1959 All-Star Game

 July 7, 1959

  The NL All Stars prevailed in the 10th inning with an 8-7 victory over the AL All Stars in today's game at Forbes Field. Hank Aaron was the hero for the NL hitting 2 homeruns and knocking in 5. 

  The AL jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the 1st inning. Both teams scored 3 runs in the 3rd. Errors played a big part in this game as the NL committed 2 and the AL 4, 3 by Boston 3rd sacker Frank Malzone. The NL scored the game winning run on an error.  

  Milwaukee's Hank Aaron was the biggest story of this game going 3 for 5 with 2 homers and 5 RBI. Washington's Camilo Pascual took the tough Loss, and the Brave's Lew Burdette got the Win throwing 3 scoreless innings.

BOXSCORE: 1959 American 59G1 AL All-Stars At 1959 National 59G1 NL A 7/7/1959
 
  AL All-Stars       AB  R  H RBI AVG     NL All-Stars       AB  R  H RBI AVG
  N.Fox 2B            3  1  1  0 .333     W.Mays CF           4  0  1  1 .250  
D-J.Jensen PH         0  0  0  0 ----     C.Neal 2B           3  2  1  0 .333  
E-G.McDougald 2B      0  0  0  0 ----     D.Drysdale P        0  0  0  0 ----  
H-Y.Berra PH,C        2  0  1  0 .500   L-B.White PH,LF,1B    2  1  0  0 .000  
  W.Held SS           5  2  2  0 .400     H.Aaron RF          5  2  3  5 .600  
  A.Kaline CF,RF      5  1  2  1 .400     E.Mathews 3B        4  0  0  0 .000 
  R.Colavito RF       5  2  1  0 .200     E.Banks SS          2  0  0  1 .000  
K-B.Tuttle CF         1  0  0  0 .000     G.Bell LF           4  0  2  0 .500  
  C.Maxwell LF        1  1  0  1 .000     L.Burdette P        0  0  0  0 ----  
  H.Score P           0  0  0  0 ----   R-V.Pinson PH         1  1  1  01.000  
F-H.Kuenn PH          1  0  1  11.000     O.Cepeda 1B         4  0  1  0 .250  
I-R.Bridges 2B        2  0  0  0 .000   M-K.Boyer PR          0  0  0  0 ----  
  H.Killebrew 3B      3  0  2  2 .667   O-H.Smith C           1  0  0  0 .000  
C-F.Malzone PR,3B     1  0  0  0 .000     D.Crandall C        2  0  1  0 .500  
  B.Skowron 1B        4  0  2  2 .500   J-S.Burgess PH,C      2  0  1  0 .500  
  G.Triandos C        4  0  0  0 .000   N-D.Groat PR          0  1  0  0 ----  
  J.Bunning P         0  0  0  0 ----   P-F.Robinson 1B,LF    1  0  0  0 .000  
  B.Shaw P            0  0  0  0 ----     W.Spahn P           0  0  0  0 ----  
Q-P.Runnels PH        1  0  0  0 .000     D.Newcombe P        1  1  1  01.000  
  C.Pascual P         0  0  0  0 ----   A-J.Cunningham PH     1  0  0  0 .000  
  E.Wynn P            2  0  0  0 .000     J.Antonelli P       0  0  0  0 ----  
B-B.Allison LF        3  0  1  0 .333   G-B.Mazeroski 2B      3  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      43  7 13  7                 Totals      40  8 12  7
 
A-Pinch Hit For Newcombe In 4th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Wynn In 4th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Killebrew In 5th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Fox In 5th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Jensen In 5th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Score In 6th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Antonelli In 6th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For McDougald In 6th Inning
I-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Kuenn In 6th Inning
J-Pinch Hit For Crandall In 6th Inning
K-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Colavito In 7th Inning
L-Pinch Hit For Drysdale In 7th Inning
M-Pinch Ran For Cepeda In 8th Inning
N-Pinch Ran For Burgess In 8th Inning
O-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Boyer In 9th Inning
P-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Groat In 9th Inning
Q-Pinch Hit For Shaw In 9th Inning
R-Pinch Hit For Burdette In 10th Inning
 
AL All-Stars.... 2 0 3  0 0 2  0 0 0  0 -  7 13  4
NL All-Stars.... 0 0 3  0 2 0  1 1 0  1 -  8 12  2
 
AL All-Stars (0-1)       IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
E.Wynn                    3 2/3   5   3   3   2   3   1   7.36
H.Score                   1 1/3   1   2   1   1   1   1   6.75
J.Bunning BS(1st)         2 2/3   5   2   1   1   1   0   3.38
B.Shaw                    0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
C.Pascual LOSS(0-1)       1 1/3   1   1   0   0   1   0   0.00
Totals                    9 1/3  12   8   5   4   6   2
 
NL All-Stars (1-0)       IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
W.Spahn                   2 1/3   6   5   5   1   1   0  19.29
D.Newcombe                1 2/3   1   0   0   2   0   0   0.00
J.Antonelli               1       4   2   1   1   1   0   9.00
D.Drysdale                2       1   0   0   1   1   0   0.00
L.Burdette WIN(1-0)       3       1   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
Totals                   10      13   7   6   5   4   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 34,876 DATE- Tuesday, July 7th 1959 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Ed Runge, Al Barlick, Joe Paparella, Augie Donatelli
T- 3:01
LEFT ON BASE- AL All-Stars:13  NL All-Stars: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- AL All-Stars: 1  NL All-Stars: 0
ERRORS- F.Malzone-3, G.Triandos, C.Neal, E.Mathews
DOUBLES- B.Skowron(1st), W.Mays(1st), S.Burgess(1st)
HOME RUNS- H.Aaron-2(2nd)
RBIs- A.Kaline(1st), C.Maxwell(1st), H.Kuenn(1st), H.Killebrew-2(2nd),
      B.Skowron-2(2nd), W.Mays(1st), H.Aaron-5(5th), E.Banks(1st)
STOLEN BASES- H.Aaron(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- E.Banks, K.Boyer
SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Maxwell, B.Skowron, E.Banks
WALKS- J.Jensen, W.Held, A.Kaline, C.Maxwell, F.Malzone, W.Mays, E.Mathews,
       E.Banks-2
STRIKE OUTS- N.Fox, R.Colavito, F.Malzone, G.Triandos, E.Mathews, E.Banks,
             O.Cepeda-2, J.Cunningham, B.Mazeroski
GIDP- C.Neal
2-out RBI- H.Aaron-3, W.Mays
RLISP 2-out- B.Skowron, O.Cepeda, E.Wynn, C.Maxwell, J.Cunningham, W.Held-2,
             Y.Berra-2, B.Mazeroski, G.Bell, B.White
TEAM RISP- AL All-Stars: 5 for 17  NL All-Stars: 2 for 11
 
Hank Aaron launched 2 homeruns and had 5 RBI as the National League ballclub
topped the American League club in 10 innings by a score of 8 to 7 at Forbes
Field.
 
