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1959-Sherm Lollar hits a pair of 2-run home runs, giving him 17 homers on the year, and Bob Shaw (12-3) goes the distance, allowing 5 hits, as the Sox beat the A`s 5-1 in Kansas City. Sox are 69-43, in 1st place, 3 1/2 games ahead of Cleveland.
CUBS
1969-On a day off from major-league competition, the Cubs play their Triple-A club in Tacoma and win 7-4 as Ernie Banks and Ron Santo both hit home runs. Cubs are 73-43, in NL East lead, 8 1/2 games ahead of St. Louis, 9 1/2 ahead of New York.
