Ferguson Jenkins posts the first of his six 20-game win seasons when the Cubs beat the Reds at Crosley Field, 4-1. The Canadian right-hander will lead the American League with 25 victories after Chicago deals the future Hall of Famer to the Rangers in 1974.

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Ferguson Jenkins posts the first of his six 20-game win seasons when the Cubs beat the Reds at Crosley Field, 4-1. The Canadian right-hander will lead the American League with 25 victories after Chicago deals the future Hall of Famer to the Rangers in 1974.

Jim Bunning ties a National League record, suffering his fifth 1-0 defeat of the season. The hard-luck Phillies right-hander loses to the Astros when, after two quick outs in the 11th, Rusty Staub doubles and scores on Chuck Harrison’s single.

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Jim Bunning ties a National League record, suffering his fifth 1-0 defeat of the season. The hard-luck Phillies right-hander loses to the Astros when, after two quick outs in the 11th, Rusty Staub doubles and scores on Chuck Harrison’s single.

In afternoon games, Cleveland tops Boston, 6 – 0, while the Twins drop a 5 – 1 decision to California. In their last games in Kansas City before moving to Oakland, the 10th-place A’s sweep a doubleheader from Chicago, beating the American League’s ERA leaders Gary Peters and Joe Horlen. Peters loses the opener 5 – 2, and Horlen the nitecap, 4 – 0, to rookie Catfish Hunter. Jim Gosger leads the way for KC by going 5 for 8 in the doubleheader. The two losses on this “Black Wednesday” drop Chicago to 4th place with only a hope of a tie for the pennant.

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In afternoon games, Cleveland tops Boston, 6 – 0, while the Twins drop a 5 – 1 decision to California. In their last games in Kansas City before moving to Oakland, the 10th-place A’s sweep a doubleheader from Chicago, beating the American League’s ERA leaders Gary Peters and Joe Horlen. Peters loses the opener 5 – 2, and Horlen the nitecap, 4 – 0, to rookie Catfish Hunter. Jim Gosger leads the way for KC by going 5 for 8 in the doubleheader. The two losses on this “Black Wednesday” drop Chicago to 4th place with only a hope of a tie for the pennant.