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Events of Sunday, August 2, 1959

Events of Sunday, August 2, 1959
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CHI N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 2
CIN N 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 x - 2 8 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Hook (2-1)
LP: Hillman (5-9)
SV: Lawrence (4)
PHI N 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 4 0
LA N 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 x - 4 8 3
BOX+PBP
WP: L. Sherry (2-2)
LP: Cardwell (5-7)
HR: Neal (14), Snider (14)
STL N 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 4 11 0 (1)
MIL N 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 3 5 4
BOX+PBP
WP: Jackson (9-9)
LP: Jay (4-8)
SV: McDaniel (12)
HR: Adcock (13)
STL N 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 - 5 9 1 (2)
MIL N 4 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 x - 11 12 3
BOX+PBP
WP: Burdette (15-10)
LP: Mizell (11-7)
HR: Boyer (19), Crowe (5), Mantilla (3)
PIT N 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 6 0
SF N 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 x - 5 11 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Antonelli (15-6)
LP: Porterfield (0-2)
HR: McCovey (1)
WAS A 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 1 (1)
CHI A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 5 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Lown (8-2)
LP: Kemmerer (5-11)
HR: Throneberry (9)
WAS A 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 6 2 (2)
CHI A 0 0 3 0 3 3 0 0 x - 9 10 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Shaw (10-3)
LP: Kaat (0-1)
SV: Staley (9)
HR: Lemon (24)
BAL A 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 - 5 15 0 (1)
CLE A 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 4 10 2
BOX+PBP
WP: Wilhelm (11-7)
LP: Cicotte (2-1)
SV: O'Dell (1)
HR: Colavito (31), Held (20)
BAL A 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 - 3 12 2 (2)
CLE A 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 - 6 11 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Bell (11-9)
LP: O'Dell (6-9)
HR: Francona (11)
BOS A 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 - 5 7 1
DET A 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 4 4 1
BOX+PBP
WP: Delock (7-6)
LP: Foytack (9-10)
HR: Jensen (23), Malzone (15), Maxwell (23)
NY A 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 - 7 11 1
KC A 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 - 5 13 2
BOX+PBP
WP: Maas (10-5)
LP: Grim (6-7)
SV: Shantz (2)
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Standings At Close of Play of August 2, 1959
NL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
San Francisco Giants 104 59 45 0 .567 - 481 398
Los Angeles Dodgers 107 60 47 0 .561 0.5 490 460
Milwaukee Braves 103 57 45 1 .559 1.0 472 412
Chicago Cubs 103 50 53 0 .485 8.5 434 443
Pittsburgh Pirates 106 50 55 1 .476 9.5 424 494
Cincinnati Reds 104 49 55 0 .471 10.0 526 497
St. Louis Cardinals 105 49 56 0 .467 10.5 462 501
Philadelphia Phillies 102 42 60 0 .412 16.0 398 482
AL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
Chicago White Sox 103 62 40 1 .608 - 445 413
Cleveland Indians 104 60 44 0 .577 3.0 501 424
Baltimore Orioles 106 53 53 0 .500 11.0 389 443
Kansas City Athletics 102 51 51 0 .500 11.0 462 455
New York Yankees 103 50 52 1 .490 12.0 464 440
Detroit Tigers 106 51 55 0 .481 13.0 491 508
Boston Red Sox 103 45 58 0 .437 17.5 480 479
Washington Senators 105 43 62 0 .410 20.5 432 502
ML League Leaders
Debuts on This Date
Team Player Name (Age)
WAS A Jim Kaat (20)
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