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Reds
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
August 4, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds, played on August 4, 1959 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Game Summary
| Date | August 4, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 4, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Nuxhall |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Stan Williams |
| Ballpark | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 17,446 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tony Venzon 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: (none) 3B: Ken Burkhart |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Right Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | First Baseman |
| Jerry Lynch | Left Fielder |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Joe Nuxhall | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Left Fielder |
| Chuck Essegian | Right Fielder |
| Norm Larker | First Baseman |
| Don Demeter | Center Fielder |
| Joe Pignatano | Catcher |
| Maury Wills | Shortstop |
| Stan Williams | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
August 4, 1959
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Williams
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Williams
Pinson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Williams
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Nuxhall
Gilliam hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Nuxhall
Neal strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Nuxhall
Moon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essegian vs. Nuxhall
Essegian hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Williams
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Williams
Lynch strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Williams
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bailey for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Nuxhall
Larker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Demeter vs. Nuxhall
Demeter hits a line drive towards third. Jones catches it and throws to first to double up Larker. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Nuxhall
Pignatano strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Williams
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Williams
McMillan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Nuxhall vs. Williams
Nuxhall hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Moon. Nuxhall reaches second base with a double. McMillan moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Temple vs. Williams
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McMillan tags and scores. Nuxhall tags and moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Pinson vs. Williams
Pinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Williams
Bell hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Nuxhall
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Nuxhall
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Nuxhall
Gilliam strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Nuxhall
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan misplays the ball. That's an error on McMillan. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Nuxhall
Moon strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Williams
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Williams
Lynch strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Williams
Bailey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Williams
Jones hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Essegian vs. Nuxhall
Essegian strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Nuxhall
Larker hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Nuxhall
Demeter hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Williams
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Nuxhall vs. Williams
Nuxhall bunts towards the right side of the infield. Neal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Williams
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Nuxhall
Pignatano hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Nuxhall
Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Nuxhall
Williams strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Williams
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Williams
Bell is hit by the pitch. Pinson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Williams
Robinson strikes out. There goes Pinson. The throw from Pignatano and Pinson is out. There goes Bell. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Lynch vs. Williams
Lynch hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Nuxhall
Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Nuxhall
Neal hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Nuxhall
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Essegian vs. Nuxhall
Essegian hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Williams
Bailey hits a line drive towards short. Wills reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Williams
Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Williams
McMillan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moon. McMillan reaches second base with a double. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Nuxhall vs. Craig
Roger Craig now pitching.
Nuxhall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Temple vs. Craig
Temple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Pinson vs. Craig
Pinson hits a line drive towards third. Gilliam reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Nuxhall
Larker bunts towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Nuxhall
Demeter strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Nuxhall
Pignatano strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Craig
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Craig
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Craig
Lynch hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Craig
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills misplays the ball. That's an error on Wills. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Craig
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Essegian settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Nuxhall
Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Nuxhall
Rip Repulski pinch hits for Roger Craig.
Repulski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Nuxhall
Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Nuxhall
Neal hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Labine
Clem Labine now pitching.
McMillan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moon throws the ball in to Neal who tags McMillan, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Nuxhall vs. Labine
Nuxhall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Labine
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Nuxhall
Moon hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Essegian vs. Nuxhall
Essegian strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Nuxhall
Larker hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/4/1959 -- Cincinnati at Los Angeles (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 3 0 0 1 Gilliam J, 3b 4 0 0 0
Pinson V, cf 4 1 2 2 Neal C, 2b 4 0 0 0
Bell G, rf 3 0 0 0 Moon W, lf 3 1 1 1
Robinson F, 1b 4 0 0 0 Essegian C, rf 4 0 0 0
Lynch J, lf 4 1 1 1 Larker N, 1b 3 0 0 0
Bailey E, c 3 0 0 0 Demeter D, cf 3 0 0 0
Jones W, 3b 4 0 1 0 Pignatano J, c 3 0 0 0
McMillan R, ss 3 1 2 0 Wills M, ss 3 0 1 0
Nuxhall J, p 4 1 2 0 Williams S, p 2 0 0 0
Craig R, p 0 0 0 0
Repulski R, ph 1 0 1 0
Labine C, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 4 8 4 30 1 3 1
Cincinnati 003 000 010 -- 4
Los Angeles 100 000 000 -- 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall J (W) 9.0 3 1 1 2 10
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Williams S (L) 6.1 6 3 3 2 7
Craig R 1.2 1 1 1 1 0
Labine C 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- McMillan R, Wills M
DP -- Cincinnati 1, Los Angeles 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 6, Los Angeles 4
2B -- Nuxhall J, McMillan R
HR -- Moon W, Pinson V, Lynch J
CS -- Pinson V
SF -- Temple J
HBP -- by Williams S (Bell G)
T -- 2:19
A -- 17446
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