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Phillies
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
June 16, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on June 16, 1959 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 16, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 16, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ruben Gomez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vinegar Bend Mizell |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Stan Landes 2B: (none) 3B: Dusty Boggess |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
| Ed Bouchee | First Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Harry Anderson | Left Fielder |
| Joe Koppe | Shortstop |
| Sparky Anderson | Second Baseman |
| Valmy Thomas | Catcher |
| Ruben Gomez | Pitcher |
| Eddie Sawyer | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Gino Cimoli | Right Fielder |
| Bill White | First Baseman |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Gene Oliver | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Smith | Center Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | Pitcher |
| Solly Hemus | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
June 16, 1959
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Mizell
Ashburn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Mizell
Freese hits a line drive into center field. Smith picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Smith. Ashburn moves to third. Freese moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bouchee vs. Mizell
Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mizell has Ashburn trapped. He runs over and tags Ashburn for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Post vs. Mizell
Post hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Freese moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Anderson vs. Mizell
Anderson hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Gomez
Blasingame strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Gomez
Cimoli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Gomez
White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Post. White reaches second base with a double. Cimoli moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boyer vs. Gomez
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cimoli scores. White scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Gomez
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Gomez
Smith hits a popup towards short. Koppe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koppe vs. Mizell
Koppe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Koppe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Anderson vs. Mizell
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Koppe moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomas vs. Mizell
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gomez vs. Mizell
Gomez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Koppe scores. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Mizell
Ashburn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gomez moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freese vs. Mizell
Freese hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Gomez
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Gomez
Grammas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mizell vs. Gomez
Mizell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. Mizell
Bouchee strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Mizell
Post strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Mizell
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Anderson for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Gomez
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cimoli vs. Gomez
There goes Blasingame. The throw from Thomas and he is out, Koppe applying the tag. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Gomez
Cimoli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Gomez
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cimoli moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boyer vs. Gomez
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to home to get Cimoli. White moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Gomez
Oliver hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koppe vs. Mizell
Koppe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cimoli. Koppe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Anderson vs. Mizell
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mizell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Mizell
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mizell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Koppe moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gomez vs. Mizell
Gomez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ashburn vs. Mizell
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Gomez
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Gomez
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. Gomez
Grammas takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mizell vs. Gomez
Mizell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields it and throws to second for the out. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blasingame vs. Gomez
Blasingame hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Anderson who is chasing the ball. Blasingame reaches third base with a triple. Smith scores. Mizell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cimoli vs. Gomez
Cimoli hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Post. Cimoli reaches second base with a double. Blasingame scores. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Meyer
Jack Meyer now pitching.
White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Post. White reaches second base with a double. Cimoli scores. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Meyer
Boyer strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Mizell
Freese 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 -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. Mizell
Bouchee 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 -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Mizell
Post hits a fly ball into right field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Meyer
Oliver hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Meyer
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Meyer
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Mizell
Anderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koppe vs. Mizell
Koppe hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Mizell
Anderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Anderson moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Mizell
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Meyer
Grammas hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Post. Grammas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mizell vs. Meyer
Mizell hits a popup towards the mound. Meyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blasingame vs. Meyer
Blasingame takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cimoli vs. Meyer
Cimoli strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Meyer
White strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolger vs. Mizell
Jim Bolger pinch hits for Jack Meyer.
Bolger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cimoli. Bolger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ashburn vs. Mizell
Ashburn hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freese vs. Mizell
Freese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bouchee vs. Mizell
Bouchee is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Post vs. Mizell
Post hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Simmons
Curt Simmons now pitching.
Boyer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Anderson. Boyer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Simmons
Oliver hits a fly ball towards center field. Ashburn fields the ball and throws to short. Koppe drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Koppe. Boyer scores. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Simmons
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Simmons
Smith hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Rourke vs. Simmons
Jim O'Rourke pinch hits for Alex Grammas.
O'Rourke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Mizell
Lee Tate now playing shortstop.
Anderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koppe vs. Mizell
Koppe hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Mizell
Anderson hits a line drive into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Mizell
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mizell vs. Simmons
Mizell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Anderson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Simmons
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee fields the ball and throws to Simmons covering. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cimoli vs. Simmons
Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drake vs. Mizell
Solly Drake pinch hits for Curt Simmons.
Drake hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Mizell
Ashburn hits a fly ball into right field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Mizell
Freese hits a popup towards short. Tate settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/16/1959, game 1 -- Philadelphia at St.Louis (N)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Ashburn R, cf 5 0 2 0 Blasingame D, 2b 4 1 3 2
Freese G, 3b 4 0 1 0 Cimoli G, rf 5 2 3 1
Bouchee E, 1b 4 0 0 0 White B, 1b 4 1 3 1
Post W, rf 4 0 0 0 Boyer K, 3b 4 1 2 2
Anderson H, lf 3 0 1 0 Oliver G, lf 4 0 0 0
Koppe J, ss 4 1 2 0 Smith B, cf 4 0 0 0
Anderson S, 2b 4 0 1 0 Smith H, c 4 2 2 1
Thomas V, c 4 0 1 0 Grammas A, ss 2 0 1 0
Gomez R, p 2 0 1 1 O'Rourke J, ph 1 0 0 0
Meyer J, p 0 0 0 0 Tate L, ss 0 0 0 0
Bolger J, ph 1 0 1 0 Mizell V, p 4 1 0 0
Simmons C, p 0 0 0 0
Drake S, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 1 10 1 36 8 14 7
Philadelphia 010 000 000 -- 1
St.Louis 200 400 20x -- 8
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez R (L) 3.2 9 6 6 1 2
Meyer J 2.1 2 0 0 1 3
Simmons C 2.0 3 2 2 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Mizell V (W) 9.0 10 1 1 2 5
E -- Smith B, Koppe J
DP -- Philadelphia 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 10, St.Louis 6
2B -- White B 2, Koppe J 2, Cimoli G, Grammas A, Bolger J, Boyer K
3B -- Blasingame D
HR -- Smith H
CS -- Blasingame D
T -- 2:19
A -- 0
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