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1959-Tito Francona, Dick Brown and Woodie Held all homer as Indians take 6-2 lead into the 9th and, although the Sox rally on homers by Al Smith and John Romano, Cleveland holds on to win 6-5 at Comiskey Park. Cal McLish decisions Bob Shaw. Sox are 83-51, in 1st place, 5 1/2 games ahead of Cleveland.
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1969-Billy Williams hits 2 doubles and 2 home runs, but those are the only hits off Steve Blass-who collects 4 hits of his own, including a 3-run homer-as Pittsburgh routs Kenny Holtzman and the Cubs 9-2 at Wrigley Field. Cubs are 84-54, in 1st place in the NL East lead, 4 1/2 games ahead of New York.
