Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Phillies
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 29, 1959
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on August 29, 1959 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 29, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 29, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Robin Roberts |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Friend |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 9,714 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Shag Crawford 1B: Vic Delmore 2B: Al Barlick 3B: Bill Jackowski |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Solly Drake | Center Fielder |
| Joe Koppe | Shortstop |
| Ed Bouchee | First Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Harry Anderson | Left Fielder |
| Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
| Sparky Anderson | Second Baseman |
| Carl Sawatski | Catcher |
| Robin Roberts | Pitcher |
| Eddie Sawyer | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Skinner | Left Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Rocky Nelson | First Baseman |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Dick Schofield | Second Baseman |
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Bob Friend | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Phillies
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 29, 1959
Top 1
-
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drake vs. Friend
Drake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koppe vs. Friend
There goes Drake. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Drake steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Koppe vs. Friend
Koppe strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bouchee vs. Friend
Bouchee hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Post vs. Friend
Post hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schofield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Roberts
Skinner hits a line drive beyond second. Anderson can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Roberts
Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Skinner moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clemente vs. Roberts
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields it and throws to second for the out. Skinner scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Roberts
Nelson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burgess vs. Roberts
There goes Clemente. The throw from Sawatski and he is out, Freese applying the tag. Nelson moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burgess vs. Roberts
The umpire calls a balk on Roberts Nelson moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burgess vs. Roberts
Burgess hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Roberts
Hoak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schofield vs. Roberts
Schofield hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Anderson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Friend
Anderson hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Friend
Freese hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Schofield reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Friend
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sawatski vs. Friend
Sawatski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sawatski for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Roberts
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson misplays the ball. That's an error on Anderson. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Friend vs. Roberts
Friend hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sawatski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Roberts
Skinner hits a line drive towards short. Koppe catches it and throws to first to double up Virdon. View Play
Top 3
-
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Friend
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drake vs. Friend
Drake hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Schofield. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koppe vs. Friend
Koppe strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bouchee vs. Friend
Bouchee hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Roberts
Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Roberts
Clemente strikes out. There goes Groat. The throw from Sawatski to Koppe, and Groat is out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Roberts
Nelson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Roberts
Burgess hits a popup, foul, towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Friend
Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Friend
Anderson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Friend
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Friend
Anderson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Anderson reaches second base with a double. Freese moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sawatski vs. Friend
Sawatski hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Roberts
Hoak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schofield vs. Roberts
Schofield hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Drake. Schofield reaches second base with a double. Hoak goes all the way around to score. Schofield moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Virdon vs. Roberts
Virdon hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Schofield scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Friend vs. Roberts
Friend bunts towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. Virdon moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skinner vs. Roberts
Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groat vs. Roberts
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Friend
Roberts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Drake vs. Friend
Drake hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koppe vs. Friend
Koppe is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bouchee vs. Friend
Bouchee hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Roberts
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Roberts
Nelson hits a line drive into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Roberts
Burgess hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Roberts
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Friend
Post hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Friend
Anderson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Anderson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freese vs. Friend
Freese hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Anderson vs. Friend
Anderson hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Anderson moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sawatski vs. Friend
Sawatski hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Roberts
Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Roberts
Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Friend vs. Roberts
Friend bunts towards first. Bouchee scoops it up and throws to first, with Anderson covering, for the out. Virdon moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skinner vs. Roberts
Skinner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Virdon scores. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Roberts
Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Skinner moves to third. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Clemente vs. Roberts
Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Friend
Richie Ashburn pinch hits for Robin Roberts.
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drake vs. Friend
Drake hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koppe vs. Friend
Koppe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Meyer
Jack Meyer now pitching.
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Meyer
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Meyer
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Koppe. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schofield vs. Meyer
Schofield hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Post. Schofield reaches second base with a double. Hoak moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Virdon vs. Meyer
Virdon is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Friend vs. Meyer
Friend hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Anderson. Friend reaches second base with a double. Hoak scores. Schofield scores. Virdon goes all the way around to score. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skinner vs. Meyer
Skinner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Friend scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Meyer
Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Skinner moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clemente vs. Meyer
Clemente strikes out. View Play
Top 8
-
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. Friend
Harry Simpson now playing right field. Harry Bright now playing third base.
Bouchee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Friend
Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bright fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Friend
Anderson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson. Anderson reaches second base with a double. Post moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Freese vs. Friend
Freese hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Anderson vs. Friend
Anderson hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Meyer
Nelson hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Meyer
Burgess hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bright vs. Meyer
Bright hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schofield vs. Meyer
Schofield hits a popup in front of the plate. Sawatski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
-
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sawatski vs. Friend
Sawatski hits a line drive into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Friend
Dave Philley pinch hits for Jack Meyer.
Philley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Drake vs. Friend
Drake hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Philley moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Koppe vs. Friend
Koppe hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bouchee vs. Friend
Bouchee hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schofield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 8/29/1959 -- Philadelphia at Pittsburgh (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Drake S, cf 4 0 2 0 Skinner B, lf 5 1 3 2
Koppe J, ss 5 0 0 0 Groat D, ss 5 0 4 0
Bouchee E, 1b 4 0 0 0 Clemente R, rf 5 0 0 1
Post W, rf 4 1 1 1 Simpson H, rf 0 0 0 0
Anderson H, lf 4 0 3 0 Nelson R, 1b 5 1 2 0
Freese G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Burgess S, c 5 2 3 3
Anderson S, 2b 4 0 2 0 Hoak D, 3b 3 2 1 0
Sawatski C, c 4 0 0 0 Bright H, 3b 1 0 0 0
Roberts R, p 1 0 0 0 Schofield D, 2b 5 2 2 1
Ashburn R, ph 1 0 0 0 Virdon B, cf 3 2 2 1
Meyer J, p 0 0 0 0 Friend B, p 2 1 1 3
Philley D, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 1 9 1 39 11 18 11
Philadelphia 000 001 000 -- 1
Pittsburgh 300 211 40x -- 11
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts R (L) 6.0 13 7 7 1 1
Meyer J 2.0 5 4 0 1 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Friend B (W) 9.0 9 1 1 3 3
E -- Anderson S, Schofield D, Koppe J
DP -- Philadelphia 2, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 11, Pittsburgh 8
2B -- Anderson S, Schofield D 2, Anderson H 2, Friend B
HR -- Burgess S 2, Post W
SB -- Drake S
CS -- Clemente R, Groat D
SH -- Friend B 2
Balk -- Roberts R
T -- 2:30
A -- 9714
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
