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Reds
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
September 16, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds, played on September 16, 1959 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Game Summary
| Date | September 16, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 16, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Orlando Pena |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sandy Koufax |
| Ballpark | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 43,785 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Hal Dixon |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Right Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | First Baseman |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Jim Pendleton | Left Fielder |
| Dutch Dotterer | Catcher |
| Eddie Kasko | Shortstop |
| Orlando Pena | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Right Fielder |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Norm Larker | Left Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| John Roseboro | Catcher |
| Maury Wills | Shortstop |
| Sandy Koufax | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
September 16, 1959
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Koufax
Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Larker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Koufax
Pinson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Koufax
Bell hits a line drive into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Pena
Gilliam hits a fly ball into left field. Pendleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Pena
Neal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Pena
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Koufax
Thomas hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Koufax
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Koufax
Pendleton takes first base on ball four. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Dotterer vs. Koufax
Dotterer strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Kasko vs. Koufax
Kasko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jones scores. Pendleton moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Pena vs. Koufax
Pena strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Pena
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Pena
Larker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Pena
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Koufax
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Koufax
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Koufax
Bell hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Larker. Bell reaches second base with a double. Pinson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Koufax
Thomas hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Koufax
Jones hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Koufax
Pendleton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Pena
Roseboro hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Pena
Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Pendleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Koufax vs. Pena
Koufax hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dotterer vs. Koufax
Dotterer hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Koufax
Kasko 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 -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Koufax
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Pena
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Pena
Neal hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Pena
Moon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Pena
Snider hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Pena
Larker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Pena
Hodges strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Koufax
Temple strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Koufax
Pinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Larker throws the ball in to Hodges who tags Pinson trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Koufax
Bell hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Larker. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Koufax
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Pena
Roseboro hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Pena
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Koufax vs. Pena
Koufax strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Koufax
Jones hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Koufax
Pendleton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Dotterer vs. Koufax
Dotterer strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Koufax
Kasko hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roseboro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Pena
Gilliam hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Pena
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Pena
Moon hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Koufax
Pena strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Koufax
Temple hits a popup in front of the plate. Roseboro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Koufax
Pinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Larker. Pinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Koufax
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Pena
Snider hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Pena
Larker hits a fly ball into left field. Pendleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Pena
Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Pena
There goes Hodges. The throw from Dotterer and he is safe. Hodges steals second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Roseboro vs. Pena
Roseboro hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell who is chasing the ball. Roseboro reaches third base with a triple. Hodges scores. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Wills vs. Pena
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Koufax
Thomas hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Koufax
Jones hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Koufax
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Dotterer vs. Churn
Chuck Churn now pitching.
Dotterer hits a popup towards second. Neal catches it and steps on second to double up Thomas. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Pena
Ron Fairly pinch hits for Chuck Churn.
Fairly strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Pena
Gilliam hits a fly ball into left field. Pendleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Pena
Neal hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Pena
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Williams
Stan Williams now pitching.
Kasko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Lynch vs. Williams
Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Orlando Pena.
Lynch takes first base on ball four. Kasko moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Temple vs. Labine
Bobby Henrich pinch runs for Jerry Lynch. Clem Labine now pitching.
Temple bunts towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. Kasko moves to third. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Pinson vs. Labine
Pinson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Labine
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kasko scores. Henrich scores. Pinson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Thomas vs. Labine
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Jones vs. Labine
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Lawrence
Whitey Lockman now playing first base. Brooks Lawrence now pitching.
Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Larker vs. Lawrence
Larker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Lawrence
Bob Lillis pinch runs for Norm Larker.
Hodges hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Roseboro vs. Lawrence
Roseboro hits a fly ball into left field. Pendleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Lawrence
Carl Furillo pinch hits for Maury Wills.
Furillo takes first base on ball four. Snider moves to third. Lillis moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Essegian vs. Lawrence
Don Demeter pinch runs for Carl Furillo. Chuck Essegian pinch hits for Clem Labine.
Essegian hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/16/1959 -- Cincinnati at Los Angeles (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Gilliam J, 3b 4 0 0 0
Pinson V, cf 4 1 3 0 Neal C, 2b 4 2 3 2
Bell G, rf 5 1 3 3 Moon W, rf 4 1 1 1
Thomas F, 1b 5 1 2 2 Snider D, cf 4 0 1 0
Lockman W, 1b 0 0 0 0 Larker N, lf 4 0 3 0
Jones W, 3b 5 2 2 1 Lillis B, pr 0 0 0 0
Pendleton J, lf 3 0 1 0 Hodges G, 1b 4 1 1 0
Dotterer D, c 4 0 0 0 Roseboro J, c 4 0 1 1
Kasko E, ss 4 1 2 1 Wills M, ss 3 0 0 0
Pena O, p 3 0 0 0 Furillo C, ph 0 0 0 0
Lynch J, ph 0 0 0 0 Demeter D, pr 0 0 0 0
Henrich B, pr 0 1 0 0 Koufax S, p 2 0 0 0
Lawrence B, p 0 0 0 0 Churn C, p 0 0 0 0
Fairly R, ph 1 0 0 0
Williams S, p 0 0 0 0
Labine C, p 0 0 0 0
Essegian C, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 7 13 7 35 4 10 4
Cincinnati 013 001 002 -- 7
Los Angeles 000 200 110 -- 4
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Pena O (W) 8.0 8 4 4 0 4
Lawrence B (S) 1.0 2 0 0 1 0
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Koufax S (L) 7.1 11 5 5 1 6
Churn C 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Williams S* 0.0 1 2 2 1 0
Labine C 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
DP -- Cincinnati 2, Los Angeles 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, Los Angeles 5
2B -- Bell G 2, Pinson V
3B -- Roseboro J
HR -- Thomas F, Neal C 2, Moon W, Jones W
SB -- Hodges G
SH -- Temple J
T -- 2:37
A -- 43785
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