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Reds 8 @ Phillies 4
Connie Mack Stadium
July 2, 1959

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Cincinnati Reds, played on July 2, 1959 at Connie Mack Stadium. The home team Phillies were bested by the visiting Reds with a score of 8 to 4.

Game Summary

DateJuly 2, 1959 
Visiting Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 8 H: 11 E: 1 LOB: 10
Runs: 8
Hits: 11
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Philadelphia Phillies
R: 4 H: 6 E: 1 LOB: 3
Runs: 4
Hits: 6
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 3
Winning PitcherDon Newcombe  
Losing PitcherRuben Gomez  
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Game Winning RBIFrank Robinson 

Game Info

DateJuly 2, 1959 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCincinnati Reds 
Home TeamPhiladelphia Phillies 
Visiting Starting PitcherDon Newcombe  
Home Starting PitcherRuben Gomez  
BallparkConnie Mack Stadium 
CityPhiladelphia 
StatePA 
Attendance15,428 
Time of Game2 hours 34 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Stan Landes
1B: Dusty Boggess
2B: Ed Sudol
3B: Tom Gorman

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Johnny Temple  Second Baseman 
Vada Pinson  Center Fielder 
Jerry Lynch  Left Fielder 
Frank Robinson  First Baseman 
Gus Bell  Right Fielder 
Ed Bailey  Catcher 
Willie Jones  Third Baseman 
Eddie Kasko  Shortstop 
Don Newcombe  Pitcher 
Mayo Smith  Manager 

Philadelphia Phillies Lineup 

Name  Position 
Joe Koppe  Shortstop 
Richie Ashburn  Center Fielder 
Gene Freese  Third Baseman 
Harry Anderson  Left Fielder 
Wally Post  Right Fielder 
Ed Bouchee  First Baseman 
Sparky Anderson  Second Baseman 
Carl Sawatski  Catcher 
Ruben Gomez  Pitcher 
Eddie Sawyer  Manager 

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Reds 8 @ Phillies 4
Connie Mack Stadium
July 2, 1959

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 7/2/1959, game 2 -- Cincinnati at Philadelphia (N)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI
Temple J, 2b          3  0  1  1   Koppe J, ss           4  1  2  0   
Pinson V, cf          4  0  0  0   Ashburn R, cf         4  1  1  2   
Lynch J, lf           3  1  2  0   Freese G, 3b          4  0  1  0   
Lockman W, pr-1b      1  1  0  0   Anderson H, lf        4  0  0  0   
Robinson F, 1b-lf     4  3  3  1   Post W, rf            4  1  0  0   
Bell G, rf            4  1  2  4   Bouchee E, 1b         3  1  1  0   
Bailey E, c           5  0  0  0   Anderson S, 2b        2  0  0  0   
Jones W, 3b           3  1  1  0   Hanebrink H, ph-2b    2  0  0  0   
Kasko E, ss           5  0  0  1   Sawatski C, c         3  0  1  2   
Newcombe D, p         5  1  2  1   Thomas V, pr-c        0  0  0  0   
                                   Gomez R, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Meyer J, p            1  0  0  0   
                                   Drake S, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Simmons C, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Robinson H, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   Philley D, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Phillips T, p         0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  8 11  8                        33  4  6  4

Cincinnati       013 001 201 --  8
Philadelphia     100 001 200 --  4

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Newcombe D (W)        9.0  6  4  2  1  4

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gomez R (L)*          2.0  7  4  4  0  2
Meyer J               4.0  1  1  1  4  2
Simmons C+            0.0  2  2  2  0  0
Robinson H            1.0  0  0  0  0  1
Phillips T            2.0  1  1  1  3  2
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 3rd
  + Pitched to 3 batters in 7th

E -- Anderson S, Lockman W
DP -- Philadelphia 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 10, Philadelphia 3
2B -- Robinson F 2, Bell G, Bouchee E, Sawatski C
3B -- Koppe J
HR -- Bell G, Newcombe D, Ashburn R
SB -- Pinson V, Bell G, Robinson F
HBP -- by Simmons C (Lynch J)
WP -- Meyer J
T -- 2:34
A -- 15428

    

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