The score was tied at 7 after nine.  National League won the game in the 10th
inning.  Vada Pinson banged out a single.  Hal Smith came to the plate and
reached on an error.  After an out was recorded, Bill Mazeroski then reached
on an error giving National League the win and sending the home town fans into
a frenzy.  National League totaled 12 hits on the afternoon.  
 
The win went to Lew Burdette(1-0) who allowed no runs in 3 innings. Camilo
Pascual(0-1) absorbed the loss in relief.  He was a hard-luck loser as he did
not allow an earned run in his 1 and 1/3 innings of work.  
 
'Aaron led the way - we just jumped on his back and let him take us,' Burdette
said. 'I'm glad I don't have to face him. I'm glad he's on my team.'

*** TOP OF INNING 1 ***
0     N.Fox       1- 6 18  0 Single                         b-1 
0 1   W.Held      4- 9  7  0 Single                         1-3 b-1 
0 1 3 A.Kaline    1- 6     0 Single                         3-H 1-2 b-1 
0 12  R.Colavito  6- 7     0 1 Base Error - 2B              2-3 1-2 b-1 
0 123 C.Maxwell   5- 7     0 Sac Fly                        3-H b-0 
1 12  H.Killebrew 5- 8     0 Pop Out                        b-0 
2 12  B.Skowron   4- 6     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 1 ***
0     W.Mays      6- 8     0 Walk                           b-1 
0 1   C.Neal      2- 7     0 Ground Out Double Play         1-o b-0 
2     H.Aaron     2- 9     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 2 ***
0     G.Triandos  2- 4     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     E.Wynn      5- 6     0 Line Out                       b-0 
2     N.Fox       5- 2     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 2 ***
0     E.Mathews   5- 6     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     E.Banks     1- 5     0 Walk                           b-1 
1 1   G.Bell               0 Ground Out                     1-2 b-0 
2  2  O.Cepeda    4- 6     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 3 ***
0     W.Held      6- 9     0 Single                         b-1 
0 1   A.Kaline    3- 7     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1 1   R.Colavito  4- 9 15  0 Single                         1-2 b-1 
1 12  C.Maxwell   3- 7     0 Walk                           2-3 1-2 b-1 
1 123 H.Killebrew 6- 3     0 Single                         3-H 2-H 1-3 b-1 
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Don Newcombe
1 1 3 B.Skowron   1- 5  8  0 Single                         3-H 1-2 b-1 
1 12  G.Triandos  6- 3     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2 12  E.Wynn      2- 2     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 3 ***
0     D.Crandall  1-11  5  0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     D.Newcombe  2- 4 14  0 Single                         b-1 
1 1   W.Mays      4- 9 20  0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2 1   C.Neal      1- 4 15  0 Single                         1-2 b-1 
2 12  H.Aaron     1- 4     0 Home Run                       2-H 1-H b-H 
2     E.Mathews   5- 3 20  0 Line Out                       b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 4 ***
0     N.Fox       4- 7     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     W.Held      2- 7     0 Walk                           b-1 
1 1   A.Kaline    1- 7     0 Walk                           1-2 b-1 
1 12  R.Colavito  2-10 10  0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2 12  C.Maxwell   2- 2 10  0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 4 ***
0     E.Banks     6- 7     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     G.Bell      1- 6     0 Single                         b-1 
1 1   O.Cepeda    4- 6     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2 1   D.Crandall  2- 7 11  0 Single                         1-2 b-1 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Joe Cunningham
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Herb Score
                             SUBSTITUTE LF- Bob Allison
2 12  J.Cunningha 5- 8     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 5 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - John Antonelli
0     H.Killebrew 2- 6     0 Single                         b-1 
                             SUBSTITUTE PR- Frank Malzone
0 1   B.Skowron   5- 6  5  0 Double                         1-3 b-2 
0  23 G.Triandos  5- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1  23 B.Allison   1-10     0 Pop Out                        b-0 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Jackie Jensen
2  23 J.Jensen             0 Int Walk                       b-1 
2 123 W.Held      2- 7     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 5 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE 2B- Gil McDougald
                             SUBSTITUTE 3B- Frank Malzone
0     W.Mays      1- 8     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     C.Neal               0 1 Base Error - C               b-1 
1 1   H.Aaron     1- 5     0 Home Run                       1-H b-H 
1     E.Mathews   1- 4     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     E.Banks     4- 6     0 Walk                           b-1 
2 1                        0 Caught Stealing                1-o 
*** TOP OF INNING 6 ***
0     A.Kaline    2- 3 17  0 Single                         b-1 
0 1   R.Colavito  4- 4     0 1 Base Error - 3B              1-2 b-1 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Harvey Kuenn
0 12  H.Kuenn     3-10     0 Single                         2-H 1-2 b-1 
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Don Drysdale
                             SUBSTITUTE 2B- Bill Mazeroski
0 12  F.Malzone   4- 6     0 Walk                           2-3 1-2 b-1 
0 123 B.Skowron   4- 3     0 Sac Fly                        3-H b-0 
1 12  G.Triandos  4- 2 17  0 Line Out                       b-0 
2 12  B.Allison   5-11  6  0 Single                         2-3 1-2 b-1 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Yogi Berra
2 123 Y.Berra     2- 5     0 Pop Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 6 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE C - Yogi Berra
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Jim Bunning
                             SUBSTITUTE 2B- Rocky Bridges
0     G.Bell      2-10 10  0 Single                         b-1 
0 1   O.Cepeda    6- 6     0 Ground Out                     1-2 b-0 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Smoky Burgess
1  2  S.Burgess   3- 7     0 Ground Out                     2-3 b-0 
2   3 B.Mazeroski 2- 9     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 7 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE C - Smoky Burgess
0     W.Held      2-10     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     A.Kaline    2- 2     0 Foul Out                       b-0 
2     R.Colavito  5- 8     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 7 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE RF- Al Kaline
                             SUBSTITUTE CF- Bill Tuttle
0     W.Mays      2- 7 17  0 Line Out                       b-0 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Bill White
1     B.White     6-10     0 1 Base Error - 3B              b-1 
1 1   H.Aaron     6- 9  4  0 Single                         1-3 b-1 
1 1 3                      0 Stolen Base                    1-2 
1  23 E.Mathews   6- 8     0 Walk                           b-1 
1 123 E.Banks     5- 6     0 Sac Fly                        3-H b-0 
2 12  G.Bell      3- 8     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 8 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Lew Burdette
                             SUBSTITUTE LF- Bill White
0     R.Bridges   5- 6     0 Line Out                       b-0 
1     F.Malzone   5-12     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     B.Skowron   4- 6     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 8 ***
0     O.Cepeda    2- 7     0 Single                         b-1 
                             SUBSTITUTE PR- Ken Boyer
0 1                        0 Caught Stealing                1-o 
1     S.Burgess   2- 6 16  0 Double                         b-2 
1  2  B.Mazeroski 6- 5     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
                             SUBSTITUTE PR- Dick Groat
2  2  W.Mays      4- 9  4  0 Double                         2-H b-2 
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Bob Shaw
2  2  B.White     6-10     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 9 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE C - Hal Smith
                             SUBSTITUTE 1B- Frank Robinson
                             SUBSTITUTE 1B- Bill White
                             SUBSTITUTE LF- Frank Robinson
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Pete Runnels
0     P.Runnels   6- 3     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     B.Allison   4- 4     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     Y.Berra     2- 4  2  0 Single                         b-1 
2 1   W.Held      4- 8     0 Pop Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 9 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Camilo Pascual
0     H.Aaron     4- 9     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     E.Mathews   2- 6 14  0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     E.Banks     5- 5     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 10 ***
0     A.Kaline    4- 3     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     B.Tuttle    4- 3     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     R.Bridges   1- 7     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 10 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Vada Pinson
0     V.Pinson    2- 4  8  0 Single                         b-1 
0 1   H.Smith     6-10     0 2 Base Error - 3B              1-3 b-2 
0  23 F.Robinson  6-12     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1  23 B.Mazeroski 6-10     0 1 Base Error - 3B              3-H 2-3 b-1 

