HEAVEN CAN WAIT! screamed the eight-column headline on the sports page of the Los Angeles Times. ANGELS IN 15T ON 4TH. Then a postscript: AND DODGERS, TOO.
It was the Fourth of July, Independence Day, the hallowed day on which baseball's league leaders traditionally become favorites to win the pennant,* and Angelenos could scarcely contain their pride. In Washington, D.C., the American League's Los Angeles Angels swept a doubleheader from the Senators and edged a half game past the New York Yankees into first place. In Chavez Ravine, the National League's Los Angeles...
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