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Dodgers
@ Giants
Seals Stadium
September 20, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on September 20, 1959 at Seals Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 20, 1959 |
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Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 20, 1959 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Podres |
Home Starting Pitcher | Sam Jones |
Ballpark | Seals Stadium |
City | San Francisco |
State | CA |
Attendance | 22,923 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 16 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Frank Dascoli 2B: Jocko Conlan 3B: Al Barlick |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Gilliam | Third Baseman |
Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
Wally Moon | Left Fielder |
Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
Norm Larker | Right Fielder |
Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
Maury Wills | Shortstop |
John Roseboro | Catcher |
Johnny Podres | Pitcher |
Walter Alston | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Bressoud | Shortstop |
Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
Orlando Cepeda | Left Fielder |
Felipe Alou | Right Fielder |
Daryl Spencer | Second Baseman |
Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
Hobie Landrith | Catcher |
Sam Jones | Pitcher |
Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Seals Stadium
September 20, 1959
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Jones
Gilliam hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Jones
Neal hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Jones
Moon hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Podres
Bressoud strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Podres
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Podres
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Podres
There's a wild pitch. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Podres
Cepeda strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Jones
Snider hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Jones
Larker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Jones
Hodges hits a popup towards short. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Jones
Wills hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Wills reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Roseboro vs. Jones
Roseboro is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Podres vs. Jones
Podres takes first base on ball four. Wills moves to third. Roseboro moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Gilliam vs. Jones
Gilliam hits a line drive into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Podres
Alou hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Podres
Spencer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Podres
Davenport strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Jones
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Jones
Moon strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Jones
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Larker vs. Jones
Larker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Jones
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Podres
Landrith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Podres
Jones bunts towards first. Hodges fields it, and throws to first, with Neal covering, for the out. There's the throw to second, and Landrith is out - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Podres
Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bressoud for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Jones
Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Jones
Roseboro hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Podres vs. Jones
Podres hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wills moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Gilliam vs. Jones
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. Podres moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Neal vs. Jones
Neal takes first base on ball four. Wills scores. Podres moves to third. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Moon vs. Antonelli
Johnny Antonelli now pitching.
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey fields it, throws to home for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Podres
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Podres
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Podres
Cepeda strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Antonelli
Snider hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Antonelli
Don Demeter pinch hits for Norm Larker.
Demeter strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Antonelli
Hodges hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Podres
Duke Snider now playing right field. Don Demeter now playing center field.
Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Podres
Spencer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Podres
Davenport takes first base on ball four. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Landrith vs. Podres
Landrith hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Brandt vs. Podres
Jackie Brandt pinch hits for Johnny Antonelli.
Brandt hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roseboro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Worthington
Al Worthington now pitching.
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Worthington fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Worthington
Roseboro strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Podres vs. Worthington
Podres strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Podres
Bressoud hits a line drive into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Podres
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Podres fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Podres
Mays hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moon. Mays reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Podres
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Worthington
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Worthington
Neal bunts towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Spencer covering, for the out. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Worthington
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Worthington
Snider hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Gilliam scores. Moon moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Demeter vs. Worthington
Demeter hits a line drive into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Moon tags and scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Worthington
Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Podres
Alou hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Neal reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Podres
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Podres
Davenport strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Worthington
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Worthington fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Worthington
Roseboro strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Podres vs. Worthington
Podres hits a popup towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Podres
Landrith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Pagan vs. Podres
Jose Pagan pinch hits for Al Worthington.
Pagan strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bressoud vs. Podres
Bressoud strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Podres
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Hodges. Landrith moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. Sherry
Larry Sherry now pitching.
Mays takes first base on ball four. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Cepeda vs. Sherry
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Landrith scores. McCovey scores. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Koufax
Sandy Koufax now pitching.
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. McCormick
Mike McCormick now pitching.
Gilliam hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cepeda. Gilliam reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Neal vs. McCormick
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gilliam moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Moon vs. McCormick
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Furillo vs. Miller
Carl Furillo pinch hits for Duke Snider. Stu Miller now pitching.
Furillo hits a fly ball into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Gilliam scores. Moon moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Demeter vs. Miller
Bob Lillis pinch runs for Carl Furillo.
Demeter hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Moon scores. Lillis scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Miller
Hodges hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Demeter moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Wills vs. Miller
Wills bunts towards the mound. Miller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Demeter moves to third. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Roseboro vs. Miller
Roseboro hits a line drive into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Demeter tags and scores. Hodges tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Koufax vs. Miller
There goes Wills. The throw from Landrith and he is safe. Wills steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Koufax vs. Miller
Koufax hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Koufax
Ron Fairly now playing right field.
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Koufax
Davenport takes first base on ball four. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Landrith vs. Labine
Clem Labine now pitching.
Landrith takes first base on ball four. Spencer moves to third. Davenport moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Wagner vs. Labine
Leon Wagner pinch hits for Stu Miller.
Wagner strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Bressoud vs. Labine
Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/20/1959 -- Los Angeles at San Francisco (D) Los Angeles AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI Gilliam J, 3b 3 2 1 0 Bressoud E, ss 5 0 1 0 Neal C, 2b 3 0 0 1 McCovey W, 1b 4 1 1 0 Moon W, lf 3 2 0 0 Mays W, cf 2 0 1 0 Snider D, cf-rf 3 1 2 2 Cepeda O, lf 4 0 1 2 Furillo C, ph 1 0 1 1 Alou F, rf 4 0 0 0 Lillis B, pr 0 1 0 0 Spencer D, 2b 3 0 1 0 Fairly R, rf 0 0 0 0 Davenport J, 3b 2 0 0 0 Larker N, rf 2 0 1 0 Landrith H, c 2 1 1 0 Demeter D, ph-cf 2 1 1 3 Jones S, p 1 0 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 5 0 0 0 Antonelli J, p 0 0 0 0 Wills M, ss 5 1 3 0 Brandt J, ph 1 0 0 0 Roseboro J, c 3 0 0 1 Worthington A, p 0 0 0 0 Podres J, p 3 0 1 0 Pagan J, ph 1 0 0 0 Sherry L, p 0 0 0 0 McCormick M, p 0 0 0 0 Koufax S, p 1 0 0 0 Miller S, p 0 0 0 0 Labine C, p 0 0 0 0 Wagner L, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 8 10 8 30 2 6 2 Los Angeles 010 100 204 -- 8 San Francisco 000 000 020 -- 2 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Podres J (W) 7.2 5 2 2 3 9 Sherry L* 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 Koufax S+ 0.1 0 0 0 3 0 Labine C (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Jones S (L) 3.1 5 2 2 5 1 Antonelli J 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 Worthington A 3.0 1 2 2 2 3 McCormick M 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 Miller S 0.2 3 2 1 0 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th + Pitched to 2 batters in 9th E -- Hodges G, Spencer D DP -- Los Angeles 3, San Francisco 1 LOB -- Los Angeles 10, San Francisco 8 2B -- Wills M, Mays W, Gilliam J, Furillo C HR -- Snider D SB -- Wills M SH -- Neal C SF -- Demeter D, Roseboro J WP -- Podres J T -- 3:16 A -- 22923
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