boston Red Sox 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 5, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 5, Kansas City Athletics 1 at Municipal Stadium
Los Angeles Angels 15, Baltimore Orioles 7 at Dodger Stadium
Minnesota Twins 10, Detroit Tigers 7 at Metropolitan Stadium
Washington Senators 4, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees 8, Washington Senators 0 at Yankee Stadium
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Monday, May 7th

IN THE NEWS: Former baseball executive Frank Lane signs on as GM of the Chicago Packers of the National Basketball Association.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 7, 1962
Houston Astros 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 6 at Colt Stadium
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Tuesday, May 8th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 8, 1962
New York Mets 3, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Crosley Field
Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Houston Astros 6 at Colt Stadium
San Francisco Giants 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Detroit Tigers 10, Los Angeles Angels 1 at Dodger Stadium
Cleveland Indians 6, Minnesota Twins 3 at Metropolitan Stadium
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Wednesday, May 9th

IN THE NEWS: Brooks Robinson becomes the 6th major leaguer this century to hit grand slams in back-to-back games, as he hits one against Kansas City's Ed Rakow. Baltimore wins 6–3 at home. Brooks hit a grand slam on the 6th.

The Orioles ship Marvelous Marv Throneberry to the Mets for C Hobie Landrith and cash.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 9, 1962
Cincinnati Reds 7, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Crosley Field
Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Houston Astros 2 at Colt Stadium
Milwaukee Braves 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at County Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 7, San Francisco Giants 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Baltimore Orioles 6, Kansas City Athletics 3 at Memorial Stadium
Detroit Tigers 6, Los Angeles Angels 3 at Dodger Stadium
Minnesota Twins 2, Cleveland Indians 1 at Metropolitan Stadium
New York Yankees 4, Boston Red Sox 1 at Yankee Stadium
Washington Senators 9, Chicago White Sox 3 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Chicago White Sox 7, Washington Senators 6 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
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Thursday, May 10th

IN THE NEWS: Minnesota Lenny Green and Vic Power hit back-to-back home runs off Cleveland's Jim Perry to start the game, tying a ML record. Cleveland comes back to win 9–4. It'll be another nine years before two leadoff batters in the American League belt homers, and it will be Perry teeing up those as well.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 10, 1962
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Houston Astros 2 at Colt Stadium
Milwaukee Braves 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at County Stadium
San Francisco Giants 6, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Sportsman's Park III
Baltimore Orioles 5, Kansas City Athletics 2 at Memorial Stadium
Los Angeles Angels 6, Detroit Tigers 4 at Dodger Stadium
Cleveland Indians 9, Minnesota Twins 4 at Metropolitan Stadium
Chicago White Sox 3, Washington Senators 1 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
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Friday, May 11th

IN THE NEWS: Minnie Minoso of the Cardinals suffers a fractured skull and broken wrist running into the outfield wall while chasing a Duke Snider triple. The Dodgers win 8–5. Minnie will be out of action until July 19th, then go back on the DL on August 18th when Craig Anderson hits him with a pitch breaking his left forearm.

The Phils whip the Cubs 12–2 behind Don Demeter's grand slam and six RBIs.

With two outs in the 6th, the Senators explode for 11 runs to rout the Orioles, 12–1. Gene Woodling's grand slam is the big blow, but Chuck Cottier has two doubles in the inning. Dave Stenhouse (2–0) pops out to end the inning,

Bo Belinsky wins his 5th straight as the Angels beat the White Sox, 4–2. Bo strikes out 11.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 11, 1962
Philadelphia Phillies 12, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Crosley Field
Houston Astros 7, San Francisco Giants 0 at Colt Stadium
Milwaukee Braves 8, New York Mets 5 at Polo Grounds V
Los Angeles Dodgers 8, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Washington Senators 12, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium
Cleveland Indians 7, New York Yankees 1 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 5, Boston Red Sox 1 at Tiger Stadium
Los Angeles Angels 4, Chicago White Sox 2 at Dodger Stadium
Kansas City Athletics 5, Minnesota Twins 3 at Metropolitan Stadium
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Saturday, May 12th

IN THE NEWS: New York Mets relief P Craig Anderson wins both games of a doubleheader against the Braves to go 3–1. He will not win another game in the ML, losing his next 19 decisions, 16 of them this season. Ninth-inning home runs win the games as Hobie Landrith hits one in the opening 3–2 win and Gil Hodges closes a game-two 9–8 victory.

