Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Francisco Giants
May 8, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1959 at Seals Stadium. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 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)
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Los Angeles Dodgers 3, San Francisco Giants 9

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Drake rf 4 0 2 0
Neal 2b 5 0 0 0
Demeter cf 3 0 0 0
Repulski lf 4 0 1 0
Baxes 3b 4 0 1 0
Larker 1b 3 1 2 0
Lillis ss 3 1 2 0
Pignatano c 4 1 1 1
McDevitt p 3 0 1 2
  Fowler p 0 0 0 0
  Klippstein p 0 0 0 0
  Gilliam ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 10 3
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Davenport 3b 5 0 1 0
Brandt lf 5 2 2 1
Mays cf 4 4 3 1
Cepeda 1b 5 1 1 1
Alou rf 4 2 1 1
Spencer 2b 4 0 4 3
Rodgers ss 1 0 0 1
McCardell c 2 0 0 0
  Kirkland ph 0 0 0 0
  Landrith c 0 0 0 0
Antonelli p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 9 12 8
Los Angeles 030 000 0003102
San Francisco 000 103 32x9121
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
McDevitt  L (1-1) 5.0 6 4 3 2 4
  Fowler   1.1 4 3 3 2 2
  Klippstein   1.2 2 2 2 1 0
Totals
8.0
12
9
8
5
6
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Antonelli  W (4-2) 9.0 10 3 3 3 4
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
3
4

  E–Drake (1), Fowler (1), Davenport (3).  DP–Los Angeles 1. Larker-Pignatano-Larker, San Francisco 2. Davenport-Spencer-Cepeda, Antonelli-Rodgers-Cepeda.  PB–Pignatano (1).  2B–Los Angeles McDevitt (1,off Antonelli), San Francisco Davenport (5,off McDevitt); Cepeda (9,off McDevitt); Brandt (3,off Fowler); Spencer (2,off Fowler)..  HR–San Francisco Brandt (4,8th inning off Klippstein 0 on 1 out); Mays (3,8th inning off Klippstein 0 on 1 out)..  SH–Larker (3,off Antonelli); Rodgers (1,off Fowler).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Rodgers (1,off Klippstein).  IBB–Kirkland (2,by Fowler); Alou (1,by Fowler)..  Team–8.  SB–Drake (1,2nd base off Antonelli/McCardell).  CS–Repulski (1,3rd base by Antonelli/McCardell).  U-HP–Frank Dascoli, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Hal Dixon, 3B–Vinnie Smith.  T–2:34.  A–22,706.
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