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Reds
@ Giants
Seals Stadium
August 9, 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 9, 1959 at Seals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 9, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 9, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Newcombe |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Sanford |
| Ballpark | Seals Stadium |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 22,689 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Bill Jackowski 2B: Shag Crawford 3B: Vic Delmore |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Right Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | First Baseman |
| Jerry Lynch | Left Fielder |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Don Newcombe | 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 |
| Jack Sanford | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Seals Stadium
August 9, 1959
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Sanford
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Sanford
Pinson 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Sanford
Bell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Sanford
Robinson hits a popup towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Newcombe
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Newcombe
Alou hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Newcombe
McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Sanford
Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Sanford
Bailey strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Sanford
Jones hits a popup towards short. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Newcombe
Cepeda hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Newcombe
Kirkland hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Newcombe
Spencer is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Sanford
McMillan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newcombe vs. Sanford
Newcombe strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Sanford
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Sanford
There goes Temple. The throw from Landrith and he is safe. Temple steals second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pinson vs. Sanford
Pinson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Newcombe
Landrith strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Newcombe
Bressoud hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanford vs. Newcombe
Sanford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Newcombe
Davenport hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sanford moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alou vs. Newcombe
Alou hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Sanford
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Sanford
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Sanford
Lynch 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
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Newcombe
McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Newcombe
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lynch. Cepeda reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirkland vs. Newcombe
Kirkland hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Newcombe
Spencer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cepeda scores. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Landrith vs. Newcombe
Landrith hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Sanford
Bailey hits a line drive to center field. Alou throws towards Bressoud. Bressoud fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bressoud. Alou throws the ball in to Bressoud who tags Bailey trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Bailey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Sanford
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McMillan vs. Sanford
McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newcombe vs. Sanford
Newcombe 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
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Newcombe
Bressoud hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanford vs. Newcombe
Sanford strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Newcombe
Davenport hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bressoud moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Newcombe
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Sanford
Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Sanford
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Sanford
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Newcombe
McCovey is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Newcombe
Cepeda is hit by the pitch. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kirkland vs. Newcombe
Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. McCovey moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spencer vs. Newcombe
Spencer bunts towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McCovey scores. Kirkland moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Landrith vs. Newcombe
Landrith hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Sanford
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Sanford
Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lynch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Sanford
Bailey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Sanford
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Newcombe
Bressoud hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanford vs. Newcombe
Sanford hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Newcombe
Davenport hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Sanford
Willie Mays now playing center field.
McMillan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newcombe vs. Sanford
Newcombe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Sanford
Temple hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cepeda who is chasing the ball. Temple reaches third base with a triple. Newcombe goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pinson vs. Sanford
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pinson for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Sanford
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, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Newcombe
Mays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Newcombe
McCovey hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Newcombe
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kirkland vs. Newcombe
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. Mays scores. Cepeda moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Newcombe
There's a wild pitch. Cepeda moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spencer vs. Newcombe
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Landrith vs. Newcombe
There goes Spencer. The throw from Bailey and he is safe. Spencer steals second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Landrith vs. Newcombe
Landrith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Sanford
Robinson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Sanford
Lynch hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Sanford
Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Sanford
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Newcombe
Bressoud strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanford vs. Newcombe
Sanford hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Newcombe
Davenport hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Newcombe
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Sanford
McMillan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Sanford
Newcombe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud misplays the ball. That's an error on Bressoud. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Sanford
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Sanford
The umpire calls a balk on Sanford Temple moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pinson vs. Sanford
Pinson strikes out. Landrith drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Pinson out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Newcombe
McCovey hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Newcombe
Cepeda hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/9/1959 -- Cincinnati at San Francisco (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 5 0 1 1 Davenport J, 3b 5 0 3 0
Pinson V, cf 5 0 0 0 Alou F, cf 3 0 0 0
Bell G, rf 4 1 1 1 Mays W, cf 2 1 1 0
Robinson F, 1b 4 0 0 0 McCovey W, 1b 4 1 0 0
Lynch J, lf 4 1 1 1 Cepeda O, lf 4 2 3 1
Bailey E, c 3 0 1 0 Kirkland W, rf 4 0 0 1
Jones W, 3b 4 0 0 0 Spencer D, 2b 2 0 1 2
McMillan R, ss 3 0 1 0 Landrith H, c 4 0 0 0
Newcombe D, p 4 1 0 0 Bressoud E, ss 4 0 1 0
Sanford J, p 4 0 1 0
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36 3 5 3 36 4 10 4
Cincinnati 100 000 011 0 -- 3
San Francisco 000 101 010 1 -- 4
1 out when winning run was scored.
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Newcombe D (L) 9.1 10 4 4 1 4
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Sanford J (W) 10.0 5 3 3 2 6
E -- Bressoud E 2
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 5, San Francisco 8
2B -- Cepeda O
3B -- Temple J
HR -- Bell G, Lynch J, Cepeda O
SB -- Temple J, Spencer D
SH -- Spencer D
HBP -- by Newcombe D (McCovey W), by Newcombe D (Cepeda O)
WP -- Newcombe D
Balk -- Sanford J
T -- 2:39
A -- 22689
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