Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
April 26, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 26, 1959 at Connie Mack Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Philadelphia Phillies 10

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 4 0 0 0
Clemente rf 5 1 1 0
Foiles c 4 1 0 0
  Nelson ph 1 0 0 0
Stuart 1b 2 2 2 2
Hoak 3b 0 0 0 0
  Bright ph,3b 4 1 3 3
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 0 0
Groat ss 2 0 0 0
Mejias lf 4 0 1 0
Friend p 2 0 1 0
  Porterfield p 0 0 0 0
  Burgess ph 1 0 0 0
  Blackburn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 4 1 0 0
Hanebrink rf 4 1 0 0
  Bowman rf 0 0 0 0
Philley 1b 4 2 2 5
Anderson H. lf 4 2 4 1
Jones 3b 4 2 2 3
Freese 2b 3 0 0 0
  Anderson S. 2b 1 0 0 0
Fernandez ss 4 0 1 0
Thomas c 3 1 0 0
Short p 2 0 0 0
  Meyer p 2 1 1 0
Totals 35 10 10 9
Pittsburgh 102 000 200582
Philadelphia 003 002 50x10100
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend  L (0-3) 6.2 8 9 5 1 2
  Porterfield   0.1 1 1 0 0 0
  Blackburn   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
10
5
1
3
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Short   6.1 8 5 5 6 3
  Meyer  W (1-1) 2.2 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
7
5

  E–Stuart (1), Mejias (1).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Fernandez-Freese-Philley.  2B–Pittsburgh Bright (1,off Short); Stuart (4,off Short)., Philadelphia H. Anderson 2 (3,off Friend 2); Philley (2,off Friend).  HR–Pittsburgh Stuart (2,3rd inning off Short 1 on 1 out); Bright (1,7th inning off Short 1 on 1 out), Philadelphia Philley (1,7th inning off Friend 2 on 2 out); Jones (3,7th inning off Porterfield 1 on 2 out).  SH–Friend (1,off Short).  Team LOB–9.  HBP–Thomas (1,by Friend).  Team–3.  SB–Virdon (1,3rd base off Short/Thomas).  U-HP–Vic Delmore, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Bill Jackowski, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–2:52.  A–19,266.
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