1959 MLB All-Star Game 1

 July 7, 1959

  There will be 2 All-Star Games played this year. The first will be played today at Forbes Field, home field of the NL Pittsburgh Pirates. Game 2 will be August 3 at the LA Memorial Coliseum, home of the NL Los Angeles Dodgers.

  Here are the rosters for both leagues:

1959 National League NL All-Stars   Black=In Majors(18/7)
 
                   CODES YEAR TEAM BAL  AB DO TR HR BAVG  BB K'S RBI  OB%  SL%
Orlando Cepeda     1   0 1959  SFN  1R 605 35  4 27 .317  23 100 105 .358 .522
Smoky Burgess      2   0 1959  PIN   E 377 28  5 11 .297  22  16  59 .354 .485
Ken Boyer          3   0 1959  SLN   E 563 18  5 28 .309  60  77  94 .384 .508
Ernie Banks        4   0 1959  CHN  3L 589 25  6 45 .304  44  72 143 .379 .596
Hank Aaron         5   0 1959  MLN  4L 629 46  7 39 .355  34  54 123 .406 .636
Del Crandall       6   0 1959  MLN  2L 518 19  2 21 .257  38  48  72 .321 .423
Joe Cunningham     7   0 1959  SLN   E 458 28  6  7 .345  79  47  60 .456 .478
Dick Groat         8   0 1959  PIN  1R 593 22  7  5 .275  30  35  51 .314 .361
Eddie Mathews      9   0 1959  MLN  4R 594 16  8 46 .306  78  71 114 .391 .593
Willie Mays       10   0 1959  SFN  4L 575 43  5 34 .313  56  58 104 .385 .583
Bill Mazeroski    11   0 1959  PIN  3R 493 15  6  7 .241  28  54  59 .285 .339
Vada Pinson       14   0 1959  CIN   E 648 47  9 20 .316  52  98  84 .371 .509
Frank Robinson    15   0 1959  CIN  4L 540 31  4 36 .311  60  93 125 .397 .583
Hal Smith         16   0 1959  SLN  3L 452 15  3 13 .270  15  28  50 .295 .403
Bill White        17   0 1959  SLN  3R 517 33  9 12 .302  33  61  72 .347 .470
Charlie Neal      27   0 1959  LAN  1R 616 30 11 19 .287  41  86  83 .338 .464
Tony Taylor       28   0 1959  CHN  1L 624 30  8  8 .280  45  86  38 .335 .393
Gus Bell          29   0 1959  CIN  2L 580 27  2 19 .293  28  44 115 .329 .445
 
 
                LEFT% BAL WON LOST  ERA  IP HITS WALKS K'S HR GS SV
Burdette         47    4L  21  15  4.07 290  312   38  105 38 39  1
Antonelli        23    6L  19  10  3.10 282  247   76  165 29 38  1
Drysdale         45     E  17  13  3.45 271  237   93  242 26 36  2
Face             44    2R  18   1  2.71  93   91   25   69  5  0 10
Spahn            24     E  21  15  2.96 292  282   70  143 21 36  0
Buhl             45    1R  15   9  2.86 198  181   74  105 19 25  0
Newcombe         44    2R  13   8  3.16 222  216   27  100 25 29  1

1959 American League AL All-Stars   Black=In Majors(18/7) Blue=Injured-out
 
                   CODES YEAR TEAM BAL  AB DO TR HR BAVG  BB K'S RBI  OB%  SL%
Yogi Berra         2   0 1959  NYA  1R 472 25  1 19 .284  38  38  69 .337 .462
Harmon Killebrew   3   0 1959  WAA  7L 546 20  2 42 .242  89 116 105 .348 .516
Sherm Lollar       4   0 1959  CHA  2L 505 22  3 22 .265  49  49  84 .330 .451
Frank Malzone      5   0 1959  BOA  3R 604 34  2 19 .280  36  58  92 .320 .437
Al Kaline          9   0 1959  DEA  5L 511 19  2 27 .327  60  42  94 .398 .530
Harvey Kuenn      10   0 1959  DEA   E 561 42  7  9 .353  47  37  71 .403 .501
Pete Runnels      11   0 1959  BOA  2L 560 33  6  6 .314  94  48  57 .413 .427
Bill Skowron      12   0 1959  NYA  1R 282 13  5 15 .298  20  47  59 .344 .539
Nellie Fox        14   0 1959  CHA   E 624 34  6  2 .306  63  13  70 .370 .389
Gus Triandos      15   0 1959  BAA  1R 393  7  1 25 .216  59  56  73 .319 .430
Rocky Colavito    16   0 1959  CLA  5L 588 24  0 42 .257  63  86 111 .329 .512
Charlie Maxwell   27   0 1959  DEA  1R 518 12  2 31 .251  76  91  95 .347 .461
Bob Allison       33   0 1959  WAA  2R 570 18  9 30 .261  59  92  85 .331 .482
Rocky Bridges     34   0 1959  DEA  2L 381 16  3  3 .268  28  35  35 .318 .349
Woodie Held       36   0 1959  CLA  6R 525 19  3 29 .251  46 118  71 .312 .465
Bill Tuttle       37   0 1959  KCA  2R 463 19  6  7 .300  46  38  43 .363 .413
Jackie Jensen     38   0 1959  BOA  2L 535 31  0 28 .277  85  67 112 .376 .492
Frank Bolling     39   0 1959  DEA  2R 459 18  3 13 .266  43  37  55 .329 .403
  
 
 
                LEFT% BAL WON LOST  ERA  IP HITS WALKS K'S HR GS SV
Bunning          41     E  17  13  3.89 250  220   75  201 37 35  1
Wynn             36    4R  22  10  3.16 256  202  119  179 20 37  0
Pascual          40     E  17  10  2.64 239  202   69  185 10 30  0
Score            23    2L   9  11  4.70 161  123  115  147 28 25  0
Shaw             38    1L  18   6  2.69 231  217   54   89 15 26  3
Turley           39    4R   8  11  4.32 154  141   83  111 15 22  0
Lown             36     E   9   2  2.90  93   73   42   63 12  0 15
 
       

  

