Cincinnati Reds vs San Francisco Giants
September 15, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 1959 at Seals Stadium. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 6, San Francisco Giants 13

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 3 1 1 0
  Whisenant ph 0 0 0 0
  Lockman 2b 2 1 1 0
Pinson cf 4 2 3 0
Bell rf 4 0 1 1
Robinson lf 1 0 0 0
  Pendleton ph,lf 3 0 1 2
Thomas 1b 4 1 1 1
Jones 3b 2 0 0 0
  Cook 3b 3 0 0 0
Bailey E. c 4 1 2 1
Kasko ss 4 0 2 0
Hook p 0 0 0 0
  Osteen p 2 0 0 0
  Lynch ph 1 0 0 0
  Bailey J. p 0 0 0 0
  Dotterer ph 1 0 0 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 12 5
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Bressoud ss 4 1 0 0
McCovey 1b 5 2 3 2
  Brandt pr,lf 0 0 0 1
Mays cf 3 2 2 1
  Kirkland ph,rf 1 0 1 1
Cepeda lf,1b 4 3 1 1
Alou rf,cf 3 2 2 1
Spencer 2b 3 1 1 3
  Pagan 2b 0 0 0 0
Landrith c 4 1 2 1
Davenport 3b 3 0 1 0
  O'Connell pr,3b 1 0 0 0
McCormick p 3 1 0 1
Totals 34 13 13 12
Cincinnati 100 110 0126123
San Francisco 530 210 02x13131
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Hook  L (5-5) 0.0 3 5 5 2 0
  Osteen   6.0 7 6 4 7 3
  Bailey   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Acker   1.0 2 2 2 2 1
Totals
8.0
13
13
11
12
5
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
McCormick  W (12-14) 9.0 12 6 6 3 8
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
3
8

  E–Pinson (7), Kasko 2 (12), McCovey (5).  DP–San Francisco 1. Bressoud-Spencer-McCovey.  2B–Cincinnati Pinson (45,off McCormick); Bell (24,off McCormick)., San Francisco McCovey (4,off Hook); Mays 2 (40,off Hook,off Osteen); Alou (10,off Osteen); Landrith (14,off Acker)..  HR–Cincinnati E. Bailey (12,4th inning off McCormick 0 on 1 out); Thomas (10,8th inning off McCormick 0 on 1 out)., San Francisco Spencer (12,2nd inning off Osteen 2 on 2 out); McCovey (12,5th inning off Osteen 0 on 1 out)..  SF–Pendleton (1,off McCormick); Alou (2,off Osteen); Brandt (2,off Acker)..  Team LOB–9.  SH–McCormick (10,off Osteen).  IBB–Spencer (4,by Osteen).  Team–12.  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Tony Venzon, 3B–Jocko Conlan.  T–3:02.  A–11,814.
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