– 1970-Milt Pappas turns in his second straight complete-game victory, beating the Astros in Houston 7-1 on 5 hits. In five starts as a Cub, Pappas is 3-1 with a 1.64 earned-run average. Cubs get 6 runs in the 3rd off Tom Griffin, 2 on Randy Hundley`s first hit since April 17. Ron Santo contributes a 2-run double in the inning. Cubs are 45-44, in 3rd place in NL East, 5 games out.
SOX
– 1960-Before Tuesday night crowd of 45,889 at Comiskey Park, Billy Pierce
(8-5) takes just 1 hour 57 minutes-and 92 pitches-to beat Boston 6-0 on 4 singles. Luis Aparicio hits 3-run inside-the-park homer and Pierce a 2-run double, but Roy Sievers` hitting streak is snapped at 21 games by Frank Sullivan, Tom Sturdivant and Mike Fornieles. Sox are 48-37, in 2nd place, 2 games out.
