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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 14, 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 June 14, 1959 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
Date | June 14, 1959 |
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Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 14, 1959 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Stan Williams |
Home Starting Pitcher | Red Witt |
Ballpark | Forbes Field |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Vic Delmore 1B: Al Barlick 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Shag Crawford |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Gilliam | Third Baseman |
Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
Wally Moon | Left Fielder |
Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
John Roseboro | Catcher |
Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
Ron Fairly | Center Fielder |
Don Zimmer | Shortstop |
Stan Williams | Pitcher |
Walter Alston | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
Dick Groat | Shortstop |
Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
Dick Stuart | First Baseman |
Bob Skinner | Left Fielder |
Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
Roman Mejias | Right Fielder |
Red Witt | Pitcher |
Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 14, 1959
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Witt
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Witt covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Witt
Neal hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Witt
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Witt
Hodges hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Williams
Virdon strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Williams
Groat hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roseboro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Williams
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Williams covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Witt
Roseboro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Witt
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. Roseboro moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Fairly vs. Witt
Fairly hits a line drive into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Zimmer vs. Witt
Zimmer hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Williams
Stuart strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Williams
Skinner hits a line drive into center field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Williams
Mazeroski hits a popup towards short. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Witt
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Witt
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Witt
Neal hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Virdon, who is chasing the ball. Neal reaches third base with a triple. Gilliam goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Moon vs. Witt
Moon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Hodges vs. Witt
Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Neal scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Witt
There goes Hodges. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Hodges steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Roseboro vs. Witt
Roseboro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Porterfield
Bob Porterfield now pitching.
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Porterfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Williams
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Williams
Mejias strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Porterfield vs. Williams
Porterfield strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Porterfield
Fairly strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Porterfield
Zimmer hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Porterfield
Williams hits a popup towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Williams
Virdon hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Williams
Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Williams
Burgess hits a popup, foul, towards short. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Stuart vs. Williams
Stuart strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Porterfield
Gilliam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Porterfield
Porterfield fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Porterfield. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Neal vs. Porterfield
Neal bunts towards the mound. Porterfield fields it and throws to first for the out. Gilliam moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Moon vs. Porterfield
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Porterfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Hodges vs. Porterfield
Hodges strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Williams
Skinner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Williams
Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Skinner moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Hoak vs. Williams
Hoak strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Mejias vs. Williams
Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer fields it and throws to second for the out. Skinner moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Kluszewski vs. Williams
Ted Kluszewski pinch hits for Bob Porterfield.
Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Kluszewski reaches second base with a double. Skinner scores. Mejias moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Virdon vs. Williams
Ron Kline pinch runs for Ted Kluszewski.
Virdon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Groat vs. Williams
Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mejias scores. Kline scores. Virdon moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Burgess vs. Labine
Clem Labine now pitching.
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Jackson
Al Jackson now pitching.
Roseboro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Jackson
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Jackson
Fairly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Jackson
Zimmer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Zimmer reaches second base with a double. Fairly goes all the way around to score. Zimmer moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Labine vs. Jackson
Labine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Labine
Stuart 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 -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Labine
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Labine covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Labine
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Jackson
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Jackson
Neal hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Jackson
Moon strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Jackson
Hodges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Neal moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roseboro vs. Jackson
Roseboro hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Labine
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mejias vs. Labine
Mejias bunts towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Neal covering, for the out. Hoak moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Nelson vs. Labine
Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Al Jackson.
Nelson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Virdon vs. Labine
Dick Schofield pinch runs for Rocky Nelson.
Virdon hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Groat vs. Labine
Groat 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
Top 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Face
Roy Face now pitching.
Furillo hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Face
Fairly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Face
Duke Snider pinch hits for Don Zimmer.
Snider hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Labine vs. Face
Labine strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Labine
Maury Wills now playing shortstop.
Burgess hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stuart vs. Labine
Joe Christopher pinch runs for Smoky Burgess.
Stuart bunts towards the mound. Labine fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Christopher moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Skinner vs. Labine
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hodges. Christopher scores. Stuart moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mazeroski vs. Labine
Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stuart scores. Skinner moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Hoak vs. Labine
Hoak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Skinner scores. There goes Mazeroski trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Hoak moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mejias vs. Labine
Mejias hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hoak moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Face vs. Labine
Face hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Face
Hank Foiles now catching.
Gilliam strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Face
Neal strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Face
Moon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Face
Hodges strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/14/1959, game 1 -- Los Angeles at Pittsburgh (D) Los Angeles AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Gilliam J, 3b 4 1 1 0 Virdon B, cf 3 0 0 0 Neal C, 2b 4 1 2 1 Groat D, ss 4 0 2 2 Moon W, lf 4 0 1 0 Burgess S, c 4 0 1 0 Hodges G, 1b 5 0 2 1 Christopher J, pr 0 1 0 0 Roseboro J, c 1 0 0 0 Foiles H, c 0 0 0 0 Furillo C, rf 4 0 0 0 Stuart D, 1b 4 1 1 0 Fairly R, cf 3 1 1 0 Skinner B, lf 4 2 1 0 Zimmer D, ss 3 0 1 1 Mazeroski B, 2b 4 0 2 1 Snider D, ph 1 0 0 0 Hoak D, 3b 4 0 2 1 Wills M, ss 0 0 0 0 Mejias R, rf 3 1 1 0 Williams S, p 2 0 0 0 Witt R, p 0 0 0 0 Labine C, p 2 0 0 0 Porterfield B, p 1 0 0 0 Kluszewski T, ph 1 0 1 1 Kline R, pr 0 1 0 0 Jackson A, p 0 0 0 0 Nelson R, ph 0 0 0 0 Schofield D, pr 0 0 0 0 Face R, p 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 3 8 3 33 6 11 5 Los Angeles 002 001 000 -- 3 Pittsburgh 000 030 03x -- 6 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Williams S 4.2 5 3 3 1 6 Labine C (L) 3.1 6 3 2 1 0 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Witt R 2.2 2 2 2 4 0 Porterfield B 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 Jackson A 2.0 3 1 1 2 1 Face R (W) 2.0 2 0 0 0 4 E -- Porterfield B, Hodges G DP -- Los Angeles 1, Pittsburgh 1 LOB -- Los Angeles 10, Pittsburgh 6 2B -- Kluszewski T, Zimmer D 3B -- Neal C SB -- Hodges G SH -- Neal C, Mejias R T -- 2:45 A -- 0
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