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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Philadelphia Phillies

1959-07-01 · Night game · Shibe Park · Att: 7897 · 2:09

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 1–0. Gene Conley earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
PHI	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	6

W: Gene Conley L: Ron Kline SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Frank Dascoli · 1B: Frank Secory · 2B: Hal Dixon · 3B: Vinnie Smith · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Bill Virdon	4	1	0	1
Dick Groat	4	2	0	0
Smoky Burgess	4	0	0	0
Dick Stuart	4	0	0	2
Bob Skinner	4	0	0	2
Bill Mazeroski	2	0	1	1
Don Hoak	3	0	0	0
Roman Mejias	3	1	0	0
Ron Kline	2	1	0	1
Ted Kluszewski	1	0	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe Koppe	3	1	0	0	1	1
Richie Ashburn	4	0	1	1	0	0
Dave Philley	2	0	1	0	2	0
Harry Anderson	3	0	1	0	1	1
Gene Freese	3	0	1	0	0	0
Ed Bouchee	3	0	0	0	1	0
Sparky Anderson	4	0	1	0	0	1
Valmy Thomas	3	0	0	0	1	0
Gene Conley	3	0	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ron Kline	7.0	5	5	3
Roy Face	1.0	1	1	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Gene Conley	9.0	5	1	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bill Virdon: K/C
Dick Groat: S8
Smoky Burgess: 23.1-2
Dick Stuart: 4/P

Bot 1

Joe Koppe: 5/L
Richie Ashburn: 3/G
Dave Philley: W
Harry Anderson: K

Top 2

Bob Skinner: 6/P
Bill Mazeroski: K/C
Don Hoak: 31

Bot 2

Gene Freese: 53
Ed Bouchee: 3/L
Sparky Anderson: K/C

Top 3

Roman Mejias: 53
Ron Kline: K/C
Bill Virdon: S9
Dick Groat: 4/L

Bot 3

Valmy Thomas: 63
Gene Conley: 53
Joe Koppe: W
Richie Ashburn: SB2
Richie Ashburn: S9.2-H;B-2(TH)
Dave Philley: W
Harry Anderson: 8

Top 4

Smoky Burgess: 4/P
Dick Stuart: K
Bob Skinner: 6/P

Bot 4

Gene Freese: D7
Ed Bouchee: 43.2-3
Sparky Anderson: 63
Valmy Thomas: W
Gene Conley: 43

Top 5

Bill Mazeroski: W
Don Hoak: 64(1)/FO
Roman Mejias: 9
Ron Kline: S8.1-3
Bill Virdon: 3/FL

Bot 5

Joe Koppe: K/C
Richie Ashburn: 53
Dave Philley: D9
Harry Anderson: IW
Gene Freese: WP.2-3;1-2
Gene Freese: 4/P

Top 6

Dick Groat: 63
Smoky Burgess: 9
Dick Stuart: 53

Bot 6

Ed Bouchee: 43
Sparky Anderson: S4
Valmy Thomas: CS2(24)
Valmy Thomas: 43

Top 7

Bob Skinner: K
Bill Mazeroski: 9
Don Hoak: 63

Bot 7

Gene Conley: S7/G
Joe Koppe: 16(1)/FO
Richie Ashburn: 9
Dave Philley: 9

Top 8

Roman Mejias: S7/G
Ted Kluszewski: K
Bill Virdon: 36(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Harry Anderson: S9
Gene Freese: 24/SH.1-2
Ed Bouchee: IW
Sparky Anderson: 7
Valmy Thomas: 7/7D

Top 9

Dick Groat: S5
Smoky Burgess: 7
Dick Stuart: K
Bob Skinner: K/C