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– 1960-Mickey Mantle hits 2-run homer, Hector Lopez goes 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs, Bill Skowron is 3 for 4 and Johnny James and Bobby Shantz combine to blank the Sox over the final 5 innings as the Yankees win 5-2 in New York to take the series 3-1. Frank Baumann KO`d after allowing 7 hits, 3 runs in 3 1/3 innings. Sox 26-23, in 5th place, 4 games out.
CUBS
– 1970-Paul Popovich, playing in place of shortstop Don Kessinger (away for national guard duty), goes 3 for 4 with a home run, and Fergie Jenkins strikes out 12 in 8 innings as the Cubs beat the Padres 7-3 in San Diego. Ron Santo`s 2-run single highlights a 4-run 1st inning. Cubs are 29-21, in NL East lead, 4 games ahead of Pittsburgh.
