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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 17, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the San Francisco Giants, played on July 17, 1959 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 17, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 17, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sam Jones |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ron Kline |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 33,220 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Shag Crawford 2B: Vic Delmore 3B: Al Barlick |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| Willie Kirkland | Right Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Daryl Spencer | Second Baseman |
| Jackie Brandt | Left Fielder |
| Hobie Landrith | Catcher |
| Eddie Bressoud | Shortstop |
| Sam Jones | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Bob Skinner | Left Fielder |
| Dick Stuart | First Baseman |
| Danny Kravitz | Catcher |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Ron Kline | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 17, 1959
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Kline
Davenport hits a popup towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Kline
Kirkland hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Kline
Mays hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Mays reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Kline
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Cepeda reaches second base with a double. Mays scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Kline
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Jones
Virdon strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Jones
Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Jones
Skinner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stuart vs. Jones
Stuart hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Kline
Brandt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landrith vs. Kline
Landrith hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bressoud vs. Kline
Bressoud hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brandt moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jones vs. Kline
Jones hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davenport vs. Kline
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kravitz vs. Jones
Kravitz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kravitz for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Jones
Mazeroski strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Jones
Hoak hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Jones
There goes Hoak. The throw from Landrith and he is safe. Hoak steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clemente vs. Jones
Clemente hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hoak scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kline vs. Jones
Kline strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Kline
Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kirkland for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Kline
Mays strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Kline
Cepeda strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Jones
Virdon 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, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Jones
Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Jones
Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stuart vs. Jones
Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Kline
Spencer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Kline
Brandt hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Kline
Landrith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bressoud vs. Kline
Bressoud hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kravitz vs. Jones
Kravitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Jones
Mazeroski hits a popup towards short. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Jones
Hoak strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Kline
Jones hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Kline
Davenport strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Kline
Kirkland hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Jones
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Jones covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kline vs. Jones
Kline strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Jones
Virdon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Jones
Groat hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Kline
Mays strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Kline
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Kline
Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Kline
Brandt takes first base on ball four. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Landrith vs. Kline
Landrith hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Jones
Skinner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stuart vs. Jones
Stuart hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kravitz vs. Jones
Kravitz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Skinner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mazeroski vs. Jones
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Kline
Bressoud hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Bressoud reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Kline
Jones bunts towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. Bressoud moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Davenport vs. Kline
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kirkland vs. Kline
Kirkland hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Kirkland reaches second base with a double. Bressoud scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Kline
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kline fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Jones
Hoak strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Jones
Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Jones
Ted Kluszewski pinch hits for Ron Kline.
Kluszewski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Jones
Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Face
Roy Face now pitching.
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Face
Spencer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Face
There goes Cepeda. The throw from Kravitz and he is safe. Cepeda steals second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brandt vs. Face
Brandt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Landrith vs. Face
There goes Cepeda. The throw from Kravitz and he is safe. Cepeda steals third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Landrith vs. Face
Landrith bunts towards first. Stuart juggles the ball. That's an error on Stuart. Cepeda scores. Brandt moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bressoud vs. Face
Bressoud hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente throws the ball in to Groat who tags Bressoud trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Brandt scores. Landrith moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Face
Jones strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Jones
Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Jones
Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Jones
Stuart hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Face
Davenport hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkland vs. Face
Kirkland hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Face
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Face
Cepeda hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kravitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kravitz vs. Jones
Kravitz hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Jones
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Jones
Hoak hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt 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 7/17/1959 -- San Francisco at Pittsburgh (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Davenport J, 3b 5 0 1 0 Virdon B, cf 4 0 1 0
Kirkland W, rf 5 0 1 1 Groat D, ss 4 0 1 0
Mays W, cf 5 1 1 0 Skinner B, lf 3 0 1 0
Cepeda O, 1b 5 1 2 1 Stuart D, 1b 4 0 0 0
Spencer D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Kravitz D, c 4 0 1 0
Brandt J, lf 1 1 0 0 Mazeroski B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Landrith H, c 3 0 1 1 Hoak D, 3b 4 1 1 0
Bressoud E, ss 4 1 3 1 Clemente R, rf 3 0 2 1
Jones S, p 3 0 0 0 Kline R, p 2 0 0 0
Kluszewski T, ph 1 0 0 0
Face R, p 0 0 0 0
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35 4 10 4 33 1 7 1
San Francisco 100 000 120 -- 4
Pittsburgh 010 000 000 -- 1
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Jones S (W) 9.0 7 1 1 1 7
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Kline R (L) 7.0 7 2 2 2 4
Face R 2.0 3 2 2 1 2
E -- Stuart D
DP -- San Francisco 1
LOB -- San Francisco 9, Pittsburgh 6
2B -- Mays W, Cepeda O, Bressoud E, Kirkland W
SB -- Hoak D, Cepeda O 2
SH -- Jones S, Landrith H
T -- 2:51
A -- 33220
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