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Pirates
@ Giants
Seals Stadium
June 24, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on June 24, 1959 at Seals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 24, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 24, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Friend |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Antonelli |
| Ballpark | Seals Stadium |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 12,643 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Stan Landes 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: Ed Sudol 3B: Tom Gorman |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Roman Mejias | Right Fielder |
| Dick Stuart | First Baseman |
| Bob Skinner | Left Fielder |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Hank Foiles | Catcher |
| Bob Friend | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Danny O'Connell | Second Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Willie Kirkland | Right Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Jackie Brandt | Left Fielder |
| Hobie Landrith | Catcher |
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Bressoud | Shortstop |
| Johnny Antonelli | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Seals Stadium
June 24, 1959
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Antonelli
Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Antonelli
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Antonelli
Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Friend
O'Connell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Friend
Mays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kirkland vs. Friend
Kirkland hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. O'Connell moves to third. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cepeda vs. Friend
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. O'Connell scores. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brandt vs. Friend
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Antonelli
Stuart hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Antonelli
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Antonelli
Mazeroski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Antonelli
Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Friend
Landrith hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Friend
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Friend
Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Antonelli
Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Antonelli
Friend hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Antonelli
Virdon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkland. Virdon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groat vs. Antonelli
Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Antonelli vs. Friend
Antonelli 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, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Friend
O'Connell hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Friend
Mays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkland vs. Friend
Kirkland strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Antonelli
Mejias strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Antonelli
Stuart takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Antonelli
Skinner strikes out. There goes Stuart. The throw from Landrith to Bressoud, and Stuart is out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Friend
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Friend
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Friend
Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Friend covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Antonelli
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Antonelli
Hoak hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Hoak reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foiles vs. Antonelli
Foiles strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Friend vs. Antonelli
Friend strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Friend
Davenport hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bressoud vs. Friend
Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Antonelli vs. Friend
Antonelli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bressoud moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
O'Connell vs. Friend
O'Connell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. Friend
Mays strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Antonelli
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Antonelli
Groat hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mejias vs. Antonelli
Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stuart vs. Antonelli
Stuart is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skinner vs. Antonelli
Skinner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Friend
Kirkland hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Friend
Cepeda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Friend
Brandt bunts towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. Cepeda moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Landrith vs. Friend
Landrith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cepeda scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Friend
There goes Landrith. The throw from Foiles and he is out, Mazeroski applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Friend
Davenport hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Antonelli
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Antonelli
Hoak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foiles vs. Antonelli
Foiles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hoak moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bright vs. Antonelli
Harry Bright pinch hits for Bob Friend.
Bright hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Virdon vs. Antonelli
Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Face
Roy Face now pitching.
Bressoud strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Antonelli vs. Face
Antonelli hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Face
O'Connell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Face
Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Antonelli
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Antonelli
Mejias takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stuart vs. Antonelli
Stuart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mejias moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skinner vs. Antonelli
Skinner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mejias scores. Stuart moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mazeroski vs. Worthington
Al Worthington now pitching.
Mazeroski hits a line drive towards second. O'Connell catches it and steps on second to double up Stuart. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Face
Kirkland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Face
Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Face
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Worthington
Hoak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. McCormick
Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Hank Foiles. Mike McCormick now pitching.
Burgess hits a popup towards short. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. McCormick
Ted Kluszewski pinch hits for Roy Face.
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. McCormick
Dick Schofield pinch runs for Ted Kluszewski.
The ball gets by Landrith for a passed ball. Schofield moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Virdon vs. McCormick
Virdon hits a line drive into right field. Kirkland picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kirkland. Schofield scores. Virdon moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groat vs. McCormick
Groat is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mejias vs. McCormick
Mejias hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Daniels
Smoky Burgess now catching. Bennie Daniels now pitching. Felipe Alou pinch hits for Hobie Landrith.
Alou takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Daniels
Davenport takes first base on ball four. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bressoud vs. Porterfield
Bob Porterfield now pitching.
Bressoud bunts towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. Alou moves to third. Davenport moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rhodes vs. Porterfield
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Mike McCormick.
Rhodes is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wagner vs. Porterfield
Daryl Spencer pinch runs for Dusty Rhodes. Leon Wagner pinch hits for Danny O'Connell.
Wagner hits a popup towards center field. Virdon makes the catch and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Virdon. Alou scores. Davenport moves to third. Spencer moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/24/1959 -- Pittsburgh at San Francisco (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Virdon B, cf 5 0 2 1 O'Connell D, 2b 4 1 2 0
Groat D, ss 4 0 1 0 Wagner L, ph 1 0 0 0
Mejias R, rf 4 1 0 0 Mays W, cf 4 0 2 0
Stuart D, 1b 2 1 2 1 Kirkland W, rf 4 1 3 1
Skinner B, lf 4 0 1 1 Cepeda O, 1b 4 1 1 0
Mazeroski B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Brandt J, lf 3 0 0 0
Hoak D, 3b 3 0 2 0 Landrith H, c 3 0 1 1
Foiles H, c 3 0 1 0 Alou F, ph 0 1 0 0
Burgess S, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Davenport J, 3b 3 0 1 0
Friend B, p 2 0 0 0 Bressoud E, ss 3 0 0 0
Bright H, ph 1 0 0 0 Antonelli J, p 3 0 1 0
Face R, p 0 0 0 0 Worthington A, p 0 0 0 0
Kluszewski T, ph 1 0 0 0 McCormick M, p 0 0 0 0
Schofield D, pr 0 1 0 0 Rhodes D, ph 0 0 0 0
Daniels B, p 0 0 0 0 Spencer D, pr 0 0 0 0
Porterfield B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 9 3 32 4 11 2
Pittsburgh 010 000 011 -- 3
San Francisco 100 002 001 -- 4
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Friend B 6.0 9 3 3 0 3
Face R 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Daniels B (L)* 0.0 0 1 0 2 0
Porterfield B 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Antonelli J 7.1 8 2 2 3 5
Worthington A+ 0.2 0 1 0 1 0
McCormick M (W) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Kirkland W, Virdon B
DP -- Pittsburgh 2, San Francisco 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 9, San Francisco 7
2B -- Virdon B, Hoak D
HR -- Stuart D, Kirkland W
CS -- Stuart D, Landrith H
SH -- Brandt J, Bressoud E
PB -- Landrith H
T -- 2:43
A -- 12643
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