Future Wimbledon champion Olmedo wins NCAA title at Navy

The Orioles hit five home runs, tying a club record, in a16-6 rout of the Red Sox in Boston. Frank Robinson, Boog Powell, Brooks Robinson, Davey Johnson and Curt Blefary connect for Baltimore’s soon-to-be world champions.

On the Naval Academy courts, Alex Olmedo of Southern California wins the NCAA singles tennis championship, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, over Jack Douglas of Stanford. One year later, Olmedo will win Wimbledon.

Bill “Daddy” Byrd pitches the Baltimore Elite Giants past the New York Cubans, 3-1, in a Negro American League game at Bugle Field. A spitballer, Byrd plays 17 years with the home team and wins114 games, fourth best in league history.

The first-place Orioles defeat the Akron Buckeyes, 6-5, in an International League game at Oriole Park. Outfielder Jim Thorpe, football All-American and two-time Olympic gold medalist, homers for the losers.