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Giants
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
April 22, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants, played on April 22, 1959 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Game Summary
| Date | April 22, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 22, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Sanford |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Erskine |
| Ballpark | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 38,036 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Ed Sudol |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| Jackie Brandt | Left Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Felipe Alou | Right Fielder |
| Daryl Spencer | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Bressoud | Shortstop |
| Bob Schmidt | Catcher |
| Jack Sanford | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Third Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Left Fielder |
| John Roseboro | Catcher |
| Don Demeter | Center Fielder |
| Ron Fairly | Right Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Don Zimmer | Shortstop |
| Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
| Carl Erskine | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
April 22, 1959
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Erskine
Davenport strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Erskine
Brandt hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Erskine
Mays takes first base on ball four. Brandt moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Erskine
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Erskine
Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brandt scores. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Spencer vs. Erskine
Spencer takes first base on ball four. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Bressoud vs. Erskine
Bressoud strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Sanford
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Sanford
Moon strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Sanford
Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Roseboro for the out. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Demeter vs. Sanford
Demeter hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Erskine
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sanford vs. Erskine
Sanford hits a line drive into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Erskine
Davenport hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roseboro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Sanford
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Sanford
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Sanford
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Sanford
Neal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Zimmer moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Erskine vs. Sanford
Erskine strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Erskine
Brandt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Erskine
Mays hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Erskine
Cepeda hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roseboro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Erskine
Alou hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Moon. Alou reaches second base with a double. Brandt moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Spencer vs. Erskine
Spencer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Sanford
Gilliam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Sanford
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Sanford
Roseboro hits a popup, foul, towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Demeter vs. Sanford
Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Erskine
Bressoud strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Erskine
Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sanford vs. Erskine
Sanford strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Sanford
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Sanford
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Sanford
Zimmer hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Sanford
Neal hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou who is chasing the ball. Neal reaches third base with a triple. Fairly goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Erskine vs. Sanford
Erskine strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Erskine
Davenport takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Erskine
Brandt hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Davenport moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. Erskine
Mays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Davenport scores. Brandt moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Klippstein
Johnny Klippstein now pitching.
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Moon. Cepeda reaches second base with a double. Brandt scores. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Alou vs. Klippstein
Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mays scores. Cepeda moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spencer vs. Klippstein
Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cepeda scores. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Bressoud vs. Klippstein
Bressoud takes first base on ball four. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Wagner vs. Labine
Clem Labine now pitching. Leon Wagner pinch hits for Bob Schmidt.
Wagner hits a line drive towards first. Hodges catches it and steps on first to double up Bressoud. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sanford vs. Labine
The ball gets by Roseboro for a passed ball. Alou scores. Spencer moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Sanford vs. Labine
Sanford hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Sanford
Hobie Landrith now catching.
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Sanford
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Sanford
Roseboro hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Labine
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Labine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Labine
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Labine
Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Sanford
Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Sanford
Fairly hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Fairly reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Sanford
Hodges hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Zimmer vs. Sanford
Zimmer strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Labine
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Labine
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Labine
Spencer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Bressoud vs. Labine
Bressoud hits a line drive into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Sanford
Neal hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Larker vs. Sanford
Norm Larker pinch hits for Clem Labine.
Larker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer misplays the ball. That's an error on Spencer. Neal moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gilliam vs. Sanford
Bob Lillis pinch runs for Norm Larker.
Gilliam bunts towards third. Davenport fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Neal moves to third. Lillis moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Moon vs. Sanford
Moon hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Roseboro vs. Sanford
Roseboro hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Demeter vs. Sanford
Demeter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brandt. Demeter reaches second base with a double. Neal scores. Lillis scores. Gilliam moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Fairly vs. Sanford
Fairly strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. McDevitt
Danny McDevitt now pitching.
Landrith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sanford vs. McDevitt
Sanford bunts in front of the plate. Roseboro fields it and throws to first for the out. Landrith moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Davenport vs. McDevitt
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Brandt vs. McDevitt
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Sanford
Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Sanford
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Sanford
Neal hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Sanford
Duke Snider pinch hits for Danny McDevitt.
Snider hits a popup, foul, towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Williams
Stan Williams now pitching.
Mays hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Demeter who is chasing the ball. Mays reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Cepeda vs. Williams
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Alou vs. Williams
Alou hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roseboro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Spencer vs. Williams
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Sanford
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Sanford
Moon hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Sanford
Roseboro hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Demeter vs. Jones
Sam Jones now pitching.
Demeter strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Jones
Carl Furillo pinch hits for Ron Fairly.
Furillo strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/22/1959 -- San Francisco at Los Angeles (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Davenport J, 3b 4 1 0 0 Gilliam J, 3b 3 0 2 0
Brandt J, lf 5 2 3 0 Moon W, lf 5 0 1 0
Mays W, cf 4 1 2 1 Roseboro J, c 5 0 1 0
Cepeda O, 1b 5 1 1 1 Demeter D, cf 5 0 1 2
Alou F, rf 5 1 3 2 Fairly R, rf 4 1 2 0
Spencer D, 2b 4 0 2 1 Furillo C, ph 1 0 0 0
Bressoud E, ss 3 0 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 4 0 0 0
Schmidt B, c 2 0 0 0 Zimmer D, ss 4 0 2 0
Wagner L, ph 1 0 0 0 Neal C, 2b 4 1 3 1
Landrith H, c 1 0 1 0 Erskine C, p 2 0 0 0
Sanford J, p 3 0 0 0 Klippstein J, p 0 0 0 0
Jones S, p 0 0 0 0 Labine C, p 0 0 0 0
Larker N, ph 1 0 0 0
Lillis B, pr 0 1 0 0
McDevitt D, p 0 0 0 0
Snider D, ph 1 0 0 0
Williams S, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 6 12 5 39 3 12 3
San Francisco 100 050 000 -- 6
Los Angeles 000 100 200 -- 3
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Sanford J (W) 8.1 12 3 1 2 7
Jones S (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Erskine C (L)* 4.0 6 4 4 3 7
Klippstein J+ 0.0 3 2 1 1 0
Labine C 3.0 1 0 0 0 0
McDevitt D 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Williams S 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
+ Pitched to 4 batters in 5th
E -- Spencer D
DP -- San Francisco 1, Los Angeles 1
LOB -- San Francisco 9, Los Angeles 11
2B -- Alou F, Cepeda O, Fairly R, Demeter D
3B -- Neal C, Mays W
SH -- Sanford J
PB -- Roseboro J
T -- 2:55
A -- 38036
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