Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants
September 10, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 10, 1959 at Seals Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, San Francisco Giants 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Skinner lf 5 1 2 1
  Nelson 1b 0 0 0 0
Groat ss 3 1 1 1
Clemente rf 5 0 2 2
Stuart 1b 5 0 0 0
  Virdon cf 0 0 0 0
Mejias cf,lf 5 0 2 0
Hoak 3b 3 0 1 0
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 0 0
Foiles c 3 1 1 0
Law p 2 2 1 0
Totals 34 5 10 4
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
O'Connell 3b 3 0 0 0
  Wagner ph 1 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Mays cf 4 2 2 2
McCovey 1b 4 0 3 0
Cepeda lf 4 0 1 0
Kirkland rf 4 1 1 1
Spencer 2b 4 0 1 0
Landrith c 4 0 2 0
Bressoud ss 4 0 0 0
Antonelli p 2 0 1 0
  Worthington p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Rhodes ph 1 0 0 0
  Pagan 3b 0 0 0 0
  Brandt ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 11 3
Pittsburgh 001 000 4005100
San Francisco 100 011 0003112
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Law  W (16-9) 9.0 11 3 3 0 3
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
0
3
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Antonelli  L (19-8) 6.1 9 5 5 3 6
  Worthington   0.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Miller   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Jones   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
5
7

  E–O'Connell (2), Mays (3).  DP–Pittsburgh 2. Law-Stuart, Mazeroski-Groat-Stuart.  2B–Pittsburgh Hoak (27,off Antonelli), San Francisco Landrith (12,off Law).  HR–San Francisco Mays 2 (29,1st inning off Law 0 on 1 out,5th inning off Law 0 on 2 out); Kirkland (22,6th inning off Law 0 on 0 out)..  SH–Law (6,off G. Jones).  SF–Groat (4,off Antonelli).  Team LOB–9.  Team–6.  U-HP–Frank Dascoli, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Hal Dixon, 3B–Vinnie Smith.  T–2:40.  A–14,130.
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