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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
April 27, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on April 27, 1959 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 27, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 27, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Drysdale |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Red Witt |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 10,689 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Ken Burkhart 2B: Tony Venzon 3B: Jocko Conlan |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Gray | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Left Fielder |
| Don Demeter | Center Fielder |
| Ron Fairly | Right Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Don Zimmer | Shortstop |
| Joe Pignatano | Catcher |
| Don Drysdale | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| Dick Stuart | First Baseman |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Roman Mejias | Left Fielder |
| Red Witt | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
April 27, 1959
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Witt
Gray takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Witt
Neal takes first base on ball four. Gray moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Witt
Moon bunts towards first. Stuart fields the ball and throws to Witt covering. Safe. Gray moves to third. Neal moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Demeter vs. Witt
Demeter hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Gray scores. Neal scores. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Fairly vs. Blackburn
Ron Blackburn now pitching.
Fairly bunts towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. Moon moves to third. Demeter moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Hodges vs. Blackburn
Hodges is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Zimmer vs. Blackburn
Zimmer hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Moon scores. Demeter scores. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Pignatano vs. Blackburn
Pignatano hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Drysdale vs. Blackburn
Drysdale hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hodges scores. Zimmer moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Gray vs. Blackburn
Gray hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Drysdale
Virdon strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Drysdale
Clemente hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Drysdale
There's a wild pitch. Clemente moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Burgess vs. Drysdale
Burgess hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Stuart vs. Drysdale
Stuart strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Blackburn
Neal hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, 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 -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Demeter vs. Blackburn
Demeter is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fairly vs. Blackburn
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first, with Blackburn covering, for the out. Neal moves to third. Demeter moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Hodges vs. Blackburn
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Drysdale
Hoak strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Drysdale
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Drysdale
Groat strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Blackburn
Zimmer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pignatano vs. Blackburn
Pignatano hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Zimmer moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Drysdale vs. Blackburn
Drysdale bunts towards the mound. Blackburn fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Blackburn. Zimmer moves to third. Pignatano moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Gray vs. Blackburn
Gray hits a line drive towards short. Groat catches it and throws to second to double up Pignatano. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Neal vs. Blackburn
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blackburn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Drysdale
Mejias hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Drysdale
Dick Schofield pinch hits for Ron Blackburn.
Schofield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Drysdale
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Schofield moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Clemente vs. Drysdale
Clemente 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
Top 4
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Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Giel
Paul Giel now pitching.
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Giel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Giel
Demeter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Fairly vs. Giel
Fairly hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Burgess settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Burgess. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Fairly vs. Giel
Fairly hits a line drive into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Giel
Hodges hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Clemente who is chasing the ball. Hodges reaches third base with a triple. Demeter goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Zimmer vs. Giel
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Drysdale
Burgess hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Drysdale
Stuart hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Drysdale
Hoak strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Giel
Pignatano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Drysdale vs. Giel
Drysdale bunts towards the mound. Giel fields it and throws to first for the out. Pignatano moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gray vs. Giel
Gray hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Neal vs. Giel
Neal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pignatano scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Giel
There goes Neal. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Neal steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Giel
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Demeter vs. Giel
Demeter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Drysdale
Mazeroski hits a popup towards short. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Drysdale
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gray fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Drysdale
Mejias hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Giel
Fairly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Giel
Hodges hits a line drive into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Giel
Zimmer hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Pignatano vs. Giel
Pignatano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kravitz vs. Drysdale
Danny Kravitz pinch hits for Paul Giel.
Kravitz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drysdale fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Drysdale
Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Drysdale
Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Kravitz trying to get to third. Fairly throws the ball in to Gray, who tags Kravitz for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Drysdale
Burgess hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moon. Burgess reaches second base with a double. Clemente goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stuart vs. Drysdale
Stuart 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
Top 7
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Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Drysdale vs. Green
Fred Green now pitching.
Drysdale hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gray vs. Green
Gray bunts towards the mound. Green fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Drysdale moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Neal vs. Green
Neal bunts towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out. Drysdale moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Moon vs. Green
There's a wild pitch. Drysdale scores. Neal moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Green
Moon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Neal scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Demeter vs. Green
Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Drysdale
Hoak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Drysdale
Mazeroski strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Drysdale
Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Mejias vs. Drysdale
Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Green
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Green fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Green
Hodges hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Green
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Drysdale
Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Fred Green.
Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Drysdale
Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Drysdale
Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Gross
Don Gross now pitching.
Pignatano hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Drysdale vs. Gross
Drysdale strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Gross
Gray takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Gross
Neal strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Drysdale
Burgess hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Fairly. Burgess reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Stuart vs. Drysdale
Stuart takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Hoak vs. Drysdale
Hoak takes first base on ball four. Burgess moves to third. Stuart moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Mazeroski vs. Drysdale
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Drysdale covering, for the out. Burgess scores. Stuart moves to third. Hoak moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Groat vs. Drysdale
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stuart scores. Hoak moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 9 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Mejias vs. Drysdale
Mejias strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/27/1959 -- Los Angeles at Pittsburgh (N)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Gray D, 3b 4 1 1 0 Virdon B, cf 4 0 0 0
Neal C, 2b 5 2 2 1 Clemente R, rf 4 1 2 0
Moon W, lf 4 1 2 1 Burgess S, c 4 1 2 1
Demeter D, cf 3 2 1 2 Stuart D, 1b 3 1 0 0
Fairly R, rf 4 0 1 0 Hoak D, 3b 2 0 0 0
Hodges G, 1b 4 1 1 1 Mazeroski B, 2b 4 0 0 1
Zimmer D, ss 4 0 1 2 Groat D, ss 4 0 0 1
Pignatano J, c 4 1 0 0 Mejias R, lf 4 0 0 0
Drysdale D, p 4 1 2 1 Witt R, p 0 0 0 0
Blackburn R, p 0 0 0 0
Schofield D, ph 1 0 1 0
Giel P, p 0 0 0 0
Kravitz D, ph 1 0 1 0
Green F, p 0 0 0 0
Nelson R, ph 1 0 0 0
Gross D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 9 11 8 32 3 6 3
Los Angeles 500 110 200 -- 9
Pittsburgh 000 001 002 -- 3
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Drysdale D (W) 9.0 6 3 3 3 7
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Witt R (L)* 0.0 2 4 4 2 0
Blackburn R 3.0 3 1 1 2 0
Giel P 3.0 3 2 2 3 1
Green F 2.0 3 2 2 0 0
Gross D 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
* Pitched to 4 batters in 1st
E -- Mazeroski B, Blackburn R, Burgess S
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Los Angeles 11, Pittsburgh 5
2B -- Burgess S 2
3B -- Hodges G
SB -- Neal C
SH -- Fairly R, Drysdale D
HBP -- by Blackburn R (Demeter D)
WP -- Drysdale D, Green F
T -- 2:39
A -- 10689
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