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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 5, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds, played on July 5, 1959 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 5, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 5, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Purkey |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Harvey Haddix |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Bill Jackowski 2B: Shag Crawford 3B: Vic Delmore |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Pete Whisenant | Right Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | First Baseman |
| Jim Pendleton | Left Fielder |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Dutch Dotterer | Catcher |
| Eddie Kasko | Shortstop |
| Bob Purkey | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| Dick Stuart | First Baseman |
| Bob Skinner | Left Fielder |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Roman Mejias | Right Fielder |
| Harvey Haddix | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 5, 1959
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Haddix
Temple hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Haddix
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat. Pinson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whisenant vs. Haddix
Whisenant hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pinson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Haddix
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pinson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Haddix
Pendleton hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Purkey
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Purkey
Groat takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Purkey
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson makes the out and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Robinson. Groat moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stuart vs. Purkey
Stuart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Groat scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Purkey
Skinner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Haddix
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dotterer vs. Haddix
Dotterer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Jones trying to get to third. Mejias throws the ball in to Hoak, who tags Jones for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kasko vs. Haddix
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haddix fields it and throws to first for the out. Dotterer moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Purkey vs. Haddix
Purkey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Purkey
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Purkey
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Purkey
Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haddix vs. Purkey
Haddix hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mejias moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Virdon vs. Purkey
Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Haddix
Temple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Haddix
Pinson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whisenant vs. Haddix
Whisenant hits a popup towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Haddix
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Haddix
Pendleton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Purkey
Groat hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Whisenant. Groat reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burgess vs. Purkey
Burgess hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson who is chasing the ball. Burgess reaches third base with a triple. Groat scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stuart vs. Purkey
Stuart hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Burgess tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Purkey
Skinner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Whisenant. Skinner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mazeroski vs. Lawrence
Brooks Lawrence now pitching.
Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pendleton who is chasing the ball. Mazeroski reaches third base with a triple. Skinner scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hoak vs. Lawrence
Hoak hits a popup towards short. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mejias vs. Lawrence
Mejias hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Haddix
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dotterer vs. Haddix
Dotterer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kasko vs. Haddix
Kasko strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lawrence vs. Haddix
Lawrence strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haddix vs. Lawrence
Haddix hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Lawrence
Virdon strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Lawrence
Groat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Lawrence
Burgess hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Dotterer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Haddix
Temple hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mejias. Temple reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pinson vs. Haddix
Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whisenant vs. Haddix
Whisenant hits a fly ball towards center field. Virdon makes the catch and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Virdon. Temple scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Haddix
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Haddix
Pendleton hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Lawrence
Stuart is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Lawrence
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Skinner for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Lawrence
Mazeroski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dotterer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Haddix
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dotterer vs. Haddix
Dotterer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kasko vs. Haddix
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Lawrence
Hoak hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Lawrence
Mejias hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pendleton. Mejias reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haddix vs. Lawrence
Haddix hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Whisenant. Haddix reaches second base with a double. Mejias scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Virdon vs. Arroyo
Luis Arroyo now pitching.
Virdon bunts towards the mound. Arroyo fields it and throws to first for the out. Haddix moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Groat vs. Arroyo
Groat hits a fly ball into left field. Pendleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Haddix tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Arroyo
Burgess hits a fly ball towards right. Whisenant settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Whisenant. Burgess moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stuart vs. Arroyo
Stuart is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skinner vs. Arroyo
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Arroyo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Haddix
Whitey Lockman pinch hits for Luis Arroyo.
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Haddix
Temple hits a line drive towards third. Hoak reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Haddix
Pinson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Schmidt
Willard Schmidt now pitching.
Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Schmidt
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Schmidt
Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whisenant vs. Haddix
Whisenant hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Haddix
Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Haddix
Pendleton strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Haddix
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 5 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Schmidt
Ted Kluszewski pinch hits for Harvey Haddix.
Kluszewski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson who is chasing the ball. Kluszewski reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Virdon vs. Schmidt
Dick Schofield pinch runs for Ted Kluszewski.
Virdon hits a popup towards short. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Groat vs. Schmidt
Groat hits a fly ball towards right. Whisenant catches it and throws to home to double up Schofield. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 5 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newcombe vs. Face
Roy Face now pitching. Hank Foiles now catching. Don Newcombe pinch hits for Dutch Dotterer.
Newcombe strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Face
Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Eddie Kasko.
Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Face
Gus Bell pinch hits for Willard Schmidt.
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/5/1959, game 1 -- Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 4 2 2 0 Virdon B, cf 4 0 0 0
Pinson V, cf 4 1 0 0 Groat D, ss 3 2 2 1
Whisenant P, rf 4 1 1 1 Burgess S, c 4 1 1 1
Robinson F, 1b 4 1 3 3 Foiles H, c 0 0 0 0
Pendleton J, lf 4 0 0 0 Stuart D, 1b 2 0 1 2
Jones W, 3b 4 0 1 0 Skinner B, lf 4 1 1 0
Dotterer D, c 3 0 2 0 Mazeroski B, 2b 4 0 2 1
Newcombe D, ph 1 0 0 0 Hoak D, 3b 4 1 1 1
Kasko E, ss 3 0 0 0 Mejias R, rf 4 1 2 0
Lynch J, ph 1 0 0 0 Haddix H, p 3 1 2 1
Purkey B, p 1 0 0 0 Kluszewski T, ph 1 0 1 0
Lawrence B, p 1 0 0 0 Schofield D, pr 0 0 0 0
Arroyo L, p 0 0 0 0 Face R, p 0 0 0 0
Lockman W, ph 1 0 0 0
Schmidt W, p 0 0 0 0
Bell G, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 9 4 33 7 13 7
Cincinnati 102 010 010 -- 5
Pittsburgh 103 003 00x -- 7
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey B 2.1 6 4 4 1 0
Lawrence B (L)* 2.2 5 3 3 0 2
Arroyo L 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Schmidt W 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Haddix H (W) 8.0 9 5 4 0 7
Face R (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
E -- Groat D, Robinson F, Virdon B, Whisenant P
DP -- Cincinnati 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 4, Pittsburgh 7
2B -- Groat D, Skinner B, Temple J, Mejias R, Haddix H
3B -- Burgess S, Mazeroski B, Kluszewski T
HR -- Robinson F, Hoak D, Whisenant P
SH -- Virdon B
SF -- Stuart D, Groat D
T -- 2:29
A -- 0
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