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Today in 1969 Cubs history: The story of Leo Durocher and Camp Ojibwa

On Saturday, July 26, 1969, the Cubs defeated the Dodgers 3-2 in 11 innings at Wrigley Field, the winning run driven in on a bases-loaded single by Randy Hundley. The ballclub was 63-38 after this win and led the N.L. East by five games.

And that might be the end of this story, save for this note in the Tribune recap:

The finish was reached without Manager Leo Durocher on the scene to watch the Cubs pull this one out on the heroics of such others as Billy Williams, Ron Santo, and an extremely economical bullpen trio of Rich Nye, Ted Abernathy and Phil Regan.