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.
Another Forbes Field Four-Bagger – Clemente contained yet again: Roberto Clemente’s 4th-inning, 450-foot drive is good for four bases but, as UPI informs us, he’ll have to run this one out: “Clemente’s clout hit the dead centerfield wall on one bounce.” Its destination is more precisely pegged as “the flagpole in center field” by Post-Gazette writer Jack Hernon. In other words, to the deepest part of Forbes Field, i.e. the 457-foot mark at least 40 feet to the left of the Barney Dreyfuss Memorial in dead center. Clemente’s two-out, bases-empty blast ignites a 5-run rally which turns the game into a very relaxed outing for starting pitcher Vern Law, as the Piratesadminister a 9 – 0 whitewashing to Philadelphia.
Reds teammates Vada Pinson and Frank Robinson go 5 for 6 in the first game of a doubleheader as Cincinnati outlast the Phils, 15 – 13. The Reds trail, 11 – 3, after three innings, and score five in the 9th to win.
On July 30, 1959,At Seals Stadium Willie McCovey makes his major league debut for the San Francisco Giants. The young slugger faces another future Hall of Famer -Robin Roberts of the Philadelphia Phillies – and goes 4-for-4 with two triples. McCovey’s impressive debut helps the Giants to a 7-2 win over the Phillies. McCovey was…
Phillies flychaser Wally Post becomes the first major leaguer to throw out two runners from the outfield in one inning as his team loses to the Giants, 6 – 0.
At L.A. Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles Dodger southpaw Sandy Koufax fans 16 Philadelphia Phillies, to set a new record for a night game, and wins, 6 – 2.
John Quinn resigns as general manager of the Milwaukee Braves and immediately accepts a similar post with the Phillies.
New Jersey Senator Joseph W. Cowgill introduces a bill to build a stadium in Camden to induce the nearby Philadelphia Phillies to move to New Jersey. This effort is based on statements by Phillies owner Bob Carpenter that he is thinking of moving the team unless he gets a new stadium.
Philadelphia Phillies acquire infielder Sparky Anderson from the Los Angeles Dodgers
In one of the worst trades in franchise history, the Philadelphia Phillies send P Jack Sanford to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for P Ruben Gómez and C Valmy Thomas. Sanford, who slipped in his sophomore year, will win 24 games for the Giants in 1962, including 16 in a row, while leading his team to the National League pennant.
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