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Cardinals
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
July 26, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on July 26, 1959 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Game Summary
| Date | July 26, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 26, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Ricketts |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Drysdale |
| Ballpark | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 14,453 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Sudol 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Dusty Boggess |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Joe Cunningham | Right Fielder |
| Bill White | Left Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Gino Cimoli | Center Fielder |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Dick Ricketts | Pitcher |
| Solly Hemus | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Left Fielder |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Norm Larker | First Baseman |
| Ron Fairly | Right Fielder |
| Joe Pignatano | Catcher |
| Maury Wills | Shortstop |
| Don Drysdale | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
July 26, 1959
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Drysdale
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drysdale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Drysdale
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
White vs. Drysdale
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Drysdale
Drysdale fires to first and has White trapped. There's the throw to Neal who tags White for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Ricketts
Gilliam hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cunningham. Gilliam reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Neal vs. Ricketts
Neal hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gilliam moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Moon vs. Ricketts
Moon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Snider vs. Ricketts
Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gilliam scores. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Larker vs. Ricketts
Larker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Drysdale
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Drysdale
Cimoli hits a fly ball into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Drysdale
Musial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. Drysdale
Grammas strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Ricketts
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Ricketts covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Ricketts
Pignatano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Ricketts
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Drysdale vs. Ricketts
Drysdale hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Ricketts
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Drysdale
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ricketts vs. Drysdale
Ricketts strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Drysdale
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Ricketts
Neal hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Ricketts
Moon hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Ricketts
Snider takes first base on ball four. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Larker vs. Urban
Jack Urban now pitching.
Larker bunts towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Moon moves to third. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Fairly vs. Urban
Fairly hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Moon scores. Snider moves to third. Larker moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Pignatano vs. Urban
Pignatano hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wills vs. Urban
Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Snider scores. Larker moves to third. Fairly moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Drysdale vs. Urban
Drysdale hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Larker scores. Fairly moves to third. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Gilliam vs. Urban
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Drysdale
Cunningham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
White vs. Drysdale
White hits a popup, foul, towards first. Larker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Drysdale
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cunningham moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crowe vs. Drysdale
George Crowe pinch hits for Gino Cimoli.
Crowe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker scoops it up and throws to first, with Drysdale covering, for the out. Cunningham moves to third. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Musial vs. Drysdale
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Shannon vs. Drysdale
Wally Shannon pinch hits for Alex Grammas.
Shannon hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Urban
Bill White now playing center field. George Crowe now playing first base. Stan Musial now playing left field. Wally Shannon now playing shortstop.
Neal hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Urban
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Urban
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Larker vs. Urban
Larker hits a popup towards short. Shannon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Drysdale
Smith is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Urban vs. Drysdale
Gene Oliver pinch runs for Hal Smith.
Urban hits a line drive into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Drysdale
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blasingame for the out. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Cunningham vs. Drysdale
Cunningham hits a fly ball into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Urban
Gene Oliver now catching.
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Pignatano vs. Urban
There goes Fairly. The throw from Oliver and he is out, Blasingame applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Urban
Pignatano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Urban
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Drysdale
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker fields the ball and throws to Drysdale covering. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Drysdale
Boyer hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crowe vs. Drysdale
Crowe hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Drysdale
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Drysdale
Shannon hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Drysdale
Oliver hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drysdale vs. Urban
Drysdale hits a line drive into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Urban
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Urban
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Urban fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Drysdale
Curt Flood pinch hits for Jack Urban.
Flood strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Drysdale
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drysdale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Drysdale
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Stone
Dean Stone now pitching.
Moon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Stone
Snider hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Larker vs. Stone
Larker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Demeter vs. Stone
Don Demeter pinch hits for Ron Fairly.
Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Drysdale
Duke Snider now playing right field. Don Demeter now playing center field.
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker scoops it up and throws to first, with Drysdale covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Drysdale
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Drysdale
Crowe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Drysdale
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Stone
Pignatano hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of White. Pignatano reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Stone
Wills bunts towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Drysdale vs. Stone
Drysdale hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Stone
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Neal vs. Stone
Neal hits a line drive into center field. White picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on White. Pignatano scores. Gilliam moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moon vs. Stone
Moon hits a line drive into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Drysdale
Shannon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Drysdale
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Drysdale
Ray Jablonski pinch hits for Dean Stone.
Jablonski strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/26/1959 -- St.Louis at Los Angeles (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Blasingame D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Gilliam J, 3b 4 1 1 0
Cunningham J, rf 3 0 1 0 Neal C, 2b 5 1 3 2
White B, lf-cf 4 1 1 0 Moon W, lf 4 1 1 0
Boyer K, 3b 4 0 1 0 Snider D, cf-rf 3 1 2 1
Cimoli G, cf 1 0 0 0 Larker N, 1b 4 1 1 0
Crowe G, ph-1b 3 1 2 2 Fairly R, rf 3 0 2 1
Musial S, 1b-lf 2 0 1 0 Demeter D, ph-cf 1 0 0 0
Grammas A, ss 1 0 0 0 Pignatano J, c 4 1 1 0
Shannon W, ph-ss 3 0 1 0 Wills M, ss 4 1 2 1
Smith H, c 1 0 0 0 Drysdale D, p 4 1 2 3
Oliver G, pr-c 2 0 0 0
Ricketts D, p 1 0 0 0
Urban J, p 1 0 0 0
Flood C, ph 1 0 0 0
Stone D, p 0 0 0 0
Jablonski R, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 7 2 36 8 15 8
St.Louis 000 002 000 -- 2
Los Angeles 124 000 01x -- 8
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Ricketts D (L)* 2.0 6 6 6 2 0
Urban J 4.0 6 1 1 0 1
Stone D 2.0 3 1 1 1 0
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Drysdale D (W) 9.0 7 2 2 3 5
* Pitched to 3 batters in 3rd
E -- White B
DP -- St.Louis 2, Los Angeles 1
LOB -- St.Louis 7, Los Angeles 7
2B -- Gilliam J, Pignatano J
HR -- Drysdale D, Neal C, Crowe G
CS -- Fairly R
HBP -- by Drysdale D (Smith H)
T -- 2:37
A -- 14453
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