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Reds
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
May 20, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 20, 1959 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Game Summary
| Date | May 20, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 20, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Newcombe |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Erskine |
| Ballpark | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 32,252 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Secory 1B: Hal Dixon 2B: Vinnie Smith 3B: Frank Dascoli |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Jerry Lynch | Left Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Right Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | First Baseman |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Frank Thomas | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Don Newcombe | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
| Ron Fairly | Right Fielder |
| Don Demeter | Center Fielder |
| Norm Larker | First Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Left Fielder |
| Joe Pignatano | Catcher |
| Bob Lillis | Shortstop |
| Carl Erskine | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
May 20, 1959
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Erskine
Temple strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Erskine
Pinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lynch vs. Erskine
Lynch takes first base on ball four. Pinson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Erskine
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards second. Neal scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Newcombe
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gilliam for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Newcombe
Neal hits a line drive towards third. Thomas reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Newcombe
Fairly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Demeter vs. Newcombe
Demeter takes first base on ball four. Fairly moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Larker vs. Newcombe
Larker hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Fairly scores. Demeter moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Newcombe
Moon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Erskine
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erskine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Erskine
Bailey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Erskine
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Erskine
McMillan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Erskine
Newcombe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Newcombe
Pignatano hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Newcombe
Lillis hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Newcombe
Erskine is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Erskine
Temple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Erskine
Pinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Fairly. Pinson reaches second base with a double. Temple moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lynch vs. Snyder
Gene Snyder now pitching.
Lynch hits a popup towards short. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Snyder
Bell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Snyder
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Snyder
Bailey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Thomas vs. Snyder
There's a wild pitch. Robinson scores. Bailey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Snyder
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McMillan vs. Snyder
There's a wild pitch. Bailey moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
McMillan vs. Snyder
McMillan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moon. McMillan reaches second base with a double. Bailey scores. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newcombe vs. Snyder
There's a wild pitch. McMillan moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Newcombe vs. Snyder
Newcombe strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Newcombe
Gilliam hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Newcombe
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Newcombe
Fairly hits a line drive towards first. Robinson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Snyder
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Snyder
Pinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Lynch vs. Snyder
Lynch hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Snyder
There goes Pinson. The throw from Pignatano and he is out, Lillis applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Newcombe
Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Newcombe
Larker hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Newcombe
Moon hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Snyder
Bell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Snyder
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Snyder
Bailey hits a popup towards short. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Newcombe
Pignatano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lillis vs. Newcombe
Lillis hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Newcombe
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newcombe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Snyder
Thomas hits a popup towards first. Larker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Snyder
McMillan hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Neal reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Snyder
Newcombe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Snyder
Temple hits a line drive towards short. Lillis reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Newcombe
Gilliam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Newcombe
Neal hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Newcombe
Fairly hits a line drive towards first. Robinson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Newcombe
Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Newcombe
Larker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Snyder
Pinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynch vs. Snyder
Lynch hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Pignatano throws to second. Safe. Over to first, and Lynch is out. Pinson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Snyder
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Snyder
Robinson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Bailey vs. Snyder
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Newcombe
Walt Dropo now playing first base. Frank Robinson now playing left field.
Moon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Newcombe
Pignatano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Newcombe
Duke Snider pinch hits for Bob Lillis.
Snider hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Newcombe
Rip Repulski pinch hits for Gene Snyder.
Repulski hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Newcombe
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Koufax
Don Zimmer now playing shortstop. Sandy Koufax now pitching.
Thomas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Koufax
Eddie Kasko pinch runs for Frank Thomas.
McMillan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Newcombe vs. Koufax
Newcombe bunts towards the mound. Koufax fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Koufax
Temple takes first base on ball four. Newcombe moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Pinson vs. Koufax
Pinson hits a popup towards third. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Newcombe
Eddie Kasko now playing third base.
Neal hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Newcombe
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Newcombe
Demeter strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Newcombe
Larker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Larker for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Koufax
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koufax fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Koufax
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Koufax
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Newcombe
Moon hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Newcombe
Pignatano strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Newcombe
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/20/1959, game 2 -- Cincinnati at Los Angeles (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Gilliam J, 3b 4 1 1 0
Pinson V, cf 4 1 3 0 Neal C, 2b 4 2 2 3
Lynch J, lf 3 0 0 0 Fairly R, rf 3 1 0 0
Dropo W, 1b 1 0 0 0 Demeter D, cf 3 0 0 0
Bell G, rf 5 1 1 3 Larker N, 1b 4 0 1 1
Robinson F, 1b-lf 4 1 1 0 Moon W, lf 4 1 1 1
Bailey E, c 4 2 2 0 Pignatano J, c 4 0 1 0
Thomas F, 3b 4 0 1 0 Lillis B, ss 2 0 0 0
Kasko E, pr-3b 0 0 0 0 Snider D, ph 1 0 0 0
McMillan R, ss 4 1 2 3 Zimmer D, ss 1 0 0 0
Newcombe D, p 4 0 1 0 Erskine C, p 1 0 0 0
Snyder G, p 1 0 0 0
Repulski R, ph 1 0 0 0
Koufax S, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 7 12 6 33 5 6 5
Cincinnati 025 000 000 -- 7
Los Angeles 100 002 110 -- 5
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Newcombe D (W) 9.0 6 5 5 2 3
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Erskine C (L)* 2.0 5 4 4 1 1
Snyder G 5.0 6 3 3 2 2
Koufax S 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 3rd
DP -- Los Angeles 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, Los Angeles 3
2B -- Pinson V, McMillan R
HR -- McMillan R, Bell G, Neal C 2, Moon W
CS -- Pinson V
WP -- Snyder G 3
T -- 2:29
A -- 32252
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