20 Wins

Sam Jones becomes the second black major leaguer to win twenty games

ByThis Day in Baseball September 12, 1959April 1, 2021

En route to a 21-15 season with the Giants, 33 year-old Toothpick Sam Jones throws a four-hitter against Philadelphia to become the second black major leaguer to win twenty games. In 1955, the right-hander from Ohio lost twenty games pitching for the Cubs.

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Day: September 12, 1959

Sam Jones becomes the second black major leaguer to win twenty games

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