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– 1969-Willie Stargell, with 2 strikes on him and 2 outs in the 9th, hits a home run off Phil Regan to tie the game 5-5, and Pittsburgh scores 2 in the 11th on an error by Don Kessinger and and RBI single by Richie Hebner to beat the Cubs 7-5 and sweep 3-game series at Wrigley Field. Cubs are 84-56, in NL East lead, 1/2 games ahead of New York.
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– 1959-Billy Pierce, in his first outing since Aug. 15, beats the A`s 2-1 in opener of Labor Day twin bill at Comiskey Park, and Ted Kluszewski hits 2 homers for 5 RBIs as the Sox win 13-7 for a sweep. Al Smith and Jim Rivera also homer in Game 2. Jim Landis goes 6 for 8 on the day. Sox are 85-52, in 1st place, 4 1/2 games ahead of Cleveland.
