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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
June 26, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on June 26, 1959 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Game Summary
| Date | June 26, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 26, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ron Kline |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Podres |
| Ballpark | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 22,719 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Sudol 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Dusty Boggess |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roman Mejias | Right Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| Dick Stuart | First Baseman |
| Harry Bright | Left Fielder |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Ron Kline | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Left Fielder |
| Duke Snider | Right Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Don Demeter | Center Fielder |
| John Roseboro | Catcher |
| Don Zimmer | Shortstop |
| Johnny Podres | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
June 26, 1959
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Podres
Mejias strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Podres
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Podres
Burgess 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 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Kline
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Kline
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Kline
Moon hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Kline
There's a wild pitch. Gilliam moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Snider vs. Kline
Snider hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Kline
Hodges hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Podres
Stuart takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bright vs. Podres
Bright hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stuart moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Mazeroski vs. Podres
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer fields it and throws to second for the out. Stuart moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hoak vs. Podres
Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Virdon vs. Podres
Virdon 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 2
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Kline
Demeter hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Kline
Roseboro hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Kline
Zimmer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Podres vs. Kline
Podres hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mejias. Podres reaches second base with a double. Zimmer moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Gilliam vs. Kline
Gilliam hits a line drive into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Zimmer tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Neal vs. Kline
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Law vs. Podres
Vern Law pinch hits for Ron Kline.
Law strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Podres
Mejias strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Podres
Groat 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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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Blackburn
Ron Blackburn now pitching.
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Blackburn
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blackburn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Blackburn
Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Demeter vs. Blackburn
Demeter strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Podres
Burgess hits a popup towards short. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Podres
Stuart hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bright vs. Podres
Bright hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Podres
Mazeroski 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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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Blackburn
Roseboro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Blackburn
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards second. Mazeroski races to the bag and beats Roseboro for the out. There's the throw to first, and Stuart drops the ball. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Podres vs. Blackburn
That's a pickoff. Zimmer moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Podres vs. Blackburn
Podres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Zimmer moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Gilliam vs. Blackburn
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Podres
Hoak hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Podres
Virdon strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blackburn vs. Podres
Blackburn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Blackburn
Neal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Blackburn
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moon for the out. Neal moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Blackburn
Snider hits a line drive into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Blackburn
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Podres
Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Podres
Groat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Podres
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Groat moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Stuart vs. Podres
Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards second. Neal scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Blackburn
Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Blackburn
Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Blackburn
Zimmer hits a line drive into left field. Bright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bright vs. Podres
Bright strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Podres
Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Podres
Hoak hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Podres
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Podres fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Podres vs. Blackburn
Podres hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Blackburn
Gilliam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Blackburn
Neal hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Blackburn
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Blackburn
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Podres
Ted Kluszewski pinch hits for Ron Blackburn.
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Podres
Mejias hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moon. Mejias reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groat vs. Podres
Groat hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Burgess vs. Podres
Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Mejias scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Stuart vs. Podres
Stuart hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bright vs. Labine
Clem Labine now pitching.
Bright hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Porterfield
Bob Porterfield now pitching.
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demeter vs. Porterfield
Demeter bunts towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Porterfield
Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Porterfield
Zimmer takes first base on ball four. Roseboro moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Labine vs. Porterfield
Labine strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Labine
Mazeroski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. McDevitt
Danny McDevitt now pitching.
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Foiles vs. McDevitt
Hank Foiles pinch hits for Bill Virdon.
Foiles strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Kravitz vs. McDevitt
Danny Kravitz pinch hits for Bob Porterfield.
Kravitz strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/26/1959 -- Pittsburgh at Los Angeles (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Mejias R, rf 4 1 1 0 Gilliam J, 3b 3 2 2 1
Groat D, ss 4 0 1 0 Neal C, 2b 3 1 1 2
Burgess S, c 4 1 2 1 Moon W, lf 4 0 0 0
Stuart D, 1b 3 1 1 2 Snider D, rf 4 1 1 2
Bright H, lf 4 1 2 1 Hodges G, 1b 3 0 1 0
Mazeroski B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Demeter D, cf 4 0 1 0
Hoak D, 3b 4 1 1 1 Roseboro J, c 4 1 2 1
Virdon B, cf 3 0 0 0 Zimmer D, ss 2 1 0 0
Foiles H, ph 1 0 0 0 Podres J, p 3 0 1 0
Kline R, p 0 0 0 0 Labine C, p 1 0 0 0
Law V, ph 1 0 0 0 McDevitt D, p 0 0 0 0
Blackburn R, p 1 0 0 0
Kluszewski T, ph 1 0 0 0
Porterfield B, p 0 0 0 0
Kravitz D, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 9 5 31 6 9 6
Pittsburgh 000 100 130 -- 5
Los Angeles 220 000 20x -- 6
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Kline R (L) 2.0 4 4 4 1 0
Blackburn R 5.0 5 2 2 1 1
Porterfield B 1.0 0 0 0 2 1
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Podres J (W) 7.2 8 5 5 1 6
Labine C* 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
McDevitt D (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Stuart D 2
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Los Angeles 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 4, Los Angeles 6
2B -- Podres J, Mejias R, Burgess S
HR -- Snider D, Roseboro J, Bright H, Hoak D, Neal C, Stuart D
SF -- Gilliam J
WP -- Kline R
T -- 2:17
A -- 22719
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