Philadelphia Phillies vs Cincinnati Reds
July 26, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 26, 1959 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 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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Philadelphia Phillies 2, Cincinnati Reds 4

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Koppe ss 4 1 2 0
Ashburn cf 3 0 1 0
Bouchee 1b 3 0 0 1
Philley rf 4 1 1 1
Anderson H. lf 4 0 1 0
Freese 3b 4 0 0 0
Anderson S. 2b 3 0 1 0
Sawatski c 3 0 0 0
Roberts p 3 0 1 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 0 2 0
Pinson cf 4 1 1 0
Bell rf 4 0 2 1
Robinson 1b 3 1 1 0
Lynch lf 4 1 1 2
  Pendleton lf 0 0 0 0
Bailey c 3 0 0 0
Jones 3b 3 1 1 1
Kasko ss 3 0 0 0
Newcombe p 1 0 0 0
  Lawrence p 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 8 4
Philadelphia 100 100 000270
Cincinnati 020 001 10x480
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  L (9-9) 8.0 8 4 4 1 2
Totals
8.0
8
4
4
1
2
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Newcombe   4.0 5 2 2 0 4
  Lawrence  W (6-9) 5.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
6

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 1. Philley-Bouchee.  2B–Philadelphia Koppe (7,off Newcombe); H. Anderson (15,off Newcombe), Cincinnati Bell 2 (15,off Roberts 2); Pinson (27,off Roberts).  HR–Philadelphia Philley (6,4th inning off Newcombe 0 on 0 out), Cincinnati Lynch (12,2nd inning off Roberts 1 on 0 out); Jones (10,7th inning off Roberts 0 on 0 out).  SF–Bouchee (3,off Newcombe).  Team LOB–4.  Team–4.  SB–Koppe (5,2nd base off Newcombe/E. Bailey).  CS–Koppe (4,2nd base by Lawrence/E. Bailey); Ashburn (5,2nd base by Lawrence/E. Bailey).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Vic Delmore.  T–1:55.
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