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– 1960-Sox collect 15 hits, including home runs by Ted Kluszewski, Sherm Lollar and Gene Freese, and take 5-3 lead into the 9th at Baltimore, but Jackie Brandt`s 2-out liner sails over Jim Landis` head in center for a 2-run double, and Orioles win it 6-5 in 11 on Gene Woodling`s RBI triple off Turk Lown. Sox are 57-43, in 2nd place, 1 game behind New York.

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– 1970-Fergie Jenkins (13-12) fires a 3-hitter and strikes out 10 to lead the Cubs past the 2nd-place Mets 6-1 before 50,669 at New York`s Shea Stadium. Johnny Callison hits his 11th home run of the year and the 200th of his career. Don Kessinger drives in 2 runs and Glenn Beckert collects 3 hits as the Cubs defeat Jerry Koosman. Cubs are 55-51, in 3rd place in NL East, 2 1/2 games out.