– 1970-Billy Williams collects his 96th and 97th RBIs of the year, Johnny Callison homers and Fergie Jenkins strikes out 8 in a route-going performance as the Cubs beat the Astros 6-3 at Wrigley Field. Manager Leo Durocher says newcomer Joe Pepitone will be in center field when Cubs open road trip at Cincinnati July 31. Cubs are 52-49, in 3rd place in NL East, 3 games out.
SOX
– 1960-With men at 1st and 3rd in the 11th, 3B Reno Bertoia boots Roy Sievers` grounder, allowing Luis Aparicio to score tiebreaking run in Sox`s 3-2 win in Washington. Sievers` 19th homer, a 2-run blast in the 6th, accounts for the other Sox runs. Billy Pierce (10-6) works the 10th and 11th in relief of Frank Baumann for the win. Sox are 55-40, in 1st place, .001 ahead of New York.
