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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 23, 1958
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 23, 1958 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 1958 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 23, 1958 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vinegar Bend Mizell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ron Kline |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 29,369 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Ed Sudol 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Ken Burkhart |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Schofield | Shortstop |
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Left Fielder |
| Gene Green | Right Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Bob Skinner | Left Fielder |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Frank Thomas | Third Baseman |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Hank Foiles | Catcher |
| Ron Kline | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 23, 1958
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Kline
Schofield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Kline
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Kline
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Kline
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moon for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Mizell
Virdon 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, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Mizell
Skinner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Mizell
There goes Skinner. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Skinner steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groat vs. Mizell
Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Skinner scores. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kluszewski vs. Mizell
Kluszewski hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Mizell
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Groat scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Mizell
Clemente strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Kline
Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Kline
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Kline
Flood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Kline
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Mizell
Mazeroski hits a popup towards short. Schofield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foiles vs. Mizell
Foiles hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kline vs. Mizell
Kline strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mizell vs. Kline
Mizell strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Kline
Schofield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Kline
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kline fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Schofield moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Kline
Musial hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schofield scores. Blasingame moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moon vs. Kline
Moon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blasingame scores. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Green vs. Kline
Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Mizell
Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Mizell
Skinner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Mizell
Mizell fires over to first and Musial drops the ball. That's an error on Musial. Skinner moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groat vs. Mizell
Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kluszewski vs. Mizell
Kluszewski 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, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Kline
Danny Kravitz now catching.
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Kline
Flood hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kline
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mizell vs. Kline
Mizell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Mizell
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Mizell
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Mizell
Mazeroski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kravitz vs. Mizell
Kravitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Kline
Schofield is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Kline
Blasingame hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Blasingame reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Kline
Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Kline
Moon is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Green vs. Kline
Green hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kline vs. Mizell
Kline strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Mizell
Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Mizell
Skinner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Virdon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groat vs. Mizell
Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Mizell
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Kline
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Kline
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kline
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Mizell
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Mizell
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mizell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Mizell
Mazeroski 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 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mizell vs. Kline
Mizell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Kline
Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Kline covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Kline
Blasingame takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Kline
Musial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Kline
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moon for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kravitz vs. Mizell
Kravitz strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kline vs. Mizell
Kline hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Green. Kline reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Virdon vs. Mizell
Virdon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skinner vs. Mizell
Skinner 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 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Kline
Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Kline
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Kline
Flood hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Mizell
Groat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Mizell
Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Groat moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomas vs. Paine
R C Stevens pinch runs for Ted Kluszewski. Phil Paine now pitching.
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clemente vs. Paine
Clemente takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mazeroski vs. Paine
Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Groat scores. Clemente moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kravitz vs. Wight
Bill Wight now pitching.
Kravitz hits a popup towards short. Schofield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Kline
R C Stevens now playing first base. Joe Cunningham pinch hits for Hal Smith.
Cunningham hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Gross
Irv Noren pinch hits for Bill Wight. Don Gross now pitching. Del Ennis pinch hits for Irv Noren.
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schofield vs. Gross
Frank Barnes pinch runs for Del Ennis.
Schofield takes first base on ball four. Barnes moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kasko vs. Gross
Eddie Kasko pinch hits for Don Blasingame.
Kasko strikes out. There goes Barnes. The throw from Kravitz and Barnes is out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/23/1958 -- St.Louis at Pittsburgh (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Schofield D, ss 3 1 1 0 Virdon B, cf 3 0 1 0
Blasingame D, 2b 3 1 2 0 Skinner B, lf 2 1 1 0
Kasko E, ph 1 0 0 0 Groat D, ss 4 2 2 1
Musial S, 1b 4 0 3 1 Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 1 0
Moon W, lf 3 0 1 1 Stevens R, pr-1b 0 0 0 0
Green G, rf 4 0 0 0 Thomas F, 3b 3 0 1 1
Boyer K, 3b 4 0 0 0 Clemente R, rf 3 0 0 0
Flood C, cf 4 0 1 0 Mazeroski B, 2b 4 0 2 1
Smith H, c 3 0 1 0 Foiles H, c 1 0 0 0
Cunningham J, ph 1 0 1 0 Kravitz D, c 3 0 0 0
Mizell V, p 3 0 0 0 Kline R, p 3 0 1 0
Paine P, p 0 0 0 0 Gross D, p 0 0 0 0
Wight B, p 0 0 0 0
Noren I, ph 0 0 0 0
Ennis D, ph 1 0 0 0
Barnes F, pr 0 0 0 0
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34 2 10 2 30 3 9 3
St.Louis 002 000 000 -- 2
Pittsburgh 200 000 01x -- 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Mizell V (L)* 7.0 8 3 3 4 5
Paine P 0.2 1 0 0 1 0
Wight B 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Kline R (W)+ 8.0 10 2 2 3 4
Gross D (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Musial S
DP -- St.Louis 3, Pittsburgh 3
LOB -- St.Louis 9, Pittsburgh 8
2B -- Blasingame D, Kline R
SB -- Skinner B
CS -- Barnes F
T -- 2:37
A -- 29369
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