Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
April 24, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 24, 1959 at Connie Mack Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Philadelphia Phillies 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 5 1 1 0
Clemente rf 5 3 2 0
Burgess c 5 0 1 2
  Schofield pr 0 1 0 0
  Nelson 1b 0 0 0 0
Stuart 1b 5 2 2 2
  Foiles c 0 0 0 0
Hoak 3b 2 1 2 1
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 3 2
Groat ss 4 0 1 1
Mejias lf 4 0 0 0
Kline p 2 0 0 0
  Porterfield p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Face p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 12 8
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 4 0 0 0
Hamner ss,3b 5 1 1 0
Bouchee 1b 5 1 2 1
Post rf 5 1 1 2
Anderson H. lf 4 0 1 0
Jones 3b 3 0 3 0
  Fernandez pr,ss 1 1 1 0
Koppe 2b 2 0 0 0
  Hanebrink ph 1 0 1 0
  Anderson S. 2b 0 0 0 0
  Freese ph,2b 1 1 0 0
Sawatski c 3 0 1 2
Owens p 2 0 0 0
  Philley ph 1 0 0 0
  Schroll p 1 0 0 0
  Farrell p 0 0 0 0
  Meyer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 11 5
Pittsburgh 202 000 0048120
Philadelphia 000 003 0205112
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kline   5.2 5 3 3 2 6
  Porterfield   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Smith   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Face  W (2-0) 2.1 4 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
4
6
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Owens   6.0 5 4 0 2 2
  Schroll  L (1-1) 2.0 5 3 3 1 1
  Farrell   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Meyer   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
8
4
3
3

  E–Hamner 2 (2).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Bouchee-Hamner-Bouchee.  2B–Pittsburgh Burgess (4,off Schroll), Philadelphia Hamner (1,off Kline); Sawatski (1,off Face)..  3B–Philadelphia Bouchee (1,off Kline).  HR–Pittsburgh Stuart (1,1st inning off Owens 1 on 2 out), Philadelphia Post (1,6th inning off Kline 1 on 1 out).  SH–Kline (2,off Owens); Mazeroski (1,off Schroll).  SF–Hoak (2,off Farrell).  HBP–Mejias (2,by Owens); Ashburn (1,by Face).  Team LOB–9.  IBB–Sawatski (1,by Porterfield).  Team–11.  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Vic Delmore.  T–2:53.  A–15,675.
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