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Cardinals
@ Giants
Seals Stadium
May 27, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 27, 1959 at Seals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 27, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 27, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gary Blaylock |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Antonelli |
| Ballpark | Seals Stadium |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 8,017 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Vic Delmore 1B: Al Barlick 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Shag Crawford |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Gino Cimoli | Center Fielder |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Joe Cunningham | Left Fielder |
| Gene Green | Right Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Lee Tate | Shortstop |
| Gary Blaylock | Pitcher |
| Solly Hemus | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Danny O'Connell | Third Baseman |
| Willie Kirkland | Right Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Leon Wagner | Left Fielder |
| Daryl Spencer | Second Baseman |
| Andre Rodgers | Shortstop |
| Hobie Landrith | Catcher |
| Johnny Antonelli | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Seals Stadium
May 27, 1959
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Antonelli
Blasingame hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Antonelli
Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Antonelli
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Antonelli covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Blaylock
O'Connell hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Blaylock
Kirkland hits a fly ball into left field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Blaylock
Mays 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 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Antonelli
Boyer hits a fly ball towards right. Kirkland settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Kirkland. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cunningham vs. Antonelli
Cunningham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Green vs. Antonelli
Green strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Antonelli
Smith hits a line drive into left field. Wagner picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Wagner. Boyer scores. Cunningham moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tate vs. Antonelli
Tate takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Blaylock vs. Antonelli
Blaylock strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Blasingame vs. Antonelli
Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Blaylock
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cunningham. Cepeda reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wagner vs. Blaylock
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial fields the ball and throws to Blaylock covering. Safe. Cepeda moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spencer vs. Blaylock
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer has Cepeda trapped. There's the throw to Smith and back to Boyer, who tags Cepeda for the out. Wagner moves to third. Spencer moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rodgers vs. Blaylock
Rodgers hits a fly ball towards center. Cimoli settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Cimoli. Wagner tags and scores. Spencer tags and moves to third. Rodgers moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Landrith vs. Blaylock
Landrith hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Spencer tags and scores. Rodgers tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Antonelli vs. Blaylock
Antonelli hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Antonelli
Cimoli hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Antonelli
Musial hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Antonelli
Boyer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Antonelli
Cunningham hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Antonelli
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Blaylock
O'Connell 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 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Blaylock
Kirkland takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Blaylock
Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kirkland moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Blaylock
Cepeda takes first base on ball four. Kirkland moves to third. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wagner vs. Blaylock
Wagner hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kirkland tags and scores. Mays tags and moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spencer vs. Blaylock
There go the runners. The throw from Smith and Blasingame drops the ball. That's a double steal and an error. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spencer vs. Blaylock
Spencer hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Cepeda scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodgers vs. Blaylock
Rodgers is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Antonelli
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tate vs. Antonelli
Tate hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blaylock vs. Antonelli
Blaylock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Antonelli
Blasingame strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Blaylock
Landrith hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Antonelli vs. Blaylock
Antonelli hits a fly ball into left field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Blaylock
O'Connell hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Antonelli
Cimoli hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Cimoli reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Antonelli
Musial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Antonelli
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cimoli scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. Antonelli
Cunningham is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Antonelli
Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Blaylock
Kirkland hits a fly ball into left field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Blaylock
Mays 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, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Blaylock
Cepeda hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Blaylock
Wagner hits a fly ball into left field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Worthington
Al Worthington now pitching.
Smith hits a popup towards short. Rodgers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tate vs. Worthington
Tate hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blaylock vs. Worthington
Blaylock strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Blaylock
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Blaylock
Rodgers hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Blaylock
Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blaylock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Worthington
Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Worthington
Cimoli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Worthington
Musial takes first base on ball four. Cimoli moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Worthington
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Worthington vs. Blaylock
Worthington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tate scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Blaylock
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tate scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Blaylock
Kirkland strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Worthington
Cunningham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Worthington
Bill White pinch hits for Gene Green.
White hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Worthington
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Blaylock
Bill White now playing left field. Joe Cunningham now playing right field.
Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Blaylock
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Cepeda reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wagner vs. Blaylock
Wagner hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Blaylock
There goes Cepeda. The throw from Smith and he is out, Boyer applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Blaylock
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodgers vs. Blaylock
Rodgers hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Blaylock
Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blaylock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemus vs. Worthington
Jim Davenport now playing third base. Felipe Alou now playing right field. Jackie Brandt now playing left field. Solly Hemus pinch hits for Lee Ta
Hemus is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Worthington
George Crowe pinch hits for Gary Blaylock.
Crowe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Crowe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blasingame vs. Worthington
Blasingame is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cimoli vs. Worthington
Cimoli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Crowe moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Musial vs. Worthington
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/27/1959 -- St.Louis at San Francisco (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Blasingame D, 2b 5 0 0 0 O'Connell D, 3b 4 0 0 0
Cimoli G, cf 4 1 2 0 Davenport J, 3b 0 0 0 0
Musial S, 1b 4 1 1 1 Kirkland W, rf 3 1 0 0
Boyer K, 3b 4 1 1 1 Alou F, rf 0 0 0 0
Cunningham J, lf-rf 2 0 1 0 Mays W, cf 4 2 2 1
Green G, rf 3 0 0 0 Cepeda O, 1b 3 2 3 1
White B, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Wagner L, lf 3 1 1 1
Smith H, c 4 0 1 1 Brandt J, lf 0 0 0 0
Tate L, ss 2 1 1 1 Spencer D, 2b 3 2 1 1
Hemus S, ph 1 0 0 0 Rodgers A, ss 3 1 1 3
Blaylock G, p 3 0 0 0 Landrith H, c 3 0 0 1
Crowe G, ph 1 0 1 0 Antonelli J, p 2 0 0 0
Worthington A, p 1 0 0 0
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34 4 8 4 29 9 8 8
St.Louis 011 110 000 -- 4
San Francisco 023 010 03x -- 9
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Blaylock G (L) 8.0 8 9 8 3 2
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Antonelli J (W) 5.0 6 4 3 2 4
Worthington A (S) 4.0 2 0 0 3 3
E -- Kirkland W, Wagner L, Cimoli G, Blasingame D
DP -- San Francisco 2
LOB -- St.Louis 8, San Francisco 2
2B -- Cepeda O 2, Cimoli G, Crowe G
HR -- Musial S, Tate L, Cepeda O, Mays W, Rodgers A
SB -- Cepeda O, Mays W
CS -- Cepeda O
SF -- Rodgers A, Landrith H, Wagner L
T -- 2:11
A -- 8017
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