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1959-Before 37,986 at Comiskey Park on Nellie Fox Night, Bubba Phillips goes 3 for 4 with 2 RBIs, John Romano`s pinch single drives in tying and go-ahead runs in the 6th and Jim Rivera robs Clint Courtney of a home run in 8th as Sox beat Washington 5-4. Final out of game comes on a grounder to Fox. Sox are 71-47, in 1st place, 2 1/2 games ahead of Cleveland.
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1969-A Ladies Day throng of 42,364 on hand at Wrigley Field sees second-year right-hander Jim Britton of the Braves throw a 4-hitter to beat the Cubs and Bill Hands 3-1. Henry Aaron`s homer in the 6th ties the game, and Felix Millan`s RBI single later in the same inning puts Atlanta ahead to stay. Cubs are 76-47, in NL East lead, 6 1/2 games ahead of New York.