Mickey Mantle goes 3-for-3 with three runs score and a homer to pace New York to a 9–6 victory at Cleveland.

At Crosley Field, the Reds' Joey Jay and the Pirates' Al McBean match goose eggs for nine innings before the Bucs push across two runs in the 10th. The Reds come back with three runs to win, 3–2. Frank Robinson drives in the winning run with a single.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 12, 1962
Chicago Cubs 9, Philadelphia Phillies 8 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Crosley Field
San Francisco Giants 11, Houston Astros 0 at Colt Stadium
New York Mets 3, Milwaukee Braves 2 at Polo Grounds V
New York Mets 8, Milwaukee Braves 7 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Baltimore Orioles 3, Washington Senators 2 at Memorial Stadium
New York Yankees 9, Cleveland Indians 6 at Cleveland Stadium
Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium
Chicago White Sox 7, Los Angeles Angels 6 at Dodger Stadium
Minnesota Twins 5, Kansas City Athletics 4 at Metropolitan Stadium
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Sunday, May 13th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 13, 1962
Chicago Cubs 8, Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Wrigley Field
Chicago Cubs 8, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Crosley Field
San Francisco Giants 7, Houston Astros 2 at Colt Stadium
Milwaukee Braves 3, New York Mets 2 at Polo Grounds V
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Baltimore Orioles 3, Washington Senators 2 at Memorial Stadium
Cleveland Indians 6, New York Yankees 4 at Cleveland Stadium
Cleveland Indians 8, New York Yankees 5 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 6, Boston Red Sox 5 at Tiger Stadium
Chicago White Sox 15, Los Angeles Angels 6 at Dodger Stadium
Minnesota Twins 10, Kansas City Athletics 3 at Metropolitan Stadium
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Tuesday, May 15th

IN THE NEWS: Cubs P Barney Schultz ties Roy Face's major-league record by relieving in his 9th consecutive game for Chicago. Today's effort doesn't help as the Cubs lose, 6–5 in 13 innings against the Mets. Roger Craig, enroute to a 10–24 year, is the winner, while Tony Balsamo loses to notch his only career decision.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 15, 1962
Los Angeles Dodgers 10, Houston Astros 7 at Dodger Stadium
New York Mets 6, Chicago Cubs 5 at Polo Grounds V
Cincinnati Reds 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Shibe Park
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Milwaukee Braves 4 at Forbes Field
San Francisco Giants 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Candlestick Park
Baltimore Orioles 7, Los Angeles Angels 1 at Memorial Stadium
Boston Red Sox 14, New York Yankees 4 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 4, Washington Senators 3 at Comiskey Park I
Kansas City Athletics 6, Cleveland Indians 5 at Cleveland Stadium
Minnesota Twins 4, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium
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Wednesday, May 16th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 16, 1962
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Houston Astros 2 at Dodger Stadium
New York Mets 6, Chicago Cubs 5 at Polo Grounds V
Cincinnati Reds 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Shibe Park
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Milwaukee Braves 0 at Forbes Field
San Francisco Giants 7, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Candlestick Park
Los Angeles Angels 3, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium
New York Yankees 9, Boston Red Sox 8 at Fenway Park
Washington Senators 3, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 10, Kansas City Athletics 9 at Cleveland Stadium
Minnesota Twins 8, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium
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Thursday, May 17th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 17, 1962
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Houston Astros 4 at Dodger Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 9, Cincinnati Reds 6 at Shibe Park
Milwaukee Braves 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 1, San Francisco Giants 0 at Candlestick Park
Baltimore Orioles 6, Los Angeles Angels 4 at Memorial Stadium
New York Yankees 2, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park
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Friday, May 18th

IN THE NEWS: Mickey Mantle suffers a pulled groin muscle, tears muscles in his right thigh, and injures his left knee trying for an infield hit that becomes the final out of New York's 4–3 loss to Minnesota. He will miss one month.

