Philadelphia Phillies vs San Francisco Giants
September 11, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 11, 1959 at Seals Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 1, San Francisco Giants 0

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 4 0 0 0
Koppe ss 4 1 2 0
Philley 1b 2 0 0 0
Post rf 4 0 0 0
  Drake rf 0 0 0 0
Freese 3b 3 0 1 0
Anderson H. lf 3 0 1 1
Anderson S. 2b 3 0 1 0
Thomas c 2 0 0 0
Roberts p 2 0 0 0
Totals 27 1 5 1
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
O'Connell 3b 3 0 0 0
  Brandt ph 1 0 0 0
Mays cf 4 0 1 0
McCovey 1b 3 0 0 0
Cepeda lf 4 0 0 0
Kirkland rf 2 0 0 0
Spencer 2b 3 0 0 0
Landrith c 3 0 2 0
  Pagan pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Bressoud ss 2 0 0 0
  Wagner ph 1 0 0 0
  Hegan c 0 0 0 0
McCormick p 2 0 0 0
  Alou ph 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 3 0
Philadelphia 000 000 100150
San Francisco 000 000 000030
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  W (14-15) 9.0 3 0 0 2 4
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
2
4
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
McCormick  L (11-14) 8.0 4 1 1 3 6
  Miller   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
3
6

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 1. Freese-Philley-Freese, San Francisco 2. O'Connell-Spencer-McCovey, O'Connell-Spencer-McCovey.  2B–San Francisco Mays (38,off Roberts).  SH–Philley 2 (4,off McCormick,off Miller).  Team LOB–4.  Team–4.  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Hal Dixon, 2B–Vinnie Smith, 3B–Frank Dascoli.  T–2:16.  A–22,222.
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