1959 AL Standings at the All Star Break

 July 6, 1959

  We've reached the All-Star break in the 1959 season. here are the standings at this point. My Detroit Tigers continue to battle for the top spot in the AL with the Cleveland Indians.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1959 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1959 Detroit DEA             48  32  .600 ----    76    40  40 .500   76  78 .494
1959 Cleveland CLA           45  31  .592  1.0          44  32 .579   89  65 .578
1959 Chicago CHA             43  35  .551  4.0          43  35 .551   94  60 .610
1959 New York NYA            41  37  .526  6.0          40  38 .513   79  75 .513
1959 Baltimore BAA           36  43  .456 11.5          41  38 .519   74  80 .481
1959 Boston BOA              35  42  .455 11.5          33  44 .429   75  79 .487
1959 Kansas City KCA         32  44  .421 14.0          33  43 .434   66  88 .429
1959 Washington WAA          31  47  .397 16.0          37  41 .474   63  91 .409

League Leaders for the 1959 American League                        Date: 7/6/1959
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1959 CLA  45  30    A.Kaline  DEA .362  C.Maxwell DEA   27  C.Maxwell DEA   84
1959 DEA  47  32    H.Kuenn   DEA .352  W.Held    CLA   22  A.Kaline  DEA   69
1959 CHA  43  35    B.Tuttle  KCA .329  R.Colavit CLA   22  R.Colavit CLA   59
1959 NYA  41  37    P.Runnels BOA .328  B.Allison WAA   21  F.Malzone BOA   51
1959 BAA  36  43    G.Woodlin BAA .313  H.Killebr WAA   20  B.Skowron NYA   51
1959 BOA  35  42
1959 KCA  32  44    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1959 WAA  31  47    E.Wynn    CHA   12  M.Forniel BOA    7  B.Shaw    CHA 1.96
                    H.Score   CLA   10  T.Lown    CHA    6  A.Ditmar  NYA 1.99
                    J.Bunning DEA   10  T.Morgan  DEA    6  C.Pascual WAA 2.45
                    F.Lary    DEA   10  B.Loes    BAA    5  J.Harshma BOA 2.70
                    C.Pascual WAA    9  OTHERS TIED W    4  B.Grim    KCA 2.79
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    B.Tuttle  KCA   19  L.Aparici CHA   29  H.Score   CLA  109
                    H.Kuenn   DEA   13  B.Tuttle  KCA   11  J.Bunning DEA  105
                    N.Fox     CHA   10  J.Jensen  BOA    9  C.Pascual WAA   91
                    OTHERS TIED W    7  F.Throneb WAA    8  W.Ford    NYA   89
                                        OTHERS TIED W    7  E.Wynn    CHA   83

1959 NL Standings at the All Star Break

 July 6, 1959

  We're at the All Star break in the 1959 NL season. It's about the halfway point of the season. Milwaukee continues to lead the league by a solid margin.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1959 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1959 Milwaukee MLN           52  25  .675 ----    69    44  33 .571   86  70 .551
1959 Cincinnati CIN          46  34  .575  7.5          35  45 .438   74  80 .481
1959 Los Angeles LAN         46  38  .548  9.5          47  37 .560   88  68 .564
1959 San Francisco SFN       44  37  .543 10.0          46  35 .568   83  71 .539
1959 Pittsburgh PIN          38  45  .458 17.0          44  39 .530   78  76 .506
1959 St. Louis SLN           34  45  .430 19.0          37  42 .468   71  83 .461
1959 Chicago CHN             34  46  .425 19.5          39  41 .488   74  80 .481
1959 Philadelphia PHN        27  51  .346 25.5          29  49 .372   64  90 .416

League Leaders for 1959 National League                           Date: 7/6/1959
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1959 MLN  52  25    H.Aaron   MLN .350  H.Aaron   MLN   26  H.Aaron   MLN   64
1959 CIN  46  34    G.Bell    CIN .344  W.Mays    SFN   21  E.Mathews MLN   58
1959 LAN  46  38    J.Cunning SLN .342  E.Mathews MLN   20  W.Mays    SFN   58
1959 SFN  44  37    D.Stuart  PIN .336  K.Boyer   SLN   20  V.Pinson  CIN   57
1959 PIN  38  45    K.Boyer   SLN .329  OTHERS TIED W   19  OTHERS TIED W   56
1959 SLN  34  45
1959 CHN  34  46    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1959 PHN  27  51    W.Spahn   MLN   14  R.Face    PIN    7  B.Buhl    MLN 1.94
                    D.Drysdal LAN   12  T.Acker   CIN    6  D.Drysdal LAN 2.38
                    L.Burdett MLN   11  C.Labine  LAN    6  S.Jones   SFN 2.46
                    J.Antonel SFN   11  D.Elston  CHN    5  G.Hobbie  CHN 2.82
                    OTHERS TIED W   10  E.Broglio SLN    5  L.Burdett MLN 2.86
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    J.Temple  CIN    8  J.Gilliam LAN   17  D.Drysdal LAN  125
                    D.Stuart  PIN    8  T.Taylor  CHN   15  S.Koufax  LAN  106
                    B.White   SLN    8  D.Blasing SLN   14  J.Antonel SFN  101
                    OTHERS TIED W    7  OTHERS TIED W    9  S.Jones   SFN  101
                                                            OTHERS TIED W   91

1959 AL Game: Clev. @ Det.

 July 4, 1959

  The first game of today's 4th of July doubleheader between the Cleveland Indians and Detroit Tigers proved to be an explosive affair. The 2 teams were tied for 1st place in the AL heading into today's games.

  Cleveland jumped out to a quick lead in the 1st inning scoring 3 runs on 1 hit. A walk, an error, a sacrifice fly and a double led to the runs off Tiger starter Frank Lary. Detroit came back with a run of their own in the bottom of the 1st before exploding for 7 runs in the bottom of the 2nd. The Tigers sent 13 men to the plate in the 2nd, chasing Indian starter Cal McLish. 

   With an 8-3 lead, the fans and Tiger manager Jimmy Dykes hoped Lary would settle in for the rest of the way. But this game was far from over. Cleveland put 3 runs on the board in the 3rd, 1 in the 4th, and 3 more to start the 5th, chasing Lary from the mound. Cleveland now held a 10-8 lead. Detroit battled back to take an 11-10 lead heading into the 9th. With 2 outs, nobody on base and Woodie Held coming to the plate, the Tigers had a meeting on the mound and decided to pitch to him. That was a mistake, as Held launched his 21st homerun of the season tying the game up at 11 all. 

   In the bottom of the 9th the home team came back, again. Rocky Bridges led off with a single. Harvey Kuenn came up next and doubled to centerfield, his 3rd double in the game. The Tiger 3rd base coach Billy Hitchcock gambled, sending Bridges home and Rockey slid under the catcher's tag for the game winning run. The crowd went wild and the Tiger bench emptied in celebration. Detroit takes game 1 12-11 and a 1 game lead over Cleveland in the standings. We'll soon see what's in store for game 2, but it'll be tough to match the excitement we just had. 