ML owners approve a Player Development Plan that will ensure the survival of at least 100 minor league clubs for 1963.

The minor leagues are reorganized into four classes rather than 7. Classes B, C, and D are grouped as Class A, Classes AA and A become Class AA, and Class AAA remains the same, along with the rookie classification.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 18, 1962
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium
Milwaukee Braves 5, New York Mets 2 at County Stadium
Chicago Cubs 11, Philadelphia Phillies 8 at Shibe Park
Cincinnati Reds 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Forbes Field
Houston Astros 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park
Los Angeles Angels 8, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park
Baltimore Orioles 7, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 9, Detroit Tigers 2 at Cleveland Stadium
Minnesota Twins 4, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium
Washington Senators 3, Kansas City Athletics 2 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
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Saturday, May 19th

IN THE NEWS: Stan Musial gets hit number 3,431, to break Honus Wagner's recognized National League record of 3,430 (since revised to 3,418), as St. Louis downs the Dodgers 8–1. Musial's 9th-inning single comes off Ron Perranoski.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 19, 1962
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium
New York Mets 6, Milwaukee Braves 5 at County Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Chicago Cubs 5 at Shibe Park
San Francisco Giants 10, Houston Astros 2 at Candlestick Park
Los Angeles Angels 6, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park
Baltimore Orioles 11, Chicago White Sox 6 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 9, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium
New York Yankees 2, Minnesota Twins 1 at Yankee Stadium
Kansas City Athletics 8, Washington Senators 4 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
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Sunday, May 20th

IN THE NEWS: The Indians tie the major-league record for most home runs in six straight games—21—set by the Giants in July 1954. They win the first game over Detroit 7–6, then lose 8–6 in the nitecap.

At Philadelphia, the Cubs sweep a doubleheader, winning 6–4 and 11–2 behind the hitting of young Lou Brock and rookie 2B Ken Hubbs. Brock's 2nd inning grand slam is the difference in game one, while Hubbs collects eight singles in the afternoon, 3-for-3 in the first game and 5-for-5 in game 2.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 20, 1962
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium
New York Mets 7, Milwaukee Braves 6 at County Stadium
New York Mets 9, Milwaukee Braves 6 at County Stadium
Chicago Cubs 6, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Shibe Park
Chicago Cubs 11, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Shibe Park
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Forbes Field
Houston Astros 6, San Francisco Giants 5 at Candlestick Park
San Francisco Giants 7, Houston Astros 4 at Candlestick Park
Los Angeles Angels 5, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park
Los Angeles Angels 1, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 8, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Comiskey Park I
Chicago White Sox 8, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 7, Detroit Tigers 6 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 8, Cleveland Indians 6 at Cleveland Stadium
New York Yankees 4, Minnesota Twins 3 at Yankee Stadium
Minnesota Twins 4, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium
Kansas City Athletics 1, Washington Senators 0 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Washington Senators 7, Kansas City Athletics 5 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
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Monday, May 21st

IN THE NEWS: The Tribe keeps pounding but lose 10–7 to Baltimore. Three more Cleveland home runs set a since-topped American League record for most home runs (26) over eight straight games. The also go in the record books with nine straight games with two or more homers.

The Orioles sign veteran Robin Roberts, released by the Yankees on April 30. Roberts will win 42 games for Baltimore before going to Houston.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 21, 1962
Houston Astros 3, New York Mets 2 at Colt Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers 8, San Francisco Giants 1 at Dodger Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Chicago Cubs 4 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Kansas City Athletics 10, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 7, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 10, Baltimore Orioles 7 at Cleveland Stadium
Minnesota Twins 5, Washington Senators 3 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
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Tuesday, May 22nd

