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Cardinals
@ Giants
Seals Stadium
July 23, 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 23, 1959 at Seals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 23, 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 23, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vinegar Bend Mizell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Sanford |
| Ballpark | Seals Stadium |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 12,516 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Ken Burkhart 2B: Jocko Conlan 3B: Tony Venzon |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Joe Cunningham | Right Fielder |
| Bill White | Left Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Gino Cimoli | Center Fielder |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | Pitcher |
| Solly Hemus | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jackie Brandt | Left Fielder |
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Daryl Spencer | Second Baseman |
| Felipe Alou | Right Fielder |
| Bob Schmidt | Catcher |
| Eddie Bressoud | Shortstop |
| Jack Sanford | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Seals Stadium
July 23, 1959
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Sanford
Blasingame hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. Sanford
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards second. Spencer scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Sanford
White hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Mizell
Brandt hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Mizell
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Mizell
Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Mizell
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Mizell
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Spencer vs. Mizell
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer juggles the ball. That's an error on Boyer. Mays scores. Cepeda scores. Spencer moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Mizell
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Sanford
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cimoli vs. Sanford
Cimoli strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Sanford
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Sanford
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Mizell
Schmidt hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Mizell
Bressoud hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanford vs. Mizell
Sanford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Mizell
Brandt takes first base on ball four. Sanford moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davenport vs. Mizell
Davenport takes first base on ball four. Sanford moves to third. Brandt moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mays vs. Mizell
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Sanford
Grammas 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: ---
Mizell vs. Sanford
Mizell hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
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 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Mizell
Cepeda 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: ---
Spencer vs. Mizell
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Mizell
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, 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, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Sanford
White 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: ---
Boyer vs. Sanford
Boyer is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Mizell
Schmidt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Schmidt reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bressoud vs. Mizell
Bressoud hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame catches it and throws to second with Grammas covering, to double up Schmidt. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanford vs. Mizell
Sanford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Mizell
Brandt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame 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: ---
Cimoli vs. Sanford
Cimoli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Sanford
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cimoli moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Sanford
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanford has Cimoli trapped. He runs over and tags Cimoli for the out. Musial moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grammas vs. Sanford
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Musial moves to third. Smith moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Crowe vs. Sanford
George Crowe pinch hits for Vinegar Bend Mizell.
Crowe 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 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Stone
Dean Stone now pitching.
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Stone
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Stone
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Stone
Spencer hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Stone
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Sanford
Blasingame hits a popup 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. Sanford
Cunningham hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Cunningham reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Sanford
White hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Sanford
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Stone
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Stone
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, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanford vs. Stone
Sanford 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, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Sanford
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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Sanford
Musial hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Sanford
Smith 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, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Stone
Brandt bunts towards the mound. Stone picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Stone. Brandt moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Davenport vs. Stone
Davenport takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. Stone
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brandt tags and scores. Davenport tags and moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Stone
Cepeda is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Stone
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Davenport moves to third. Cepeda moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Alou vs. Bridges
Marshall Bridges now pitching.
Alou 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, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Sanford
Wally Shannon pinch hits for Alex Grammas.
Shannon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Sanford
Ray Jablonski pinch hits for Marshall Bridges.
Jablonski hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Sanford
Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. Sanford
Cunningham hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Shannon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Sanford
Curt Flood pinch runs for Joe Cunningham.
White hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. McDaniel
Curt Flood now playing center field. Wally Shannon now playing shortstop. Gino Cimoli now playing right field. Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
Schmidt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bressoud vs. McDaniel
Bressoud hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schmidt moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sanford vs. McDaniel
Sanford bunts towards the mound. McDaniel fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on McDaniel. Schmidt moves to third. Bressoud moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brandt vs. McDaniel
Brandt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schmidt scores. There goes Bressoud trying to get to home. Cimoli throws the ball in to Smith who tags Bressoud who's trying to score from second, for the out. Sanford moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davenport vs. McDaniel
Davenport hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sanford scores. Brandt moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. McDaniel
Mays hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. McDaniel
Cepeda is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Sanford
Willie Kirkland now playing right field. Felipe Alou now playing center field.
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cimoli vs. Sanford
Cimoli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Sanford
Musial strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gray vs. Sanford
Dick Gray pinch hits for Hal Smith.
Gray is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shannon vs. Sanford
Shannon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boyer scores. Cimoli moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Sanford
Gene Oliver pinch hits for Lindy McDaniel.
Oliver strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/23/1959 -- St.Louis at San Francisco (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Blasingame D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Brandt J, lf 4 1 2 1
Cunningham J, rf 4 0 2 0 Davenport J, 3b 3 0 1 1
Flood C, pr-cf 0 0 0 0 Mays W, cf 3 1 1 1
White B, lf 4 0 0 0 Kirkland W, rf 0 0 0 0
Boyer K, 3b 3 1 1 0 Cepeda O, 1b 4 1 2 0
Cimoli G, cf-rf 4 0 2 0 Spencer D, 2b 4 0 1 0
Musial S, 1b 4 0 1 0 Alou F, rf-cf 4 0 0 0
Smith H, c 3 0 0 0 Schmidt B, c 4 1 2 0
Gray D, ph 1 0 0 0 Bressoud E, ss 4 0 1 0
Grammas A, ss 2 0 0 0 Sanford J, p 2 1 1 0
Shannon W, ph-ss 2 0 2 1
Mizell V, p 1 0 0 0
Crowe G, ph 1 0 0 0
Stone D, p 0 0 0 0
Bridges M, p 0 0 0 0
Jablonski R, ph 1 0 0 0
McDaniel L, p 0 0 0 0
Oliver G, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 1 9 1 32 5 11 3
St.Louis 000 000 001 -- 1
San Francisco 200 000 12x -- 5
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Mizell V (L) 4.0 4 2 0 3 0
Stone D 2.1 3 1 0 3 0
Bridges M 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
McDaniel L 1.0 4 2 1 0 1
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Sanford J (W) 9.0 9 1 1 1 5
E -- Boyer K, Stone D, McDaniel L
DP -- St.Louis 2, San Francisco 2
LOB -- St.Louis 8, San Francisco 11
2B -- Schmidt B, Cunningham J
SB -- Cepeda O, Mays W
SH -- Sanford J
SF -- Mays W
T -- 2:22
A -- 12516
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