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CHW  2
WSH  1

BAL  5
@CLE  2

DET  6
BOS  2

KCA  2
NYY  1

CIN 12
CHC  3

LAD  5
PHI  3

MLN  8
STL  1

SFG  9
PIT  5

Standings at end of play this day

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Attendance: 30,536

Saturday, August 1, 1959
Time of Game: 2:27
Phillies
3
42-59
Lost 3
8th, 15 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Phillies        0  0  0   2  0  0   0  1  0    3  3  2
Dodgers         0  0  0   3  0  0   2  0  X    5 10  0
W: C Labine (5-8), L: J Owens (7-9)
Dodgers
5
59-47
Won 2
2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Koppe SS                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .254  .697   12    2   4   HR
R Ashburn CF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .276  .685   23    2   0   
E Bouchee 1B                  2   1   1   0    2   0  .288  .835   15    7   1   
W Post RF                     4   1   1   2    0   1  .246  .736   16    4   0   HR
G Freese 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .282  .906   18    1   1   
J Bolger LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .077  .246   12    2   0   
S Anderson 2B                 1   0   0   0    2   0  .211  .502   13    0   3   
  D Philley PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .316  .909    2    0   0   
J Lonnett C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .229  .686   12    5   0   
J Owens P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .063  .214   10    1   0   
  T Phillips P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200         0   0   
  S Drake PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .118  .285    5    0   0   
  H Robinson P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
Totals                       30   3   3   3    4   8              138   24   9
BATTING
HR: J Koppe (2, off C Labine; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); W Post (12, off S Koufax; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF).
TB: W Post 4; J Koppe 4; E Bouchee.
RBI: W Post 2 (59); J Koppe (10).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 1.
FIELDING
DP: 2. S Anderson-J Koppe-E Bouchee 2.
E: J Koppe (16); G Freese (13).
Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Gilliam 3B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .316  .813   10    1   1   2B
C Neal 2B                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .305  .838   11    2   0   SH
W Moon LF                     3   1   0   0    1   1  .295  .813   20    1   0   
D Snider RF                   3   1   3   2    1   0  .306  .878   12    1   0   3B
N Larker 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .294  .799   21   10   0   2·GDP
D Demeter CF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .262  .756   16    2   0   
J Roseboro C                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .695   13    9   0   
M Wills SS                    4   1   3   0    0   0  .221  .517   14    1   8   
S Koufax P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .313    3    0   0   
  R Fairly PH                 1   0   1   2    0   0  .246  .688    3    0   0   
  C Labine P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   0   
Totals                       33   5  10   5    2   5              129   27   9
BATTING
2B: J Gilliam (14, off J Owens).
3B: D Snider (2, off J Owens).
SH: C Neal (18, off J Owens).
TB: D Snider 5; J Gilliam 3; M Wills 3; R Fairly; D Demeter.
GIDP: N Larker 2 (10).
RBI: R Fairly 2 (17); D Snider 2 (57); J Gilliam (19).
2-out RBI: R Fairly 2; J Gilliam.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 9.
FIELDING
PB: J Roseboro (9).

