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Giants
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
May 23, 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 May 23, 1959 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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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 23, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sam Jones |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Stan Williams |
| Ballpark | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 37,258 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Vic Delmore 1B: Al Barlick 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Shag Crawford |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Andre Rodgers | Shortstop |
| Felipe Alou | Right Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Jackie Brandt | Left Fielder |
| Daryl Spencer | Second Baseman |
| Hobie Landrith | Catcher |
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| Sam Jones | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
| Ron Fairly | Center Fielder |
| Duke Snider | Right Fielder |
| Norm Larker | First Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Left Fielder |
| Don Zimmer | Shortstop |
| Joe Pignatano | Catcher |
| Stan Williams | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
May 23, 1959
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Williams
Rodgers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Williams
Alou hits a popup towards third. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Williams
Mays hits a line drive into right field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Williams
Cepeda strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Jones
Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Jones
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fairly vs. Jones
Jones fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Jones. Neal moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Fairly vs. Jones
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, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Snider vs. Jones
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Larker vs. Jones
Larker strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Williams
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Williams
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Williams
Landrith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Williams
Davenport hits a fly ball into center field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Jones
Moon hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Mays who is chasing the ball. Moon reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Zimmer vs. Jones
Zimmer strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Pignatano vs. Jones
Pignatano strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Jones
Williams strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Williams
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Williams
Rodgers hits a fly ball into right field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Williams
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Jones
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Jones
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Jones
Fairly hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Williams
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Williams
Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Williams
Brandt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Williams
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Jones
Snider 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, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Jones
Larker hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Jones
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Jones
Zimmer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Williams
Landrith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Williams
Davenport hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Landrith moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Williams
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Rodgers vs. Williams
Rodgers strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Williams
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Jones
Pignatano hits a popup, foul, towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Jones
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Jones
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda fields the ball and throws to Jones covering. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Jones
There goes Gilliam. The throw from Landrith and he is safe. Gilliam steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Neal vs. Jones
Neal strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Williams
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Williams
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Williams
There goes Cepeda. The throw from Pignatano and he is safe. Cepeda steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Brandt vs. Williams
There's a wild pitch. Cepeda moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Brandt vs. Williams
Brandt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cepeda scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Williams
Spencer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Brandt moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Landrith vs. Williams
Landrith hits a fly ball into center field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brandt tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Williams
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Jones
Fairly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Jones
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fairly moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Larker vs. Jones
Larker bunts towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to second for the out. Fairly moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Moon vs. Jones
Moon hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Fairly scores. Larker moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Zimmer vs. Jones
Zimmer takes first base on ball four. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Pignatano vs. Jones
Pignatano strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Demeter vs. Jones
Don Demeter pinch hits for Stan Williams.
Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Labine
Clem Labine now pitching.
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Labine
Rodgers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Labine
Alou 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
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Jones
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, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Jones
Neal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fairly vs. Jones
Fairly hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Jones
Snider strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Labine
Mays hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Labine
Cepeda hits a popup towards short. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Labine
Brandt hits a ball on the ground into center field. Fairly picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Fairly. Mays goes all the way around to score. Brandt moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Spencer vs. Labine
Spencer hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Snider. Spencer reaches second base with a double. Brandt scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Landrith vs. Labine
Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Labine fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Labine
Davenport 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
Bottom 8
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Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Jones
Larker strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Jones
Moon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Moon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zimmer vs. Jones
Zimmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moon moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Pignatano vs. Jones
Pignatano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to second for the out. Moon scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Jones
Gil Hodges pinch hits for Clem Labine.
Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Klippstein
Johnny Klippstein now pitching.
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Klippstein
Rodgers strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Klippstein
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Jones
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Jones
Neal 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, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Jones
Fairly hits a line drive into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/23/1959 -- San Francisco at Los Angeles (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Rodgers A, ss 4 0 0 0 Gilliam J, 3b 5 0 1 0
Alou F, rf 5 0 0 0 Neal C, 2b 4 0 1 0
Mays W, cf 4 1 1 0 Fairly R, cf 5 1 1 0
Cepeda O, 1b 4 1 1 0 Snider D, rf 3 0 1 0
Brandt J, lf 3 2 2 1 Larker N, 1b 4 0 1 0
Spencer D, 2b 4 0 2 1 Moon W, lf 4 1 3 1
Landrith H, c 2 0 1 1 Zimmer D, ss 3 0 1 0
Davenport J, 3b 4 0 1 0 Pignatano J, c 4 0 0 1
Jones S, p 4 0 0 0 Williams S, p 2 0 0 0
Demeter D, ph 1 0 0 0
Labine C, p 0 0 0 0
Hodges G, ph 1 0 0 0
Klippstein J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 8 3 36 2 9 2
San Francisco 000 002 020 -- 4
Los Angeles 000 001 010 -- 2
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Jones S (W) 9.0 9 2 2 3 9
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Williams S (L) 6.0 5 2 2 3 3
Labine C 2.0 3 2 2 0 1
Klippstein J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Jones S, Fairly R
LOB -- San Francisco 7, Los Angeles 10
2B -- Spencer D, Moon W
3B -- Moon W
SB -- Gilliam J, Cepeda O
SF -- Landrith H
WP -- Williams S
T -- 2:40
A -- 37258
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