National Sports

Ted Williams banged two doubles and a single in four times at bat last night to lead the Red Sox to a 4 to 3 win over Baltimore. He raised his league-leading batting average from .404 to .417 and set up the tying run in the eighth.

The Cleveland Indians scored two runs in the eighth to down the rampaging Chicago White Sox, 4 to 3, and snap the Chisox winning streak at nine. Detroit and K.C. were rained out.

The Yankees handed Washington's Chuck Stobbs his ninth consecutive defeat, 8 to 1. His season record now stands at 0-9.

In the National League, St. Louis downed first-place Cincinnati 9 to 6, thus reducing the Redleg's margin to two games.

Brooklyn moved into a tie for second place with Milwaukee, as Don Newcombe shut out the Giants, 6 to 0. Chicago beat Milwaukee 6 to 1, while Philadelphia downed Pittsburgh, 7 to 3