San Francisco Giants vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 22, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 22, 1959 at Connie Mack Stadium. The San Francisco Giants 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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San Francisco Giants 8, Philadelphia Phillies 1

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Brandt 3b,lf 4 1 1 1
Mays cf 3 1 1 0
McCovey 1b 5 0 2 1
  O'Connell 3b 0 0 0 0
Cepeda lf,1b 5 1 3 1
Kirkland rf 4 0 0 1
Spencer 2b 5 2 3 0
Landrith c 2 1 1 2
  Pagan pr 0 1 0 0
  Schmidt c 2 0 1 0
Bressoud ss 2 0 0 1
Worthington p 2 0 0 0
  Rhodes ph 1 0 1 1
  Antonelli pr 0 1 0 0
  Jones p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 13 8
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Drake cf 2 0 0 0
Anderson S. 2b 2 0 0 0
  Freese ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Bouchee 1b 3 0 0 0
Post rf 4 0 1 0
Hanebrink 3b,2b 4 0 1 0
Anderson H. lf 4 0 0 0
Koppe ss 3 1 1 0
Sawatski c 3 0 1 1
Owens p 2 0 0 0
  Ashburn ph 1 0 0 0
  Gomez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 1
San Francisco 020 000 2138131
Philadelphia 010 000 000141
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Worthington  W (2-2) 6.0 3 1 1 3 4
  Jones  SV (1) 3.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
3
6
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Owens  L (9-11) 8.0 9 5 5 4 2
  Gomez   1.0 4 3 3 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
8
8
4
2

  E–Brandt (6), Sawatski (5).  DP–San Francisco 1. Spencer-Bressoud-McCovey.  2B–San Francisco Cepeda 2 (30,off Owens,off Gomez), Philadelphia Koppe (13,off Worthington); Hanebrink (2,off G. Jones).  HR–San Francisco Landrith (3,2nd inning off Owens 1 on 2 out); Brandt (11,9th inning off Gomez 0 on 0 out).  SH–Bressoud (5,off Owens); Brandt (5,off Owens); S. Anderson (4,off Worthington).  SF–Bressoud (1,off Owens).  IBB–Kirkland (3,by Owens).  Team LOB–8.  Team–5.  CS–Drake (3,2nd base by Worthington/Landrith).  U-HP–Jocko Conlan, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Tony Venzon.  T–2:18.  A–9,888.
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