Philadelphia Phillies vs Los Angeles Dodgers
May 11, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 11, 1959 at LA Memorial Coliseum. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 10, Los Angeles Dodgers 11

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 3 2 0 0
Hamner ss 4 2 2 0
Bouchee 1b 5 1 2 3
Post rf 4 1 0 2
Anderson H. lf 4 1 0 0
Jones 3b 3 1 0 0
Anderson S. 2b 1 0 0 0
  Koppe ph,2b 2 1 1 0
Sawatski c 5 0 1 2
Owens p 2 0 1 1
  Meyer p 0 0 0 0
  Farrell p 0 0 0 0
  Freese ph 1 1 1 1
  Hearn p 0 0 0 0
  Semproch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 10 8 9
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 3b 4 2 2 1
Neal 2b 4 3 2 1
Moon lf 3 2 0 0
Snider rf 4 1 1 2
Demeter cf 4 1 2 2
Hodges 1b 4 0 1 0
Roseboro c 3 0 2 3
Zimmer ss 2 1 0 0
  Repulski ph 0 0 0 0
  Lillis pr 0 0 0 0
Williams p 2 0 0 0
  Erskine p 0 0 0 0
  Fairly ph 1 1 1 0
  Fowler p 0 0 0 0
  Larker ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 32 11 12 10
Philadelphia 102 060 0101082
Los Angeles 000 333 10111122
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Owens   4.0 5 5 5 4 3
  Meyer   0.0 0 1 1 2 0
  Farrell   3.0 5 4 4 2 3
  Hearn  L (0-2) 1.1 1 1 1 2 0
  Semproch   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.1
12
11
11
10
6
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Williams   4.2 4 7 5 7 4
  Erskine   1.1 2 2 0 0 1
  Fowler  W (3-2) 3.0 2 1 1 3 2
Totals
9.0
8
10
6
10
7

  E–H. Anderson 2 (3), Neal (1), Zimmer (4).  DP–Los Angeles 3. Zimmer-Neal-Hodges, Roseboro-Neal, Neal-Zimmer-Hodges.  2B–Los Angeles Fairly (4,off Farrell); Demeter (4,off Hearn).  HR–Philadelphia Bouchee (3,5th inning off Williams 1 on 2 out); Freese (3,8th inning off Fowler 0 on 0 out)..  Team LOB–7.  SH–Fowler (1,off Farrell); Roseboro (3,off Hearn).  SF–Demeter (3,off Farrell).  IBB–Zimmer (3,by Owens); Repulski (1,by Hearn).  Team–9.  CS–Koppe (1,2nd base by Williams/Roseboro); Gilliam (1,2nd base by Farrell/Sawatski).  U-HP–Vinnie Smith, 1B–Frank Dascoli, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Hal Dixon.  T–3:38.  A–13,524.
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