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kenyan_cheena · 06-13-2008, 08:46 AM

The New York Age

WEDNESDAY, 28 JULY, 1959

ENCORE PERFORMANCE:
DODGERS AND PIRATES GO SIXTEEN
ONE DAY AFTER GOING FIFTEEN

Story by Louis Greenberg

On Monday the Brooklyn Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates slugged it out for almost five-and-a-half hours in a fifteen-inning epic that the Pennsylvanian ballclub won 4-3. Only twenty-four hours later they were at it again, the two teams producing another marathon matchup yesterday afternoon in which the Dodgers prevailed 7-4 in sixteen innings, the game lasting a handful of minutes under six hours. In an extraordinary situation one player from each team recorded six hits, marking the first time in any MLB game this season that the feat had been achieved. Player of the Game Duke Snider turned back the clock, batting 6-for-7 with three runs scored and three RBI which came on a pair of solo home runs and a two-out RBI-double in the 3rd.

Continuing what has been an unbelieveable run of hitting, Pirates rightfielder Roberto Clemente was 6-for-8. Unfortunately his teammates were unable to convert his great efforts into runs as he only scored twice and found himself stranded in scoring position on two other occasions. The Puerto Rican All-Star brought a remarkable 16-for-26 run into the game, yesterday's exploits improving that mark to a ridiculous 22-for-34 (.647). In the space of two games his batting average has improved from .342 to .357.

The Dodgers scored first, Snider's double in the 3rd bringing shortstop Bob Lillis home before the Pirates took the lead in the bottom of the frame, putting on two runs on four hits in an extended half inning. They added another in the 5th when Clemente singled, stole 2nd and then scored on Dick Groat's sizzling single down the 1st base line. The inning ended when Ted Kluszewski grounded into a 5-4-3 double play in the next at-bat. Snider's first solo shot pegged the lead back to one in the top of the 6th, the Pirates sending six men to the plate in the bottom of the inning but failing to score. The Dodgers were back in the lead in the 8th, Don Zimmer tripling and then scoring thanks to a sacrifice fly from Lillis that was followed by Snider's second homer, the smash down the right field line putting the New Yorkers up 4-3.

After their first two batters lined and grounded out to shortstop in the bottom of the 9th it looked like Pittsburgh's chances were over but Clemente doubled to deep left and then made it home without a throw when Groat singled to right, tieing the scores. When Kluszewski's single to shallow-right moved Groat over to 3rd they were one hit away from stealing it but Roman Mejias flied out to centre, sending the game to extra innings to the angst of the Forbes Field faithful. Neither team was able to trouble the scorebaord attendant through the next six frames, the Dodgers coming close in the 12th when they had Charlie Neal at 3rd with one out before Don Zimmer lined out to 3rd and Red Schoendienst was caught stealing 2nd. But they finally broke through in the 16th, Lillis and Snider both singling to start things off before Gino Cimoli scored them with a triple down the right field line. Cimoli then came home on Carl Furillo's sac fly to right-centre to make it 7-4. The Pirates went down quickly in the bottom of the inning, Clemente ending a fantastic outing by striking out looking, Groat walking and 1st baseman Dick Stuart grounding into a game-ending double play just after 9pm local time.

"Who'd have thought it, hey?" said Dodgers manager Walter Alston, smiling. "You don't expect this to happen, two games like this back-to-back. It's pretty incredible and I'm just happy we were able to win one of them."

Each team used seven pitchers during the game. With the exception of the starters most of them had worked in the previous day's thriller. 12-year veteran Bob Porterfield went seven innings for the Dodgers but it was reliever Sandy Koufax who picked up the win, the 23 year-old pitching two hitless frames. Don Gross pitched into the 8th for Pittsburgh and gave up six hits and three earned runs while striking out four.

Dodger fans will be aware of the dire situation that Alston finds himself in. The manager has not commented publicly about the ultimatum made by Walter O'Malley during the All-Star break but it must be on his mind. The team is 7-5 since then and will need to come up with an unlikely winning streak to get on the pace necessary for Alston to keep his job...

