The Dodgers set a record for a Coliseum doubleheader when 39‚432 fans show up for two games with the Cubs

On September 6, 1959 — The Dodgers set a record for a Coliseum doubleheader when 39‚432 fans show up for two games with the Cubs. Sandy Koufax runs his streak to 41 strikeouts in three games‚ for another major league record‚ but loses the opener, 3 – 0 on a 3-run homer by Ernie Banks in the 9th. The Dodgers lose the second game, 5 – 3‚ also on a 3-run 9th-inning homer‚ to drop 3 games behind the Giants.

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