Top 1

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blasingame vs. Sanford
  
  Blasingame takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cimoli vs. Sanford
  
  There goes Blasingame. The throw from Schmidt and he is safe. Blasingame steals second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cimoli vs. Sanford
  
  Cimoli takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cunningham vs. Sanford
  
  Sanford spins, and has Blasingame trapped. He throws to Davenport who tags Blasingame for the out. Cimoli moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cunningham vs. Sanford
  
  There's a wild pitch. Cimoli moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Cunningham vs. Sanford
  
  Cunningham takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Boyer vs. Sanford
  
  Boyer is hit by the pitch. Cunningham moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  White vs. Sanford
  
  White hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cimoli tags and scores. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Flood vs. Sanford
  
  Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Davenport vs. McDaniel
  
  Lee Tate now playing third base.
  
  Davenport hits a fly ball into left field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brandt vs. McDaniel
  
  Brandt takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mays vs. McDaniel
  
  Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cepeda vs. McDaniel
  
  Cepeda hits a fly ball into left field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Sanford
  
  Smith hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grammas vs. Sanford
  
  Grammas is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McDaniel vs. Sanford
  
  McDaniel is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alou vs. McDaniel
  
  Alou strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spencer vs. McDaniel
  
  Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rodgers vs. McDaniel
  
  Rodgers strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Schmidt vs. McDaniel
  
  Schmidt 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

• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blasingame vs. Sanford
  
  Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cimoli vs. Sanford
  
  Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cunningham vs. Sanford
  
  Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Rodgers. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tate vs. Sanford
  
  Tate hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sanford vs. McDaniel
  
  Sanford takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Davenport vs. McDaniel
  
  Davenport bunts towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Blasingame covering, for the out. Sanford moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Brandt vs. McDaniel
  
  Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Mays vs. McDaniel
  
  Mays hits a line drive into center field. Flood picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Flood. Sanford scores. Mays moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Cepeda vs. McDaniel
  
  Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tate fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Sanford
  
  White hits a popup, foul, towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Flood vs. Sanford
  
  Flood hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Sanford
  
  Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alou vs. McDaniel
  
  Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spencer vs. McDaniel
  
  Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rodgers vs. McDaniel
  
  Rodgers strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grammas vs. Sanford
  
  Grammas hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McDaniel vs. Sanford
  
  McDaniel is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blasingame vs. Sanford
  
  Blasingame hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schmidt vs. McDaniel
  
  Schmidt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sanford vs. McDaniel
  
  There goes Schmidt. The throw from Smith and he is out, Grammas applying the tag. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sanford vs. McDaniel
  
  Sanford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Davenport vs. McDaniel
  
  Davenport hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brandt vs. McDaniel
  
  Brandt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cunningham. Brandt reaches second base with a double. Davenport goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Mays vs. McDaniel
  
  There's a wild pitch. Brandt moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Mays vs. McDaniel
  
  Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cimoli vs. Sanford
  
  Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cunningham vs. Sanford
  
  Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tate vs. Sanford
  
  Tate hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cepeda vs. McDaniel
  
  Cepeda hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alou vs. McDaniel
  
  Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spencer vs. McDaniel
  
  Spencer hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rodgers vs. McDaniel
  
  Rodgers hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schmidt vs. McDaniel
  
  Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Musial vs. Sanford
  
  Stan Musial pinch hits for Bill White.
  
  Musial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Essegian vs. Sanford
  
  Chuck Essegian pinch hits for Curt Flood.
  
  Essegian hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Sanford
  
  Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sanford vs. McDaniel
  
  Stan Musial now playing first base. Chuck Essegian now playing left field. Gino Cimoli now playing center field. Joe Cunningham now playing right
  
  Sanford hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Davenport vs. McDaniel
  
  Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDaniel picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on McDaniel. Davenport moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Brandt vs. McDaniel
  
  Brandt takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Mays vs. Nunn
  
  Howie Nunn now pitching.
  
  Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Davenport moves to third. Brandt moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Cepeda vs. Nunn
  
  Cepeda is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Alou vs. Nunn
  
  Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Crowe vs. Sanford
  
  George Crowe pinch hits for Alex Grammas.
  
  Crowe hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jablonski vs. Sanford
  
  Ray Jablonski pinch hits for Howie Nunn.
  
  Jablonski hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blasingame vs. Sanford
  
  Blasingame hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spencer vs. Clark
  
  Ray Jablonski now playing third base. Phil Clark now pitching. Lee Tate now playing shortstop.
  
  Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rodgers vs. Clark
  
  Rodgers takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Schmidt vs. Clark
  
  Schmidt hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sanford vs. Clark
  
  Sanford takes first base on ball four. Rodgers moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Davenport vs. Clark
  
  Davenport hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rodgers scores. Sanford moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Brandt vs. Clark
  
  Brandt takes first base on ball four. Sanford moves to third. Davenport moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Mays vs. Clark
  
  Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sanford scores. Davenport scores. Brandt moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Cepeda vs. Gibson
  
  Bob Gibson now pitching.
  
  Cepeda hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cunningham. Cepeda reaches second base with a double. Brandt scores. Mays moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Alou vs. Gibson
  
  Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tate scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cimoli vs. Sanford
  
  Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cunningham vs. Sanford
  
  Cunningham hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hemus vs. Sanford
  
  Solly Hemus pinch hits for Lee Tate.
  
  Hemus strikes out. View Play 

• 

  Game Summary

---

Audio Play-by-Play (back to top)

Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.

If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".

If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.

Download MP3 version

---

Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 4/18/1959 -- St.Louis at San Francisco (D)

  St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI    San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI
Blasingame D, 2b      3  0  0  0   Davenport J, 3b       4  2  3  1   
Cimoli G, rf-cf       3  1  0  0   Brandt J, lf          2  1  1  1   
Cunningham J, lf-rf   3  0  0  0   Mays W, cf            5  0  2  3   
Boyer K, 3b           0  0  0  0   Cepeda O, 1b          4  1  2  2   
Tate L, 3b-ss         2  0  0  0   Alou F, rf            5  0  0  0   
Hemus S, ph           1  0  0  0   Spencer D, 2b         4  0  1  0   
White B, 1b           1  0  0  1   Rodgers A, ss         3  2  1  1   
Musial S, ph-1b       1  0  1  0   Schmidt B, c          4  0  1  0   
Flood C, cf           2  0  0  0   Sanford J, p          2  2  0  0   
Essegian C, ph-lf     1  0  0  0                                      
Smith H, c            3  0  0  0                                      
Grammas A, ss         2  0  0  0                                      
Crowe G, ph           1  0  0  0                                      
Clark P, p            0  0  0  0                                      
Gibson B, p           0  0  0  0                                      
McDaniel L, p         2  0  0  0                                      
Nunn H, p             0  0  0  0                                      
Jablonski R, ph-3b    1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     26  1  1  1                        33  8 11  8

St.Louis         100 000 000 --  1
San Francisco    001 012 04x --  8

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
McDaniel L (L)        6.1  8  4  4  3  3
Nunn H                0.2  0  0  0  1  0
Clark P               0.2  2  4  4  3  0
Gibson B              0.1  1  0  0  0  0

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
Sanford J (W)         9.0  1  1  1  3  4

E -- Rodgers A, Flood C, McDaniel L
DP -- San Francisco 1
LOB -- St.Louis 3, San Francisco 9
2B -- Brandt J, Cepeda O
HR -- Cepeda O, Rodgers A
SB -- Blasingame D
CS -- Blasingame D, Schmidt B
SH -- Davenport J
SF -- White B
HBP -- by Sanford J (Boyer K)
WP -- Sanford J, McDaniel L
T -- 2:23
A -- 19393

    

More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score