1960 – In the 28th year of the Negro Leagues East-West Game, the last game at Chicago’s Comiskey Park was played before approximately 5,000 spectators and almost no media coverage. The West squad beat the East 8-4. The game would be played for two more years in other cities before ending.

1960 – Clem Labine, picked up the previous day after being released by Detroit, pitches 3 2/3 innings of hitless ball for Pittsburgh to save a 5 – 3 win over the Phils.

1960 – Following three straight bunt singles by Pittsburgh to start off the 9th, a visibly rattled Robin Roberts administers an utterly unintentional four-pitch free pass to Roberto Clemente, who, despite his free-swinging and prideful reputation, is evidently not entirely inflexible in his determination to accept no handouts. Thus is broken the 3 – 3 tie produced by Clemente’s 6th-inning RBI single. Making his 50th appearance of the year, reliever Elroy Face makes the one-run lead stand up, retiring Philly in order in the 9th.

Behind Art Ditmar’s five-hitter and Mickey Mantle’s two home runs, off Jerry Walker and Hoyt Wilhelm, New York cops a 4 – 3 win and first place in the American League. The second home run comes after C Clint Courtneydrops a Mantle foul pop-up. Baltimore’s loss is only its second in the last 15 games. Baltimore and Chicago now trail the Yankees by a half-game.