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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 24, 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 August 24, 1959 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 24, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 24, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sam Jones |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Friend |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 23,617 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Shag Crawford 1B: Vic Delmore 2B: Al Barlick 3B: Vinnie Smith |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jackie Brandt | Third Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Orlando Cepeda | Left Fielder |
| Willie Kirkland | Right Fielder |
| Daryl Spencer | Second Baseman |
| Hobie Landrith | Catcher |
| Eddie Bressoud | Shortstop |
| Sam Jones | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Skinner | Left Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Rocky Nelson | First Baseman |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Dick Schofield | Second Baseman |
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Bob Friend | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 24, 1959
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Friend
Brandt hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Friend
Mays hits a line drive into center field. Virdon picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Virdon. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Friend
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Friend
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Jones
Skinner hits a popup towards short. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Jones
Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Jones
Clemente hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nelson vs. Jones
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nelson for the out. Groat moves to third. Clemente moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burgess vs. Jones
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brandt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Friend
Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kirkland for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Friend
Spencer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landrith vs. Friend
Landrith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bressoud vs. Friend
Bressoud strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Friend
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Jones
Hoak hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Hoak reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schofield vs. Jones
Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hoak moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Virdon vs. Jones
Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hoak scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Friend vs. Jones
There goes Virdon. The throw from Landrith and he is safe. Virdon steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Friend vs. Jones
Friend strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skinner vs. Jones
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Friend
Brandt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Friend
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Friend
McCovey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Friend
Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Jones
Groat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Jones
Clemente strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Jones
Nelson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Jones
Burgess hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Jones
Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schofield vs. Jones
There's a wild pitch. Burgess moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schofield vs. Jones
Schofield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Burgess trying to get to home. Mays throws the ball in to Landrith who tags Burgess who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Friend
Kirkland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Friend
Spencer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landrith vs. Friend
Landrith is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bressoud vs. Friend
Bressoud hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. McCormick
Mike McCormick now pitching.
Virdon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Friend vs. McCormick
Friend bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. McCormick
Skinner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. McCormick
Groat hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkland who is chasing the ball. Groat reaches third base with a triple. Virdon goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clemente vs. McCormick
Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Friend
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Mike McCormick.
Rhodes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Friend
Johnny Antonelli pinch runs for Dusty Rhodes.
Brandt takes first base on ball four. Antonelli moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Friend
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Antonelli moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCovey vs. Friend
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cepeda vs. Friend
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Fisher
Eddie Fisher now pitching.
Nelson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Fisher
Burgess hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nelson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hoak vs. Fisher
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Nelson scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Fisher
Schofield is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Friend
Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first, with Friend covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Friend
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Friend
Landrith hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Fisher
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fisher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Fisher
Friend hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Fisher
Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Friend
Bressoud hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Friend
Leon Wagner pinch hits for Eddie Fisher.
Wagner hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Friend
Brandt hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Friend
Mays hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Byerly
Bud Byerly now pitching.
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Byerly
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Byerly
Nelson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Byerly
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Byerly covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Friend
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Friend
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkland vs. Friend
Kirkland strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Friend
Spencer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Byerly
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brandt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Byerly
Schofield hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Byerly
Virdon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Friend vs. Byerly
Friend hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Friend
Landrith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bressoud vs. Friend
Jose Pagan pinch runs for Hobie Landrith.
Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Friend
Felipe Alou pinch hits for Bud Byerly.
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Friend
Brandt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Friend
Mays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Alou moves to third. Brandt moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCovey vs. Friend
McCovey strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/24/1959 -- San Francisco at Pittsburgh (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Brandt J, 3b 4 0 2 0 Skinner B, lf 4 0 0 0
Mays W, cf 5 0 2 0 Groat D, ss 4 1 3 1
McCovey W, 1b 5 0 1 0 Clemente R, rf 4 0 1 0
Cepeda O, lf 4 0 1 0 Nelson R, 1b 4 3 3 3
Kirkland W, rf 4 0 1 0 Burgess S, c 4 0 2 0
Spencer D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Hoak D, 3b 4 1 1 0
Landrith H, c 4 0 2 0 Schofield D, 2b 4 0 1 0
Pagan J, pr 0 0 0 0 Virdon B, cf 3 1 2 1
Bressoud E, ss 4 0 1 0 Friend B, p 4 0 0 0
Jones S, p 1 0 0 0
McCormick M, p 0 0 0 0
Rhodes D, ph 1 0 1 0
Antonelli J, pr 0 0 0 0
Fisher E, p 0 0 0 0
Wagner L, ph 1 0 0 0
Byerly B, p 0 0 0 0
Alou F, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 0 12 0 35 6 13 5
San Francisco 000 000 000 -- 0
Pittsburgh 012 110 10x -- 6
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Jones S (L) 3.0 8 3 3 0 2
McCormick M 1.0 2 1 1 0 2
Fisher E 2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Byerly B 2.0 1 1 1 1 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Friend B (W) 9.0 12 0 0 1 8
E -- Virdon B
DP -- San Francisco 1, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- San Francisco 12, Pittsburgh 6
2B -- Hoak D
3B -- Groat D
HR -- Nelson R 2
SB -- Virdon B
WP -- Jones S
T -- 2:47
A -- 23617
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