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Dodgers 9 @ Pirates 6
Forbes Field
June 12, 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 12, 1959 at Forbes Field. The home team Pirates were bested by the visiting Dodgers with a score of 9 to 6.

Game Summary

DateJune 12, 1959 
Visiting Team
Los Angeles Dodgers
R: 9 H: 17 E: 2 LOB: 11
Runs: 9
Hits: 17
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 6 H: 13 E: 0 LOB: 10
Runs: 6
Hits: 13
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherDanny McDevitt  
Losing PitcherBennie Daniels  
SaveCarl Erskine  
Game Winning RBINorm Larker 

Game Info

DateJune 12, 1959 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamLos Angeles Dodgers 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherDon Drysdale  
Home Starting PitcherHarvey Haddix  
BallparkForbes Field 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance27,970 
Time of Game3 hours 35 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Jackowski
1B: Shag Crawford
2B: Vic Delmore
3B: Al Barlick

Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jim Gilliam  Third Baseman 
Charlie Neal  Second Baseman 
Don Demeter  Center Fielder 
Gil Hodges  First Baseman 
Carl Furillo  Right Fielder 
Rip Repulski  Left Fielder 
Don Zimmer  Shortstop 
Joe Pignatano  Catcher 
Don Drysdale  Pitcher 
Walter Alston  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
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 
Harvey Haddix  Pitcher 
Danny Murtaugh  Manager 

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Dodgers 9 @ Pirates 6
Forbes Field
June 12, 1959

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         Game of 6/12/1959 -- Los Angeles at Pittsburgh (N)

  Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Gilliam J, 3b         5  0  4  2   Virdon B, cf          5  1  2  0   
Neal C, 2b            5  1  3  1   Groat D, ss           5  2  1  0   
Demeter D, cf         5  1  1  2   Burgess S, c          5  0  1  0   
Hodges G, 1b          5  0  1  0   Foiles H, c           0  0  0  0   
Furillo C, rf         4  0  1  0   Stuart D, 1b          5  2  2  1   
Wills M, pr-ss        1  2  1  0   Skinner B, lf         5  1  3  1   
Repulski R, lf        2  1  1  0   Mazeroski B, 2b       5  0  3  2   
Moon W, ph-lf         1  1  1  0   Hoak D, 3b            4  0  1  0   
Zimmer D, ss          2  0  0  0   Mejias R, rf          2  0  0  1   
Snider D, ph-rf       1  1  1  1   Haddix H, p           2  0  0  0   
Pignatano J, c        2  1  1  1   Blackburn R, p        1  0  0  0   
Roseboro J, ph-c      1  0  0  0   Jackson A, p          0  0  0  0   
Drysdale D, p         1  1  0  0   Daniels B, p          0  0  0  0   
Klippstein J, p       1  0  1  0   Smith B, p            0  0  0  0   
Fowler A, p           0  0  0  0   Face R, p             0  0  0  0   
Fairly R, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
Labine C, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Gray D, ph            1  0  0  0                                      
Williams S, p         0  0  0  0                                      
McDevitt D, p         0  0  0  0                                      
Larker N, ph          1  0  1  2                                      
Erskine C, p          0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     39  9 17  9                        39  6 13  5

Los Angeles      001 220 103 --  9
Pittsburgh       003 030 000 --  6

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Drysdale D            2.1  7  3  2  0  2
Klippstein J          2.0  4  3  3  1  1
Fowler A              0.2  0  0  0  0  1
Labine C              1.0  0  0  0  0  0
Williams S*           1.0  1  0  0  1  0
McDevitt D (W)        1.0  0  0  0  0  1
Erskine C (S)         1.0  1  0  0  0  0

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Haddix H+             4.0  9  5  5  1  3
Blackburn R           2.1  4  1  1  1  1
Jackson A             1.0  2  0  0  1  0
Daniels B (L)#        0.2  1  2  2  1  0
Smith B**             0.0  0  1  1  1  0
Face R                1.0  1  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
  + Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
  # Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
  ** Pitched to 1 batter in 9th

E -- Pignatano J, Gilliam J
DP -- Los Angeles 1, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 11, Pittsburgh 10
2B -- Hoak D, Repulski R, Mazeroski B, Skinner B, Wills M
3B -- Groat D
HR -- Demeter D
SB -- Neal C, Gilliam J, Virdon B
CS -- Hodges G
SH -- Neal C
SF -- Mejias R, Gilliam J
HBP -- by Blackburn R (Zimmer D), by Williams S (Mejias R)
WP -- Jackson A, Daniels B
T -- 3:35
A -- 27970

    

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