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1959-With Sox down 1-0 in last of 9th, Jim Landis` line single bounces away from Senators CF Bob Allison, enabling Norm Cash and Earl Torgeson to score the tying and winning runs in a 2-1 victory before 30,435 at Comiskey Park. Sox send Larry Doby to Triple-A San Diego and buy pitcher Ken McBride from Indianapolis. Sox are 60-40, in 1st place, 2 games ahead of Cleveland.
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1969-Ernie Banks (83 RBIs on the year) and Jim Hickman each drive in a pair of runs, and Bill Hands (6 1/3 innings, 7 hits) and Phil Regan (2 2/3 hitless innings) combine to beat the Padres 5-2 at Wrigley Field, the losers` sixth straight defeat. With the victory, Hands improves his record to 12-8. Cubs are 65-41, in NL East lead, 6 games ahead of New York.
