San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers
June 29, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 29, 1959 at LA Memorial Coliseum. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 4

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Davenport 3b 6 2 2 2
Mays cf 5 2 2 1
Kirkland rf 6 1 2 2
Cepeda 1b 5 1 1 0
  Wagner ph 1 0 0 0
  Bressoud 1b 0 0 0 0
Spencer 2b 6 0 1 0
Brandt lf 4 0 1 1
Landrith c 3 0 0 0
  Rhodes ph 1 0 0 0
  Hegan c 1 0 0 0
Rodgers ss 4 0 0 0
Sanford p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 3 0 0 0
  McCormick p 1 0 0 0
Totals 46 6 9 6
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 3b 5 2 4 0
Neal 2b 6 1 3 0
Moon lf 4 0 0 1
  Repulski ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Snider rf 4 0 1 0
  Furillo ph,rf 1 0 1 1
  Fairly pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Hodges 1b 2 1 1 1
Demeter cf 4 0 0 0
Roseboro c 4 0 0 0
  Pignatano ph,c 2 0 1 0
Zimmer ss 5 0 0 0
Craig p 3 0 0 0
  Larker ph 1 0 0 0
  Koufax p 1 0 0 0
  Drysdale ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 4 11 3
San Francisco 102 000 001 000 2692
Los Angeles 201 000 001 000 04111
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Sanford   0.1 3 2 2 0 0
  Miller   8.0 4 2 2 7 9
  McCormick  W (7-7) 4.2 4 0 0 3 3
Totals
13.0
11
4
4
10
12
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Craig   9.0 7 4 4 4 3
  Koufax   3.0 0 0 0 0 5
  Williams  L (3-3) 1.0 2 2 2 0 2
Totals
13.0
9
6
6
4
10

  E–Mays (2), Kirkland (5), Roseboro (3).  DP–San Francisco 2. Rodgers-Spencer-Cepeda, Davenport-Spencer-Bressoud, Los Angeles 2. Hodges-Zimmer-Craig, Neal-Hodges.  2B–Los Angeles Neal (14,off Miller).  3B–San Francisco Brandt (1,off Craig).  HR–San Francisco Davenport 2 (5,1st inning off Craig 0 on 0 out,13th inning off Williams 0 on 0 out); Kirkland (13,3rd inning off Craig 1 on 0 out); Mays (12,13th inning off Williams 0 on 0 out), Los Angeles Hodges (14,3rd inning off Miller 0 on 0 out).  IBB–Rodgers (1,by Craig); Repulski (2,by McCormick); Hodges (5,by McCormick).  Team LOB–5.  SF–Furillo (1,off McCormick).  HBP–Neal (2,by Miller).  Team–14.  SB–Rodgers (2,2nd base off Craig/Roseboro).  CS–Gilliam (5,2nd base by Miller/Landrith); Hodges (2,2nd base by Miller/Landrith).  U-HP–Dusty Boggess, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Stan Landes.  T–3:51.  A–44,771.
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