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Giants
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
August 30, 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 August 30, 1959 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Game Summary
Date | August 30, 1959 |
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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 | August 30, 1959 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Antonelli |
Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Sherry |
Ballpark | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
City | Los Angeles |
State | CA |
Attendance | 44,391 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 4 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Stan Landes 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Ed Sudol 3B: Dusty Boggess |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jackie Brandt | Third Baseman |
Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
Orlando Cepeda | Left Fielder |
Willie Kirkland | Right Fielder |
Daryl Spencer | Second Baseman |
Hobie Landrith | Catcher |
Eddie Bressoud | Shortstop |
Johnny Antonelli | Pitcher |
Bill Rigney | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Gilliam | Third Baseman |
Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
Wally Moon | Center Fielder |
Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
Chuck Essegian | Left Fielder |
Joe Pignatano | Catcher |
Maury Wills | Shortstop |
Larry Sherry | Pitcher |
Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
August 30, 1959
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Sherry
Brandt hits a fly ball into center field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Sherry
Mays strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Sherry
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Sherry covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Antonelli
Gilliam hits a line drive into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Antonelli
Neal hits a line drive into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Antonelli
Moon hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Moon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Antonelli
Hodges strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Sherry
Cepeda hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Sherry
Kirkland hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Sherry
Spencer 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: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Sherry
Landrith hits a fly ball into center field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Antonelli
Furillo hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Essegian vs. Antonelli
Essegian strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Antonelli
Pignatano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Antonelli
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Sherry
Bressoud hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Antonelli vs. Sherry
Antonelli strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Sherry
Brandt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Sherry
Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Sherry
McCovey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sherry vs. Antonelli
Sherry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Antonelli
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Antonelli
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brandt fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Sherry
Cepeda hits a line drive into center field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Sherry
Kirkland hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Sherry
Spencer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Antonelli
Moon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Antonelli
Hodges hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Antonelli
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Essegian vs. Antonelli
Essegian hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brandt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Pignatano vs. Antonelli
Pignatano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Sherry
Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Sherry
Bressoud hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Antonelli vs. Sherry
Antonelli strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Sherry
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Antonelli
Wills 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, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sherry vs. Antonelli
Sherry strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Antonelli
Gilliam hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mays, who is chasing the ball. Gilliam reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Neal vs. Antonelli
Neal hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Neal reaches second base with a double. Gilliam scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Antonelli
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brandt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Sherry
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Sherry
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Sherry
Cepeda 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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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Antonelli
Hodges is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Antonelli
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essegian vs. Antonelli
Essegian hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Essegian reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Pignatano vs. Antonelli
Pignatano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Repulski vs. Antonelli
Rip Repulski pinch hits for Maury Wills.
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Essegian scores. Pignatano moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sherry vs. Antonelli
Sherry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Sherry
Don Zimmer now playing shortstop. Don Demeter now playing center field. Wally Moon now playing right field.
Kirkland takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Sherry
Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kirkland moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Landrith vs. Sherry
Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kirkland scores. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Bressoud vs. Sherry
Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and has Spencer trapped. There's the throw to Neal who throws back to Gilliam who tags Spencer for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. Sherry
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Johnny Antonelli.
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rhodes for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Miller
Stu Miller now pitching.
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brandt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Miller
Neal bunts towards first. McCovey fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on McCovey. Gilliam moves to third. Neal moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Moon vs. Miller
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hodges vs. Worthington
Al Worthington now pitching.
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Gilliam scores. Neal moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Demeter vs. Worthington
Demeter strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Sherry
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sherry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Sherry
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Sherry
McCovey hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cepeda vs. Craig
Roger Craig now pitching.
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards right. Moon fields it and throws to second to catch McCovey for the out. Mays scores. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkland vs. Craig
Kirkland hits a fly ball into left field. Essegian settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Essegian vs. Worthington
Essegian hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Worthington
Pignatano hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Worthington
Zimmer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Craig vs. Worthington
Craig hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Craig for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Craig
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Landrith vs. Craig
Landrith bunts towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Neal covering, for the out. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bressoud vs. Craig
Bressoud hits a fly ball into left field. Essegian settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Wagner vs. Craig
Leon Wagner pinch hits for Al Worthington.
Wagner is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Brandt vs. Craig
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Spencer scores. Wagner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Craig
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. McCormick
Mike McCormick now pitching.
Gilliam hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. McCormick
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brandt juggles the ball. That's an error on Brandt. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. McCormick
Moon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cepeda who is chasing the ball. Moon reaches third base with a triple. Neal goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Hodges vs. Jones
Sam Jones now pitching.
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hodges for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Snider vs. Jones
Duke Snider pinch hits for Don Demeter.
Snider is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Fairly vs. Jones
Ron Fairly pinch hits for Chuck Essegian.
Fairly takes first base on ball four. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Larker vs. Jones
Norm Larker pinch hits for Joe Pignatano.
Larker hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey juggles the ball. That's an error on McCovey. Moon scores. Snider moves to third. Fairly moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/30/1959 -- San Francisco at Los Angeles (D) San Francisco AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI Brandt J, 3b 4 1 1 1 Gilliam J, 3b 5 2 3 0 Mays W, cf 4 2 1 2 Neal C, 2b 4 1 1 1 McCovey W, 1b 3 0 1 0 Moon W, cf-rf 4 2 3 1 Cepeda O, lf 4 0 0 1 Hodges G, 1b 4 1 1 2 Kirkland W, rf 3 2 1 1 Furillo C, rf 3 0 1 0 Spencer D, 2b 3 1 1 0 Demeter D, cf 1 0 0 0 Landrith H, c 3 0 0 1 Snider D, ph 0 0 0 0 Bressoud E, ss 4 0 1 0 Essegian C, lf 4 1 1 0 Antonelli J, p 2 0 0 0 Fairly R, ph 0 0 0 0 Rhodes D, ph 1 0 0 0 Pignatano J, c 2 0 1 0 Miller S, p 0 0 0 0 Larker N, ph 1 0 0 0 Worthington A, p 0 0 0 0 Wills M, ss 2 0 0 0 Wagner L, ph 0 0 0 0 Repulski R, ph 1 0 1 1 McCormick M, p 0 0 0 0 Zimmer D, ss 1 0 0 0 Jones S, p 0 0 0 0 Sherry L, p 3 0 0 0 Craig R, p 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 6 6 6 36 7 12 5 San Francisco 012 000 111 -- 6 Los Angeles 000 211 102 -- 7 2 outs when winning run was scored. San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Antonelli J 6.0 9 4 4 2 3 Miller S* 0.0 1 1 0 1 0 Worthington A 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 McCormick M (L) 0.1 1 2 0 0 0 Jones S 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Sherry L 7.1 5 5 5 4 5 Craig R (W) 1.2 1 1 1 2 0 * Pitched to 3 batters in 7th E -- McCovey W 2, Brandt J DP -- San Francisco 4, Los Angeles 1 LOB -- San Francisco 5, Los Angeles 10 2B -- Moon W, Neal C, Essegian C 3B -- Gilliam J, Moon W HR -- Kirkland W, Mays W, Hodges G SH -- Neal C, Landrith H HBP -- by Antonelli J (Hodges G) T -- 3:04 A -- 44391
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