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– 1960-Ted Kluszewski collects 6 straight hits-including a homer and double-and drives in 4 runs, but the Sox drop a pair to Washington, 7-5 and 3-2, at Comiskey Park. Senators rip Bob Shaw for 7 hits and 3 runs in 3 innings of the opener. Pedro Ramos decisions Billy Pierce in Game 2. Sox are 18-12, in 1st place, 1/2-game ahead of Baltimore.
CUBS
– 1970-Jim Hickman rips a 2-run homer and run-scoring double, Jim Colborn relieves Kenny Holtzman and pitches 4 1/3 innings of 1-hit, shutout ball and the Cubs beat the Mets 6-4 before a crowd of 50,586 at Shea Stadium. Cubs KO Jerry Koosman after just 1 1/3 innings. Cubs are 19-16, in NL East lead, 1 games ahead of St. Louis, 1 1/2 ahead of New York.
