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Reds
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
September 17, 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 17, 1959 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Game Summary
| Date | September 17, 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 17, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Purkey |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Danny McDevitt |
| Ballpark | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 32,992 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Bill Jackowski 2B: Hal Dixon 3B: Al Barlick |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Right Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | First Baseman |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Dutch Dotterer | Catcher |
| Eddie Kasko | Shortstop |
| Bob Purkey | 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 |
| Danny McDevitt | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
September 17, 1959
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. McDevitt
Temple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. McDevitt
Pinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. McDevitt
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with McDevitt covering, for the out. Temple moves to third. Pinson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. McDevitt
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Thomas vs. McDevitt
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Purkey
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Purkey
Neal hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Purkey
Moon hits a line drive into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Purkey
Snider hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Purkey
Larker hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Purkey
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. McDevitt
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dotterer vs. McDevitt
Dotterer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. McDevitt
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Purkey
Roseboro hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Purkey
Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McDevitt vs. Purkey
McDevitt bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Purkey
There goes Wills. The throw from Dotterer and he is safe. Wills steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Purkey
Gilliam hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Purkey vs. McDevitt
Purkey strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Temple vs. McDevitt
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. McDevitt
Pinson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Purkey
Neal hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Neal reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Purkey
Moon is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Purkey
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Larker vs. Purkey
Purkey spins and fires to second, with Kasko covering, and has Neal trapped. There's the throw to Jones who tags Neal for the out. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Larker vs. Purkey
There's a wild pitch. Moon moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Larker vs. Purkey
Larker 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 4
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. McDevitt
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McDevitt
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off McDevitt, and towards Wills, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. McDevitt
Thomas hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Larker throws the ball in to Neal who tags Thomas, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Purkey
Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Purkey
Roseboro hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Purkey
Wills hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. McDevitt
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Dotterer vs. McDevitt
Dotterer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Kasko vs. McDevitt
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. Jones scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Purkey vs. McDevitt
Purkey strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. McDevitt
Temple strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McDevitt vs. Purkey
McDevitt strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Purkey
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first, with Purkey covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Purkey
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. McDevitt
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. McDevitt
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McDevitt
Robinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moon. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. McDevitt
Thomas hits a line drive into left field. Larker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Purkey
Moon hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Moon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Purkey
Snider hits a line drive towards first. Thomas catches it and throws to second to double up Moon. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Purkey
Larker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. McDevitt
Jones hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dotterer vs. McDevitt
Dotterer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. McDevitt
Kasko hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Purkey
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Purkey
Roseboro bunts towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Purkey
Wills bunts towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out. Roseboro moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
McDevitt vs. Purkey
McDevitt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. McDevitt
Jim Pendleton pinch hits for Bob Purkey.
Pendleton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. McDevitt
Temple hits a line drive into left field. Larker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. McDevitt
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pinson for the out. Pendleton moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. McDevitt
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Lawrence
Brooks Lawrence now pitching.
Gilliam hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Lawrence
Neal hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Lawrence
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Lawrence
Snider 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, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McDevitt
Wally Moon now playing left field. Duke Snider now playing right field. Don Demeter now playing center field.
Robinson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. McDevitt
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Sherry
Larry Sherry now pitching.
Jones takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to third. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bailey vs. Sherry
Bobby Henrich pinch runs for Willie Jones. Ed Bailey pinch hits for Dutch Dotterer.
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sherry fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. Thomas moves to third. Henrich moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Kasko vs. Sherry
Kasko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomas scores. Henrich scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lynch vs. Sherry
Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Brooks Lawrence.
Lynch takes first base on ball four. Kasko moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Temple vs. Sherry
Temple hits a line drive into left field. Moon 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 9/17/1959 -- 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 3 2 1 1
Pinson V, cf 4 0 1 0 Neal C, 2b 4 1 2 0
Bell G, rf 4 0 0 0 Moon W, rf-lf 3 0 1 0
Robinson F, lf 3 0 1 0 Snider D, cf-rf 4 1 1 3
Thomas F, 1b 4 1 2 0 Larker N, lf 3 0 0 0
Jones W, 3b 2 1 0 0 Demeter D, cf 0 0 0 0
Henrich B, pr 0 1 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 3 0 1 0
Dotterer D, c 3 0 1 0 Roseboro J, c 3 0 0 0
Bailey E, ph 1 0 0 0 Wills M, ss 2 0 1 0
Kasko E, ss 4 0 1 3 McDevitt D, p 3 0 0 0
Purkey B, p 2 0 0 0 Sherry L, p 0 0 0 0
Pendleton J, ph 1 0 1 0
Lawrence B, p 0 0 0 0
Lynch J, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 7 3 28 4 7 4
Cincinnati 000 010 002 -- 3
Los Angeles 300 000 01x -- 4
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey B (L) 7.0 6 3 3 1 3
Lawrence B 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
McDevitt D (W)* 8.0 6 3 3 2 6
Sherry L (S) 1.0 1 0 0 2 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
DP -- Cincinnati 1, Los Angeles 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, Los Angeles 3
2B -- Neal C, Robinson F, Moon W
HR -- Snider D, Gilliam J
SB -- Wills M
SH -- Wills M
HBP -- by Purkey B (Moon W), by McDevitt D (Robinson F)
WP -- Purkey B
T -- 2:10
A -- 32992
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