Cincinnati Reds vs Los Angeles Dodgers
August 4, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 1959 at LA Memorial Coliseum. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 3 0 0 1
Pinson cf 4 1 2 2
Bell rf 3 0 0 0
Robinson 1b 4 0 0 0
Lynch lf 4 1 1 1
Bailey c 3 0 0 0
Jones 3b 4 0 1 0
McMillan ss 3 1 2 0
Nuxhall p 4 1 2 0
Totals 32 4 8 4
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 3b 4 0 0 0
Neal 2b 4 0 0 0
Moon lf 3 1 1 1
Essegian rf 4 0 0 0
Larker 1b 3 0 0 0
Demeter cf 3 0 0 0
Pignatano c 3 0 0 0
Wills ss 3 0 1 0
Williams p 2 0 0 0
  Craig p 0 0 0 0
  Repulski ph 1 0 1 0
  Labine p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 3 1
Cincinnati 003 000 010481
Los Angeles 100 000 000131
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall  W (5-9) 9.0 3 1 1 2 10
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
2
10
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Williams  L (4-5) 6.1 6 3 3 2 7
  Craig   1.2 1 1 1 1 0
  Labine   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
3
7

  E–McMillan (9), Wills (6).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Jones-Robinson, Los Angeles 2. Gilliam-Neal-Larker, Pignatano-Gilliam.  2B–Cincinnati Nuxhall (2,off Williams); McMillan (14,off Williams).  HR–Cincinnati Pinson (15,3rd inning off Williams 1 on 2 out); Lynch (14,8th inning off Craig 0 on 2 out), Los Angeles Moon (9,1st inning off Nuxhall 0 on 2 out).  SF–Temple (9,off Williams).  HBP–Bell (1,by Williams).  Team LOB–6.  Team–4.  CS–Pinson (6,3rd base by Williams/Pignatano).  U–Tony Venzon, Augie Donatelli, Ken Burkhart.  T–2:19.  A–17,446.
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