— 1957–Off day. Cubs are 13-26, 7th place, 13 games out. Place pitcher Elmer Singleton on disabled list with bad elbow, recall pitcher Dave Hillman from Triple-A Portland.
— 1967–Cardinals rally with 3 in the 9th, but Bill Hands fans Mike Shannon with tying run on base to save 7-5 Cub win for Fergie Jenkins before 46,670 at Busch Stadium.
— 1977–Jim Rooker throws 5-hitter to blank Cubs 5-0 at Pittsburgh as Pirates trim Cubs` NL East lead to 1/2-game. Pirates score 3 runs in 1st off losing pitcher Ray Burris.
SOX
— 1957–Off day. Sox are 28-12, in 1st place, 5 games ahead of 2d-place Yankees.
— 1967–A`s win 3-1 at Comiskey Park as Chuck Dobson bests Gary Peters in Sox`s 4th straight loss. Sox recall outfielder Eddie Stroud, hitting .345 with 10 steals in 26 games at Indianapolis.
— 1977–Thirteen men bat in 7-run 4th inning, highlighted by Eric Soderholm`s 2-run single and Alan Bannister`s 2-run triple, and Sox beat Yankees 9-5 at Comiskey Park. Lerrin LaGrow goes 3 1/3 scoreless innings for 8th save.
