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Dodgers 6 @ Pirates 5
Forbes Field
August 21, 1959

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on August 21, 1959 at Forbes Field. The home team Pirates were bested by the visiting Dodgers with a score of 6 to 5.

Game Summary

DateAugust 21, 1959 
Visiting Team
Los Angeles Dodgers
R: 6 H: 13 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 6
Hits: 13
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 5 H: 11 E: 2 LOB: 9
Runs: 5
Hits: 11
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherJohnny Podres  
Losing PitcherRon Kline  
SaveSandy Koufax  
Game Winning RBICharlie Neal 

Game Info

DateAugust 21, 1959 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamLos Angeles Dodgers 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherJohnny Podres  
Home Starting PitcherRon Kline  
BallparkForbes Field 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance24,678 
Time of Game2 hours 46 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Hal Dixon
1B: Vinnie Smith
2B: Frank Dascoli
3B: Frank Secory

Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jim Gilliam  Third Baseman 
Charlie Neal  Second Baseman 
Wally Moon  Left Fielder 
Norm Larker  First Baseman 
Chuck Essegian  Right Fielder 
Ron Fairly  Center Fielder 
John Roseboro  Catcher 
Don Zimmer  Shortstop 
Johnny Podres  Pitcher 
Walter Alston  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bob Skinner  Left Fielder 
Dick Groat  Shortstop 
Roberto Clemente  Right Fielder 
Dick Stuart  First Baseman 
Smoky Burgess  Catcher 
Don Hoak  Third Baseman 
Dick Schofield  Second Baseman 
Roman Mejias  Center Fielder 
Ron Kline  Pitcher 
Danny Murtaugh  Manager 

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Dodgers 6 @ Pirates 5
Forbes Field
August 21, 1959

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/21/1959 -- Los Angeles at Pittsburgh (N)

  Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Gilliam J, 3b         5  0  1  0   Skinner B, lf         3  2  1  0   
Neal C, 2b            5  2  2  1   Groat D, ss           5  0  2  1   
Moon W, lf            4  0  2  1   Clemente R, rf        3  0  1  0   
Larker N, 1b          5  0  1  0   Stuart D, 1b          3  2  2  1   
Essegian C, rf        4  0  1  0   Burgess S, c          4  0  1  1   
Fairly R, cf          3  1  1  1   Hoak D, 3b            3  0  1  1   
Furillo C, ph         1  0  0  1   Schofield D, 2b       3  0  1  1   
Demeter D, cf         0  0  0  0   Mejias R, cf          2  0  1  0   
Roseboro J, c         4  1  1  0   Kluszewski T, ph      1  0  0  0   
Zimmer D, ss          1  0  0  0   Virdon B, cf          0  0  0  0   
Hodges G, ph          1  0  1  0   Kline R, p            3  0  0  0   
Wills M, pr-ss        1  1  0  0   Green F, p            0  0  0  0   
Podres J, p           2  0  1  0   Face R, p             0  0  0  0   
Snider D, ph          1  1  1  1   Nelson R, ph          1  1  1  0   
Williams S, p         1  0  1  0                                      
Churn C, p            0  0  0  0                                      
Koufax S, p           0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  6 13  5                        31  5 11  5

Los Angeles      000 010 401 --  6
Pittsburgh       011 001 002 --  5

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Podres J (W)          6.0  7  3  2  3  4
Williams S*           2.0  3  2  2  2  0
Churn C               0.2  1  0  0  0  0
Koufax S (S)          0.1  0  0  0  0  0

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Kline R (L)           6.2  8  5  5  2  2
Green F               1.2  5  1  1  2  1
Face R                0.2  0  0  0  1  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th

E -- Gilliam J, Schofield D, Mejias R
DP -- Los Angeles 3, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 11, Pittsburgh 9
2B -- Stuart D, Neal C, Larker N, Nelson R
3B -- Moon W
HR -- Fairly R
CS -- Moon W
SH -- Hoak D, Clemente R 2, Fairly R
SF -- Burgess S, Stuart D
WP -- Podres J, Green F, Williams S
T -- 2:46
A -- 24678

    

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