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Giants 9 @ Pirates 12
Forbes Field
June 8, 1959

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the San Francisco Giants, played on June 8, 1959 at Forbes Field. The home team Pirates beat the visiting Giants with a score of 12 to 9.

Game Summary

DateJune 8, 1959 
Visiting Team
San Francisco Giants
R: 9 H: 18 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 9
Hits: 18
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 12 H: 18 E: 0 LOB: 11
Runs: 12
Hits: 18
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherRoy Face  
Losing PitcherMike McCormick  
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Game Winning RBIHarry Bright 

Game Info

DateJune 8, 1959 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamSan Francisco Giants 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherStu Miller  
Home Starting PitcherRon Kline  
BallparkForbes Field 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance19,080 
Time of Game4 hours 13 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Tom Gorman
1B: Stan Landes
2B: Dusty Boggess
3B: Ed Sudol

San Francisco Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jim Davenport  Third Baseman 
Felipe Alou  Right Fielder 
Willie Kirkland  Left Fielder 
Orlando Cepeda  First Baseman 
Daryl Spencer  Second Baseman 
Jackie Brandt  Center Fielder 
Andre Rodgers  Shortstop 
Hobie Landrith  Catcher 
Stu Miller  Pitcher 
Bill Rigney  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Dick Schofield  Right Fielder 
Bill Virdon  Center Fielder 
Smoky Burgess  Catcher 
Dick Stuart  First Baseman 
Bob Skinner  Left Fielder 
Bill Mazeroski  Second Baseman 
Don Hoak  Third Baseman 
Dick Groat  Shortstop 
Ron Kline  Pitcher 
Danny Murtaugh  Manager 

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Giants 9 @ Pirates 12
Forbes Field
June 8, 1959

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         Game of 6/8/1959 -- San Francisco at Pittsburgh (N)

  San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Davenport J, 3b       5  1  2  3   Schofield D, rf       4  0  0  0   
Alou F, rf            6  2  2  2   Face R, p             1  0  1  0   
Kirkland W, lf        4  1  2  1   Bright H, ph          1  1  1  3   
Zanni D, p            0  0  0  0   Virdon B, cf          5  1  2  2   
Worthington A, p      0  0  0  0   Burgess S, c          1  0  0  0   
McCormick M, p        1  0  0  0   Kravitz D, pr-c       4  1  1  2   
Cepeda O, 1b          6  1  2  1   Stuart D, 1b          4  2  3  2   
Spencer D, 2b         5  1  2  1   Skinner B, lf         5  1  1  1   
Brandt J, cf-lf       6  0  1  0   Mazeroski B, 2b       6  1  1  0   
Rodgers A, ss         5  1  2  0   Hoak D, 3b            5  1  3  0   
Landrith H, c         1  0  0  0   Groat D, ss           4  2  2  1   
Wagner L, ph          0  0  0  0   Kline R, p            1  0  1  0   
Schmidt B, c          3  1  3  0   Daniels B, p          2  1  1  0   
Speake B, pr          0  0  0  0   Blackburn R, p        0  0  0  0   
McCardell R, c        1  0  0  0   Kluszewski T, ph      1  0  1  1   
Miller S, p           2  0  0  0   Christopher J, pr     0  1  0  0   
Jones G, p            1  0  0  0   Mejias R, rf          2  0  0  0   
Mays W, ph-cf         2  1  2  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     48  9 18  8                        46 12 18 12

San Francisco    200 200 230 00 --  9
Pittsburgh       011 100 150 03 -- 12
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
Miller S              3.2  7  3  3  2  1
Jones G               3.1  3  1  1  1  2
Zanni D*              0.0  3  3  2  0  0
Worthington A         0.2  1  2  0  0  1
McCormick M (L)       3.0  4  3  3  2  2

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Kline R               3.1  4  4  4  3  6
Daniels B             4.1 11  5  5  1  2
Blackburn R           0.1  0  0  0  1  0
Face R (W)            3.0  3  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 8th

E -- Rodgers A
DP -- San Francisco 1, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- San Francisco 11, Pittsburgh 11
2B -- Davenport J
3B -- Spencer D, Skinner B
HR -- Alou F, Kravitz D, Kirkland W, Stuart D, Bright H
SB -- Alou F, Cepeda O, Mays W
SH -- Groat D, Virdon B, Hoak D
SF -- Kravitz D
WP -- Kline R
PB -- Kravitz D
T -- 4:13
A -- 19080

    

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