  

BOXSCORE: 1959 Cleveland Indians At 1959 Detroit Tigers              7/4/1959
 
  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  G.Strickland 3B     3  1  1  1 .276     E.Yost 3B           3  3  1  0 .285  
  V.Power 1B          3  2  1  0 .282     R.Bridges 2B        4  3  2  2 .310  
  M.Minoso LF         4  2  1  2 .279     H.Kuenn CF          6  1  4  4 .350  
  T.Francona CF       4  2  2  3 .330     C.Maxwell LF        5  1  2  3 .290  
  R.Colavito RF       3  1  2  1 .264     G.Zernial 1B        5  1  1  0 .229  
  J.Baxes 2B          4  1  1  3 .297     R.Wilson C          0  2  0  0 .297  
  D.Brodowski P       0  0  0  0 .500     N.Chrisley RF       4  0  1  0 .190  
C-E.Valo PH           0  0  0  01.000     C.Veal SS           4  0  1  1 .182  
  J.Perry P           0  0  0  0 .450     F.Lary P            1  1  0  0 .156  
  D.Brown C           5  0  0  0 .207     B.Schultz P         1  0  1  01.000  
  W.Held SS           5  2  2  1 .269   B-L.Berberet PH       1  0  0  0 .210  
  C.McLish P          1  0  0  0 .286     D.Sisler P          1  0  0  0 .400  
  A.Cicotte P         1  0  1  0 .667                                          
A-R.Webster 2B        2  0  0  0 .240                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35 11 11 11                 Totals      35 12 13 10
 
A-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Cicotte In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Schultz In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Brodowski In 9th Inning
 
Indians......... 3 0 3  1 3 0  0 0 1  - 11 11  2
Tigers.......... 1 7 0  0 0 1  2 0 1  - 12 13  3
 
Indians (44-30)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
C.McLish                  1 2/3   5   7   7   3   0   1   4.38
A.Cicotte                 4       5   2   1   4   3   0   6.84
D.Brodowski BS(1st)       2 1/3   1   2   1   2   0   0   1.65
J.Perry LOSS(5-3)         0       2   1   1   0   0   0   2.06
Totals                    8      13  12  10   9   3   1
 
Tigers (47-31)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
F.Lary                    4       9  10   7   2   3   2   3.45
B.Schultz                 2       1   0   0   1   4   0   3.00
D.Sisler WIN(3-1)         3       1   1   1   3   1   1   1.98
Totals                    9      11  11   8   6   8   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 41,686 DATE- Saturday, July 4th 1959 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Red Flaherty, Frank Umont, Charlie Berry, Jim Honochick
T- 2:47
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 7  Tigers:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 0  Tigers: 2
ERRORS- T.Francona, D.Brodowski, C.Veal, F.Lary, B.Schultz
DOUBLES- M.Minoso(9th), R.Colavito(14th), H.Kuenn-3(28th)
HOME RUNS- T.Francona(6th), J.Baxes(6th), W.Held(21st), C.Maxwell(26th)
RBIs- G.Strickland(21st), M.Minoso-2(39th), T.Francona-3(19th),
      R.Colavito(56th), J.Baxes-3(17th), W.Held(47th), R.Bridges-2(33rd),
      H.Kuenn-4(50th), C.Maxwell-3(80th), C.Veal(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- V.Power-2, A.Cicotte, R.Bridges-2, C.Veal
SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Colavito
WALKS- G.Strickland-2, M.Minoso, T.Francona, R.Colavito, E.Valo, E.Yost-3,
       R.Wilson-4, N.Chrisley, F.Lary
HIT BY PITCH- R.Wilson
STRIKE OUTS- G.Strickland, M.Minoso, T.Francona, J.Baxes, D.Brown-3, C.McLish,
             E.Yost, R.Bridges, C.Maxwell
GIDP- V.Power, D.Brown
WILD PITCHES- D.Brodowski
2-out RBI- R.Bridges-2, H.Kuenn-2, C.Maxwell-2, C.Veal, W.Held
RLISP 2-out- G.Zernial, D.Brown, M.Minoso, N.Chrisley-2, G.Strickland, H.Kuenn,
             J.Baxes, L.Berberet-2, R.Colavito
TEAM RISP- Indians: 4 for 14  Tigers: 6 for 15
 
Center fielder Harvey Kuenn had 4 hits and 4 RBI at Briggs Stadium as the
Detroit Tigers won in their last at-bat beating the Cleveland Indians by the
count of 12 to 11.
 
Detroit won the game with a run in the bottom of the 9th inning.  Rocky
Bridges laced a base-knock.  Kuenn was next and he doubled giving Detroit the
win and sending the home town fans into a frenzy.  A wild affair, this game
saw the lead change 5 times.  
 
Dave Sisler(3-1) got credit for the victory, pitching 3 innings and allowing 1
run. Jim Perry(5-3) was the loser in relief.  

