Cincinnati Reds vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 16, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1959 at Connie Mack Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Cincinnati Reds 5, Philadelphia Phillies 8

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Lockman 2b 4 0 0 0
Pinson cf 4 2 3 0
Bell rf 4 2 3 4
Robinson 1b 4 0 0 0
Lynch lf 4 0 1 0
Jones 3b 4 1 1 1
Dotterer c 2 0 1 0
  Bailey c 2 0 0 0
Kasko ss 3 0 0 0
  Powers ph 1 0 1 0
Purkey p 2 0 0 0
  Lawrence p 0 0 0 0
  Schmidt p 0 0 0 0
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
  Newcombe ph 1 0 0 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 3 1 0 0
Anderson S. 2b 4 0 1 1
Bouchee 1b 5 1 2 2
Philley rf 3 1 1 0
Freese 3b 3 1 2 1
Anderson H. lf 4 1 1 1
  Drake lf 0 0 0 0
Koppe ss 3 1 1 3
Thomas c 4 1 2 0
Roberts p 3 1 2 0
Totals 32 8 12 8
Cincinnati 100 001 1205100
Philadelphia 000 106 01x8122
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey  L (10-12) 5.0 6 3 3 2 1
  Lawrence   0.1 3 3 3 0 0
  Schmidt   0.0 0 1 1 1 0
  Pena   1.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Acker   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
8
8
3
3
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  W (11-12) 9.0 10 5 5 0 9
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
0
9

  E–Freese (17), Thomas (6).  DP–Cincinnati 2. Lockman-Kasko-Robinson, Robinson-Kasko-Pena.  PB–Dotterer (3).  2B–Cincinnati Pinson 2 (40,off Roberts 2), Philadelphia Roberts (5,off Lawrence); Thomas (1,off Acker); S. Anderson (4,off Acker).  HR–Cincinnati Bell 2 (18,6th inning off Roberts 0 on 2 out,8th inning off Roberts 1 on 2 out); Jones (11,7th inning off Roberts 0 on 1 out), Philadelphia Koppe (4,6th inning off Lawrence 2 on 0 out).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Ashburn (7,off Purkey); Roberts (2,off Acker).  HBP–Freese (4,by Purkey); Ashburn (5,by Schmidt).  Team–7.  CS–Bell (2,2nd base by Roberts/Thomas).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Vic Delmore, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Bill Jackowski.  T–2:29.
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