San Francisco Giants vs Cincinnati Reds
July 11, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 11, 1959 at Crosley Field. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Cincinnati Reds 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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San Francisco Giants 5, Cincinnati Reds 3

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Davenport 3b 5 2 2 0
Kirkland rf 5 0 3 2
Mays cf 4 0 1 0
Cepeda 1b 5 0 1 0
Spencer 2b 4 1 2 0
Brandt lf 3 0 0 0
Landrith c 4 1 1 1
Bressoud ss 4 1 3 1
Antonelli p 4 0 0 1
Totals 38 5 13 5
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 0 1 0
Pinson cf 4 1 1 1
Bell rf 4 0 0 0
Robinson 1b 4 0 2 0
Pendleton 3b 4 1 1 0
Dotterer c 4 0 2 0
Thomas lf 4 0 1 1
Kasko ss 4 0 0 0
Brosnan p 2 0 0 0
  Whisenant ph 1 1 1 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
  Lawrence p 0 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 2
San Francisco 000 200 2015132
Cincinnati 000 000 120390
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Antonelli  W (13-4) 9.0 9 3 2 0 5
Totals
9.0
9
3
2
0
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Brosnan  L (3-5) 8.0 11 4 4 0 7
  Acker   0.1 2 1 1 1 1
  Lawrence   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
1
8

  E–Davenport (7), Cepeda (12).  DP–San Francisco 2. Bressoud-Spencer-Cepeda, Davenport-Spencer-Cepeda.  2B–San Francisco Bressoud 2 (5,off Brosnan 2); Davenport 2 (13,off Brosnan,off Acker); Kirkland (11,off Acker), Cincinnati Pendleton (2,off Antonelli).  HR–San Francisco Bressoud (2,7th inning off Brosnan 0 on 0 out).  SH–Brandt (4,off Brosnan).  IBB–Mays (3,by Acker).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  SB–Spencer (3,2nd base off Brosnan/Dotterer); Kirkland (3,2nd base off Brosnan/Dotterer).  CS–Kirkland (1,Home by Lawrence/Dotterer).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Stan Landes, 3B–Dusty Boggess.  T–2:15.  A–6,560.
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