Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants
June 24, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 24, 1959 at Seals Stadium. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, San Francisco Giants 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 5 0 2 1
Groat ss 4 0 1 0
Mejias rf 4 1 0 0
Stuart 1b 2 1 2 1
Skinner lf 4 0 1 1
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 0 0
Hoak 3b 3 0 2 0
Foiles c 3 0 1 0
  Burgess ph,c 1 0 0 0
Friend p 2 0 0 0
  Bright ph 1 0 0 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
  Kluszewski ph 1 0 0 0
  Schofield pr 0 1 0 0
  Daniels p 0 0 0 0
  Porterfield p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
O'Connell 2b 4 1 2 0
  Wagner ph 1 0 0 0
Mays cf 4 0 2 0
Kirkland rf 4 1 3 1
Cepeda 1b 4 1 1 0
Brandt lf 3 0 0 0
Landrith c 3 0 1 1
  Alou ph 0 1 0 0
Davenport 3b 3 0 1 0
Bressoud ss 3 0 0 0
Antonelli p 3 0 1 0
  Worthington p 0 0 0 0
  McCormick p 0 0 0 0
  Rhodes ph 0 0 0 0
  Spencer pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 11 2
Pittsburgh 010 000 011391
San Francisco 100 002 0014111
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend   6.0 9 3 3 0 3
  Face   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Daniels  L (4-6) 0.0 0 1 0 2 0
  Porterfield   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.2
11
4
3
3
4
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Antonelli   7.1 8 2 2 3 5
  Worthington   0.2 0 1 0 1 0
  McCormick  W (5-7) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
2
5
5

  E–Virdon (3), Kirkland (4).  DP–Pittsburgh 2. Mazeroski-Groat-Stuart, Groat-Mazeroski-Stuart, San Francisco 2. Landrith-Bressoud, O'Connell.  PB–Landrith (2).  2B–Pittsburgh Virdon (16,off Antonelli); Hoak (16,off Antonelli).  HR–Pittsburgh Stuart (15,2nd inning off Antonelli 0 on 0 out), San Francisco Kirkland (12,6th inning off Friend 0 on 0 out).  IBB–Stuart (3,by Antonelli); Groat (2,by McCormick); Rhodes (2,by Porterfield).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Brandt (3,off Friend); Bressoud (1,off Porterfield).  Team–7.  CS–Stuart (1,2nd base by Antonelli/Landrith); Landrith (1,2nd base by Friend/Foiles).  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Dusty Boggess, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–2:43.  A–12,643.
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