At Yankee Stadium, Red Sox pitcher Ray Culp fires his 3rd successive shutout, stopping the Yankees on one hit, 2 – 0. Roy White’s single in the 7th is the only hit. It’s Culp’s 15th win of the year.

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At Yankee Stadium, Red Sox pitcher Ray Culp fires his 3rd successive shutout, stopping the Yankees on one hit, 2 – 0. Roy White’s single in the 7th is the only hit. It’s Culp’s 15th win of the year.

The smallest crowd in the 46 year-old history of Chicago’s Wrigley Field watches the Cubs beat Cincinnati, 9-3. The 530 fans in attendance at the ballpark for the Wednesday afternoon contest see Billy Williams and Adolfo Phillips go deep in a game that takes only two hours and twenty-four minutes to complete.

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The smallest crowd in the 46 year-old history of Chicago’s Wrigley Field watches the Cubs beat Cincinnati, 9-3. The 530 fans in attendance at the ballpark for the Wednesday afternoon contest see Billy Williams and Adolfo Phillips go deep in a game that takes only two hours and twenty-four minutes to complete.

The Phillies start their slide as John Tsitouris shuts them down and Chico Ruiz steals home for the only run
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The Phillies start their slide as John Tsitouris shuts them down and Chico Ruiz steals home for the only run

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On September 21, 1964, Returning from a West Coast road trip, the Phillies are greeted at the airport by over 2,000 pennant-fever fans when they arrive in Philadelphia early in the morning. In front of the National League by six and a half games with only 12 games to play, The Philadelphia Phillies begin their…

Minnesota’s Harmon Killebrew ties an American League record with four home runs in a doubleheader, a split with the Red Sox. Minnesota loses, 11 – 2, after winning the opener 13 – 4. The Killer has three homers in the lid lifter.

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Minnesota’s Harmon Killebrew ties an American League record with four home runs in a doubleheader, a split with the Red Sox. Minnesota loses, 11 – 2, after winning the opener 13 – 4. The Killer has three homers in the lid lifter.

At Wrigley Field, Jerry Lynch leads off the top of the ninth with a pinch-hit home run, which proves to be the difference in the Pirates’ 7-6 victory over Chicago. The historic homer is the southpaw slugger’s 15th career homer coming off the bench, establishing a new major league record previously shared with former Cincinnati teammate George Crowe.

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At Wrigley Field, Jerry Lynch leads off the top of the ninth with a pinch-hit home run, which proves to be the difference in the Pirates’ 7-6 victory over Chicago. The historic homer is the southpaw slugger’s 15th career homer coming off the bench, establishing a new major league record previously shared with former Cincinnati teammate George Crowe.

1961 – At New York, Roger Maris is held hitless in four at bats, as the Orioles win, 5 – 3, behind Jack Fisher’s 3-hitter. All the runs off him are unearned. Maris is the only Yankee regular to play the entire game.

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1961 – At New York, Roger Maris is held hitless in four at bats, as the Orioles win, 5 – 3, behind Jack Fisher’s 3-hitter. All the runs off him are unearned. Maris is the only Yankee regular to play the entire game.

With an eight-inning 12-hit effort in the Braves’ 8-6 victory over Pittsburgh at Forbes Field, lefty Warren Spahn earns his 20th victory for the fourth consecutive season and for the tenth time in his career. The southpaw will compile 13 seasons with twenty or more wins during his 21-year Hall of Fame tenure in the major leagues.

With an eight-inning 12-hit effort in the Braves’ 8-6 victory over Pittsburgh at Forbes Field, lefty Warren Spahn earns his 20th victory for the fourth consecutive season and for the tenth time in his career. The southpaw will compile 13 seasons with twenty or more wins during his 21-year Hall of Fame tenure in the major leagues.

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With an eight-inning 12-hit effort in the Braves’ 8-6 victory over Pittsburgh at Forbes Field, lefty Warren Spahn earns his 20th victory for the fourth consecutive season and for the tenth time in his career. The southpaw will compile 13 seasons with twenty or more wins during his 21-year Hall of Fame tenure in the major leagues.

The Cubs’ 1B Dale Long, a lefty, catches in the 9th inning in a 2 – 1 loss to the Dodgers. This time he wears a lefty catcher’s mitt, not a first baseman’s glove. The Cubs strand 15 runners as Sandy Koufax tops Bob Anderson; each pitch seven innings before being relieved.

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The Cubs’ 1B Dale Long, a lefty, catches in the 9th inning in a 2 – 1 loss to the Dodgers. This time he wears a lefty catcher’s mitt, not a first baseman’s glove. The Cubs strand 15 runners as Sandy Koufax tops Bob Anderson; each pitch seven innings before being relieved.