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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
September 11, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on September 11, 1959 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Game Summary
| Date | September 11, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 11, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fred Green |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Sherry |
| Ballpark | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 48,526 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Shag Crawford 1B: Tony Venzon 2B: Jocko Conlan 3B: Ken Burkhart |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Skinner | Left Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Dick Stuart | First Baseman |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Fred Green | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Center Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Chuck Essegian | Left Fielder |
| Maury Wills | Shortstop |
| Joe Pignatano | Catcher |
| Larry Sherry | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
September 11, 1959
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Sherry
Skinner strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Sherry
Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Sherry
Clemente hits a fly ball into left field. Essegian settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Stuart vs. Sherry
Stuart hits a line drive into center field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Green
Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Green
Neal hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Virdon. Neal reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Green
Moon strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Green
Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Sherry
Burgess 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Sherry
Hoak strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Sherry
Mazeroski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Green
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Essegian vs. Green
Essegian hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Green
Wills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Pignatano vs. Green
Pignatano hits a line drive towards third. Hoak reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Sherry
Virdon 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Sherry
Green strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Sherry
Skinner 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 3
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sherry vs. Green
Sherry strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Green
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Green
Neal hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Green
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Sherry
Groat strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Sherry
Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Sherry
Stuart strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Green
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak throws towards short. Groat fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Groat. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Furillo vs. Green
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hodges moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Essegian vs. Green
Essegian strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Wills vs. Green
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Sherry
Burgess hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Sherry
Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Sherry
Mazeroski strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Sherry
Virdon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Green
Pignatano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sherry vs. Green
Sherry bunts towards the mound. Green fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Green
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sherry moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Neal vs. Green
Neal is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Green
Moon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Green
Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Green
Furillo hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Sherry
Wally Moon now playing left field. Ron Fairly now playing center field.
Green strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Sherry
Skinner 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Sherry
Groat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Sherry
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Green
Danny Kravitz now catching.
Fairly hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Green
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pignatano vs. Green
Pignatano hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Sherry vs. Green
Sherry hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Gilliam vs. Green
Gilliam hits a line drive into left field. Skinner picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Skinner. Wills scores. Pignatano moves to third. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Neal vs. Porterfield
Bob Porterfield now pitching.
Neal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Moon vs. Porterfield
Moon hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Sherry
Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Kravitz vs. Sherry
Kravitz hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Sherry
Hoak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Sherry
Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hoak moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Virdon vs. Sherry
Virdon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Porterfield
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Porterfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Porterfield
Furillo hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Porterfield
Fairly hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Sherry
Don Demeter now playing center field. Ron Fairly now playing right field. Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Bob Porterfield.
Nelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Sherry
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Sherry
Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Sherry
Clemente hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Pignatano scoops up the ball and tags Clemente for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Daniels
Bennie Daniels now pitching.
Wills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Pignatano vs. Daniels
Pignatano hits a ball on the ground towards right. Clemente fields it and throws to second to catch Wills for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sherry vs. Daniels
Sherry bunts towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Daniels
Gilliam hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Sherry
Stuart hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kravitz vs. Sherry
Kravitz 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Sherry
Hoak strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/11/1959, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at Los Angeles (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Skinner B, lf 4 0 0 0 Gilliam J, 3b 5 0 2 1
Groat D, ss 4 0 3 0 Neal C, 2b 2 1 1 0
Clemente R, rf 4 0 0 0 Moon W, cf-lf 4 1 1 3
Stuart D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 4 0 2 0
Burgess S, c 2 0 1 0 Furillo C, rf 4 0 0 0
Kravitz D, c 2 0 0 0 Demeter D, cf 0 0 0 0
Hoak D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Essegian C, lf 2 0 0 0
Mazeroski B, 2b 3 0 1 0 Fairly R, cf-rf 2 0 0 0
Virdon B, cf 3 0 0 0 Wills M, ss 2 1 1 0
Green F, p 2 0 0 0 Pignatano J, c 4 0 2 0
Porterfield B, p 0 0 0 0 Sherry L, p 4 1 0 0
Nelson R, ph 1 0 1 0
Daniels B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 0 6 0 33 4 9 4
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0
Los Angeles 000 031 00x -- 4
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Green F (L) 5.2 9 4 4 2 3
Porterfield B 1.1 0 0 0 1 0
Daniels B 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Sherry L (W) 9.0 6 0 0 1 11
E -- Groat D, Skinner B
DP -- Los Angeles 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, Los Angeles 9
2B -- Neal C
HR -- Moon W
T -- 2:30
A -- 48526
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