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Phillies
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 27, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on May 27, 1959 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 27, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 27, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Robin Roberts |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Purkey |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 5,348 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ken Burkhart 1B: Tony Venzon 2B: Augie Donatelli 3B: Jocko Conlan |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Chico Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Ed Bouchee | First Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Harry Anderson | Left Fielder |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Sparky Anderson | Second Baseman |
| Carl Sawatski | Catcher |
| Robin Roberts | Pitcher |
| Eddie Sawyer | Manager |
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 |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 27, 1959
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Purkey
Ashburn hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Purkey
Fernandez 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 -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. Purkey
Bouchee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Purkey
Post hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Roberts
Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Roberts
Pinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn. Pinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynch vs. Roberts
Lynch hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sawatski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Roberts
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Pinson scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Roberts
The umpire calls a balk on Roberts Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Roberts
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Roberts
Thomas hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Purkey
Anderson strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Purkey
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Purkey
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Roberts
Bailey 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 -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Roberts
McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Purkey vs. Roberts
Purkey hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sawatski vs. Purkey
Sawatski hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Purkey
Roberts 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 -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Purkey
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Roberts
Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Roberts
Pinson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Roberts
Lynch strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Roberts
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Roberts
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Roberts
Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Purkey
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. Purkey
Bouchee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Purkey
Post hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Purkey
Anderson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lynch. Anderson reaches second base with a double. Bouchee moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jones vs. Purkey
Jones hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Jones reaches second base with a double. Bouchee scores. Anderson scores. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Anderson vs. Purkey
Anderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bell throws the ball in to Temple who tags Anderson trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Jones scores. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Roberts
Bailey hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Roberts
McMillan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Purkey vs. Simmons
Curt Simmons now pitching.
Purkey bunts towards the mound. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Temple vs. Simmons
Temple hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Anderson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pinson vs. Simmons
Pinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn who is chasing the ball. Pinson reaches third base with a triple. McMillan scores. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lynch vs. Simmons
Lynch hits a line drive into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sawatski vs. Purkey
Sawatski hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hanebrink vs. Purkey
Harry Hanebrink pinch hits for Curt Simmons.
Hanebrink 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 -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Purkey
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Purkey
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Rodriguez
Freddy Rodriguez now pitching.
Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Anderson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Rodriguez
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Anderson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Rodriguez
Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Rodriguez
Bailey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McMillan vs. Rodriguez
McMillan is hit by the pitch. Bailey moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Purkey vs. Rodriguez
Purkey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomas scores. Bailey scores. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Temple vs. Rodriguez
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Temple for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. Purkey
Bouchee hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Purkey
Post hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Purkey
Anderson hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Rodriguez
Pinson 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 -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Rodriguez
Lynch strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Rodriguez
Robinson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Rodriguez
Bell hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 3 - Reds, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Purkey
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Purkey
Anderson hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sawatski vs. Purkey
Sawatski hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Purkey
Gene Freese pinch hits for Freddy Rodriguez.
Freese hits a line drive into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 3 - Reds, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Meyer
Jack Meyer now pitching.
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Meyer
Bailey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Meyer
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 3 - Reds, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Purkey
Eddie Kasko now playing third base.
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Purkey
Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. Purkey
Bouchee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Purkey
Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kasko fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 3 - Reds, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Purkey vs. Meyer
Purkey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Anderson who is chasing the ball. Purkey reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Temple vs. Meyer
Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pinson vs. Meyer
Pinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lynch vs. Meyer
Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson fields it and throws to second for the out. Purkey scores. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Meyer
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 3 - Reds, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Purkey
Walt Dropo now playing first base. Frank Robinson now playing left field.
Anderson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Anderson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Reds, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Purkey
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Anderson scores. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Reds, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. Purkey
Joe Koppe pinch runs for Willie Jones. Dave Philley pinch hits for Sparky Anderson.
Philley takes first base on ball four. Koppe moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Reds, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sawatski vs. Purkey
Sawatski hits a popup towards third. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Reds, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bowman vs. Purkey
Bob Bowman pinch hits for Jack Meyer.
Bowman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Reds, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ashburn vs. Purkey
Ashburn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/27/1959 -- Philadelphia at Cincinnati (N)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Ashburn R, cf 5 0 1 0 Temple J, 2b 5 0 0 0
Fernandez C, ss 4 0 0 0 Pinson V, cf 4 2 3 2
Bouchee E, 1b 4 1 3 0 Lynch J, lf 5 0 0 1
Post W, rf 4 0 0 0 Dropo W, 1b 0 0 0 0
Anderson H, lf 4 2 2 0 Robinson F, 1b-lf 5 3 3 3
Jones W, 3b 4 1 3 3 Bell G, rf 4 0 2 1
Koppe J, pr 0 0 0 0 Thomas F, 3b 4 1 1 0
Anderson S, 2b 3 0 1 1 Kasko E, 3b 0 0 0 0
Philley D, ph 0 0 0 0 Bailey E, c 4 2 2 1
Sawatski C, c 4 0 0 0 McMillan R, ss 3 1 1 0
Roberts R, p 1 0 0 0 Purkey B, p 3 1 2 2
Simmons C, p 0 0 0 0
Hanebrink H, ph 1 0 0 0
Rodriguez F, p 0 0 0 0
Freese G, ph 1 0 0 0
Meyer J, p 0 0 0 0
Bowman B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 4 10 4 37 10 14 10
Philadelphia 000 300 001 -- 4
Cincinnati 202 221 01x -- 10
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts R (L)* 3.0 8 6 6 0 1
Simmons C 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Rodriguez F 2.0 4 3 3 0 1
Meyer J 2.0 1 1 1 1 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey B (W) 9.0 10 4 4 1 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 4th
LOB -- Philadelphia 6, Cincinnati 6
2B -- Pinson V, Anderson H 2, Jones W
3B -- Pinson V, Purkey B
HR -- Pinson V, Robinson F 2, Bailey E
SH -- Purkey B
HBP -- by Rodriguez F (McMillan R)
Balk -- Roberts R
T -- 2:18
A -- 5348
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