The Villages Daily Sun

THE VILLAGES — Ralph Bari drove in the game-winning run with a single in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Yankees a 4-3 extra-inning victory over the Indians on Thursday in the American League at Knudson Field.

Following The Villages extra-inning rule, Yankees’ Hank Hovermayer — who was the final out in the seventh inning — started the eighth inning at second base. He then scored the game-winning run on Bari’s single as the Yankees improved to 8-17-1 in their fourth consecutive win.

Chick Canby gave the Yankees an early 2-0 lead in the second inning with a two-run single.

Howard Oschmann reached base for the Indians (12-15) in the third inning on his single and scored on Al Guarillio’s single, cutting the deficit to 2-1.

The score would remain the same until the seventh inning as Joe Burns led off for the Indians with a single and scored on a single by Joe White. George Fluger gave the Indians a 3-2 lead with a single.

The Indians had two hits from Guarillio, White, Fluger, Oschmann and Dick Johnson.

Canby reached base for the Yankees in the bottom of the seventh inning with a single and advanced to third base on John Smith’s double.

Pete Modaff tied the game at 3-3 with a single. Modaff led the Yankees with three hits.

Indians 001 000 20 — 3 13 1

Yankees 020 000 11 — 4 15 0

W: Bud Kirchens. L: Dick Johnson.

2B: Indians — none. Yankees — Dick Johnson.

Angels 20, Royals 0, five innings

The Angels scored 20 runs in five innings for a mercy-rule victory over the Royals.

Keith Lorring, Larry Moorefield and Fred Smith led the Angels (23-4) with four hits each.

Bob Campbell, Bill McNulty and Stan Dobrowski all had three hits.

The Royals (10-17-1) had two hits off Angels’ pitching in their fourth consecutive loss.

Angels 455 33 — 20 29 0

Royals 000 00 — 0 2 0

W: Keith Lorring. L: Dick Johnson.

2B: Angels — Keith Lorring 2, Stan Dobrowski. Royals — none.

Michael X. Hudson is a sportswriter with the Daily Sun. He can be reached at

753-1119, ext. 9060, or michael.hudson@

thevillagesmedia.com.