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Giants 6 @ Reds 3
Crosley Field
August 17, 1959

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the San Francisco Giants, played on August 17, 1959 at Crosley Field. The home team Reds were bested by the visiting Giants with a score of 6 to 3.

Game Summary

DateAugust 17, 1959 
Visiting Team
San Francisco Giants
R: 6 H: 14 E: 1 LOB: 12
Runs: 6
Hits: 14
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 3 H: 10 E: 2 LOB: 6
Runs: 3
Hits: 10
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 6
Winning PitcherStu Miller  
Losing PitcherJim O'Toole  
SaveSam Jones  
Game Winning RBIWillie McCovey 

Game Info

DateAugust 17, 1959 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamSan Francisco Giants 
Home TeamCincinnati Reds 
Visiting Starting PitcherMike McCormick  
Home Starting PitcherJim O'Toole  
BallparkCrosley Field 
CityCincinnati 
StateOH 
Attendance20,807 
Time of Game3 hours 10 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Hal Dixon
1B: Vinnie Smith
2B: Frank Dascoli
3B: Frank Secory

San Francisco Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jackie Brandt  Left Fielder 
Jim Davenport  Third Baseman 
Willie Mays  Center Fielder 
Orlando Cepeda  First Baseman 
Daryl Spencer  Second Baseman 
Felipe Alou  Right Fielder 
Eddie Bressoud  Shortstop 
Bob Schmidt  Catcher 
Mike McCormick  Pitcher 
Bill Rigney  Manager 

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Whitey Lockman  Second Baseman 
Vada Pinson  Center Fielder 
Gus Bell  Right Fielder 
Frank Robinson  First Baseman 
Willie Jones  Third Baseman 
Frank Thomas  Left Fielder 
Ed Bailey  Catcher 
Eddie Kasko  Shortstop 
Jim O'Toole  Pitcher 
Fred Hutchinson  Manager 

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Giants 6 @ Reds 3
Crosley Field
August 17, 1959

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/17/1959 -- San Francisco at Cincinnati (N)

  San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI    Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI
Brandt J, lf          5  2  4  1   Lockman W, 2b         4  0  3  1   
Davenport J, 3b       4  1  2  0   Pinson V, cf          4  0  2  0   
Pagan J, 3b           1  0  0  0   Bell G, rf            3  0  1  1   
Mays W, cf            3  0  0  1   Robinson F, 1b        4  0  1  0   
Cepeda O, 1b          5  0  1  1   Jones W, 3b           4  0  0  0   
Spencer D, 2b         4  0  0  0   Thomas F, lf          3  0  0  0   
Alou F, rf            5  2  3  0   Lynch J, ph-lf        1  0  0  0   
Bressoud E, ss        3  1  2  0   Bailey E, c           3  1  1  0   
Schmidt B, c          1  0  0  0   Kasko E, ss           4  1  1  0   
Sauer H, ph           1  0  0  0   O'Toole J, p          3  1  1  1   
Landrith H, c         0  0  0  0   Hook J, p             0  0  0  0   
McCovey W, ph         1  0  1  1   Powers J, ph          1  0  0  0   
Hegan J, c            1  0  0  0                                      
McCormick M, p        2  0  0  0                                      
Miller S, p           1  0  0  0                                      
Jones S, p            1  0  1  1                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  6 14  5                        34  3 10  3

San Francisco    001 000 221 --  6
Cincinnati       000 030 000 --  3

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
McCormick M*          4.0  9  3  3  1  3
Miller S (W)          3.0  1  0  0  0  2
Jones S (S)           2.0  0  0  0  0  2

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
O'Toole J (L)+        7.0 11  5  4  3  3
Hook J                2.0  3  1  1  1  1
  * Pitched to 5 batters in 5th
  + Pitched to 4 batters in 8th

E -- Bailey E, Alou F, Pinson V
DP -- San Francisco 2
LOB -- San Francisco 12, Cincinnati 6
2B -- Alou F 2
CS -- Brandt J
SF -- Bell G, Mays W
HBP -- by O'Toole J (Schmidt B), by O'Toole J (Miller S)
WP -- O'Toole J
T -- 3:10
A -- 20807

    

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