Cincinnati Reds vs San Francisco Giants
June 16, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 16, 1959 at Seals Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the San Francisco Giants 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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Cincinnati Reds 2, San Francisco Giants 1

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 0 0 0
Pinson cf 4 1 3 1
Whisenant rf 4 0 0 0
  Bell rf 1 0 0 0
Robinson lf 4 1 3 0
Thomas 3b 4 0 1 1
Dotterer c 4 0 1 0
Dropo 1b 3 0 0 0
Kasko ss 4 0 2 0
Newcombe p 4 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 10 2
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Davenport 3b 3 0 0 1
Mays cf 4 0 2 0
Kirkland rf 4 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 4 0 1 0
Spencer 2b 4 0 0 0
Brandt lf 3 0 2 0
Rodgers ss 3 0 0 0
Landrith c 2 1 1 0
  Rhodes ph 1 0 0 0
  Schmidt c 0 0 0 0
McCormick p 1 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Wagner ph 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 6 1
Cincinnati 000 000 0202100
San Francisco 001 000 000160
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Newcombe  W (7-4) 9.0 6 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
0
3
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
McCormick  L (4-6) 7.1 9 2 2 2 5
  Jones   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Miller   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
2
6

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 1. Newcombe-Kasko-Dropo, San Francisco 1. Rodgers-Spencer-Cepeda.  2B–Cincinnati Robinson (10,off McCormick); Thomas (13,off McCormick), San Francisco Landrith (4,off Newcombe); Brandt (8,off Newcombe).  HR–Cincinnati Pinson (11,8th inning off McCormick 0 on 0 out).  HBP–Temple (1,by Miller).  Team LOB–10.  SH–McCormick (5,off Newcombe).  SF–Davenport (1,off Newcombe).  Team–4.  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Jocko Conlan.  T–2:50.  A–20,939.
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