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 Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 7

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 5 1 1 0
Hamner ss 4 1 1 0
  Koppe ss 0 0 0 0
Bouchee 1b 3 0 2 1
Post rf 4 1 1 1
Anderson H. lf 4 0 0 0
Jones 3b 1 1 0 0
  Freese 3b 1 0 0 0
Anderson S. 2b 3 1 1 2
Thomas c 3 0 0 0
  Sawatski c 1 1 1 2
Semproch p 2 0 0 0
  Hearn p 1 0 0 0
  Meyer p 0 0 0 0
  Philley ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 7 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Hoak 3b 4 0 0 0
Mejias rf 4 0 1 0
Virdon cf 5 0 1 0
Kluszewski 1b 5 1 3 1
Skinner lf 5 2 2 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 1 0 0
Groat ss 3 2 2 1
Foiles c 1 0 0 0
  Burgess ph,c 2 1 2 4
  Kravitz c 0 0 0 0
Haddix p 2 0 0 0
  Nelson ph 1 0 1 1
  Face p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 12 7
Philadelphia 000 400 002670
Pittsburgh 010 003 21x7120
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Semproch   5.1 7 4 4 3 4
  Hearn  L (0-1) 1.1 2 2 2 3 0
  Meyer   1.1 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
7
7
6
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Haddix  W (3-1) 7.0 5 4 4 2 4
  Face  SV (2) 2.0 2 2 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
6
6
3
5

  E–None.  2B–Philadelphia Hamner (2,off Haddix), Pittsburgh Skinner (2,off Semproch); Burgess (11,off Hearn).  3B–Philadelphia S. Anderson (1,off Haddix).  HR–Philadelphia Sawatski (1,9th inning off Face 1 on 1 out), Pittsburgh Burgess (3,6th inning off Semproch 2 on 1 out); Kluszewski (2,8th inning off Meyer 0 on 2 out).  SF–Bouchee (1,off Haddix).  IBB–Jones 2 (2,by Haddix 2).  Team LOB–4.  Team–11.  U-HP–Dusty Boggess, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–2:25.  A–23,549.
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