*** TOP OF INNING 1 ***
0     G.Stricklan 2- 8     0 Walk                           b-1 
0 1   V.Power              0 2 Base Error - P               1-3 b-2 
0  23 M.Minoso    6- 4 18  0 Double                         3-H 2-H b-2 
0  2  T.Francona  2- 4     0 Ground Out                     2-3 b-0 
1   3 R.Colavito  1- 6     0 Sac Fly                        3-H b-0 
2     J.Baxes     5- 9     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 1 ***
0     E.Yost      5- 6 17  0 Single                         b-1 
0 1   R.Bridges            0 Sac Bunt                       1-2 b-0 
1  2  H.Kuenn     5- 6  2  0 Double                         2-H b-2 
1  2  C.Maxwell   6- 8     0 Line Out                       b-0 
2  2  G.Zernial   6- 6 12  0 Line Out                       b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 2 ***
0     D.Brown     2- 2     0 Line Out                       b-0 
1     W.Held      1- 3 12  0 Line Out                       b-0 
2     C.McLish    2- 8     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 2 ***
0     R.Wilson    4- 6     0 Walk                           b-1 
0 1   N.Chrisley  6- 9     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1 1   C.Veal               0 Sac Bunt                       1-2 b-0 
2  2  F.Lary      4- 6     0 Walk                           b-1 
2 12  E.Yost      1- 7     0 Walk                           2-3 1-2 b-1 
2 123 R.Bridges   5- 5 12  0 Single                         3-H 2-H 1-3 b-1 
2 1 3 H.Kuenn     1- 5 15  0 Double                         3-H 1-H b-3 
2   3 C.Maxwell   2- 9     0 Home Run                       3-H b-H 
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Al Cicotte
2     G.Zernial   5- 8     0 Single                         b-1 
2 1   R.Wilson    3-11     0 HBP                            1-2 b-1 
2 12  N.Chrisley  3- 8     0 Walk                           2-3 1-2 b-1 
2 123 C.Veal      5- 7  8  0 Single                         3-H 2-o 1-3 b-2 
*** TOP OF INNING 3 ***
0     G.Stricklan 5- 4     0 Pop Out                        b-0 
1     V.Power     6- 9     0 1 Base Error - SS              b-1 
1 1   M.Minoso    6- 2     0 Walk                           1-2 b-1 
1 12  T.Francona  1-11     0 Home Run                       2-H 1-H b-H 
1     R.Colavito  6- 5  9  0 Double                         b-2 
1  2  J.Baxes     2- 8     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2  2  D.Brown     1- 5     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 3 ***
0     F.Lary      3-10     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     E.Yost      6- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     R.Bridges   5- 3 11  0 Line Out                       b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 4 ***
0     W.Held      5- 7     0 Single                         b-1 
0 1   A.Cicotte   3- 6     0 Single                         1-3 b-1 
0 1 3 G.Stricklan 6- 6  6  0 Single                         3-H 1-2 b-1 
0 12  V.Power     1- 7     0 Ground Out Double Play         2-3 1-o b-0 
2   3 M.Minoso    6- 8     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 4 ***
0     H.Kuenn     3-10     0 Single                         b-1 
0 1   C.Maxwell   4-10     0 Foul Out                       b-0 
1 1   G.Zernial   4- 7     0 Ground Out                     1-2 b-0 
2  2  R.Wilson             0 Int Walk                       b-1 
2 12  N.Chrisley  2-12     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 5 ***
0     T.Francona  3- 8 10  0 Single                         b-1 
0 1   R.Colavito  5- 7     0 Single                         1-2 b-1 
0 12  J.Baxes     1- 9     0 Home Run                       2-H 1-H b-H 
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Barney Schultz
0     D.Brown     1- 9     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     W.Held      5- 3     0 1 Base Error - P               b-1 
1 1   A.Cicotte            0 Sac Bunt                       1-2 b-0 
2  2  G.Stricklan 5-10     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 5 ***
0     C.Veal      6-12     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     B.Schultz   3-10 12  0 Single                         b-1 
1 1   E.Yost      1- 7     0 Walk                           1-2 b-1 
1 12  R.Bridges   4- 6     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2 12  H.Kuenn     3- 7 13  0 Line Out                       b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 6 ***
0     V.Power     3- 7     0 Single                         b-1 
0 1   M.Minoso    6- 9     0 Ground Out                     1-2 b-0 
1  2  T.Francona  2- 5     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2  2  R.Colavito           0 Int Walk                       b-1 
2 12  J.Baxes     3- 8     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 6 ***
0     C.Maxwell   1- 9     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     G.Zernial   6- 8     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     R.Wilson    4- 9     0 Walk                           b-1 
2 1   N.Chrisley  5- 7  4  0 Single                         1-2 b-1 
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Dick Brodowski
                             SUBSTITUTE 2B- Ray Webster
2 12  C.Veal      6- 4     0 2 Base Error - CF              2-H 1-3 b-2 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Lou Berberet
2  23 L.Berberet  4- 7     0 Pop Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 7 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Dave Sisler
0     D.Brown     3- 6     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     W.Held      6- 7     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     R.Webster   5- 4     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 7 ***
0     E.Yost      5- 9     0 Walk                           b-1 
0 1   R.Bridges            0 2 Base Error - P               1-3 b-2 
0  23 H.Kuenn              0 Wild Pitch                     3-H 2-3 
0   3 H.Kuenn     2- 9     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1   3 C.Maxwell   2- 7 20  0 Single                         3-H b-1 
1 1   G.Zernial   6- 9     0 Force Play                     1-o b-1 
2 1   R.Wilson    5- 9     0 Walk                           1-2 b-1 
2 12  N.Chrisley  4- 9     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 8 ***
0     G.Stricklan 2- 7     0 Walk                           b-1 
0 1   V.Power              0 Sac Bunt                       1-2 b-0 
1  2  M.Minoso    3- 6     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2  2  T.Francona           0 Int Walk                       b-1 
2 12  R.Colavito  3- 8 19  0 Line Out                       b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 8 ***
0     C.Veal      5-11     0 Pop Out                        b-0 
1     D.Sisler    4-11 15  0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     E.Yost      3-11     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 9 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Elmer Valo
0     E.Valo      6- 8     0 Walk                           b-1 
0 1   D.Brown     1-10     0 Ground Out Double Play         1-o b-0 
2     W.Held      6-11 11  0 Home Run                       b-H 
2     R.Webster   4- 5     0 Pop Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 9 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Jim Perry
0     R.Bridges   2- 9 19  0 Single                         b-1 
0 1   H.Kuenn     1- 4 19  0 Double                         1-H b-3 

 

1959 Detroit Tigers News

 July 4, 1959

   It's the 4th of July today and Detroit Tigers will be playing the Cleveland Indians in a doubleheader. The two teams are tied for 1st place in the AL. Detroit put a halt to a 4 game losing streak yesterday by defeating the Chicago White Sox 9-4. The Indians hold a 8-3 edge in head-to-head games with the Tigers so far this season. Baseball fans might see some 'fire works' by attending the games today. 

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1959 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1959 Cleveland CLA           44  29  .603 ----    80    41  32 .562   89  65 .578
1959 Detroit DEA             46  31  .597 ----          40  37 .519   76  78 .494
1959 Chicago CHA             41  34  .547  4.0          41  34 .547   94  60 .610
1959 New York NYA            38  37  .507  7.0          39  36 .520   79  75 .513
1959 Boston BOA              34  40  .459 10.5          31  43 .419   75  79 .487
1959 Baltimore BAA           34  42  .447 11.5          40  36 .526   74  80 .481
1959 Kansas City KCA         31  42  .425 13.0          32  41 .438   66  88 .429
1959 Washington WAA          31  44  .413 14.0          35  40 .467   63  91 .409

1959 AL Standings and League Leaders

 July 1, 1959

     The 1959 MLB season heads into July and finds the Detroit Tigers still holding 1st place in the AL. The Tigers were 20-11 in June and have a slim 1 game lead over the Cleveland Indians who went 17-11 last month. The Chicago White Sox had the best record in June going 21-7. This run by the White Sox has moved them into 3rd place, 5 games behind Detroit.  The New York Yankees continue to hover around .500 and in 4th place, 8 games behind. The Boston Red Sox really fell off the pace in June, going a league worst 11-19. They're in 5th place, 11.5 GB.

    Detroit's Al Kaline continues to lead the AL in hitting with a .362  BA. He's missed a lot of playing time the last couple of weeks after suffering a fractured cheek bone. His teammate Harvey Kueen is 2nd in BA with a .338 mark. Charlie Maxwell leads the AL in HR (24) and RBI (70). These 3 hitters are a big reason the Tigers continue to hold to the top spot in the AL. They've also gotten some pretty good work from their starting pitchers Frank Lary (10-5, 3.03 ERA), Jim Bunning (9-6, 3.68), Don Mossi (7-4, 3.38) and Paul Foytack (7-5). 

    Chicago's Early Wynn leads all pitchers in Wins (12) and Bob Shaw has the top ERA in the AL (1.92). Cleveland's Rocky Colavito is 2nd in HR (20) and 3rd in RBI (55). 