IN THE NEWS: Roger Maris, who went all of 1961 without receiving an intentional walk, gets four in a 12-inning 2–1 win against the Angels to set an American League record. Maris receives five walks in all. Four Yankee pitchers (Whitey Ford, Jim Coates, Bud Daley, and Bob Turley) combine to give up just one hit in 12 innings. Ford leaves after seven innings because of back spasms, and Coates gives up the lone hit, a one-out 9th-inning single to Bob Rodgers.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 22, 1962
Houston Astros 3, New York Mets 2 at Colt Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, San Francisco Giants 1 at Dodger Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 3, Milwaukee Braves 2 at County Stadium
Chicago Cubs 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Kansas City Athletics 5, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park
Baltimore Orioles 4, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium
New York Yankees 2, Los Angeles Angels 1 at Yankee Stadium
Minnesota Twins 6, Washington Senators 5 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
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Wednesday, May 23rd

IN THE NEWS: Yankee rookie Joe Pepitone becomes the 6th player in American League history to hit two home runs in one inning. New York's 9-run 8th sinks Kansas City 13–7.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 23, 1962
Houston Astros 2, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Colt Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, New York Mets 1 at Dodger Stadium
Milwaukee Braves 4, Chicago Cubs 2 at County Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 10, San Francisco Giants 7 at Candlestick Park
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 6, Minnesota Twins 1 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 13, Kansas City Athletics 7 at Yankee Stadium
Washington Senators 7, Los Angeles Angels 2 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
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Thursday, May 24th

IN THE NEWS: The Tigers score their first four runs on homers, then score the winner on a passed ball in the 11th to beat the Orioles, 5–4. Charlie Lau misses a Hoyt Wilhelm knuckler to allow Dick McAuliffe to score. Jim Bunning pitches the first nine innings for Detroit and is accused by O's manager Billy Hitchcock of notching the ball with his belt buckle.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 24, 1962
Cincinnati Reds 5, Houston Astros 0 at Colt Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, New York Mets 2 at Dodger Stadium
Chicago Cubs 4, Milwaukee Braves 3 at County Stadium
San Francisco Giants 7, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Candlestick Park
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Detroit Tigers 5, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Memorial Stadium
Boston Red Sox 7, Minnesota Twins 5 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 9, Kansas City Athletics 4 at Yankee Stadium
Los Angeles Angels 7, Washington Senators 4 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
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Friday, May 25th

IN THE NEWS: Ernie Banks is beaned by Moe Drabowsky and taken from the field on a stretcher, as Cincinnati beats Chicago 2–1.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 25, 1962
Cincinnati Reds 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Houston Astros 3 at Colt Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers 17, New York Mets 8 at Dodger Stadium
San Francisco Giants 10, Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Candlestick Park
Milwaukee Braves 11, St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Sportsman's Park III
Baltimore Orioles 9, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 5, Minnesota Twins 4 at Comiskey Park I
Los Angeles Angels 5, Kansas City Athletics 4 at Municipal Stadium
Detroit Tigers 5, New York Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium
Cleveland Indians 2, Washington Senators 1 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
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Saturday, May 26th

IN THE NEWS: In New York, Al Kaline suffers a broken right collarbone while making a diving, game-saving catch off Elston Howard's bat to seal Detroit's 2–1 win against the Yankees. He will be out until June 23rd.

The Reds manage just two hits off Cal Koonce, but beat the Cubs, 2–1. Frank Robinson hits a 4th inning double to drive in both runs.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 26, 1962
Cincinnati Reds 11, Chicago Cubs 6 at Crosley Field
Houston Astros 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Colt Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Dodger Stadium
San Francisco Giants 7, New York Mets 6 at Candlestick Park
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Milwaukee Braves 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 12, Baltimore Orioles 6 at Fenway Park
Minnesota Twins 4, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I
Kansas City Athletics 8, Los Angeles Angels 7 at Municipal Stadium
Detroit Tigers 2, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium
Washington Senators 8, Cleveland Indians 6 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
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Sunday, May 27th

