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Cardinals
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
August 18, 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 August 18, 1959 at Connie Mack Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 18, 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 | August 18, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Miller |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Owens |
| Ballpark | Connie Mack Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 8,641 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Ed Sudol 2B: (none) 3B: Stan Landes |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Joe Cunningham | Right Fielder |
| JW Porter | Catcher |
| Gene Oliver | Left Fielder |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Bob Miller | Pitcher |
| Solly Hemus | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Sparky Anderson | Second Baseman |
| Ed Bouchee | First Baseman |
| Dave Philley | Right Fielder |
| Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
| Harry Anderson | Left Fielder |
| Joe Koppe | Shortstop |
| Valmy Thomas | Catcher |
| Jim Owens | Pitcher |
| Eddie Sawyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
August 18, 1959
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Owens
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. Owens
Grammas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blasingame moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Owens
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee fields it and throws to home to get Blasingame. Grammas moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Owens
Boyer hits a popup towards short. Koppe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cunningham vs. Owens
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Miller
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Miller
Anderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bouchee vs. Miller
Bouchee is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. Miller
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer juggles the ball. That's an error on Boyer. Anderson moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Freese vs. Miller
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Owens
Porter hits a line drive into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Owens
Oliver hits a popup towards short. Koppe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Owens
Flood hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn who is chasing the ball. Flood reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Miller vs. Owens
Miller strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Miller
Anderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koppe vs. Miller
Koppe bunts towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Blasingame covering, for the out. Anderson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Miller
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Owens vs. Miller
Owens hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cunningham. Owens reaches second base with a double. Anderson scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ashburn vs. Miller
Ashburn hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Owens
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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Owens
Grammas hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Owens
White hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Miller
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. Miller
Bouchee hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Miller
Philley 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 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Owens
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese juggles the ball. That's an error on Freese. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. Owens
Cunningham hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Owens
Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Owens
Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Flood vs. Owens
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Miller
Freese is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Miller
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas misplays the ball. That's an error on Grammas. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koppe vs. Miller
Koppe hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Anderson moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomas vs. Miller
Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Owens vs. Miller
There goes Koppe. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Koppe steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Owens vs. Miller
Owens is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Owens
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Owens
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. Owens
Grammas hits a popup towards short. Koppe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Owens
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Anderson. White reaches second base with a double. Blasingame moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boyer vs. Owens
Boyer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Miller
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Miller
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. Miller
Bouchee 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 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Owens
Cunningham hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Owens
Porter strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Owens
Oliver hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Philley. Oliver reaches second base with a double. Cunningham moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Flood vs. Owens
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. Cunningham scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Owens
Miller strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Miller
Philley 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, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Miller
Freese hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Miller
Anderson hits a line drive into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Owens
Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Owens
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Owens
White hits a line drive into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koppe vs. Miller
Koppe hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Miller
Thomas bunts towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Blasingame covering, for the out. Koppe moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Owens vs. Miller
Owens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Koppe moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ashburn vs. Miller
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Koppe scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Miller
There goes Ashburn. The throw from Porter and he is out, Grammas applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Owens
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. Owens
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crowe vs. Owens
George Crowe pinch hits for JW Porter.
Crowe strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Owens
Oliver strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Miller
Hal Smith now catching.
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. Miller
Bouchee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. Miller
Philley strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Miller
Freese hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Owens
Flood hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Owens
Wally Shannon pinch hits for Bob Miller.
Shannon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Owens
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Owens fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/18/1959 -- St.Louis at Philadelphia (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Blasingame D, 2b 5 0 2 0 Ashburn R, cf 4 0 1 1
Grammas A, ss 4 0 1 0 Anderson S, 2b 3 0 0 0
White B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Bouchee E, 1b 4 0 1 0
Boyer K, 3b 4 0 1 0 Philley D, rf 4 0 0 0
Cunningham J, rf 4 1 1 0 Freese G, 3b 4 0 0 0
Porter J, c 3 0 0 0 Anderson H, lf 3 1 1 0
Crowe G, ph 1 0 0 0 Koppe J, ss 2 1 2 0
Smith H, c 0 0 0 0 Thomas V, c 2 0 0 0
Oliver G, lf 4 0 2 0 Owens J, p 3 0 1 1
Flood C, cf 4 0 2 1
Miller B, p 3 0 0 0
Shannon W, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 1 10 1 29 2 6 2
St.Louis 000 001 000 -- 1
Philadelphia 010 000 10x -- 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Miller B (L) 8.0 6 2 2 1 4
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Owens J (W) 9.0 10 1 1 0 7
E -- Boyer K, Freese G, Grammas A
DP -- Philadelphia 1
LOB -- St.Louis 9, Philadelphia 6
2B -- Owens J, White B, Oliver G
3B -- Flood C
SB -- Koppe J
CS -- Ashburn R
SH -- Koppe J, Thomas V
T -- 2:37
A -- 8641
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