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– 1960-Off-day as Sox travel to Washington to begin a four-city, 10-game road trip. Minnie Minoso leads the AL in hits with 84, is 3rd in batting with a .333 average and is 4th in RBIs with 46. Teammate Al Smith is 5th in the league in hitting with his .317 average. Sox are 36-30, in 4th place, 3 1/2 games behind the league-leading New York Yankees.
CUBS
– 1970-Fergie Jenkins strikes out 14 Pirates, walks none and allows just 7 hits, but the Cubs lose their 8th straight, 2-1, on successive singles in the 9th by Richie Hebner, Roberto Clemente and Al Oliver in Pittsburgh. Jim Hickman`s 18th homer gives the Cubs their lone run. Cubs are 35-33, in 3rd place in NL East, 2 games behind New York.
