Giants @ Reds
May 5, 1959

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Giants	0	0	1
Reds	2	3	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Giants	0	0	1
Reds	2	3	0

Don Newcombe Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.400
OBP	.000	.500
At Bats	0	5
Hits	0	2
• Singles	0	2
• Doubles	0	0
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	1
RBI’s	0	0

Sam Jones Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
2	3	1

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Crosley Field - May 5, 1959

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Out

Sam Jones

Bob Schmidt

Orlando Cepeda

Daryl Spencer

Jim Davenport

Andre Rodgers

Willie Kirkland

Willie Mays

Felipe Alou

Don Newcombe

Roy McMillan

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Newcombe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 2 McMillan takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 Bailey hits a fly ball into left field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Thomas hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Kirkland picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a triple and an error on Kirkland. Powers goes all the way around to score. Thomas moves all the way to home.

Bottom 2 Powers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 2 Rodgers is called out on strikes.

Top 2 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cepeda moves to second.

Top 2 Cepeda is hit by the pitch.

Bottom 1 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Lynch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Pinson is called out on strikes.

Bottom 1 Temple is called out on strikes.

Top 1 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Kirkland hits a fly ball into right field. Powers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Davenport hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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