        

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1959 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1959 Detroit DEA             45  29  .608 ----    82    38  36 .514   76  78 .494
1959 Cleveland CLA           42  28  .600  1.0          40  30 .571   89  65 .578
1959 Chicago CHA             39  33  .542  5.0          39  33 .542   94  60 .610
1959 New York NYA            36  36  .500  8.0          37  35 .514   79  75 .513
1959 Boston BOA              32  39  .451 11.5          31  40 .437   75  79 .487
1959 Baltimore BAA           32  41  .438 12.5          38  35 .521   74  80 .481
1959 Washington WAA          31  41  .431 13.0          33  39 .458   63  91 .409
1959 Kansas City KCA         30  40  .429 13.0          31  39 .443   66  88 .429
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BAA     32   41  .438 17-22 15-19  8-12 24-29  6- 3 10- 9     5-5     Won 2
BOA     32   39  .451 15-22 17-17  2- 6 30-33  2- 3  6-11     4-6     Lost 3
CHA     39   33  .542 20-17 19-16 13-12 26-21  5- 0 17- 4     7-3     Won 3
CLA     42   28  .600 24-12 18-16  9- 4 33-24  2- 3 11- 9     7-3     Lost 1
DEA     45   29  .608 21-14 24-15  9- 7 36-22  2- 2  9- 9     5-5     Lost 1
KCA     30   40  .429 15-19 15-21  9- 8 21-32  5- 5  4-15     5-5     Won 1
NYA     36   36  .500 17-15 19-21  7-14 29-22  3- 7 12-11     3-7     Lost 3
WAA     31   41  .431 16-21 15-20  6- 6 25-35  3- 5 10-11     4-6     Won 2
TOTAL  287  287  .500
HOME   145  142  .505
ROAD   142  145  .495
LEFT    63   69  .477
RIGHT  224  218  .507
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+  RUNS AGNST DIFF
BAA      6-10 15-15 11-16  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    282   341  -59
BOA      9- 4 14-16  9-19  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    333   368  -35
CHA      8- 8 10-18 21- 7  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    256   280  -24
CLA      7- 7 18-10 17-11  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    339   286  +53
DEA      9- 6 16-12 20-11  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    452   309 +143
KCA      6-10 14-11 10-19  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    293   332  -39
NYA      9- 6 14-13 13-17  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    273   283  -10
WAA      7-10 12-18 12-13  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    307   336  -29

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1959 American League                 Date: 7/1/1959
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1959 DEA  45  29    A.Kaline  DEA .362  C.Maxwell DEA   24  C.Maxwell DEA   70
1959 CLA  42  28    H.Kuenn   DEA .338  R.Colavit CLA   21  A.Kaline  DEA   69
1959 CHA  39  33    P.Runnels BOA .336  B.Allison WAA   21  R.Colavit CLA   55
1959 NYA  36  36    B.Tuttle  KCA .326  W.Held    CLA   19  B.Skowron NYA   48
1959 BOA  32  39    F.Malzone BOA .307  H.Killebr WAA   19  B.Nieman  BAA   46
1959 BAA  32  41
1959 WAA  31  41    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1959 KCA  30  40    E.Wynn    CHA   12  M.Forniel BOA    7  B.Shaw    CHA 1.92
                    F.Lary    DEA   10  T.Lown    CHA    6  A.Ditmar  NYA 1.98
                    H.Score   CLA    9  T.Morgan  DEA    6  C.Pascual WAA 2.29
                    J.Bunning DEA    9  B.Loes    BAA    5  E.Wynn    CHA 2.61
                    C.Pascual WAA    9  J.Perry   CLA    4  J.Harshma BOA 2.71
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    B.Tuttle  KCA   14  L.Aparici CHA   27  J.Bunning DEA  100
                    H.Kuenn   DEA    8  B.Tuttle  KCA   11  H.Score   CLA   99
                    L.Doby    CHA    7  J.Jensen  BOA    8  C.Pascual WAA   82
                    OTHERS TIED W    6  F.Throneb WAA    8  E.Wynn    CHA   79
                                        OTHERS TIED W    7  W.Ford    NYA   79

1959 NL Standings and League Leaders

 July 1, 1959

  As the calendar is flipped to the month of July, the Milwaukee Braves continue to play at a high level and have increased their lead over the 2nd place Cincinnati Reds to 8.5 games. Milwaukee had the best record in June, going 18-11. While their hitting has been very good, the Braves pitching is what is far superior to any other team in the NL.

  Even with the top hitter in the league, Hank Aaron (.346 BA, 26 HR, 62 RBI), making a bid for the Triple Crown and their other top slugger, Eddie Mathews (20 HR, 56 RBI), it's the Brave's starting pitching that's the most impressive. Warren Spahn (13-2, 3.00 ERA), Lew Burdette (11-6, 2.72 ERA) and Bob Buhl (8-3, 1.94 ERA) head the mound corps. 

  Among others that are having fine seasons are St. Louis Cardinal Ken Boyer (.333 BA, 20 HR, 54 RBI) who is also making a bid for the Triple Crown and San Francisco Giant Willie Mays (.298 BA, 20 HR, 56 RBI). Boyer's teammate Joe Cunningham had been turning heads with his .340 BA and a NL best .425 OBP.  

  The 2nd place Reds have the highest scoring offense in the NL by a large margin: 418 RS vs. 343 for the Giants. It's been a complete team effort for Cincinnati with no real standout player. Vada Pinson, Frank Robinson, Gus Bell, Jerry Lynch, Roy McMillan and Johnny Temple have all contributed in various ways. 4th place LA's pitcher Don Drysdale (11-6, 2.40 ERA, 117 K) is one of the best in the league.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1959 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1959 Milwaukee MLN           50  23  .685 ----    73    42  31 .575   86  70 .551
1959 Cincinnati CIN          42  32  .568  8.5          33  41 .446   74  80 .481
1959 San Francisco SFN       42  34  .553  9.5          43  33 .566   83  71 .539
1959 Los Angeles LAN         40  38  .513 12.5          43  35 .551   88  68 .564
1959 Pittsburgh PIN          35  42  .455 17.0          40  37 .519   78  76 .506
1959 St. Louis SLN           32  41  .438 18.0          35  38 .479   71  83 .461
1959 Chicago CHN             32  41  .438 18.0          36  37 .493   74  80 .481
1959 Philadelphia PHN        25  47  .347 24.5          26  46 .361   64  90 .416
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
CHN     32   41  .438 18-16 14-25  8-15 24-26  4- 5  9-14     2-8     Lost 7
CIN     42   32  .568 25-14 17-18  8-10 34-22  3- 4 13-13     7-3     Lost 1
LAN     40   38  .513 24-20 16-18  7- 7 33-31  4- 3 12- 9     6-4     Lost 1
MLN     50   23  .685 26-11 24-12 11-11 39-12 11- 2 18- 7     6-4     Won 4
PHN     25   47  .347 14-19 11-28  8-18 17-29  3- 5  9-15     3-7     Lost 1
PIN     35   42  .455 17-20 18-22 10-10 25-32  3- 5 11-13     6-4     Won 1
SFN     42   34  .553 22-18 20-16  7- 5 35-29  7- 7 12-12     5-5     Won 1
SLN     32   41  .438 14-20 18-21  6-18 26-23  2- 6  8- 9     6-4     Won 1
TOTAL  298  298  .500
HOME   160  138  .537
ROAD   138  160  .463
LEFT    65   94  .409
RIGHT  233  204  .533
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+  RUNS AGNST DIFF
CHN      8- 8 15-16  9-17  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    298   318  -20
CIN      6- 9 19-12 17-11  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    418   367  +51
LAN     11- 6 13-18 16-14  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    319   332  -13
MLN     12- 1 20-11 18-11  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    334   254  +80
PHN      4-10 11-21 10-16  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    258   374 -116
PIN      6- 8 14-19 15-15  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    338   346   -8
SFN      9- 7 18-11 15-16  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    343   280  +63
SLN      5-12 13-15 14-14  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    334   371  -37