PITCHING

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Owens, L (7-9)               6.1  10   5   5    2   3   0   3.74   31  115-76   53· 7·16   12· 8· 4· 2     34    -     1.26  -0.23
T Phillips                     0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   5.64    2    7-5     2· 3· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.41   0.03
H Robinson                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.86    3    7-5     3· 0· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.02
Totals                         8    10   5   5    2   5   0          36  129-86   58·10·18   14· 9· 4· 2          1-0 
Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Koufax                       4     1   2   2    4   7   1   3.57   17   76-43   23· 5·15    3· 3· 0· 0     55    -     0.79  -0.03
C Labine, W (5-8)              5     2   1   1    0   1   1   3.52   17   61-41   23· 4·14    8· 6· 2· 0          0-0    1.01   0.34
Totals                         9     3   3   3    4   8   2          34  137-84   46· 9·29   11· 9· 2· 0           -  
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Hal Dixon, 1B - Vinnie Smith, 2B - Frank Dascoli, 3B - Frank Secory.
Time of Game: 2:27.
Attendance: 30,536.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. J Koppe              SS    1. J Gilliam            3B 
2. R Ashburn            CF    2. C Neal               2B 
3. E Bouchee            1B    3. W Moon               LF 
4. W Post               RF    4. D Snider             RF 
5. G Freese             3B    5. N Larker             1B 
6. J Bolger             LF    6. D Demeter            CF 
7. S Anderson           2B    7. J Roseboro           C  
8. J Lonnett            C     8. M Wills              SS 
9. J Owens              P     9. S Koufax             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  2-0  123  3   21%  56% R Fairly        J Owens         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Snider Scores; Demeter Scores; Wills to 3B
   t 4   0  0-0  -2-  3  -15%  27% W Post          S Koufax        Home Run (Fly Ball); Bouchee Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  123  5  -14%  50% N Larker        J Owens         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 4   2  2-2  1-3  2   12%  68% J Gilliam       J Owens         Single to CF (Line Drive); Wills Scores; Fairly to 2B
   b 7   1  2-3  1-3  1   11%  95% D Snider        J Owens         Triple to CF; Gilliam Scores; Moon Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Sandy Koufax facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  J Koppe         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   54%  R Ashburn       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   53%  E Bouchee       Walk
   O      1--  6   55%  W Post          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Owens facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   58%  J Gilliam       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   55%  C Neal          Flyball: RF
          1--  4   58%  W Moon          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Gilliam to 2B
          12-  6   64%  D Snider        Walk; Gilliam to 3B; Moon to 2B
   OO     123  5   50%  N Larker        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Sandy Koufax facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   52%  G Freese        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---  1   54%  J Bolger        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   53%  S Anderson      Walk
   O      1--  4   55%  J Lonnett       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Owens facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   53%  D Demeter       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   51%  J Roseboro      Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   52%  M Wills         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   50%  S Koufax        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Sandy Koufax facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   53%  J Owens         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   54%  J Koppe         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  9   56%  R Ashburn       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Owens facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  J Gilliam       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   51%  C Neal          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  7   50%  W Moon          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Sandy Koufax facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   46%  E Bouchee       Walk
          1--      43%  W Post          Passed Ball; Bouchee to 2B
   RR     -2-  3   27%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball); Bouchee Scores
   O      ---  4   29%  G Freese        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   31%  J Bolger        Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   30%  S Anderson      Walk
   O      1--  6   32%  J Lonnett       Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Owens facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   36%  D Snider        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  9   32%  N Larker        Flyball: LF
          1--  5   37%  D Demeter       Single to RF (Line Drive); Snider to 2B
   O      12-  4   31%  J Roseboro      Flyball: LF
          12-  6   35%  M Wills         Single to SS; Snider to 3B; Demeter to 2B
                  Ron Fairly pinch hits for Sandy Koufax batting 9th
   RR     123  3   56%  R Fairly        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Snider Scores; Demeter Scores; Wills to 3B
   R      1-3  2   68%  J Gilliam       Single to CF (Line Drive); Wills Scores; Fairly to 2B
   O      12-  1   64%  C Neal          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 2-3, Clem Labine facing 9-1-2
                  Clem Labine replaces Ron Fairly pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   67%  J Owens         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---  3   69%  J Koppe         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   71%  R Ashburn       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jim Owens facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   68%  W Moon          Flyball: CF
          ---  4   71%  D Snider        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  3   66%  N Larker        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 2-3, Clem Labine facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   69%  E Bouchee       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  3   72%  W Post          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   74%  G Freese        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jim Owens facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   72%  D Demeter       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   70%  J Roseboro      Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  2   71%  M Wills         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   69%  C Labine        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 2-3, Clem Labine facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   73%  J Bolger        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   76%  S Anderson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   79%  J Lonnett       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jim Owens facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   84%  J Gilliam       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  1   83%  C Neal          Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Gilliam to 3B
          --3  8   84%  W Moon          Walk
   RR     1-3  1   95%  D Snider        Triple to CF; Gilliam Scores; Moon Scores
                  Taylor Phillips replaces Jim Owens pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3  4   94%  N Larker        Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  3   93%  D Demeter       Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Dodgers 5.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 2-5, Clem Labine facing 9-1-2
                  Solly Drake pinch hits for Taylor Phillips batting 9th
   O      ---  5   95%  S Drake         Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  4   90%  J Koppe         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  6   92%  R Ashburn       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   90%  E Bouchee       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   94%  W Post          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Dodgers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Humberto Robinson facing 7-8-9
                  Humberto Robinson replaces Solly Drake pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   93%  J Roseboro      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   93%  M Wills         Foul Bunt Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  5   92%  C Labine        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Dodgers 5.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 3-5, Clem Labine facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   96%  G Freese        Flyball: 3B
   O      ---  4   99%  J Bolger        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  Dave Philley pinch hits for Sparky Anderson batting 7th
   O      ---  2  100%  D Philley       Flyball: SS
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Dodgers 5.

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