SCOREBOARD: MAY 27, 1962
Cincinnati Reds 10, Chicago Cubs 0 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Houston Astros 2 at Colt Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Dodger Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Dodger Stadium
San Francisco Giants 7, New York Mets 1 at Candlestick Park
San Francisco Giants 6, New York Mets 5 at Candlestick Park
Milwaukee Braves 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Baltimore Orioles 4, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park
Minnesota Twins 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I
Minnesota Twins 8, Chicago White Sox 6 at Comiskey Park I
Kansas City Athletics 3, Los Angeles Angels 2 at Municipal Stadium
Los Angeles Angels 6, Kansas City Athletics 3 at Municipal Stadium
New York Yankees 4, Detroit Tigers 1 at Yankee Stadium
Detroit Tigers 5, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium
Cleveland Indians 5, Washington Senators 3 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
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Monday, May 28th

IN THE NEWS: Reds pitcher Joey Jay drives home four runs with a homer and two singles to beat Houston, 9–6.

Former Dodger hurler Don Newcombe signs with the Chunichi Dragons of the Japanese League.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 28, 1962
Chicago Cubs 2, Milwaukee Braves 1 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 9, Houston Astros 6 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Forbes Field
Chicago White Sox 2, Cleveland Indians 0 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 5, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Tiger Stadium
Los Angeles Angels 6, Washington Senators 4 at Dodger Stadium
Boston Red Sox 3, Minnesota Twins 0 at Metropolitan Stadium
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Tuesday, May 29th

IN THE NEWS: Ernie Banks makes a spectacular return from his May 25th beaning with three HRs and a double against the Braves at Wrigley Field. Three teammates hit HRs, but the Cubs lose to the Braves, 11–9. Amado Samuel hits his 1st ML HR and Joe Torre and Joe Adcock also connect. The Cubs outhit the Braves, 15–8, but a Andre Rodgers error in the third opens the way for six unearned runs.

The Angels get P Don Lee from the Twins for Jim Donohue. Lee, 3–3 with the Twins, will go 8–8 with LA.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 29, 1962
Milwaukee Braves 11, Chicago Cubs 9 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Forbes Field
Detroit Tigers 12, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Tiger Stadium
Kansas City Athletics 2, New York Yankees 1 at Municipal Stadium
Washington Senators 7, Los Angeles Angels 6 at Dodger Stadium
Boston Red Sox 8, Minnesota Twins 5 at Metropolitan Stadium
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Wednesday, May 30th

IN THE NEWS: Light-hitting SS Maury Wills becomes the 7th player in ML history to sock home runs from each side of the plate in one game. The Dodgers sweep the Mets 13–6 and 6–5 in New York.

At Milwaukee, the Reds edge the Braves, 4–3, in 16 innings. Don Blasingame's infield single scores the winning run.

SCOREBOARD: MAY 30, 1962
Houston Astros 8, Chicago Cubs 6 at Wrigley Field
Milwaukee Braves 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at County Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 4, Milwaukee Braves 3 at County Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers 13, New York Mets 6 at Polo Grounds V
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, New York Mets 5 at Polo Grounds V
San Francisco Giants 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Shibe Park
San Francisco Giants 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Shibe Park
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Forbes Field
Cleveland Indians 7, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Memorial Stadium
Baltimore Orioles 7, Cleveland Indians 0 at Memorial Stadium
Detroit Tigers 7, Chicago White Sox 3 at Tiger Stadium
Chicago White Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium
Washington Senators 8, Kansas City Athletics 0 at Municipal Stadium
Kansas City Athletics 5, Washington Senators 2 at Municipal Stadium
Los Angeles Angels 10, Boston Red Sox 5 at Dodger Stadium
Los Angeles Angels 4, Boston Red Sox 0 at Dodger Stadium
New York Yankees 10, Minnesota Twins 1 at Metropolitan Stadium
Minnesota Twins 5, New York Yankees 4 at Metropolitan Stadium
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Thursday, May 31st

SCOREBOARD: MAY 31, 1962
Houston Astros 10, Chicago Cubs 6 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 7, Milwaukee Braves 4 at County Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, New York Mets 3 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 2, San Francisco Giants 1 at Shibe Park
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Forbes Field
Cleveland Indians 4, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Memorial Stadium
Detroit Tigers 13, Chicago White Sox 5 at Tiger Stadium
Kansas City Athletics 1, Washington Senators 0 at Municipal Stadium
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