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August 31, 1959

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Bottom 9 R H E
Giants 2 7 3
Dodgers 2 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Giants 2 7 3
Dodgers 5 7 0

Wally Moon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .302
OBP .250 .393
At Bats 3 447
Hits 0 135
• Singles 0 92
• Doubles 0 23
• Triples 0 9
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 1 67
RBI’s 0 59

Al Worthington Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 3 3
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - August 31, 1959
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Home Run
Al Worthington
Bob Schmidt
Willie McCovey
Danny O'Connell
Jose Pagan
Eddie Bressoud
Orlando Cepeda
Willie Mays
Felipe Alou
Wally Moon
Jim Gilliam
Sandy Koufax

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
San Francisco Giants 2 7 3 7
Los Angeles Dodgers 5 7 0 8
Winning Pitcher Sandy Koufax
Losing Pitcher Jack Sanford
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Wally Moon
Attendance 60,194
Time of Game 2 hours 54 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Al Worthington now pitching. Moon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Gilliam hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Koufax moves to second.
Bottom 9 Koufax hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Wills 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.
Top 9 Sanford strikes out.
Top 9 O'Connell strikes out.
Top 9 Bressoud strikes out.
Bottom 8 Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Sanford covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Neal hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pagan juggles the ball. That's an error on Pagan. Snider moves to second.
Bottom 8 Snider takes first base on ball four. Moon scores.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Moon moves to third.
Bottom 8 Larker bunts towards the mound. Sanford fields it and throws to first for the out. Moon moves to second.
Bottom 8 Moon takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Schmidt hits a fly ball into left field. Larker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Alou hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Cepeda strikes out.
Top 8 Mays strikes out.
Bottom 7 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Koufax bunts towards third. Pagan fields it and throws to first for the out. Wills moves to second.
Bottom 7 Wills bunts in front of the plate. Schmidt fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Jose Pagan now playing third base. Roseboro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 McCovey strikes out.
Top 7 Brandt strikes out.
Top 7 Sanford bunts towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Neal covering, for the out.
Top 7 O'Connell hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Larker. O'Connell reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Neal strikes out.
Bottom 6 Hodges takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Snider hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Larker hits a popup towards short. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bressoud strikes out.
Top 6 Schmidt strikes out.
Top 6 Alou strikes out.
Bottom 5 Moon strikes out.
Bottom 5 There goes Gilliam. The throw from Schmidt and he is safe. Gilliam steals second.
Bottom 5 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brandt juggles the ball. That's an error on Brandt.
Bottom 5 Sanford fires to first and picks off Wills.
Bottom 5 Koufax bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 5 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brandt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Cepeda strikes out.
Top 5 Mays strikes out.
Top 5 McCovey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Brandt strikes out.
Bottom 4 Roseboro hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Neal hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hodges strikes out.
Bottom 4 Snider hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Sanford strikes out.
Top 4 O'Connell strikes out.
Top 4 Bressoud hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roseboro settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Schmidt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Alou moves to second.
Top 4 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Larker strikes out.
Bottom 3 Moon 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.
Bottom 3 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Mays takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 McCovey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Koufax strikes out.
Bottom 2 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Sanford strikes out.
Top 2 O'Connell takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Bressoud hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Neal 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.
Bottom 1 Hodges hits a line drive into left field. Cepeda picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cepeda. Snider moves to third. Hodges moves to second.
Bottom 1 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields it and throws to second for the out. Gilliam scores.
Bottom 1 Larker takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 The ball gets by Schmidt for a passed ball. Gilliam moves to third.
Bottom 1 Moon strikes out.
Bottom 1 There goes Gilliam. The throw from Schmidt and he is safe. Gilliam steals second.
Bottom 1 Gilliam takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cepeda hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Larker. Cepeda reaches second base with a double. Mays scores.
Top 1 Mays hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Larker. Mays reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 McCovey strikes out.
Top 1 Brandt strikes out.