Philadelphia Phillies vs Los Angeles Dodgers
July 31, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1959 at LA Memorial Coliseum. The Los Angeles Dodgers 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 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Koppe ss 5 0 1 0
Ashburn cf 3 2 1 0
Bouchee 1b 4 1 1 0
Philley rf 4 0 0 1
Anderson H. lf 4 0 2 2
Freese 3b 4 1 1 0
Anderson S. 2b 2 0 0 0
  Post ph 1 0 0 0
Lonnett c 3 0 0 0
  Sawatski ph 1 0 0 0
Conley p 0 0 0 0
  Phillips p 0 0 0 0
  Bolger ph 1 0 1 0
  Gomez p 1 0 0 0
  Drake ph 1 0 0 0
  Farrell p 0 0 0 0
  Bowman ph 1 0 1 1
  Fernandez pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 4
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 3b 3 1 0 0
Neal 2b 3 1 1 0
Moon lf 4 1 1 1
Snider rf 3 1 2 2
Larker 1b 3 1 2 1
Demeter cf 4 0 0 0
Roseboro c 2 0 1 1
Wills ss 4 0 1 0
Drysdale p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 8 5
Philadelphia 000 002 011480
Los Angeles 400 000 01x581
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Conley  L (9-7) 0.0 3 4 4 1 0
  Phillips   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Gomez   5.0 2 0 0 4 1
  Farrell   2.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
6
3
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Drysdale  W (14-6) 9.0 8 4 3 2 14
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
2
14

  E–Larker (2).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Bouchee-Koppe-Bouchee, Los Angeles 1. Drysdale-Wills-Larker.  2B–Philadelphia Koppe (9,off Drysdale); H. Anderson (16,off Drysdale), Los Angeles Moon (16,off Conley); Snider (7,off Conley).  HR–Los Angeles Larker (5,8th inning off Farrell 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Larker (5,off Phillips).  Team–7.  CS–Snider (4,2nd base by Farrell/Lonnett).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Hal Dixon, 2B–Vinnie Smith, 3B–Frank Dascoli.  T–2:19.  A–21,900.
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