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Cardinals
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
May 5, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 5, 1959 at Connie Mack Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 5, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 5, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vinegar Bend Mizell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Robin Roberts |
| Ballpark | Connie Mack Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 12,023 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ken Burkhart 1B: Tony Venzon 2B: Jocko Conlan 3B: Augie Donatelli |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Bill White | Left Fielder |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Smith | Right Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | Pitcher |
| Solly Hemus | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Granny Hamner | Shortstop |
| Ed Bouchee | First Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Harry Anderson | Left Fielder |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Sparky Anderson | Second Baseman |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Robin Roberts | Pitcher |
| Eddie Sawyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
May 5, 1959
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Roberts
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Roberts
Grammas hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Roberts
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops it up and throws to first, with Roberts covering, for the out. Grammas moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Roberts
Boyer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Anderson. Boyer reaches second base with a double. Grammas scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Roberts
White hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Mizell
Ashburn hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Mizell
Hamner hits a line drive into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. Mizell
Bouchee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Mizell
Post hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Roberts
Flood strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Roberts
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Roberts
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mizell vs. Roberts
Mizell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blasingame vs. Roberts
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blasingame for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Mizell
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Mizell
Jones hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Mizell
Anderson hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Mizell
Hegan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Mizell
Roberts hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Roberts
Grammas hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Roberts
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Roberts
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Mizell
Ashburn hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Mizell
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. Mizell
Bouchee hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Roberts
White hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Roberts
Flood is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Roberts
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Roberts
Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mizell vs. Roberts
Mizell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mizell for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Mizell
Post strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Mizell
Anderson 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, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Mizell
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Roberts
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Roberts
Grammas hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Roberts
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Grammas moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Roberts
Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Mizell
Anderson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Mizell
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Mizell
Roberts hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Roberts
White hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Roberts
Flood hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Roberts
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Mizell
Ashburn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Mizell
Mizell fires to first and has Ashburn trapped. There's the throw to Grammas who tags Ashburn for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Mizell
Hamner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bouchee vs. Mizell
Bouchee hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Bouchee reaches second base with a double. Hamner goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Post vs. Mizell
Post takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Anderson vs. Mizell
Anderson hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Mizell
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Roberts
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mizell vs. Roberts
Mizell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones juggles the ball. That's an error on Jones. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Roberts
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. Mizell moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grammas vs. Roberts
Grammas hits a line drive into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Mizell
Anderson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Mizell
Hegan hits a popup in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Mizell
Roberts is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Roberts
Musial hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Roberts
Boyer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn who is chasing the ball. Boyer reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Roberts
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boyer scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Roberts
Flood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Roberts
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson fields it and throws to second for the out. White moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Roberts
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Mizell
Ashburn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Mizell
Hamner hits a line drive into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. Mizell
Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mizell vs. Roberts
Mizell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Roberts
Blasingame hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. Roberts
Grammas hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Roberts
There goes Blasingame. The throw from Hegan and he is safe. Blasingame steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Roberts
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Roberts
Joe Cunningham pinch runs for Stan Musial.
Boyer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn who is chasing the ball. Boyer reaches third base with a triple. Blasingame scores. Cunningham goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Roberts
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boyer scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Farrell
Turk Farrell now pitching.
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 7 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Mizell
Joe Cunningham now playing first base. Gino Cimoli now playing left field.
Post hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Mizell
Anderson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flood. Anderson reaches second base with a double. Post goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Brosnan
Jim Brosnan now pitching.
Jones hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flood. Jones reaches second base with a double. Anderson scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freese vs. Brosnan
Joe Koppe pinch runs for Willie Jones. Gene Freese pinch hits for Sparky Anderson.
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brosnan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Philley vs. Brosnan
Dave Philley pinch hits for Jim Hegan.
Philley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Koppe scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowman vs. Jackson
Chico Fernandez pinch runs for Dave Philley. Larry Jackson now pitching. Bob Bowman pinch hits for Turk Farrell.
Bowman hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ashburn vs. Jackson
Ashburn takes first base on ball four. Fernandez moves to third. Bowman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hamner vs. Jackson
Hamner takes first base on ball four. Fernandez scores. Bowman moves to third. Ashburn moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bouchee vs. Jackson
Bouchee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bowman scores. Ashburn moves to third. Hamner moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/5/1959 -- St.Louis at Philadelphia (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Blasingame D, 2b 5 1 1 0 Ashburn R, cf 4 0 1 0
Grammas A, ss 5 1 2 0 Hamner G, ss 4 1 1 1
Musial S, 1b 4 0 0 0 Bouchee E, 1b 5 0 3 2
Cunningham J, pr-1b 0 1 0 0 Post W, rf 3 1 1 0
Boyer K, 3b 5 2 3 3 Anderson H, lf 4 2 2 1
White B, lf 5 1 3 2 Jones W, 3b 4 1 2 3
Cimoli G, lf 0 0 0 0 Koppe J, pr 0 1 0 0
Flood C, cf 5 0 1 0 Anderson S, 2b 3 0 0 0
Smith B, rf 4 0 0 0 Freese G, ph 1 0 0 0
Smith H, c 4 1 2 2 Hegan J, c 3 0 0 0
Mizell V, p 4 0 1 0 Philley D, ph 1 0 1 1
Brosnan J, p 0 0 0 0 Fernandez C, pr 0 1 0 0
Jackson L, p 0 0 0 0 Roberts R, p 3 0 0 0
Farrell T, p 0 0 0 0
Bowman B, ph 1 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
41 7 13 7 36 8 12 8
St.Louis 100 200 013 -- 7
Philadelphia 020 001 005 -- 8
1 out when winning run was scored.
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Mizell V* 8.0 8 5 5 1 2
Brosnan J 0.1 2 2 2 0 0
Jackson L (L) 0.0 2 1 1 2 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts R 8.2 13 7 7 1 3
Farrell T (W) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Jones W
LOB -- St.Louis 8, Philadelphia 6
2B -- Boyer K, Bouchee E, Anderson H, Jones W
3B -- Boyer K 2
HR -- Jones W, Smith H
SB -- Blasingame D
T -- 2:41
A -- 12023
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