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1959 National League                 Date: 7/1/1959
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1959 MLN  50  23    H.Aaron   MLN .346  H.Aaron   MLN   26  H.Aaron   MLN   62
1959 CIN  42  32    J.Cunning SLN .340  E.Mathews MLN   20  E.Mathews MLN   56
1959 SFN  42  34    K.Boyer   SLN .333  K.Boyer   SLN   20  W.Mays    SFN   56
1959 LAN  40  38    G.Bell    CIN .328  W.Mays    SFN   20  K.Boyer   SLN   54
1959 PIN  35  42    B.Bruton  MLN .327  OTHERS TIED W   17  V.Pinson  CIN   53
1959 SLN  32  41
1959 CHN  32  41    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1959 PHN  25  47    W.Spahn   MLN   13  T.Acker   CIN    6  B.Buhl    MLN 1.94
                    D.Drysdal LAN   11  C.Labine  LAN    5  D.Drysdal LAN 2.40
                    L.Burdett MLN   11  R.Face    PIN    5  S.Jones   SFN 2.56
                    J.Antonel SFN   11  E.Broglio SLN    5  L.Burdett MLN 2.72
                    OTHERS TIED W   10  OTHERS TIED W    4  V.Law     PIN 2.86
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    V.Pinson  CIN   13  T.Taylor  CHN   15  D.Drysdal LAN  117
                    J.Cunning SLN   11  J.Gilliam LAN   15  S.Koufax  LAN  104
                    D.Kravitz PIN    8  D.Blasing SLN   13  S.Jones   SFN   96
                    O.Cepeda  SFN    8  B.Bruton  MLN    9  J.Antonel SFN   94
                    OTHERS TIED W    7  OTHERS TIED W    8  J.Podres  LAN   91
 

1959 AL Game: Bal @ Det. Triple Play

 June 27, 1959

  The Detroit Tigers turned a Triple Play to end today's game against the Baltimore Orioles. The Orioles were threating to score in the 9th inning. 2nd baseman Ted Lepcio started the Triple play. He caught a line drive from pinch hitter Joe Ginsberg, tagged the runner coming from 1st to 2nd, then fired it to ss Rocky Bridges who recorded the 3rd out. Detroit won the game 7-3.

BOXSCORE: 1959 Baltimore Orioles At 1959 Detroit Tigers             6/27/1959
 
  Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  W.Tasby CF          4  0  1  0 .249     E.Yost 3B           3  2  1  1 .301  
  B.Klaus 3B          4  0  1  0 .188     R.Bridges SS        5  1  3  0 .307  
  G.Woodling RF       4  0  1  0 .308     H.Kuenn RF          4  1  3  0 .333  
  B.Nieman LF         4  2  3  0 .309     A.Kaline CF         3  1  1  4 .360  
  G.Triandos C        4  1  2  0 .199     C.Maxwell LF        3  1  1  1 .292  
  W.Dropo 1B          4  0  2  1 .500     G.Zernial 1B        4  0  0  0 .222  
  B.Gardner 2B        4  0  1  0 .217     R.Wilson C          4  0  0  0 .325  
  W.Miranda SS        4  0  3  1 .231     T.Lepcio 2B         3  1  1  1 .383  
  B.Hoeft P           0  0  0  0 .286     P.Foytack P         3  0  0  0 .000  
A-B.Boyd PH           1  0  0  0 .265                                          
  J.Fisher P          0  0  0  0 ----                                          
B-C.Carrasquel PH     1  0  1  0 .243                                          
  A.Portocarrero P    0  0  0  0 .167                                          
C-A.Pilarcik PH       1  0  0  0 .358                                          
  E.Johnson P         0  0  0  0 .200                                          
D-J.Ginsberg PH       1  0  0  0 .250                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  3 15  2                 Totals      32  7 10  7
 
A-Pinch Hit For Hoeft In 3rd Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Fisher In 5th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Portocarrero In 6th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Johnson In 9th Inning
 
Orioles......... 0 0 0  1 0 2  0 0 0  -  3 15  0
Tigers.......... 4 1 0  0 0 0  1 1    -  7 10  0
 
Orioles (30-41)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Hoeft LOSS(4-3)         2       6   5   5   3   2   2  11.25
J.Fisher                  2       2   0   0   1   3   0   2.45
A.Portocarre              1       0   0   0   0   0   0   5.94
E.Johnson                 3       2   2   2   1   0   2   4.67
Totals                    8      10   7   7   5   5   4
 
Tigers (44-27)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
P.Foytack WIN(7-5)        9      15   3   3   0   3   0   4.71
Totals                    9      15   3   3   0   3   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 19,257 DATE- Saturday, June 27th 1959 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Eddie Rommel, Johnny Stevens, Larry Napp, John Rice
T- 2:35
LEFT ON BASE- Orioles: 6  Tigers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Orioles: 1  Tigers: 2
TRIPLE PLAYS- Orioles: 0  Tigers: 1
DOUBLES- G.Triandos(7th)
HOME RUNS- E.Yost(11th), A.Kaline(15th), C.Maxwell(24th), T.Lepcio(2nd)
RBIs- W.Dropo(2nd), W.Miranda(11th), E.Yost(40th), A.Kaline-4(67th),
      C.Maxwell(69th), T.Lepcio(10th)
CAUGHT STEALING- W.Tasby
SACRIFICE FLIES- A.Kaline
WALKS- E.Yost-2, C.Maxwell, T.Lepcio, P.Foytack
STRIKE OUTS- W.Dropo, B.Gardner, W.Miranda, E.Yost, C.Maxwell-2, G.Zernial,
             T.Lepcio
GIDP- W.Tasby, B.Gardner, R.Bridges
WILD PITCHES- B.Hoeft-2
2-out RBI- W.Miranda
RLISP 2-out- G.Triandos, P.Foytack, G.Zernial-3, G.Woodling
TEAM RISP- Orioles: 3 for 8  Tigers: 2 for 10
WEB GEMS- Top 9th: Detroit turns a triple play!
 
Paul Foytack allowed Jimmy Dykes to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete game
and Rocky Bridges had 3 base hits as the Detroit Tigers outscored the
Baltimore Orioles 7 to 3.
 
The game started off with Detroit taking the lead in the first as they scored
4 runs on 4 base hits.  That was all the runs Foytack(7-5) needed.  Despite
losing, Baltimore out-hit Detroit 15 to 10.  
 
Billy Hoeft(4-3) took the loss.  He allowed 6 hits and 3 walks in 2 innings.