Cincinnati Reds vs Philadelphia Phillies
July 2, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 2, 1959 at Connie Mack Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 8, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 3 0 1 1
Pinson cf 4 0 0 0
Lynch lf 3 1 2 0
  Lockman pr,1b 1 1 0 0
Robinson 1b,lf 4 3 3 1
Bell rf 4 1 2 4
Bailey c 5 0 0 0
Jones 3b 3 1 1 0
Kasko ss 5 0 0 1
Newcombe p 5 1 2 1
Totals 37 8 11 8
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Koppe ss 4 1 2 0
Ashburn cf 4 1 1 2
Freese 3b 4 0 1 0
Anderson H. lf 4 0 0 0
Post rf 4 1 0 0
Bouchee 1b 3 1 1 0
Anderson S. 2b 2 0 0 0
  Hanebrink ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Sawatski c 3 0 1 2
  Thomas pr,c 0 0 0 0
Gomez p 0 0 0 0
  Meyer p 1 0 0 0
  Drake ph 1 0 0 0
  Simmons p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
  Philley ph 1 0 0 0
  Phillips p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 6 4
Cincinnati 013 001 2018111
Philadelphia 100 001 200461
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Newcombe  W (9-4) 9.0 6 4 2 1 4
Totals
9.0
6
4
2
1
4
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez  L (1-6) 2.0 7 4 4 0 2
  Meyer   4.0 1 1 1 4 2
  Simmons   0.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Robinson   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Phillips   2.0 1 1 1 3 2
Totals
9.0
11
8
8
7
7

  E–Lockman (1), S. Anderson (5).  DP–Philadelphia 2. S. Anderson-Bouchee-Koppe-Bouchee, Bouchee-Koppe-Bouchee.  2B–Cincinnati Robinson 2 (18,off Gomez,off Simmons); Bell (9,off Simmons), Philadelphia Bouchee (17,off Newcombe); Sawatski (4,off Newcombe).  3B–Philadelphia Koppe (5,off Newcombe).  HR–Cincinnati Bell (10,3rd inning off Gomez 1 on 0 out); Newcombe (2,6th inning off Meyer 0 on 2 out), Philadelphia Ashburn (1,6th inning off Newcombe 0 on 2 out).  HBP–Lynch (1,by Simmons).  Team LOB–10.  Team–3.  SB–Pinson (10,2nd base off Gomez/Sawatski); Robinson (10,3rd base off Phillips/Thomas); Bell (1,2nd base off Phillips/Thomas).  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Dusty Boggess, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–2:34.  A–15,428.
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