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1958-Sox, Senators rained out at Comiskey Park. Sox are 49-50, in 3d place, 16 games out.

– 1968-Down 8-1 in 4th to Twins at Bloomington, Minn., Sox get 4 in 6th and then win 12-8 with 6-run 9th. Tim Cullen`s 2-out, 3-run double breaks 8-8 tie. Tommy Davis and Dick Kenworthy each collect 3 hits.

– 1978-Dennis Eckersley goes the distance, allowing 6 hits and striking out 7, as Red Sox beat Ken Kravec 9-2 in Boston.

CUBS 1958-Frank Thomas` 2-base throwing error in 8th on Sammy Taylor`s groundball lets Bobby Thomson score tiebreaking run from 2d base and Cubs win 5-4 in Pittsburgh.

– 1968-Ernie Banks hits 2 homers, Billy Williams and Jim Hickman each hit one and Fergie Jenkins fires 3-hitter as Cubs beat Houston 6-1 in Wrigley Field.

– 1978-Off-day in Chicago. Cubs are 51-51, in 2d place in NL East, 5 games out.