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Reds
@ Giants
Seals Stadium
May 17, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 17, 1959 at Seals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 17, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 17, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Purkey |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Stu Miller |
| Ballpark | Seals Stadium |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 22,725 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Secory 1B: Hal Dixon 2B: Vinnie Smith 3B: Frank Dascoli |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Jerry Lynch | Left Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | First Baseman |
| Gus Bell | Right Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | Third Baseman |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Bob Purkey | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Andre Rodgers | Shortstop |
| Willie Kirkland | Right Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Leon Wagner | Left Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Daryl Spencer | Second Baseman |
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| Bob Schmidt | Catcher |
| Stu Miller | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Seals Stadium
May 17, 1959
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Miller
Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Miller
Pinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkland. Pinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynch vs. Miller
Lynch hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pinson scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Miller
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Miller
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Purkey
Rodgers hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Purkey
Kirkland hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Purkey
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan misplays the ball. That's an error on McMillan. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Purkey
Wagner takes first base on ball four. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Purkey
Cepeda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mays scores. Wagner moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spencer vs. Purkey
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple misplays the ball. That's an error on Temple. Wagner scores. Cepeda moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davenport vs. Purkey
Davenport hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schmidt vs. Purkey
Schmidt hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Miller
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Miller
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Miller
Miller fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Miller. Bailey moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McMillan vs. Miller
McMillan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Purkey vs. Miller
Purkey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Purkey
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Purkey
Rodgers hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Purkey
Kirkland hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Kirkland reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Purkey
Mays hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Miller
Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Miller
Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynch vs. Miller
Lynch strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Miller
There goes Pinson. The throw from Schmidt and he is safe. Pinson steals second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Miller
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Davenport. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Miller
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Purkey
Wagner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Purkey
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Purkey
Spencer strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Miller
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thomas for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Miller
Bailey 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 -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Miller
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Purkey
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Purkey
Schmidt hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Purkey
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Purkey vs. Miller
Purkey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Miller
Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Miller
Pinson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Purkey
Rodgers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkland vs. Purkey
Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Purkey
Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Purkey
Wagner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Purkey
Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Purkey
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Miller
Lynch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Miller
Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Miller
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Miller
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Purkey
Davenport hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Purkey
Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Purkey
Miller strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Miller
Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Miller
McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Miller
Don Newcombe pinch hits for Bob Purkey.
Newcombe strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Acker
Tom Acker now pitching.
Rodgers hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Acker
Kirkland takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Acker
Mays hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Mays reaches second base with a double. Kirkland moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wagner vs. Rudolph
Don Rudolph now pitching.
Wagner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell who is chasing the ball. Wagner reaches third base with a triple. Kirkland scores. Mays scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cepeda vs. Rudolph
Felipe Alou pinch runs for Leon Wagner.
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lynch. Cepeda reaches second base with a double. Alou scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Jeffcoat
Hal Jeffcoat now pitching.
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davenport vs. Jeffcoat
There goes Cepeda. The throw from Bailey and he is safe. Cepeda steals third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Davenport vs. Jeffcoat
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schmidt vs. Jeffcoat
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Miller
Felipe Alou now playing right field. Willie Kirkland now playing left field.
Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Miller
Pinson 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 -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Miller
Lynch hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Jeffcoat
Miller is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Jeffcoat
Rodgers hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Jeffcoat
Kirkland takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Jeffcoat
There's a wild pitch. Kirkland moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Jeffcoat
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jeffcoat fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Miller
Robinson hits a popup towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Miller
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Miller
Thomas strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/17/1959 -- Cincinnati at San Francisco (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Rodgers A, ss 5 2 3 2
Pinson V, cf 4 1 2 0 Kirkland W, rf-lf 3 2 1 0
Lynch J, lf 4 0 2 1 Mays W, cf 5 3 2 2
Robinson F, 1b 4 0 0 0 Wagner L, lf 2 1 2 2
Bell G, rf 4 0 0 0 Alou F, pr-rf 0 1 0 0
Thomas F, 3b 4 0 1 0 Cepeda O, 1b 4 0 2 2
Bailey E, c 3 0 0 0 Spencer D, 2b 4 0 0 1
McMillan R, ss 3 0 0 0 Davenport J, 3b 4 0 0 0
Purkey B, p 2 0 0 0 Schmidt B, c 4 0 0 0
Newcombe D, ph 1 0 0 0 Miller S, p 4 0 0 0
Acker T, p 0 0 0 0
Rudolph D, p 0 0 0 0
Jeffcoat H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 1 5 1 35 9 10 9
Cincinnati 100 000 000 -- 1
San Francisco 300 020 40x -- 9
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey B (L) 6.0 6 5 3 2 2
Acker T* 0.0 2 3 3 1 0
Rudolph D+ 0.0 2 1 1 0 0
Jeffcoat H 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Miller S (W) 9.0 5 1 1 0 6
* Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- McMillan R, Temple J, Miller S, Davenport J
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 5, San Francisco 6
2B -- Pinson V, Kirkland W, Mays W, Cepeda O
3B -- Wagner L
HR -- Rodgers A 2, Mays W
SB -- Pinson V, Cepeda O
WP -- Jeffcoat H
T -- 2:20
A -- 22725
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