The Braves overcome Juan Marichal to beat the Giants, 3 – 2. Don Drysdale shuts out the Cards, 1 – 0, topping the 200 mark in strikeouts for a National League-record 6th straight season. The Giants and Dodgers are now deadlocked with seven games to play.

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The Braves overcome Juan Marichal to beat the Giants, 3 – 2. Don Drysdale shuts out the Cards, 1 – 0, topping the 200 mark in strikeouts for a National League-record 6th straight season. The Giants and Dodgers are now deadlocked with seven games to play.

Mudcat Grant throws a one-hitter to beat the Senators at D.C. Stadium, 5-0, becoming the first black player in the American League to win twenty games. Don Blasingame’s third-inning double spoils the 30 year-old right-hander’s bid for a no-hitter.

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Mudcat Grant throws a one-hitter to beat the Senators at D.C. Stadium, 5-0, becoming the first black player in the American League to win twenty games. Don Blasingame’s third-inning double spoils the 30 year-old right-hander’s bid for a no-hitter.

Sandy Koufax blanks the Cardinals, 2 – 0. He fans 12 along the way, raising his record season total to 356. His shutout of St. Louis keeps Los Angeles a game behind the Giants.

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Sandy Koufax blanks the Cardinals, 2 – 0. He fans 12 along the way, raising his record season total to 356. His shutout of St. Louis keeps Los Angeles a game behind the Giants.

1965 – A 20-game winner in 1964, Larry Jackson loses his 20th game of 1965, as the Phillies sweep a twin bill from the Cubs, 11 – 5 and 7 – 4. Jackson is the first pitcher since Murry Dickson of the 1951-1952 Pirates to follow a 20-win season with 20 losses.

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1965 – A 20-game winner in 1964, Larry Jackson loses his 20th game of 1965, as the Phillies sweep a twin bill from the Cubs, 11 – 5 and 7 – 4. Jackson is the first pitcher since Murry Dickson of the 1951-1952 Pirates to follow a 20-win season with 20 losses.