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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
July 28, 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 July 28, 1959 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Game Summary
| Date | July 28, 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 | July 28, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bennie Daniels |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Sherry |
| Ballpark | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 23,493 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Ken Burkhart 2B: Jocko Conlan 3B: Tony Venzon |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Bob Skinner | Left Fielder |
| Dick Stuart | First Baseman |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Bennie Daniels | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Left Fielder |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Norm Larker | First Baseman |
| Ron Fairly | Right Fielder |
| Joe Pignatano | Catcher |
| Maury Wills | Shortstop |
| Larry Sherry | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
July 28, 1959
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Sherry
Clemente strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Sherry
Groat takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Sherry
Skinner takes first base on ball four. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Stuart vs. Sherry
Stuart hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Burgess vs. Sherry
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal misplays the ball. That's an error on Neal. Groat moves to third. Skinner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Mazeroski vs. Sherry
Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Groat scores. Skinner scores. Burgess moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Hoak vs. Sherry
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sherry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Daniels
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Daniels fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Daniels
Neal hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Daniels
Moon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Daniels
Snider hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Sherry
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Daniels vs. Sherry
Daniels hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Sherry
Clemente takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Fowler
Art Fowler now pitching.
Groat hits a popup, foul, towards first. Larker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Fowler
Skinner takes first base on ball four. Clemente moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Stuart vs. Fowler
Stuart hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pignatano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Burgess vs. Fowler
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 2
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Daniels
Larker hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Daniels
Fairly hits a popup towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Daniels
Pignatano 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, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Fowler
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Fowler
Hoak hits a fly ball into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Fowler
Virdon hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Hoak moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Daniels vs. Fowler
Daniels hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Daniels
Wills 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 -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Drysdale vs. Daniels
Don Drysdale pinch hits for Art Fowler.
Drysdale strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Daniels
Gilliam hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Williams
Stan Williams now pitching.
Clemente hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Williams
Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Williams
Skinner takes first base on ball four. Clemente moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Stuart vs. Williams
Stuart hits a fly ball into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Burgess vs. Williams
Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Daniels
Neal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Daniels
Daniels fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Daniels. Neal moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Daniels
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Daniels
Snider hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Neal scores. Moon moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Larker vs. Daniels
Larker hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Larker reaches second base with a double. Moon scores. Snider moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Fairly vs. Blackburn
Ron Blackburn now pitching.
Fairly hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Snider tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pignatano vs. Blackburn
Pignatano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Blackburn
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wills for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Williams
Mazeroski hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Williams
Hoak strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Williams
Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Blackburn
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Blackburn
Gilliam bunts towards the mound. Blackburn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Neal vs. Blackburn
Neal bunts towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Moon vs. Gross
Don Gross now pitching.
Moon hits a line drive into right field. Clemente catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Clemente. Williams tags and scores. Neal tags and moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Gross
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Williams
Gross strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Williams
Clemente hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Williams
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Gross
Larker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Demeter vs. Gross
Don Demeter pinch hits for Ron Fairly.
Demeter hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Demeter reaches second base with a double. Larker goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Pignatano vs. Gross
Pignatano strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Gross
Wills is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Porterfield
Bob Porterfield now pitching.
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Demeter scores. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Gilliam vs. Porterfield
Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Neal vs. Porterfield
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wills moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Moon vs. Porterfield
Moon hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Moon reaches second base with a double. Wills scores. Williams scores. Neal moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Snider vs. Porterfield
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first, with Porterfield covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Williams
Duke Snider now playing right field. Don Demeter now playing center field.
Skinner 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 -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Williams
Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Williams
Burgess takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Williams
Mazeroski takes first base on ball four. Burgess moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Hoak vs. Williams
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Porterfield
Larker hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demeter vs. Porterfield
Demeter hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pignatano vs. Porterfield
Pignatano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Williams
Virdon strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Porterfield vs. Williams
Porterfield strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Williams
Clemente hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Snider. Clemente reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Groat vs. Williams
Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Porterfield
Wills bunts towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Porterfield
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Porterfield
Gilliam 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
Top 9
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Williams
Skinner hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Pignatano fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Williams
Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Williams
Burgess takes first base on ball four. Stuart moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Mazeroski vs. Williams
Mazeroski strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Hoak vs. Williams
Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter 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 7/28/1959 -- Pittsburgh at Los Angeles (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Clemente R, rf 4 0 3 0 Gilliam J, 3b 5 0 1 0
Groat D, ss 4 1 0 0 Neal C, 2b 4 1 2 0
Skinner B, lf 2 1 0 0 Moon W, lf 2 2 2 4
Stuart D, 1b 5 0 1 0 Snider D, cf-rf 4 1 1 1
Burgess S, c 3 0 0 0 Larker N, 1b 3 1 2 1
Mazeroski B, 2b 4 0 1 2 Fairly R, rf 1 0 0 1
Hoak D, 3b 5 0 1 0 Demeter D, ph-cf 2 1 1 1
Virdon B, cf 4 1 2 0 Pignatano J, c 4 0 0 0
Daniels B, p 2 1 1 2 Wills M, ss 3 1 0 0
Blackburn R, p 0 0 0 0 Sherry L, p 0 0 0 0
Gross D, p 1 0 0 0 Fowler A, p 0 0 0 0
Porterfield B, p 1 0 0 0 Drysdale D, ph 1 0 0 0
Williams S, p 2 2 2 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 9 4 31 9 11 9
Pittsburgh 220 000 000 -- 4
Los Angeles 100 314 00x -- 9
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Daniels B* 3.0 4 4 4 1 1
Blackburn R (L) 1.1 1 1 1 1 0
Gross D 1.0 1 3 3 2 1
Porterfield B 2.2 5 1 1 0 0
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Sherry L+ 1.0 3 4 2 3 1
Fowler A 2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Williams S (W) 6.0 4 0 0 4 5
* Pitched to 4 batters in 4th
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 2nd
E -- Neal C, Daniels B, Clemente R
DP -- Pittsburgh 2, Los Angeles 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 12, Los Angeles 4
2B -- Larker N, Demeter D, Moon W, Clemente R
HR -- Moon W, Daniels B
SF -- Fairly R, Moon W
T -- 3:08
A -- 23493
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