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Reds
@ Giants
Seals Stadium
August 8, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, played on August 8, 1959 at Seals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 8, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jay Hook |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike McCormick |
| Ballpark | Seals Stadium |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 21,576 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Vic Delmore 1B: Al Barlick 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Shag Crawford |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Right Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | First Baseman |
| Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Jay Hook | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| Felipe Alou | Center Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Orlando Cepeda | Left Fielder |
| Willie Kirkland | Right Fielder |
| Daryl Spencer | Second Baseman |
| Hobie Landrith | Catcher |
| Eddie Bressoud | Shortstop |
| Mike McCormick | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Seals Stadium
August 8, 1959
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. McCormick
Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. McCormick
Pinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cepeda. Pinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. McCormick
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. McCormick
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. McCormick
Thomas takes first base on ball four. Pinson moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jones vs. McCormick
Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pinson scores. Robinson scores. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bailey vs. McCormick
Bailey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Hook
Davenport takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Hook
Alou takes first base on ball four. Davenport moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Hook
McCovey takes first base on ball four. Davenport moves to third. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cepeda vs. Pena
Orlando Pena now pitching.
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to home. Bailey drops the ball. Davenport scores. Alou moves to third. McCovey moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kirkland vs. Pena
Kirkland hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Alou tags and scores. McCovey tags and moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spencer vs. Pena
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. McCormick
McMillan hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. McCormick
Pena takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. McCormick
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards second. Spencer picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Spencer. Pena moves to third. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pinson vs. McCormick
Pinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cepeda. Pinson reaches second base with a double. Pena scores. Temple scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Miller
Stu Miller now pitching.
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Miller covering, for the out. Pinson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Miller
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Pena
Landrith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bressoud vs. Pena
Bressoud hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Landrith moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Pena
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pena fields it and throws to third for the out. Bressoud moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davenport vs. Pena
Davenport hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Pena
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Miller
Thomas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Miller
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Miller
Bailey takes first base on ball four. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McMillan vs. Miller
McMillan hits a popup towards short. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pena vs. Miller
Pena hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cepeda. Pena reaches second base with a double. Jones scores. Bailey goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Temple vs. Miller
Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Pena
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCovey for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Pena
Cepeda hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Pena
Kirkland 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, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Pena
Spencer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Spencer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Landrith vs. Pena
Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Landrith for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Miller
Pinson 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 -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Miller
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Miller
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomas vs. Miller
Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Miller
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Miller
Bailey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Miller
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 9 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Pena
Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Pena
Hank Sauer pinch hits for Stu Miller.
Sauer strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Pena
Davenport hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Pena
Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 9 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Worthington
Al Worthington now pitching.
Pena strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Worthington
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Worthington
Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 9 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Pena
McCovey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Pena
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Pena
Kirkland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Pena
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landrith vs. Pena
Landrith hits a line drive into left field. Thomas picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Thomas. Kirkland moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bressoud vs. Pena
Bressoud takes first base on ball four. Landrith moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wagner vs. Brosnan
Leon Wagner pinch hits for Al Worthington. Jim Brosnan now pitching.
Wagner hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 9 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Jones
Gordon Jones now pitching.
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Jones
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Jones
Thomas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 9 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Brosnan
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Brosnan
Alou hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Brosnan
McCovey 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, 9 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Brosnan
Cepeda hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 9 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Jones
Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Jones
There goes Jones. The throw from Landrith and he is out, Bressoud applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Jones
Bailey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Jones
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 9 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Brosnan
Kirkland hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Brosnan
Spencer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landrith vs. Brosnan
Landrith hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bressoud vs. Brosnan
Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan misplays the ball. That's an error on McMillan. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Brosnan
Willie Mays pinch hits for Gordon Jones.
Mays strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rhodes vs. Brosnan
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Jim Davenport.
Rhodes 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 8
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Reds, 9 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brosnan vs. Byerly
Bud Byerly now pitching. Danny O'Connell now playing third base.
Brosnan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Byerly
Temple hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Byerly
Pinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cepeda. Pinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Byerly
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 9 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Brosnan
Alou hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Brosnan
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Brosnan covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Brosnan
Cepeda hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 9 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Byerly
Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Byerly
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Byerly
Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Byerly
Bailey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 9 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Brosnan
Kirkland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Brosnan
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landrith vs. Brosnan
Landrith takes first base on ball four. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bressoud vs. Brosnan
Bressoud hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brandt vs. Brosnan
Jackie Brandt pinch hits for Danny O'Connell.
Brandt is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/8/1959 -- Cincinnati at San Francisco (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 5 1 1 0 Davenport J, 3b 3 1 1 0
Pinson V, cf 5 1 3 2 Rhodes D, ph 1 0 0 0
Bell G, rf 5 1 1 0 Byerly B, p 0 0 0 0
Robinson F, 1b 4 2 1 0 Alou F, cf 4 2 1 1
Thomas F, lf 4 1 1 3 McCovey W, 1b 4 1 1 1
Jones W, 3b 4 1 3 2 Cepeda O, lf 5 1 1 1
Bailey E, c 3 1 1 0 Kirkland W, rf 4 1 3 2
McMillan R, ss 4 0 0 0 Spencer D, 2b 5 0 2 0
Hook J, p 0 0 0 0 Landrith H, c 3 0 1 0
Pena O, p 2 1 1 2 Bressoud E, ss 4 0 1 0
Brosnan J, p 1 0 0 0 McCormick M, p 0 0 0 0
Miller S, p 1 0 0 0
Sauer H, ph 1 0 0 0
Worthington A, p 0 0 0 0
Wagner L, ph 1 0 0 0
Jones G, p 0 0 0 0
Mays W, ph 1 0 0 0
O'Connell D, 3b 0 0 0 0
Brandt J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 9 12 9 38 6 11 5
Cincinnati 222 300 000 -- 9
San Francisco 201 011 100 -- 6
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Hook J* 0.0 0 2 1 3 0
Pena O (W) 4.2 7 2 2 2 2
Brosnan J (S) 4.1 4 2 2 1 2
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
McCormick M (L) 1.1 4 4 4 3 1
Miller S 2.2 4 5 5 3 2
Worthington A 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Jones G 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Byerly B 2.0 2 0 0 0 3
* Pitched to 3 batters in 1st
E -- Bailey E, Spencer D, Thomas F, McMillan R
DP -- Cincinnati 1, San Francisco 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, San Francisco 12
2B -- Pinson V 3, Pena O, Spencer D
HR -- Cepeda O, Thomas F, McCovey W, Alou F, Kirkland W
CS -- Jones W
SF -- Kirkland W
T -- 3:06
A -- 21576
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