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Events of Tuesday, August 18, 1959

8-17-1959 8-19-1959   8-18-1958 8-18-1960 

SF  N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  2
CIN N    2  0  4    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   7 15  1

BOX+PBP
WP: Newcombe (11-6)
LP: Fisher (2-4)
HR: Bell (19)

LA  N    2  0  0    1  2  0    0  0  0    0  1  0    1  -   7 12  2
MIL N    0  1  0    0  0  2    0  1  1    0  1  0    0  -   6  7  2

BOX+PBP
WP: L. Sherry (4-2)
LP: Spahn (16-12)
HR: Snider (20), Aaron 2 (33), Covington (7)

STL N    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1 10  2
PHI N    0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   2  6  1

BOX+PBP
WP: Owens (9-10)
LP: Miller (1-2)

BAL A    0  0  2    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   4  8  2
CHI A    2  0  0    0  1  0    1  2  x  -   6  9  0

BOX+PBP
WP: Staley (6-3)
LP: Fisher (0-4)

WAS A    0  1  0    0  0  6    0  4  0  -  11 17  1
CLE A    0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  1  -   4  9  3

BOX+PBP
WP: Kemmerer (7-12)
LP: Perry (8-5)
HR: Green (2), Sievers (17), Baxes (13)

NY  A    0  2  3    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 10  1
DET A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  1  -   3  9  1

BOX+PBP
WP: Ditmar (8-8)
LP: Mossi (11-7)
SV: Ford (1)
HR: Berra (17), Lopez (16), Berberet (10)

BOS A    2  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   5  9  1
KC  A    0  0  0    0  0  4    0  0  0  -   4  7  2

BOX+PBP
WP: Fornieles (3-2)
LP: Herbert (10-9)
SV: Kiely (7)

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Standings At Close of Play of August 18, 1959

NL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
San Francisco Giants           118   67   51    0  .568     -   544  472
Los Angeles Dodgers            120   66   54    0  .550   2.0   547  526
Milwaukee Braves               119   63   55    1  .534   4.0   546  483
Pittsburgh Pirates             119   59   59    1  .500   8.0   491  541
Chicago Cubs                   116   57   59    0  .491   9.0   511  505
Cincinnati Reds                120   57   63    0  .475  11.0   610  581
St. Louis Cardinals            121   56   65    0  .463  12.5   515  575
Philadelphia Phillies          119   50   69    0  .420  17.5   476  557

AL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Chicago White Sox              117   70   45    2  .609     -   503  456
Cleveland Indians              118   67   51    0  .568   4.5   572  505
New York Yankees               119   59   59    1  .500  12.5   526  504
Baltimore Orioles              117   57   59    1  .491  13.5   425  486
Detroit Tigers                 119   58   61    0  .487  14.0   554  562
Boston Red Sox                 118   55   63    0  .466  16.5   572  552
Kansas City Athletics          118   55   63    0  .466  16.5   519  537
Washington Senators            118   49   69    0  .415  22.5   486  555

ML League Leaders 

Births on This Date

Terry Blocker

Last Games on This Date

Team   Player Name  (Age)
KC  A  Preston Ward (32)

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Transactions

Philadelphia Phillies signed Billy Sorrell as an amateur free agent.

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