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Retrosheet Boxscore: San Francisco Giants 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

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San Francisco Giants 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Day

Game Played on Friday, July 31, 1959 (N) at Seals Stadium

PIT N    0  1  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   3  7  0
SF  N    0  1  0    0  0  1    1  1  x  -   4  6  0
BATTING
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Skinner lf                    2   2   0   0       2   1       1   0
Groat ss                      2   0   0   0       0   0       2   4
Clemente rf                   4   0   2   1       0   0       1   1
Stuart 1b                     4   1   2   1       0   1       9   1
Mejias cf                     4   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Hoak 3b                       4   0   2   1       0   0       0   1
Mazeroski 2b                  3   0   1   0       0   2       1   2
Kravitz c                     4   0   0   0       0   0       7   0
Haddix p                      3   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
Totals                       30   3   7   3       2   5      24  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Haddix-Groat-Stuart.
BATTING - 
2B: Stuart 2 (9,off Sanford 2).
SH: Groat 2 (6,off Sanford 2); Mazeroski (8,off Sanford).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Hoak (2,2nd base by Sanford/Schmidt).
San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Brandt lf                     4   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Mays cf                       2   1   0   0       2   1       2   0
McCovey 1b                    4   0   1   1       0   1       9   2
  Davenport 3b                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Cepeda 3b,1b                  3   1   1   0       0   0       2   1
Kirkland rf                   2   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
Spencer 2b                    3   1   1   1       0   0       4   2
Schmidt c                     3   0   0   0       0   1       5   2
Bressoud ss                   3   1   1   1       0   1       1   4
Sanford p                     3   0   1   0       0   2       2   3
Totals                       27   4   6   4       2   7      27  14
BATTING - 
3B: Cepeda (4,off Haddix).
HR: Bressoud (5,6th inning off Haddix 0 on 0 out); Spencer (8,7th inning off
Haddix 0 on 1 out).
SF: Kirkland (2,off Haddix).
GDP: Spencer (11,off Haddix).
IBB: Mays (6,by Haddix).
Team LOB: 2.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Mays (20,2nd base off Haddix/Kravitz).
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Pirates           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Haddix L(7-9)                 8     6   4   4   2   7   2  30
IBB: Haddix (9,Mays).
San Francisco Giants         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Sanford W(9-9)                9     7   3   3   2   5   0  35

Umpires: HP - Tony Venzon, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Jocko Conlan
Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 22371
Starting Lineups:

   Pittsburgh Pirates            San Francisco Giants     
1. Skinner             lf        Brandt              lf
2. Groat               ss        Mays                cf
3. Clemente            rf        McCovey             1b
4. Stuart              1b        Cepeda              3b
5. Mejias              cf        Kirkland            rf
6. Hoak                3b        Spencer             2b
7. Mazeroski           2b        Schmidt             c
8. Kravitz             c         Bressoud            ss
9. Haddix              p         Sanford             p

PIRATES 1ST: Skinner flied out to center; Groat grounded out
(first unassisted); Clemente grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Brandt grounded out (second to first); Mays struck
out; McCovey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Giants 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stuart doubled to left; Mejias grounded out (second
to first); Hoak singled to center [Stuart scored]; Mazeroski
struck out; Hoak was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Cepeda tripled to left; Kirkland hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Cepeda scored]; Spencer popped to first in foul
territory; Schmidt struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Giants 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Kravitz grounded out (pitcher to first); Haddix
made an out to second; Skinner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Pirates 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Bressoud was called out on strikes; Sanford struck
out; Brandt grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Groat grounded out (second to first); Clemente
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stuart doubled to center;
Mejias struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Mays flied out to center; McCovey grounded out
(first to pitcher); Cepeda flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Hoak grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazeroski
singled to center; Kravitz grounded out (first unassisted)
[Mazeroski to second]; Haddix grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Kirkland singled; Spencer grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Kirkland out at second];
Schmidt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Pirates 1, Giants 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Skinner walked; Groat out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to third) [Skinner to second]; Clemente singled
[Skinner to third]; Stuart forced Clemente (third to second)
[Skinner scored]; Mejias made an out to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Bressoud homered to left; Sanford singled to center;
Brandt grounded out (pitcher to first) [Sanford to second]; Mays
was walked intentionally; McCovey flied out to right; Cepeda
forced Mays (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Pirates 2, Giants 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Hoak singled to left; Mazeroski out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Hoak to second]; Kravitz flied out to
center; Haddix grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 2, Giants 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Kirkland grounded out (shortstop to first); Spencer
homered to left; Schmidt grounded out (third to first); Bressoud
popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Pirates 2, Giants 3.

PIRATES 8TH: Skinner walked; Groat out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Skinner to second]; Clemente singled to
left [Skinner scored]; Stuart struck out; Mejias flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 3.

GIANTS 8TH: Sanford struck out; Brandt struck out; Mays walked;
Mays stole second; McCovey singled to right [Mays scored,
McCovey out at second (right to shortstop)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 4.

PIRATES 9TH: DAVENPORT REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING 3B); CEPEDA
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Hoak grounded out (shortstop to
first); Mazeroski struck out; Kravitz flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Giants 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Pirates          3   7   0    5
 Giants           4   6   0    2
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