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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 24, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 24, 1959 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 24, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 24, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Brooks Lawrence |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ron Kline |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Ed Sudol 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Stan Landes |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Jerry Lynch | Left Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Right Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | First Baseman |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Eddie Kasko | Third Baseman |
| Brooks Lawrence | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Schofield | Shortstop |
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| Rocky Nelson | First Baseman |
| Bob Skinner | Left Fielder |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Roman Mejias | Right Fielder |
| Ron Kline | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 24, 1959
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Kline
Temple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Kline
There goes Temple. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Temple steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pinson vs. Kline
Pinson hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynch vs. Kline
Lynch hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Kline
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Lawrence
Schofield hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Lawrence
Virdon hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Lawrence
Burgess takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Lawrence
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Kline
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Kline
Bailey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McMillan vs. Kline
McMillan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kasko vs. Kline
Kasko hits a line drive towards first. Nelson catches it and steps on first to double up Bailey. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Lawrence
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Skinner for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Lawrence
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Lawrence
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawrence vs. Kline
Lawrence hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Kline
Temple hits a line drive towards third. Hoak reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Kline
Pinson hits a popup towards short. Schofield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Lawrence
Mejias hits a fly ball towards center. Pinson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Pinson. Mejias moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kline vs. Lawrence
Kline hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kline for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schofield vs. Lawrence
Schofield hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Virdon vs. Lawrence
Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Kline
Lynch hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Kline
Bell hits a popup towards short. Schofield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Kline
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Lawrence
Burgess hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Lawrence
Nelson hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Lawrence
Skinner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burgess moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mazeroski vs. Lawrence
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Kline
Bailey hits a line drive towards first. Nelson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Kline
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Kline
Kasko hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Lawrence
Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Lawrence
Mejias hits a popup in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kline vs. Lawrence
Kline hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schofield vs. Lawrence
Schofield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kline moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Virdon vs. Lawrence
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kasko fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kline moves to third. Schofield moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Burgess vs. Lawrence
Burgess hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawrence vs. Kline
Lawrence strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Kline
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Kline
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pinson for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Lawrence
Nelson hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Lawrence
Skinner 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, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Lawrence
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Kline
Lynch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Kline
Bell hits a popup towards short. Schofield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Kline
Robinson hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Kline
Bailey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Lynch trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Lawrence
Hoak hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Lawrence
Mejias hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kline vs. Lawrence
Kline hits a fly ball towards left. Lynch settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Lynch. Kline moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schofield vs. Lawrence
Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Lawrence covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Kline
McMillan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kasko vs. Kline
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kline fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lawrence vs. Kline
There goes Kasko. The throw from Burgess and he is out, Mazeroski applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawrence vs. Kline
Lawrence hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Lawrence
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Lawrence
Burgess hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Burgess reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nelson vs. Lawrence
Roberto Clemente pinch runs for Smoky Burgess.
Nelson hits a fly ball towards left. Lynch catches it and throws to second to double up Clemente. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Kline
Hank Foiles now catching.
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield misplays the ball. That's an error on Schofield. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Kline
Pinson bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Temple moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lynch vs. Kline
Lynch bunts towards the mound. Kline fields it and throws to first for the out. Temple moves to third. Pinson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Kline
Bell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Kline
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Temple tags and scores. Pinson tags and moves to third. Bell tags and moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bailey vs. Kline
Bailey is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McMillan vs. Kline
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Lawrence
Walt Dropo now playing first base. Frank Robinson now playing left field.
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lawrence fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Lawrence
Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Lawrence
Hoak hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mazeroski moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kluszewski vs. Lawrence
Ted Kluszewski pinch hits for Roman Mejias.
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Mazeroski scores. Hoak moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kravitz vs. Lawrence
Roy Face pinch runs for Ted Kluszewski. Danny Kravitz pinch hits for Ron Kline.
Kravitz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Kravitz reaches second base with a double. Hoak scores. Face moves to third. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/24/1959, game 1 -- Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Schofield D, ss 4 0 1 0
Pinson V, cf 3 0 0 0 Virdon B, cf 4 0 1 0
Lynch J, lf 3 0 1 0 Burgess S, c 3 0 2 0
Dropo W, 1b 0 0 0 0 Clemente R, pr 0 0 0 0
Bell G, rf 3 0 0 0 Foiles H, c 0 0 0 0
Robinson F, 1b-lf 2 0 0 1 Nelson R, 1b 4 0 0 0
Bailey E, c 3 0 2 0 Skinner B, lf 4 0 1 0
McMillan R, ss 4 0 1 0 Mazeroski B, 2b 4 1 2 0
Kasko E, 3b 3 0 0 0 Hoak D, 3b 4 1 1 0
Lawrence B, p 3 0 0 0 Mejias R, rf 3 0 0 0
Kluszewski T, ph 1 0 0 1
Face R, pr 0 0 0 0
Kline R, p 3 0 1 0
Kravitz D, ph 1 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28 1 5 1 35 2 10 2
Cincinnati 000 000 001 -- 1
Pittsburgh 000 000 002 -- 2
1 out when winning run was scored.
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Lawrence B (L) 8.1 10 2 2 1 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Kline R (W) 9.0 5 1 0 3 2
E -- Pinson V, Lynch J, Schofield D
DP -- Cincinnati 3, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 6, Pittsburgh 9
2B -- Burgess S, Kravitz D
SB -- Temple J
CS -- Kasko E
SH -- Pinson V, Lynch J
SF -- Robinson F
T -- 2:12
A -- 0
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