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1959-Jim McAnany and Sox pitcher Bob Shaw drive in the runs in a 2-run 4th inning, and, with 2 on and 1 out in the 9th, Gerry Staley enters and gets Hector Lopez to rap into a 4-6-3 double play to preserve Shaw`s 2-1 victory in Yankee Stadium. Sox are 51-37, in 1st place, 1 game ahead of Cleveland.
CUBS
1969-Ernie Banks gets Cubs rolling with 3-run homer in the 1st, and then, after the Phillies rally for a tie, Banks delivers a tiebreaking single in the 7th to help the Cubs and Phil Regan (3 1/3 innings of hitless, shutout relief) to a 9-5 victory in Philadelphia. Cubs are 58-36, in NL East lead, 3 1/2 games ahead of New York.
