Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Francisco Giants
May 9, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1959 at Seals Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 6, San Francisco Giants 5

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 3b 5 1 1 0
Neal 2b 5 1 2 0
Moon lf 6 0 1 1
Snider rf 6 2 3 2
Larker 1b 4 2 1 1
Roseboro c 5 0 2 1
Fairly cf 3 0 0 0
  Demeter cf 1 0 0 0
Zimmer ss 4 0 1 1
  Repulski ph 0 0 0 0
  Lillis pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Drysdale p 4 0 1 0
  Gray ph 1 0 0 0
  Labine p 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 6 12 6
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Davenport 3b 5 0 0 0
Kirkland rf 4 1 2 1
Mays cf 4 1 0 0
Wagner lf 5 1 2 1
Cepeda 1b 4 0 1 1
Spencer 2b 5 0 0 0
Landrith c 4 1 0 0
Rodgers ss 4 1 2 0
Jones S. p 1 0 0 0
  Worthington p 1 0 0 0
  Speake ph 1 0 1 1
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Brandt ph 0 0 0 0
  Jones G. p 0 0 0 0
  Alou ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 8 4
Los Angeles 302 000 000 016121
San Francisco 102 001 001 00582
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Drysdale   9.0 8 5 4 4 4
  Labine  W (1-3) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
11.0
8
5
4
4
6
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jones S.   2.1 6 5 5 1 1
  Worthington   3.2 2 0 0 1 2
  Miller   3.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Jones G.  L (1-1) 2.0 3 1 1 2 1
Totals
11.0
12
6
6
4
7

  E–Drysdale (1), Landrith (1), Rodgers (10).  DP–Los Angeles 1. Drysdale-Neal-Zimmer-Larker.  PB–Roseboro (4).  2B–San Francisco Wagner (1,off Drysdale).  HR–Los Angeles Snider (3,1st inning off S. Jones 1 on 2 out); Larker (3,1st inning off S. Jones 0 on 2 out).  SH–Larker (4,off G. Jones); Neal (3,off G. Jones); Brandt (2,off Drysdale).  HBP–Larker (2,by S. Jones); Mays (1,by Drysdale).  IBB–Fairly (1,by Worthington); Roseboro (3,by G. Jones).  Team LOB–12.  Team–7.  SB–Gilliam (2,2nd base off S. Jones/Landrith); Neal (7,2nd base off Worthington/Landrith).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Hal Dixon, 2B–Vinnie Smith, 3B–Frank Dascoli.  T–3:01.  A–22,679.
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