Dodgers @ Giants
July 20, 1959

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Dodgers	3	4	1
Giants	2	4	0

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Dodgers	3	4	1
Giants	2	4	0

Willie Kirkland Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.280
OBP	.000	.352
At Bats	4	275
Hits	0	77
• Singles	0	46
• Doubles	0	13
• Triples	0	3
• Home Runs	0	15
Walks	0	28
RBI’s	0	41

Don Drysdale Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
11	6	1

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Seals Stadium - July 20, 1959

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Out

Don Drysdale

Joe Pignatano

Gil Hodges

Charlie Neal

Jim Gilliam

Don Zimmer

Wally Moon

Don Demeter

Rip Repulski

Willie Kirkland

Felipe Alou

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Los Angeles Dodgers	3	4	1	2
San Francisco Giants	2	4	0	9
Winning Pitcher	Don Drysdale
Losing Pitcher	Johnny Antonelli
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Charlie Neal
Attendance	22,777
Time of Game	2 hours 23 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Felipe Alou pinch runs for Leon Wagner. Kirkland hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 Leon Wagner pinch hits for Jim Davenport. Wagner takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 9 Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Johnny Antonelli. Rhodes strikes out.

Bottom 9 Bressoud strikes out.

Top 9 Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 9 Hodges hits a popup towards short. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moon for the out.

Top 9 Neal hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 8 Landrith strikes out.

Bottom 8 Brandt strikes out.

Bottom 8 Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Drysdale hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Antonelli, and towards Bressoud, who fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 7 Mays takes first base on ball four. Bressoud moves to third. Davenport moves to second.

Bottom 7 Kirkland hits a line drive into right field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Davenport takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 7 Antonelli bunts towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. Bressoud moves to second.

Bottom 7 Bressoud takes first base on ball four.

Top 7 Pignatano strikes out.

Top 7 Repulski hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Demeter hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Brandt hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Spencer hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 6 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Moon hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Neal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Mays hits a popup towards short. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Kirkland strikes out.

Bottom 5 Davenport strikes out.

Top 5 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Drysdale hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Antonelli hits a fly ball into right field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Bressoud hits a line drive into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Landrith takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 4 Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Pignatano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Hodges strikes out.

Top 3 Moon strikes out.

Top 3 Neal hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer misplays the ball. That's an error on Zimmer. Brandt scores. Bressoud moves to third. That run is unearned.

Bottom 2 Antonelli strikes out.

Bottom 2 Bressoud hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Spencer scores. Brandt moves to second.

Bottom 2 Landrith hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Brandt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Spencer moves to second.

Bottom 2 Spencer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 2 Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Drysdale strikes out.

Top 2 Zimmer strikes out.

Top 2 Pignatano hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brandt who is chasing the ball. Pignatano reaches third base with a triple.

Bottom 1 Cepeda hits a line drive into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Mays hits a line drive towards short. Zimmer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Kirkland hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Davenport takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Repulski strikes out.

Top 1 Demeter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 1 Hodges hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Top 1 Moon hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Neal hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Neal for the out. Gilliam moves to second.

Top 1 Gilliam takes first base on ball four.

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