– 1960-Roy Sievers slams his 24th and 25th home runs of the season, but that`s all the support Herb Score (4 hits allowed in 7 innings) can get as the Sox lose 3-2 to Art Ditmar and the Yankees in New York. Hector Lopez delivers 2-run single in 1st, and Tony Kubek homers for 3rd Yankee run. Sox are 69-52, in 2nd-place tie with Orioles, 1 1/2 games behind Yankees.
CUBS
– 1970-Joe Pepitone hits a 2-run homer in the 4th inning off Sandy Vance to put the Cubs ahead to stay, and Fergie Jenkins (16-14) allows 8 hits, 4 of them bloopers, and goes the distance to beat the Dodgers 4-2 in Los Angeles. Pepitone, since his acquisition from Houston, has 5 homers and 23 RBIs in his 24 games as a Cub. Cubs are 66-62, in 3rd place in NL East, 4 1/2 games out.
