Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 10, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 10, 1959 at Forbes Field. 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)
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Philadelphia Phillies 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 5 1 2 0
Hamner ss 3 1 2 0
  Fernandez ss 1 0 1 0
Bouchee 1b 3 1 1 1
Post rf 4 1 1 1
Anderson H. lf 4 1 1 2
Jones 3b 4 1 1 2
Anderson S. 2b 4 0 1 0
Hegan c 4 0 0 0
Roberts p 2 0 0 0
  Farrell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 10 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Hoak 3b 5 1 2 0
Clemente rf 5 0 0 0
Burgess c 3 0 0 0
Stuart 1b 4 0 1 0
Skinner lf 4 0 3 1
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 0 0
Groat ss 4 1 2 0
Virdon cf 4 1 2 0
Friend p 1 0 0 0
  Blackburn p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson ph 0 0 0 1
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Kluszewski ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 2
Philadelphia 000 006 0006102
Pittsburgh 100 000 2003100
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  W (2-1) 6.1 8 3 2 1 2
  Farrell   2.2 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
3
2
1
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend  L (0-6) 5.0 7 5 5 2 0
  Blackburn   2.0 2 1 1 0 2
  Smith   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
2
3

  E–Hamner (3), Fernandez (5).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Mazeroski-Groat-Stuart.  2B–Philadelphia Ashburn (3,off Friend), Pittsburgh Stuart (6,off Roberts).  3B–Philadelphia H. Anderson (3,off Friend).  HR–Philadelphia Jones (6,6th inning off Blackburn 1 on 0 out).  SH–Farrell (1,off Smith); Friend (2,off Roberts).  Team LOB–4.  SF–Nelson (1,off Roberts).  Team–8.  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Dusty Boggess, 2B–Stan Landes, 3B–Ed Sudol.
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