The White Sox bring former Cubbie Turk Lown back to Chicago, buying him from the Redlegs. Lown will prove a valuable addition, going 9-2 for the Sox in 1959. Tomorrow, the Redlegs will buy White Sox 1B Walt Dropo.

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The White Sox bring former Cubbie Turk Lown back to Chicago, buying him from the Redlegs. Lown will prove a valuable addition, going 9-2 for the Sox in 1959. Tomorrow, the Redlegs will buy White Sox 1B Walt Dropo.

Carl Willey of the Braves pitches a 7 – 0 shutout against the Giants in his first major league start. Another noted starter is Joe Adcock, playing LF for the first time since 1952, who climbs the fence to snag a ball. Willey gives up six hits, including Willie Mays’s 1,000th career hit. Willey is relieved by Don McMahon who becomes the first pitcher to be driven to the mound, when a motor scooter with a sidecar delivers him from the bullpen.

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Carl Willey of the Braves pitches a 7 – 0 shutout against the Giants in his first major league start. Another noted starter is Joe Adcock, playing LF for the first time since 1952, who climbs the fence to snag a ball. Willey gives up six hits, including Willie Mays’s 1,000th career hit. Willey is relieved by Don McMahon who becomes the first pitcher to be driven to the mound, when a motor scooter with a sidecar delivers him from the bullpen.