Philadelphia Phillies vs San Francisco Giants
September 12, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 1959 at Seals 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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Philadelphia Phillies 1, San Francisco Giants 9

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 3 0 0 0
Koppe ss 3 0 1 0
Philley 1b 3 0 0 0
Anderson H. lf 4 1 1 0
Post rf 4 0 0 0
Freese 3b 4 0 0 0
Anderson S. 2b 3 0 1 1
Sawatski c 3 0 1 0
Robinson p 2 0 0 0
  Meyer p 0 0 0 0
  Hanebrink ph 1 0 0 0
  Bowman p 0 0 0 0
  Farrell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Bressoud ss 3 1 2 2
McCovey 1b 3 0 0 1
  Brandt pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Mays cf 3 1 2 2
Cepeda lf,1b 4 1 1 2
Kirkland rf 4 0 1 1
Spencer 2b 4 1 1 0
Landrith c 4 1 2 1
O'Connell 3b 1 0 0 0
  Pagan pr,3b 2 1 1 0
Jones p 3 2 2 0
Totals 31 9 12 9
Philadelphia 000 100 000140
San Francisco 000 013 23x9120
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Robinson  L (1-4) 6.0 10 6 6 5 0
  Meyer   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Bowman   0.1 1 3 3 2 0
  Farrell   0.2 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.0
12
9
9
9
0
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  W (20-12) 9.0 4 1 1 3 6
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
3
6

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 2. Philley, Freese-S. Anderson-Philley.  2B–San Francisco Spencer (20,off Robinson); Landrith (13,off Robinson)..  3B–San Francisco Bressoud (2,off Robinson).  HR–San Francisco Cepeda (26,7th inning off Robinson 1 on 0 out).  Team LOB–5.  SH–S. Jones (10,off Robinson).  SF–McCovey (1,off Robinson).  IBB–Mays 2 (9,by Robinson 2).  Team–9.  CS–Koppe (7,2nd base by S. Jones/Landrith).  U-HP–Hal Dixon, 1B–Vinnie Smith, 2B–Frank Dascoli, 3B–Frank Secory.
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