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Phillies
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
May 12, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on May 12, 1959 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Game Summary
| Date | May 12, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 12, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gene Conley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Danny McDevitt |
| Ballpark | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 12,562 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Frank Secory 2B: Hal Dixon 3B: Vinnie Smith |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Joe Koppe | Shortstop |
| Ed Bouchee | First Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Bob Bowman | Left Fielder |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Sparky Anderson | Second Baseman |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Gene Conley | Pitcher |
| Eddie Sawyer | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Left Fielder |
| Duke Snider | Right Fielder |
| Don Demeter | Center Fielder |
| Norm Larker | First Baseman |
| John Roseboro | Catcher |
| Don Zimmer | Shortstop |
| Danny McDevitt | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
May 12, 1959
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. McDevitt
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Koppe vs. McDevitt
Koppe hits a popup, foul, towards first. Larker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. McDevitt
Bouchee strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Conley
Gilliam strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Conley
Neal hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Conley
There goes Neal. The throw from Hegan and he is out, Koppe applying the tag. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Conley
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. McDevitt
Post hits a popup towards third. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bowman vs. McDevitt
Bowman hits a line drive into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. McDevitt
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Conley
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Conley
Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Larker vs. Conley
Larker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Demeter moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Roseboro vs. Conley
Roseboro hits a fly ball towards left. Bowman catches it and throws home to Hegan who relays to second to double up Larker. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. McDevitt
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. McDevitt
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conley vs. McDevitt
Conley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Conley
Zimmer strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McDevitt vs. Conley
McDevitt hits a fly ball into left field. Bowman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Conley
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. McDevitt
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Koppe vs. McDevitt
Koppe hits a line drive into right field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. McDevitt
Bouchee hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moon. Bouchee reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Post vs. McDevitt
Post hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Conley
Neal strikes out. Hegan drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Neal out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Conley
Moon hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Conley
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bowman vs. McDevitt
Bowman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. McDevitt
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. McDevitt
Anderson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Conley
Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Conley
Larker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Post. Larker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roseboro vs. Conley
Roseboro hits a popup towards short. Koppe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Zimmer vs. Conley
Zimmer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
McDevitt vs. Conley
McDevitt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Larker scores. Zimmer moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Gilliam vs. Conley
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. McDevitt moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Neal vs. Conley
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe misplays the ball. That's an error on Koppe. Zimmer scores. McDevitt moves to third. Gilliam moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Moon vs. Conley
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops it up and throws to first, with Conley covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. McDevitt
Hegan hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Conley vs. McDevitt
Conley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. McDevitt
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Conley
Snider hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Conley
Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Conley
Larker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Conley
Roseboro hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Koppe vs. McDevitt
Koppe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. McDevitt
Bouchee strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Post vs. McDevitt
Post hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowman vs. McDevitt
Bowman hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Conley
Zimmer strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDevitt vs. Conley
McDevitt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McDevitt for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Conley
Gilliam hits a popup towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. McDevitt
Jones hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Freese vs. McDevitt
Gene Freese pinch hits for Sparky Anderson.
Freese strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. McDevitt
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. McDevitt
Granny Hamner pinch hits for Gene Conley.
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDevitt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. McDevitt
Chico Fernandez pinch runs for Granny Hamner.
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker scoops it up and throws to first, with McDevitt covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Meyer
Joe Koppe now playing second base. Jack Meyer now pitching. Chico Fernandez now playing shortstop.
Neal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Meyer
Moon bunts towards the mound. Meyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Neal moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Meyer
Snider hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Neal scores. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Demeter vs. Meyer
Demeter strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Larker vs. Meyer
There goes Snider. The throw from Hegan and he is out, Fernandez applying the tag. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Koppe vs. McDevitt
Koppe strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. McDevitt
Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Post vs. McDevitt
Post hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bowman vs. McDevitt
Bowman strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/12/1959 -- Philadelphia at Los Angeles (N)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Ashburn R, cf 4 0 0 0 Gilliam J, 3b 3 0 0 0
Koppe J, ss-2b 4 0 0 0 Neal C, 2b 3 1 1 0
Bouchee E, 1b 4 0 1 0 Moon W, lf 3 0 0 0
Post W, rf 4 0 2 0 Snider D, rf 4 0 1 1
Bowman B, lf 4 0 0 0 Demeter D, cf 4 0 1 0
Jones W, 3b 3 1 1 1 Larker N, 1b 3 1 3 0
Anderson S, 2b 2 0 0 0 Roseboro J, c 3 0 0 0
Freese G, ph 1 0 0 0 Zimmer D, ss 2 1 0 0
Meyer J, p 0 0 0 0 McDevitt D, p 3 0 1 1
Hegan J, c 3 0 0 0
Conley G, p 2 0 0 0
Hamner G, ph 1 0 1 0
Fernandez C, pr-ss 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 5 1 28 3 7 2
Philadelphia 000 000 010 -- 1
Los Angeles 000 020 01x -- 3
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Conley G (L) 7.0 6 2 1 2 5
Meyer J 1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
McDevitt D (W) 9.0 5 1 1 0 6
E -- Koppe J
DP -- Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 4, Los Angeles 5
2B -- Bouchee E, Larker N
HR -- Jones W
CS -- Neal C, Snider D
SH -- Moon W
T -- 2:05
A -- 12562
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