Cincinnati Reds vs San Francisco Giants
August 8, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1959 at Seals Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 9, San Francisco Giants 6

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 5 1 1 0
Pinson cf 5 1 3 2
Bell rf 5 1 1 0
Robinson 1b 4 2 1 0
Thomas lf 4 1 1 3
Jones 3b 4 1 3 2
Bailey c 3 1 1 0
McMillan ss 4 0 0 0
Hook p 0 0 0 0
  Pena p 2 1 1 2
  Brosnan p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 12 9
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Davenport 3b 3 1 1 0
  Rhodes ph 1 0 0 0
  Byerly p 0 0 0 0
Alou cf 4 2 1 1
McCovey 1b 4 1 1 1
Cepeda lf 5 1 1 1
Kirkland rf 4 1 3 2
Spencer 2b 5 0 2 0
Landrith c 3 0 1 0
Bressoud ss 4 0 1 0
McCormick p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 1 0 0 0
  Sauer ph 1 0 0 0
  Worthington p 0 0 0 0
  Wagner ph 1 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Mays ph 1 0 0 0
  O'Connell 3b 0 0 0 0
  Brandt ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 11 5
Cincinnati 222 300 0009123
San Francisco 201 011 1006111
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Hook   0.0 0 2 1 3 0
  Pena  W (4-7) 4.2 7 2 2 2 2
  Brosnan  SV (3) 4.1 4 2 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
11
6
5
6
4
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
McCormick  L (10-10) 1.1 4 4 4 3 1
  Miller   2.2 4 5 5 3 2
  Worthington   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Jones   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Byerly   2.0 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
12
9
9
6
7

  E–Thomas (16), E. Bailey (3), McMillan (10), Spencer (15).  DP–Cincinnati 1. McMillan-Robinson, San Francisco 1. Davenport-Spencer-McCovey.  2B–Cincinnati Pinson 3 (34,off McCormick 2,off Byerly); Pena (1,off Miller), San Francisco Spencer (15,off Pena).  HR–Cincinnati Thomas (8,4th inning off Miller 2 on 1 out), San Francisco Cepeda (22,3rd inning off Pena 0 on 1 out); McCovey (4,5th inning off Pena 0 on 0 out); Alou (9,6th inning off Brosnan 0 on 1 out); Kirkland (18,7th inning off Brosnan 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–7.  SF–Kirkland (3,off Pena).  Team–12.  CS–Jones (2,2nd base by G. Jones/Landrith).  U-HP–Vic Delmore, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Bill Jackowski, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–3:06.  A–21,576.
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