September 16, 1959 Cincinnati Redlegs at Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score and Play by Play

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DET 3
@BAL 1 BOS 6
CLE 5 NYY 3
CHW 1 PIT 3
@CHC 2 CHC 4
PIT 2 CIN 7
@LAD 4 MLN 2
@SFG 0

Standings at end of play this day

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Attendance: 43,785

Wednesday, September 16, 1959
Time of Game: 2:37

Reds

72-75

Won 1

5th, 10 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  1  3   0  0  1   0  0  2    7 13  0
Dodgers         0  0  0   2  0  0   1  1  0    4 10  0

W: O Pena (5-8), L: S Koufax (8-6), S: B Lawrence (10)

Dodgers

79-66

Lost 1

3rd, 2 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Temple 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .312  .812   15    3   4   SH
V Pinson CF                   4   1   3   0    1   1  .321  .893   19    4   0   2B,IW
G Bell RF                     5   1   3   3    0   0  .293  .776   16    2   0   2·2B
F Thomas 1B                   5   1   2   2    0   1  .223  .664   13    7   0   HR
  W Lockman 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .594         0   0   
W Jones 3B                    5   2   2   1    0   0  .258  .760   15    1   1   HR
J Pendleton LF                3   0   1   0    1   0  .255  .663   11    5   0   
D Dotterer C                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .261  .672   12    4   0   
E Kasko SS                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .281  .657    6    1   4   
O Pena P                      3   0   0   0    0   2  .094  .319   11    0   0   
  J Lynch PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .277  .800    4    0   0   
  B Henrich PR                0   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Lawrence P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .325         0   0   
Totals                       37   7  13   7    3   7              122   27   9

BATTING

2B: V Pinson (46, off S Koufax); G Bell 2 (26, 2 off S Koufax).

HR: F Thomas (11, off S Koufax; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF-CF); W Jones (14, off S Koufax; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: J Temple (11, off C Labine).

IBB: V Pinson (3, by C Labine).

TB: W Jones 5; G Bell 5; F Thomas 5; V Pinson 4; E Kasko 2; J Pendleton.

RBI: G Bell 3 (111); F Thomas 2 (42); E Kasko (27); W Jones (55).

2-out RBI: E Kasko.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Kasko-J Temple-F Thomas; E Kasko-F Thomas.

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Gilliam 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .291  .744   13    0   3   
C Neal 2B                     4   2   3   2    0   0  .288  .797   15    7   2   2·HR
W Moon RF                     4   1   1   1    0   0  .302  .896   14    2   0   HR,GDP
D Snider CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .311  .935   16    1   0   
N Larker LF                   4   0   3   0    0   0  .274  .742   11    1   1   
  B Lillis PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .546         0   0   
G Hodges 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .284  .905   15    6   0   SB,GDP
J Roseboro C                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .241  .711   17    9   0   3B
M Wills SS                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .591    7    1   2   
  C Furillo PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .277  .623    5    0   0   
  D Demeter PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .249  .725         0   0   
S Koufax P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .113  .315    7    0   0   
  C Churn P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Fairly PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .686    4    0   0   
  S Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .206  .476         0   0   
  C Labine P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Essegian PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .689    2    0   0   
Totals                       35   4  10   4    1   4              126   27   8

BATTING

3B: J Roseboro (7, off O Pena).

HR: C Neal 2 (17, 2 off O Pena; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); W Moon (18, off O Pena; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: C Neal 9; W Moon 4; N Larker 3; J Roseboro 3; G Hodges; D Snider.

GIDP: G Hodges (10); W Moon (8).

RBI: C Neal 2 (77); J Roseboro (34); W Moon (71).

2-out RBI: J Roseboro; C Neal.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Neal.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Hodges (3, 2nd base off O Pena/D Dotterer).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
O Pena, W (5-8)                8     8   4   4    0   4   3   4.91   30   96-68   42· 6·20    7·13· 6· 0     54    -     0.91   0.16
B Lawrence, S (10)             1     2   0   0    1   0   0   4.68    6   29-16   10· 2· 4    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    2.51   0.05
Totals                         9    10   4   4    1   4   3          36  125-84   52· 8·24    9·15· 7· 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, L (8-6)              7.1  11   5   5    1   6   2   3.86   33   98-65   35·13·17    8·12· 6· 0     41    -     0.70  -0.22
C Churn                        0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.73    1    4-3     3· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.11   0.05
S Williams                     0     1   2   2    1   0   0   4.13    2    5-1     1· 0· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.90  -0.06
C Labine                       1     1   0   0    1   1   0   3.72    5   15-8     5· 2· 0    1· 1· 1· 0          2-2    0.95  -0.06
Totals                         9    13   7   7    3   7   2          41  122-77   44·15·17    9·14· 8· 0          4-2

