San Francisco Giants 2 – 5 Los Angeles Dodgers
31 August 1959 · LOS01
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | 18-Strikeout Game · 18 | Sandy Koufax | 1 in 6,627 games |
| 17 | final score 5–2 | 1 in 34 games | |
| 11 | 5 walks allowed | Jack Sanford | 1 in 30 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
Box score
San Francisco Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie Brandt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Willie McCovey | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | HR |
| Willie Mays | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2B |
| Orlando Cepeda | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2B |
| Felipe Alou | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bob Schmidt | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Eddie Bressoud | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Danny O'Connell | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2B |
| Jack Sanford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
San Francisco Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Sanford | 8.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| Al Worthington | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Los Angeles Dodgers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wally Moon | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | HR |
| Norm Larker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Duke Snider | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Gil Hodges | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Charlie Neal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| John Roseboro | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Maury Wills | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sandy Koufax | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
Los Angeles Dodgers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Koufax | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
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