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– 1960-Herb Score allows just 2 scratch singles, walks 4 and strikes out 9 to blank the A`s 3-0 in Kansas City. Al Smith`s 2-run homer in the 9th gives Score some breathing room after Luis Aparicio`s RBI single in the 8th breaks 0-0 tie. Score has 40 strikeouts in his last 43 innings. Sox are 68-50, in 2nd place, 1 1/2 games behind New York.
CUBS
– 1970-Off-day as Cubs, with reactivated Ernie Banks on board, fly to San Francisco for start of 9-game West Coast trip. Cubs are 64-60, in 3rd place in NL East, 4 games behind Pittsburgh and 1 1/2 behind New York. Billy Williams is 9th in the NL in hitting at .321, Jim Hickman 10th at .320. Williams is also among the leaders with 35 homers and 108 RBIs.
