After appearing in 60 games over a two-year span, Dodger reliever Ed Roebuck suffers his first loss. The LA right-hander gives up a 10th inning home run to Houston’s Al Spangler, breaking the 2-2 deadlock at Chavez Ravine.

Whitey Ford beats Washington, 8 – 3, as the Yankees clinch the American League pennant. Ralph Houk becomes the 5th manager to capture pennants in each of his first two seasons.

The Giants keep pace as Billy Pierce beats St. Louis, 6 – 3. Pierce runs his record at Candlestick Park to 11-0.

The Dodgers, hosting 8th-place Houston, lose in 10 innings, 3 – 2. Dick Farrell hands 10-game winner Ed Roebuck his first loss of the year. The Dodgers now lead by just two games.