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Dodgers
@ Giants
Seals Stadium
May 8, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on May 8, 1959 at Seals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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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 8, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Danny McDevitt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Antonelli |
| Ballpark | Seals Stadium |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 22,706 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Frank Secory 2B: Hal Dixon 3B: Vinnie Smith |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Solly Drake | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
| Don Demeter | Center Fielder |
| Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
| Jim Baxes | Third Baseman |
| Norm Larker | First Baseman |
| Bob Lillis | Shortstop |
| Joe Pignatano | Catcher |
| Danny McDevitt | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| Jackie Brandt | Left Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Felipe Alou | Right Fielder |
| Daryl Spencer | Second Baseman |
| Andre Rodgers | Shortstop |
| Roger McCardell | Catcher |
| Johnny Antonelli | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Seals Stadium
May 8, 1959
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Drake vs. Antonelli
Drake strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Antonelli
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Antonelli
Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. McDevitt
Davenport hits a line drive into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. McDevitt
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baxes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mays vs. McDevitt
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Antonelli
Repulski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Baxes vs. Antonelli
Baxes hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Larker vs. Antonelli
Larker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Repulski moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Lillis vs. Antonelli
Antonelli spins, and has Repulski trapped. He throws to Davenport who tags Repulski for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lillis vs. Antonelli
Lillis takes first base on ball four. Larker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pignatano vs. Antonelli
Pignatano hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Larker scores. Lillis moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McDevitt vs. Antonelli
McDevitt hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. McDevitt reaches second base with a double. Lillis scores. Pignatano goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Drake vs. Antonelli
Drake hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McDevitt moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Neal vs. Antonelli
Neal hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. McDevitt
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. McDevitt
Alou strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. McDevitt
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baxes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rodgers vs. McDevitt
Rodgers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDevitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Antonelli
Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport juggles the ball. That's an error on Davenport. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Antonelli
Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Antonelli
Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McCardell vs. McDevitt
McCardell 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 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Antonelli vs. McDevitt
Antonelli strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. McDevitt
Davenport hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Demeter. Davenport reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Brandt vs. McDevitt
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Antonelli
Larker hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Antonelli
Lillis bunts towards the mound. Antonelli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pignatano vs. Antonelli
Pignatano hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
McDevitt vs. Antonelli
McDevitt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. McDevitt
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. McDevitt
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDevitt fields it and throws to first for the out. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. McDevitt
Alou strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. McDevitt
Spencer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mays scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Rodgers vs. McDevitt
Rodgers takes first base on ball four. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCardell vs. McDevitt
McCardell hits a fly ball into right field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Drake vs. Antonelli
Drake bunts in front of the plate. McCardell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Antonelli
Neal hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Demeter vs. Antonelli
There goes Drake. The throw from McCardell and he is safe. Drake steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Demeter vs. Antonelli
Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields it and throws to first for the out. Drake moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Repulski vs. Antonelli
Repulski hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Antonelli vs. McDevitt
Antonelli strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. McDevitt
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDevitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. McDevitt
Brandt hits a fly ball into right field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Antonelli
Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda fields the ball and throws to Antonelli covering. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Larker vs. Antonelli
Larker bunts in front of the plate. McCardell fields it and throws to first for the out. Baxes moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Lillis vs. Antonelli
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Pignatano vs. Antonelli
Pignatano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to second for the out. Baxes moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
McDevitt vs. Antonelli
McDevitt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Mays vs. McDevitt
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. McDevitt
Cepeda hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Drake picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a double and an error on Drake. Mays goes all the way around to score. Cepeda moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Alou vs. McDevitt
Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cepeda scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Fowler
Art Fowler now pitching.
Spencer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodgers vs. Fowler
Rodgers bunts towards the mound. Fowler fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Fowler. Alou scores. Spencer moves to third. Rodgers moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Kirkland vs. Fowler
Willie Kirkland pinch hits for Roger McCardell.
Kirkland is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Antonelli vs. Fowler
Antonelli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker fields it, throws to home for one, and back over to first - double play. Rodgers moves to third. Kirkland moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Davenport vs. Fowler
Davenport strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Drake vs. Antonelli
Hobie Landrith now catching.
Drake strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Antonelli
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Antonelli
Demeter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Antonelli
Repulski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Fowler
Brandt hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Demeter. Brandt reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Fowler
Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brandt moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Cepeda vs. Fowler
Cepeda strikes out. There goes Mays. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Alou vs. Fowler
Alou is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Spencer vs. Fowler
Spencer hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Demeter. Spencer reaches second base with a double. Brandt scores. Mays scores. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Rodgers vs. Klippstein
Johnny Klippstein now pitching.
Rodgers hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Alou tags and scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Landrith vs. Klippstein
Landrith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Antonelli vs. Klippstein
Antonelli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baxes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Antonelli
Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Baxes for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Antonelli
Larker hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lillis vs. Antonelli
Lillis hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Pignatano vs. Antonelli
Pignatano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Klippstein
Davenport hits a popup, foul, towards third. Baxes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Klippstein
Brandt hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Klippstein
Mays hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Klippstein
Cepeda hits a popup towards third. Baxes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Klippstein
Alou hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pignatano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Antonelli
Jim Gilliam pinch hits for Johnny Klippstein.
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Drake vs. Antonelli
Drake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Antonelli
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/8/1959 -- Los Angeles at San Francisco (N)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Drake S, rf 4 0 2 0 Davenport J, 3b 5 0 1 0
Neal C, 2b 5 0 0 0 Brandt J, lf 5 2 2 1
Demeter D, cf 3 0 0 0 Mays W, cf 4 4 3 1
Repulski R, lf 4 0 1 0 Cepeda O, 1b 5 1 1 1
Baxes J, 3b 4 0 1 0 Alou F, rf 4 2 1 1
Larker N, 1b 3 1 2 0 Spencer D, 2b 4 0 4 3
Lillis B, ss 3 1 2 0 Rodgers A, ss 1 0 0 1
Pignatano J, c 4 1 1 1 McCardell R, c 2 0 0 0
McDevitt D, p 3 0 1 2 Kirkland W, ph 0 0 0 0
Fowler A, p 0 0 0 0 Landrith H, c 0 0 0 0
Klippstein J, p 0 0 0 0 Antonelli J, p 4 0 0 0
Gilliam J, ph 1 0 0 0
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34 3 10 3 34 9 12 8
Los Angeles 030 000 000 -- 3
San Francisco 000 103 32x -- 9
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
McDevitt D (L)* 5.0 6 4 3 2 4
Fowler A 1.1 4 3 3 2 2
Klippstein J 1.2 2 2 2 1 0
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Antonelli J (W) 9.0 10 3 3 3 4
* Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
E -- Davenport J, Drake S, Fowler A
DP -- Los Angeles 1, San Francisco 2
LOB -- Los Angeles 8, San Francisco 8
2B -- McDevitt D, Davenport J, Cepeda O, Brandt J, Spencer D
HR -- Brandt J, Mays W
SB -- Drake S
CS -- Repulski R
SH -- Larker N, Rodgers A
SF -- Rodgers A
PB -- Pignatano J
T -- 2:34
A -- 22706
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