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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
June 20, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on June 20, 1959 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 20, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 20, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Friend |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vinegar Bend Mizell |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 10,698 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Shag Crawford 2B: Vic Delmore 3B: Al Barlick |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Schofield | Second Baseman |
| Dick Groat | Shortstop |
| Roman Mejias | Right Fielder |
| Dick Stuart | First Baseman |
| Bob Skinner | Left Fielder |
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Hank Foiles | Catcher |
| Bob Friend | Pitcher |
| Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Gino Cimoli | Center Fielder |
| Bill White | Left Fielder |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Joe Cunningham | Right Fielder |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | Pitcher |
| Solly Hemus | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
June 20, 1959
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Mizell
Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Mizell
Groat hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cimoli. Groat reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mejias vs. Mizell
Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stuart vs. Mizell
Stuart takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skinner vs. Mizell
Skinner is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Friend
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Friend
Cimoli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Friend
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cimoli moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jablonski vs. Friend
Jablonski strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cunningham vs. Friend
Cunningham hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Cunningham reaches second base with a double. Cimoli scores. White goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Friend
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Mizell
Virdon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Mizell
Hoak takes first base on ball four. Virdon moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foiles vs. Mizell
Foiles is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Friend vs. Mizell
Friend strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schofield vs. Mizell
Schofield hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Friend
Danny Kravitz now catching.
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schofield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Friend
Grammas hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mizell vs. Friend
Mizell is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Mizell
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Groat for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Mizell
Mejias takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stuart vs. Mizell
Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Friend
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Friend
Cimoli hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Friend
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jablonski vs. Friend
Jablonski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White scores. Jablonski moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cunningham vs. Friend
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Mizell
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial juggles the ball. That's an error on Musial. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Mizell
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Skinner for the double play. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Mizell
Hoak hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kravitz vs. Mizell
Kravitz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mizell juggles the ball. That's an error on Mizell. Hoak moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Friend vs. Mizell
Friend hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Friend
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Friend
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Friend
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Mizell
Schofield hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Mizell
Groat hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. Mizell
Mejias hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stuart vs. Mizell
Stuart hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mizell vs. Friend
Mizell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Friend
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mizell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cimoli vs. Friend
Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mizell moves to third. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
White vs. Friend
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mizell scores. Blasingame scores. Cimoli moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jablonski vs. Porterfield
Bob Porterfield now pitching.
Jablonski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cunningham vs. Porterfield
Cunningham hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Cimoli trying to get to home. Mejias throws the ball in to Kravitz who tags Cimoli who's trying to score from second, for the out. White moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Musial vs. Porterfield
Musial hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Schofield reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Mizell
Dick Gray now playing third base.
Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Mizell
Virdon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Mizell
Hoak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Virdon moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kravitz vs. Mizell
Kravitz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bright vs. Mizell
Harry Bright pinch hits for Bob Porterfield.
Bright hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Daniels
Bennie Daniels now pitching.
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Daniels
Grammas hits a popup towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mizell vs. Daniels
Mizell is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Mizell
Schofield hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Schofield reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groat vs. Mizell
Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schofield scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mejias vs. Mizell
Mejias hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Groat moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stuart vs. Mizell
Stuart hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Groat tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Mizell
Skinner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mejias moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Virdon vs. McDaniel
Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gray fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mejias moves to third. Skinner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hoak vs. McDaniel
Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Daniels
Blasingame hits a line drive into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Daniels
Cimoli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Daniels
White hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gray vs. Daniels
Gray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kravitz vs. McDaniel
Kravitz hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. McDaniel
Ted Kluszewski pinch hits for Bennie Daniels.
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kluszewski for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. McDaniel
Schofield strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Blackburn
Ron Blackburn now pitching.
Cunningham hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Blackburn
Musial is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Blackburn
Smith hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kravitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. McDaniel
Curt Flood now playing center field. Gino Cimoli now playing left field. Bill White now playing first base.
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mejias vs. McDaniel
Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gray fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. McDaniel
Stuart strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/20/1959 -- Pittsburgh at St.Louis (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Schofield D, 2b 5 1 1 0 Blasingame D, 2b 4 1 1 0
Groat D, ss 5 1 2 1 Cimoli G, cf-lf 3 1 2 0
Mejias R, rf 4 0 2 0 White B, lf-1b 4 2 3 2
Stuart D, 1b 3 0 0 1 Jablonski R, 3b 3 0 1 1
Skinner B, lf 4 0 1 0 Gray D, 3b 1 0 0 0
Virdon B, cf 2 0 1 0 Cunningham J, rf 4 0 2 2
Hoak D, 3b 3 0 2 0 Musial S, 1b 4 0 0 0
Foiles H, c 1 0 0 0 Flood C, cf 0 0 0 0
Kravitz D, c 3 0 0 0 Smith H, c 4 0 0 0
Friend B, p 2 0 0 0 Grammas A, ss 3 0 0 0
Porterfield B, p 0 0 0 0 Mizell V, p 3 1 1 0
Bright H, ph 1 0 0 0 McDaniel L, p 0 0 0 0
Daniels B, p 0 0 0 0
Kluszewski T, ph 1 0 0 0
Blackburn R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 2 9 2 33 5 10 5
Pittsburgh 000 000 200 -- 2
St.Louis 201 020 00x -- 5
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Friend B (L)* 4.0 8 5 5 1 2
Porterfield B 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Daniels B 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Blackburn R 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Mizell V (W) 6.1 8 2 2 5 3
McDaniel L (S) 2.2 1 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 4 batters in 5th
E -- Musial S, Mizell V
DP -- St.Louis 3
LOB -- Pittsburgh 11, St.Louis 5
2B -- Groat D, Cunningham J, White B, Schofield D
SF -- Stuart D
T -- 2:27
A -- 10698
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