06-13-2008, 08:46 AM	#180
kenyan_cheena Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 9,037	*The New York Age* WEDNESDAY, 28 JULY, 1959 ENCORE PERFORMANCE: DODGERS AND PIRATES GO SIXTEEN ONE DAY AFTER GOING FIFTEEN Story by Louis Greenberg On Monday the Brooklyn Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates slugged it out for almost five-and-a-half hours in a fifteen-inning epic that the Pennsylvanian ballclub won 4-3. Only twenty-four hours later they were at it again, the two teams producing another marathon matchup yesterday afternoon in which the Dodgers prevailed 7-4 in sixteen innings, the game lasting a handful of minutes under six hours. In an extraordinary situation one player from each team recorded six hits, marking the first time in any MLB game this season that the feat had been achieved. Player of the Game Duke Snider turned back the clock, batting 6-for-7 with three runs scored and three RBI which came on a pair of solo home runs and a two-out RBI-double in the 3rd. Continuing what has been an unbelieveable run of hitting, Pirates rightfielder Roberto Clemente was 6-for-8. Unfortunately his teammates were unable to convert his great efforts into runs as he only scored twice and found himself stranded in scoring position on two other occasions. The Puerto Rican All-Star brought a remarkable 16-for-26 run into the game, yesterday's exploits improving that mark to a ridiculous 22-for-34 (.647). In the space of two games his batting average has improved from .342 to .357. The Dodgers scored first, Snider's double in the 3rd bringing shortstop Bob Lillis home before the Pirates took the lead in the bottom of the frame, putting on two runs on four hits in an extended half inning. They added another in the 5th when Clemente singled, stole 2nd and then scored on Dick Groat's sizzling single down the 1st base line. The inning ended when Ted Kluszewski grounded into a 5-4-3 double play in the next at-bat. Snider's first solo shot pegged the lead back to one in the top of the 6th, the Pirates sending six men to the plate in the bottom of the inning but failing to score. The Dodgers were back in the lead in the 8th, Don Zimmer tripling and then scoring thanks to a sacrifice fly from Lillis that was followed by Snider's second homer, the smash down the right field line putting the New Yorkers up 4-3. After their first two batters lined and grounded out to shortstop in the bottom of the 9th it looked like Pittsburgh's chances were over but Clemente doubled to deep left and then made it home without a throw when Groat singled to right, tieing the scores. When Kluszewski's single to shallow-right moved Groat over to 3rd they were one hit away from stealing it but Roman Mejias flied out to centre, sending the game to extra innings to the angst of the Forbes Field faithful. Neither team was able to trouble the scorebaord attendant through the next six frames, the Dodgers coming close in the 12th when they had Charlie Neal at 3rd with one out before Don Zimmer lined out to 3rd and Red Schoendienst was caught stealing 2nd. But they finally broke through in the 16th, Lillis and Snider both singling to start things off before Gino Cimoli scored them with a triple down the right field line. Cimoli then came home on Carl Furillo's sac fly to right-centre to make it 7-4. The Pirates went down quickly in the bottom of the inning, Clemente ending a fantastic outing by striking out looking, Groat walking and 1st baseman Dick Stuart grounding into a game-ending double play just after 9pm local time. "Who'd have thought it, hey?" said Dodgers manager Walter Alston, smiling. "You don't expect this to happen, two games like this back-to-back. It's pretty incredible and I'm just happy we were able to win one of them." Each team used seven pitchers during the game. With the exception of the starters most of them had worked in the previous day's thriller. 12-year veteran Bob Porterfield went seven innings for the Dodgers but it was reliever Sandy Koufax who picked up the win, the 23 year-old pitching two hitless frames. Don Gross pitched into the 8th for Pittsburgh and gave up six hits and three earned runs while striking out four. Dodger fans will be aware of the dire situation that Alston finds himself in. The manager has not commented publicly about the ultimatum made by Walter O'Malley during the All-Star break but it must be on his mind. The team is 7-5 since then and will need to come up with an unlikely winning streak to get on the pace necessary for Alston to keep his job...