Top 1

• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brandt vs. Owens
  
  Brandt hits a popup, foul, towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mays vs. Owens
  
  Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCovey vs. Owens
  
  McCovey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cepeda vs. Owens
  
  There's a wild pitch. McCovey moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cepeda vs. Owens
  
  Cepeda strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ashburn vs. McCormick
  
  Ashburn is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Koppe vs. McCormick
  
  Koppe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bouchee vs. McCormick
  
  Bouchee hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Post vs. McCormick
  
  Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brandt fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Brandt. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Freese vs. McCormick
  
  Freese hits a popup towards short. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kirkland vs. Owens
  
  Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spencer vs. Owens
  
  Spencer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bressoud vs. Owens
  
  Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Anderson vs. McCormick
  
  Anderson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brandt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Anderson vs. McCormick
  
  Anderson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lonnett vs. McCormick
  
  Lonnett hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schmidt vs. Owens
  
  Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCormick vs. Owens
  
  McCormick hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brandt vs. Owens
  
  Brandt is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Owens vs. McCormick
  
  Owens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ashburn vs. McCormick
  
  Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Owens for the double play. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Koppe vs. McCormick
  
  Koppe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mays vs. Owens
  
  Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCovey vs. Owens
  
  McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cepeda vs. Owens
  
  Cepeda hits a fly ball towards right. Post catches it and throws to first to double up McCovey. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bouchee vs. McCormick
  
  Bouchee hits a popup towards third. Brandt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Post vs. McCormick
  
  Post hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Freese vs. McCormick
  
  Freese takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Anderson vs. McCormick
  
  Anderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Freese moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Anderson vs. McCormick
  
  Anderson hits a popup towards the mound. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kirkland vs. Owens
  
  Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Phillies, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spencer vs. Owens
  
  Spencer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bressoud vs. Owens
  
  Bressoud hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn. Bressoud reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Schmidt vs. Owens
  
  Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schmidt for the out. Bressoud moves to third. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  McCormick vs. Owens
  
  McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCormick for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lonnett vs. McCormick
  
  Lonnett hits a popup towards short. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Owens vs. McCormick
  
  Owens hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ashburn vs. McCormick
  
  Ashburn hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brandt vs. Owens
  
  Brandt is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mays vs. Owens
  
  Mays hits a popup towards short. Koppe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCovey vs. Owens
  
  McCovey strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Giants, 1 - Phillies, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Koppe vs. McCormick
  
  Koppe hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bouchee vs. McCormick
  
  Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Post vs. McCormick
  
  Post hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Freese vs. McCormick
  
  Freese hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Anderson vs. McCormick
  
  Anderson is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Anderson vs. McCormick
  
  Solly Drake pinch runs for Harry Anderson.
  
  Anderson takes first base on ball four. Drake moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Lonnett vs. Jones
  
  Gordon Jones now pitching.
  
  Lonnett takes first base on ball four. Drake moves to third. Anderson moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Owens vs. Jones
  
  Owens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Drake scores. Anderson scores. Lonnett moves to third. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Phillies, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Ashburn vs. Jones
  
  Ashburn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lonnett scores. Owens moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Phillies, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Koppe vs. Fisher
  
  Eddie Fisher now pitching.
  
  Koppe is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 7

• Giants, 1 - Phillies, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cepeda vs. Owens
  
  Solly Drake now playing left field.
  
  Cepeda hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Phillies, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kirkland vs. Owens
  
  Kirkland hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Post. Kirkland reaches second base with a double. Cepeda goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Phillies, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Spencer vs. Owens
  
  Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Phillies, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bressoud vs. Owens
  
  Bressoud is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Phillies, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Rhodes vs. Owens
  
  Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Bob Schmidt.
  
  Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Giants, 2 - Phillies, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bouchee vs. Fisher
  
  Jim Hegan now catching.
  
  Bouchee hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays who is chasing the ball. Bouchee reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Phillies, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Post vs. Fisher
  
  Post hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Phillies, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Freese vs. Fisher
  
  Freese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bouchee scores. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Phillies, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Drake vs. Fisher
  
  Drake hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Freese moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Phillies, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Anderson vs. Fisher
  
  Anderson hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play 

Top 8

• Giants, 2 - Phillies, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alou vs. Owens
  
  Felipe Alou pinch hits for Eddie Fisher.
  
  Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Phillies, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brandt vs. Owens
  
  Brandt hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Phillies, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mays vs. Owens
  
  Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Giants, 2 - Phillies, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lonnett vs. Byerly
  
  Bud Byerly now pitching.
  
  Lonnett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Phillies, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Owens vs. Byerly
  
  Owens bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Phillies, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ashburn vs. Byerly
  
  Ashburn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lonnett moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Phillies, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Koppe vs. Byerly
  
  Koppe hits a line drive towards short. Bressoud catches it and throws to second to double up Lonnett. View Play 

Top 9

• Giants, 2 - Phillies, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCovey vs. Owens
  
  McCovey is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Phillies, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cepeda vs. Owens
  
  Cepeda hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Anderson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Phillies, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kirkland vs. Owens
  
  Kirkland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Phillies, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Spencer vs. Owens
  
  Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/27/1959, game 1 -- San Francisco at Philadelphia (D)

  San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI    Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI
Brandt J, 3b          4  0  0  0   Ashburn R, cf         5  0  2  1   
Mays W, cf            4  0  0  0   Koppe J, ss           5  1  1  1   
McCovey W, 1b         3  0  1  0   Bouchee E, 1b         4  2  2  1   
Cepeda O, lf          4  1  1  0   Post W, rf            4  0  0  0   
Kirkland W, rf        4  0  2  1   Freese G, 3b          3  1  2  2   
Spencer D, 2b         4  1  2  1   Anderson H, lf        2  0  1  0   
Bressoud E, ss        3  0  1  0   Drake S, pr-lf        1  1  1  0   
Schmidt B, c          2  0  0  0   Anderson S, 2b        3  1  0  0   
Rhodes D, ph          1  0  0  0   Lonnett J, c          3  1  1  0   
Hegan J, c            0  0  0  0   Owens J, p            4  0  2  2   
McCormick M, p        2  0  0  0                                      
Jones G, p            0  0  0  0                                      
Fisher E, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Alou F, ph            1  0  0  0                                      
Byerly B, p           0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  2  7  2                        34  7 12  7

San Francisco    000 010 100 --  2
Philadelphia     100 005 10x --  7

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
McCormick M (L)       5.2  5  5  5  2  1
Jones G*              0.0  2  1  1  1  0
Fisher E              1.1  3  1  1  0  1
Byerly B              1.0  2  0  0  0  1

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Owens J (W)           9.0  7  2  2  1  6
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 6th

E -- Brandt J
DP -- San Francisco 3, Philadelphia 2
LOB -- San Francisco 4, Philadelphia 7
2B -- Bressoud E, Kirkland W
3B -- Bouchee E
HR -- Bouchee E, Spencer D, Koppe J, Freese G
HBP -- by McCormick M (Anderson H)
WP -- Owens J
T -- 2:22
A -- 0

    

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