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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
September 11, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on September 11, 1959 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Game Summary
Date | September 11, 1959 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 11, 1959 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Friend |
Home Starting Pitcher | Sandy Koufax |
Ballpark | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
City | Los Angeles |
State | CA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ken Burkhart 1B: Shag Crawford 2B: Tony Venzon 3B: Jocko Conlan |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bob Skinner | Left Fielder |
Dick Groat | Shortstop |
Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
Dick Stuart | First Baseman |
Roman Mejias | Center Fielder |
Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
Hank Foiles | Catcher |
Bob Friend | Pitcher |
Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Gilliam | Third Baseman |
Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
Wally Moon | Right Fielder |
Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
Norm Larker | Left Fielder |
Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
John Roseboro | Catcher |
Maury Wills | Shortstop |
Sandy Koufax | Pitcher |
Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
September 11, 1959
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Koufax
Skinner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Koufax
Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Koufax
Clemente takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stuart vs. Koufax
Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Friend
Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Friend
Neal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Friend
There goes Neal. The throw from Foiles and he is safe. Neal steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Friend
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moon for the out. Neal moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Snider vs. Friend
Snider hits a fly ball into center field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Koufax
Mejias hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Koufax
Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Koufax
Mazeroski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Friend
Larker hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Larker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Friend
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Roseboro vs. Friend
Roseboro strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Friend
Wills hits a line drive towards third. Hoak reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Koufax
Foiles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Koufax
Friend hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Koufax
Skinner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Friend moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groat vs. Koufax
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koufax fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Friend moves to third. Skinner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Clemente vs. Koufax
Clemente strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Stuart vs. Koufax
Stuart hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Koufax vs. Friend
Koufax hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Friend
Gilliam hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Friend
Neal hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Koufax
Mejias strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Koufax
Hoak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Koufax
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Foiles vs. Koufax
Foiles hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Friend
Moon bunts towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Friend
Snider hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Friend
Larker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Koufax
Friend strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Koufax
Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Koufax
Groat hits a line drive into left field. Larker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Friend
Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Friend
Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Roseboro for the out. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Friend
Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hodges scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koufax vs. Friend
Koufax bunts towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Friend
Gilliam hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Koufax
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Koufax
Stuart hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Koufax
Mejias strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Koufax
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Friend
Neal hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Friend
Moon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Friend
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Friend
Larker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Koufax
Mazeroski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Foiles vs. Koufax
Foiles strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Friend vs. Koufax
Friend bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Mazeroski moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Skinner vs. Koufax
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal fields it and throws to second for the out. Mazeroski moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Groat vs. Koufax
Groat hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Mazeroski scores. There goes Skinner trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Friend
Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Friend
Roseboro bunts towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Friend
Wills hits a ball on the ground into right field. Clemente picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Clemente. Roseboro moves to third. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Koufax vs. Friend
Koufax strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Gilliam vs. Friend
Gilliam is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Neal vs. Friend
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Koufax
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Koufax
Stuart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mejias vs. Koufax
Mejias hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Koufax
Hoak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Churn
Chuck Churn now pitching.
Mazeroski hits a popup towards third. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Foiles vs. Churn
There goes Hoak. The throw from Roseboro and he is safe. Hoak steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Foiles vs. Churn
Foiles is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Friend vs. Churn
Friend hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Friend
Moon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Friend
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Friend
Larker hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Face
Don Demeter pinch runs for Norm Larker. Roy Face now pitching.
Hodges hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Face
Roseboro hits a line drive towards first. Stuart reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Churn
Wally Moon now playing left field. Duke Snider now playing right field. Don Demeter now playing center field.
Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Churn
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Churn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Churn
Clemente strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Face
Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fairly vs. Face
Ron Fairly pinch hits for Chuck Churn.
Fairly bunts towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fairly for the out. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Face
Gilliam hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente who is chasing the ball. Gilliam reaches third base with a triple. Wills scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Neal vs. Face
Neal hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Gilliam scores. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/11/1959, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at Los Angeles (N) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI Skinner B, lf 5 0 1 0 Gilliam J, 3b 4 1 1 1 Groat D, ss 5 0 2 1 Neal C, 2b 4 0 1 1 Clemente R, rf 4 0 0 0 Moon W, rf-lf 4 2 2 2 Stuart D, 1b 4 2 2 1 Snider D, cf-rf 4 0 0 0 Mejias R, cf 4 1 1 2 Larker N, lf 4 0 2 0 Hoak D, 3b 2 0 0 0 Demeter D, pr-cf 0 0 0 0 Mazeroski B, 2b 3 1 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 4 1 2 0 Foiles H, c 3 0 0 0 Roseboro J, c 4 0 0 0 Friend B, p 3 0 1 0 Wills M, ss 4 1 3 1 Face R, p 0 0 0 0 Koufax S, p 3 0 0 0 Churn C, p 0 0 0 0 Fairly R, ph 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 4 7 4 35 5 11 5 Pittsburgh 000 001 120 -- 4 Los Angeles 000 011 012 -- 5 1 out when winning run was scored. Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Friend B 7.1 8 3 3 2 3 Face R (L) 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Koufax S 7.1 7 4 4 4 6 Churn C (W) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 E -- Clemente R LOB -- Pittsburgh 8, Los Angeles 8 2B -- Larker N 3B -- Gilliam J HR -- Stuart D, Moon W 2, Mejias R SB -- Neal C, Hoak D SH -- Friend B, Fairly R T -- 2:34 A -- 0
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