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Events of Thursday, August 20, 1959

8-19-1959 8-21-1959 8-20-1958 8-20-1960

LA N 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 - 8 11 2 CIN N 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 - 5 10 0

BOX+PBP WP: McDevitt (9-8) LP: Purkey (10-13) SV: L. Sherry (1) HR: Moon (11), Larker (7), Thomas (9)

SF N 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 - 5 15 1 MIL N 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 3 11 0

BOX+PBP WP: S. Jones (16-11) LP: Spahn (16-13) HR: McCovey (7)

CHI N 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 - 5 11 1 (1) PHI N 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 2 x - 8 8 2

BOX+PBP WP: Gomez (2-8) LP: Drabowsky (5-10) HR: T. Taylor (6), Marshall (10), Post (17), Sawatski (6)

CHI N 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 6 12 1 (2) PHI N 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 4 8 1

BOX+PBP WP: Anderson (10-8) LP: Phillips (1-5) SV: Henry (11) HR: Schult (2)

STL N 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 9 0 PIT N 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 x - 3 11 1

BOX+PBP WP: Friend (6-15) LP: Broglio (6-10)

BAL A 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 - 7 13 0 CHI A 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 - 6 10 1

BOX+PBP WP: Wilhelm (12-8) LP: Latman (5-5) SV: Loes (13)

WAS A 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 3 2 CLE A 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 x - 6 8 0

BOX+PBP WP: Grant (8-5) LP: Ramos (11-15) HR: Held (23), FitzGerald (1)

NY A 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 1 DET A 2 3 1 5 0 0 3 0 x - 14 14 2

BOX+PBP WP: Bunning (12-10) LP: Blaylock (0-1) HR: Maxwell (27), Bolling 2 (10)

BOS A 0 1 1 1 0 2 5 1 0 - 11 16 2 KC A 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 3 0 - 10 13 0

BOX+PBP WP: Wilson (1-0) LP: Sturdivant (1-5) SV: Brewer (2) HR: Cerv 3 (16)

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Standings At Close of Play of August 20, 1959

NL

Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA San Francisco Giants 120 68 52 0 .567 - 551 480 Los Angeles Dodgers 122 67 55 0 .549 2.0 559 540 Milwaukee Braves 121 64 56 1 .533 4.0 554 490 Pittsburgh Pirates 122 61 60 1 .504 7.5 504 552 Chicago Cubs 120 58 61 1 .487 9.5 530 528 Cincinnati Reds 122 58 64 0 .475 11.0 624 593 St. Louis Cardinals 124 57 67 0 .460 13.0 526 588 Philadelphia Phillies 123 52 70 1 .426 17.0 499 576

AL

Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Chicago White Sox 119 70 47 2 .598 - 510 466 Cleveland Indians 120 69 51 0 .575 2.5 583 510 New York Yankees 121 60 60 1 .500 11.5 538 523 Baltimore Orioles 119 59 59 1 .500 11.5 435 493 Detroit Tigers 121 59 62 0 .488 13.0 573 574 Boston Red Sox 120 56 64 0 .467 15.5 586 568 Kansas City Athletics 120 56 64 0 .467 15.5 535 551 Washington Senators 120 49 71 0 .408 22.5 491 566

ML League Leaders

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Transactions

Milwaukee Braves claimed Ray Boone from Kansas City Athletics on waivers.

Kansas City Athletics claimed Ray Jablonski from St. Louis Cardinals on waivers.

Milwaukee Braves sold Joe Morgan to Kansas City Athletics.

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