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Cardinals
@ Giants
Seals Stadium
July 22, 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 July 22, 1959 at Seals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 22, 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 | July 22, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Ricketts |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike McCormick |
| Ballpark | Seals Stadium |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 20,949 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tony Venzon 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Ken Burkhart 3B: Jocko Conlan |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Gino Cimoli | Center Fielder |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Joe Cunningham | Right Fielder |
| Gene Oliver | Left Fielder |
| Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Dick Ricketts | Pitcher |
| Solly Hemus | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jackie Brandt | Left Fielder |
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| Willie Kirkland | Right Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Daryl Spencer | Second Baseman |
| Hobie Landrith | Catcher |
| Eddie Bressoud | Shortstop |
| Mike McCormick | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Seals Stadium
July 22, 1959
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. McCormick
Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Mays 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. McCormick
Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. McCormick
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. McCormick
Boyer is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Ricketts
Brandt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Ricketts
Davenport hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cunningham. Davenport reaches second base with a double. Brandt goes all the way around to score. Davenport moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kirkland vs. Ricketts
Kirkland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davenport scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Ricketts
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Ricketts
Mays strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Ricketts
Spencer strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. McCormick
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCormick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. McCormick
Oliver is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. McCormick
Grammas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. McCormick
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Ricketts
Landrith hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Ricketts
Bressoud takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Ricketts
McCormick is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Ricketts
Brandt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bressoud moves to third. Brandt moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Davenport vs. Ricketts
Davenport is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ricketts vs. McCormick
Ricketts strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. McCormick
Blasingame 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, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. McCormick
Cimoli hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Cimoli reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. McCormick
White hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Ricketts
Kirkland 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 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Ricketts
Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Ricketts
Mays hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. McCormick
Boyer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. McCormick
Cunningham hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. McCormick
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCormick fields it and throws to first for the out. Cunningham moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grammas vs. McCormick
Grammas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cunningham moves to third. Grammas moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. McCormick
Smith is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ricketts vs. McCormick
Ricketts strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Ricketts
Spencer hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Ricketts
Landrith 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 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Ricketts
Bressoud hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. McCormick
Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. McCormick
Cimoli hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. McCormick
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Ricketts
McCormick strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Ricketts
Brandt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Ricketts
There goes Brandt. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Brandt steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davenport vs. Ricketts
Davenport hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Brandt scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkland vs. Ricketts
Kirkland hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Ricketts
Cepeda hits a line drive to left field. Oliver throws towards the infield. Ricketts fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ricketts. Davenport goes all the way around to score. Cepeda moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mays vs. Ricketts
Mays is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spencer vs. Ricketts
Spencer is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. McCormick
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. McCormick
Cunningham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. McCormick
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. McCormick
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grammas for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Ricketts
Landrith hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Ricketts
Bressoud hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Ricketts
McCormick hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cimoli. McCormick reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brandt vs. Ricketts
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. McCormick
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. McCormick
Curt Flood pinch hits for Dick Ricketts.
Flood hits a popup towards the mound. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. McCormick
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Bridges
Marshall Bridges now pitching.
Davenport hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Bridges
Kirkland hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Bridges
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Bridges
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. McCormick
Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. McCormick
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. McCormick
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCormick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Bridges
Spencer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Spencer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Landrith vs. Bridges
There's a wild pitch. Spencer moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Landrith vs. Bridges
Landrith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bressoud vs. Bridges
Bressoud strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCormick vs. Bridges
McCormick bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Spencer scores. Landrith moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brandt vs. Bridges
Brandt hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davenport vs. Bridges
Davenport is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. McCormick
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. McCormick
Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. McCormick
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. McCormick
Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brandt who is chasing the ball. Smith reaches third base with a triple. Grammas goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jablonski vs. McCormick
Ray Jablonski pinch hits for Marshall Bridges.
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCormick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/22/1959 -- St.Louis at San Francisco (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Blasingame D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Brandt J, lf 4 2 2 0
Cimoli G, cf 4 0 1 0 Davenport J, 3b 5 2 2 2
White B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Kirkland W, rf 4 1 2 2
Boyer K, 3b 4 0 0 0 Cepeda O, 1b 4 0 1 0
Cunningham J, rf 3 0 1 0 Mays W, cf 3 0 0 0
Oliver G, lf 4 0 1 0 Spencer D, 2b 4 1 1 0
Grammas A, ss 3 1 1 0 Landrith H, c 3 0 0 0
Smith H, c 3 0 1 1 Bressoud E, ss 3 0 0 0
Ricketts D, p 2 0 0 0 McCormick M, p 3 0 1 1
Flood C, ph 1 0 0 0
Bridges M, p 0 0 0 0
Jablonski R, ph 1 0 0 0
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33 1 6 1 33 6 9 5
St.Louis 000 000 001 -- 1
San Francisco 200 020 11x -- 6
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Ricketts D (L) 6.0 7 4 3 3 7
Bridges M 2.0 2 2 2 1 3
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
McCormick M (W) 9.0 6 1 1 3 5
E -- Ricketts D
LOB -- St.Louis 8, San Francisco 8
2B -- Davenport J, Cimoli G, McCormick M, Spencer D
3B -- Smith H
HR -- Kirkland W
SB -- Brandt J
SH -- McCormick M
WP -- Bridges M
T -- 2:24
A -- 20949
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