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Giants
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
May 24, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants, played on May 24, 1959 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Game Summary
Date | May 24, 1959 |
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Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 24, 1959 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Sanford |
Home Starting Pitcher | Danny McDevitt |
Ballpark | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
City | Los Angeles |
State | CA |
Attendance | 30,518 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Bill Jackowski 2B: Shag Crawford 3B: Vic Delmore |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Andre Rodgers | Shortstop |
Felipe Alou | Right Fielder |
Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
Jackie Brandt | Third Baseman |
Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
Daryl Spencer | Second Baseman |
Bob Schmidt | Catcher |
Jack Sanford | Pitcher |
Bill Rigney | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Gilliam | Third Baseman |
Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
Ron Fairly | Right Fielder |
Don Demeter | Center Fielder |
Norm Larker | First Baseman |
Wally Moon | Left Fielder |
Joe Pignatano | Catcher |
Bob Lillis | Shortstop |
Danny McDevitt | Pitcher |
Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
May 24, 1959
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. McDevitt
Rodgers strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. McDevitt
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mays vs. McDevitt
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. McDevitt
Cepeda hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. McDevitt
Brandt hits a fly ball into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Sanford
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Sanford
There goes Gilliam. The throw from Schmidt and he is safe. Gilliam steals second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Neal vs. Sanford
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gilliam moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Fairly vs. Sanford
Fairly hits a popup towards third. Brandt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Demeter vs. Sanford
Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. McDevitt
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. McDevitt
Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. McDevitt
Schmidt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Sanford vs. McDevitt
Sanford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Sanford
Larker 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, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Sanford
Moon strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Sanford
Pignatano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brandt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. McDevitt
Rodgers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Alou vs. McDevitt
Alou 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 -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mays vs. McDevitt
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Sanford
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McDevitt vs. Sanford
McDevitt hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Sanford
Gilliam hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Sanford
Neal 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
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. McDevitt
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. McDevitt
Brandt hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Cepeda moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sauer vs. McDevitt
Sauer hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. McDevitt scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sauer for the out. Cepeda moves to third. Brandt moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Spencer vs. McDevitt
Spencer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Schmidt vs. McDevitt
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Sanford
Fairly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Demeter vs. Sanford
Demeter hits a popup towards short. Rodgers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Larker vs. Sanford
Larker strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Sanford
Moon hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sanford vs. McDevitt
Sanford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. McDevitt
Rodgers strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Alou vs. McDevitt
Alou takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. McDevitt
Mays hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Demeter. Mays reaches second base with a double. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Cepeda vs. McDevitt
Cepeda is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Brandt vs. McDevitt
Brandt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Sanford
Pignatano hits a popup in front of the plate. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Sanford
Lillis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sauer. Lillis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Sanford
Duke Snider pinch hits for Danny McDevitt.
There's a wild pitch. Lillis moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Snider vs. Sanford
Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lillis scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Sanford
Gilliam hits a line drive towards center. Mays catches it and throws to first to double up Snider. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Klippstein
Johnny Klippstein now pitching.
Sauer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Klippstein
Spencer hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Moon. Spencer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Klippstein
Schmidt hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sanford vs. Klippstein
Sanford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Klippstein
Rodgers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Klippstein
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Sanford
Jim Davenport now playing third base. Jackie Brandt now playing left field.
Neal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Fairly vs. Sanford
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanford fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Sanford
Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Klippstein
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Klippstein
Cepeda hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Klippstein
Brandt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Klippstein
There goes Brandt. The throw from Pignatano and he is safe. Brandt steals second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Davenport vs. Klippstein
Davenport strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Sanford
Larker 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, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Sanford
Moon hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Sanford
Pignatano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lillis vs. Sanford
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Klippstein
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Klippstein
Schmidt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sanford vs. Klippstein
Sanford strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Rodgers vs. Klippstein
Rodgers strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Drake vs. Sanford
Solly Drake pinch hits for Johnny Klippstein.
Drake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Sanford
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gilliam for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Sanford
Neal hits a popup towards short. Rodgers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Fowler
Art Fowler now pitching.
Alou hits a popup, foul, towards first. Larker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Fowler
Mays hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Fowler
Cepeda hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Fairly who is chasing the ball. Cepeda reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Brandt vs. Fowler
Brandt hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Cepeda scores. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Fowler
The ball gets by Pignatano for a passed ball. Brandt moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Davenport vs. Fowler
Davenport strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Fowler
Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Sanford
Fairly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Demeter vs. Sanford
Demeter strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Larker vs. Sanford
Larker hits a line drive into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Sanford
Moon 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
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/24/1959 -- San Francisco at Los Angeles (D) San Francisco AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI Rodgers A, ss 5 0 1 0 Gilliam J, 3b 4 0 1 0 Alou F, rf 4 0 0 0 Neal C, 2b 4 0 1 0 Mays W, cf 5 2 3 1 Fairly R, rf 2 0 0 0 Cepeda O, 1b 4 2 3 2 Demeter D, cf 4 0 0 0 Brandt J, 3b-lf 4 0 2 1 Larker N, 1b 4 0 0 0 Sauer H, lf 3 0 0 0 Moon W, lf 4 0 0 0 Davenport J, 3b 2 0 0 0 Pignatano J, c 2 0 0 0 Spencer D, 2b 4 1 1 0 Lillis B, ss 3 1 1 0 Schmidt B, c 3 1 2 2 McDevitt D, p 1 0 1 0 Sanford J, p 4 0 0 0 Snider D, ph 1 0 1 1 Klippstein J, p 0 0 0 0 Drake S, ph 1 0 0 0 Fowler A, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 6 12 6 30 1 5 1 San Francisco 200 002 002 -- 6 Los Angeles 000 010 000 -- 1 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Sanford J (W) 9.0 5 1 1 3 3 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO McDevitt D (L) 5.0 5 2 2 4 3 Klippstein J 3.0 4 2 2 1 4 Fowler A 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 DP -- San Francisco 2, Los Angeles 1 LOB -- San Francisco 10, Los Angeles 5 2B -- Mays W, Lillis B, Spencer D 3B -- Cepeda O HR -- Cepeda O, Schmidt B, Mays W SB -- Gilliam J, Brandt J WP -- Sanford J PB -- Pignatano J T -- 2:11 A -- 30518
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