S Williams faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: C Labine (10; V Pinson).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Dusty Boggess, 2B - Bill Jackowski, 3B - Hal Dixon.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 43,785.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. J Temple             2B    1. J Gilliam            3B 
2. V Pinson             CF    2. C Neal               2B 
3. G Bell               RF    3. W Moon               RF 
4. F Thomas             1B    4. D Snider             CF 
5. W Jones              3B    5. N Larker             LF 
6. J Pendleton          LF    6. G Hodges             1B 
7. D Dotterer           C     7. J Roseboro           C  
8. E Kasko              SS    8. M Wills              SS 
9. O Pena               P     9. S Koufax             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  0-2  -2-  2   12%  84% F Thomas        S Koufax        Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Bell Scores
   t 3   1  0-1  1--  3   11%  72% G Bell          S Koufax        Double to LF (Fly Ball); Pinson Scores
   b 8   2  5-3  ---  1  -11%  80% C Neal          O Pena          Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 2   2  0-0  12-  2   10%  59% E Kasko         S Koufax        Single to LF (Line Drive); Jones Scores; Pendleton to 2B
   b 9   2  7-4  123  2   10% 100% C Essegian      B Lawrence      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Sandy Koufax facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  J Temple        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   46%  V Pinson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   45%  G Bell          Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Orlando Pena facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  J Gilliam       Flyball: LF
          ---  3   45%  C Neal          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  4   50%  W Moon          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Sandy Koufax facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   48%  F Thomas        Flyball: SS
          ---  3   50%  W Jones         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   54%  J Pendleton     Walk; Jones to 2B
   O      12-  4   49%  D Dotterer      Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  2   59%  E Kasko         Single to LF (Line Drive); Jones Scores; Pendleton to 2B
   O      12-  6   55%  O Pena          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Orlando Pena facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   58%  D Snider        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   55%  N Larker        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   61%  G Hodges        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Sandy Koufax facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   59%  J Temple        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   61%  V Pinson        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   R      1--  3   72%  G Bell          Double to LF (Fly Ball); Pinson Scores
   RR     -2-  2   84%  F Thomas        Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Bell Scores
   O      ---  2   84%  W Jones         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---  1   83%  J Pendleton     Flyball: 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Orlando Pena facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   85%  J Roseboro      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   87%  M Wills         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   87%  S Koufax        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-0, Sandy Koufax facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   86%  D Dotterer      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   86%  E Kasko         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   85%  O Pena          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Orlando Pena facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   87%  J Gilliam       Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  6   81%  C Neal          Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   R      ---  4   71%  W Moon          Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  2   73%  D Snider        Flyball: RF
          ---  3   72%  N Larker        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   75%  G Hodges        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-2, Sandy Koufax facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   73%  J Temple        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   72%  V Pinson        Single to LF (Line Drive); Pinson out at 2B/LF-2B-1B
          ---  3   73%  G Bell          Double to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  2   71%  F Thomas        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-4, Orlando Pena facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   74%  J Roseboro      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   76%  M Wills         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   78%  S Koufax        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-2, Sandy Koufax facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  2   86%  W Jones         Home Run (Line Drive)
   O      ---  3   85%  J Pendleton     Flyball: 2B
   O      ---  3   84%  D Dotterer      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   83%  E Kasko         Foul Flyball: C
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-5, Orlando Pena facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   86%  J Gilliam       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---  5   88%  C Neal          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   89%  W Moon          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-2, Sandy Koufax facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   88%  O Pena          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   87%  J Temple        Flyball: C
          ---  5   88%  V Pinson        Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  3   87%  G Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-5, Orlando Pena facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   90%  D Snider        Lineout: RF
   O      ---  2   92%  N Larker        Flyball: LF
          ---  3   90%  G Hodges        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      89%  J Roseboro      Hodges Steals 2B
   R      -2-  4   80%  " "             Triple to RF (Line Drive); Hodges Scores
   O      --3  2   86%  M Wills         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-3, Sandy Koufax facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   88%  F Thomas        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   86%  W Jones         Flyball: 2B
          1--  1   88%  J Pendleton     Single to CF (Ground Ball); Thomas to 2B
                  Chuck Churn replaces Sandy Koufax pitching and batting 9th
   OO     12-  4   83%  D Dotterer      Double Play: Popfly: 2B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-5, Orlando Pena facing 9-1-2
                  Ron Fairly pinch hits for Chuck Churn batting 9th
   O      ---  4   87%  R Fairly        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   90%  J Gilliam       Flyball: LF
   R      ---  1   80%  C Neal          Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  3   83%  W Moon          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Dodgers 4.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-4, Stan Williams facing 8-9-1
                  Stan Williams replaces Ron Fairly pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   86%  E Kasko         Single to LF (Line Drive)
                  Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Orlando Pena batting 9th
          1--  4   89%  J Lynch         Walk; Kasko to 2B
                  Clem Labine replaces Stan Williams pitching and batting 9th; Bobby Henrich pinch runs for Jerry Lynch batting 9th
   O      12-  2   90%  J Temple        Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Kasko to 3B; Henrich to 2B
          -23  4   90%  V Pinson        Intentional Walk
   RR     123  3   98%  G Bell          Single to RF (Line Drive); Kasko Scores; Henrich Scores; Pinson to 3B
   O      1-3  3   96%  F Thomas        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  3   96%  W Jones         Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 7, Dodgers 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 4-7, Brooks Lawrence facing 4-5-6
                  Brooks Lawrence replaces Bobby Henrich pitching and batting 9th; Whitey Lockman replaces Frank Thomas playing 1B batting 4th
          ---  6   91%  D Snider        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   81%  N Larker        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Snider to 2B
                  Bob Lillis pinch runs for Norm Larker batting 5th
   O      12-  6   89%  G Hodges        Flyball: 3B
   O      12-  5   96%  J Roseboro      Flyball: LF
                  Carl Furillo pinch hits for Maury Wills batting 8th
          12-  5   90%  C Furillo       Walk; Snider to 3B; Lillis to 2B
                  Chuck Essegian pinch hits for Clem Labine batting 9th; Don Demeter pinch runs for Carl Furillo batting 8th
   O      123  2  100%  C Essegian      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 7, Dodgers 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation