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Giants
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
July 5, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the San Francisco Giants, played on July 5, 1959 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 5, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 5, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sam Jones |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gary Blaylock |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 28,431 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Tony Venzon 2B: Augie Donatelli 3B: Ken Burkhart |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Danny O'Connell | Third Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Willie Kirkland | Right Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Daryl Spencer | Second Baseman |
| Jackie Brandt | Left Fielder |
| Hobie Landrith | Catcher |
| Eddie Bressoud | Shortstop |
| Sam Jones | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Joe Cunningham | Right Fielder |
| Bill White | Left Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Bobby Smith | Center Fielder |
| Ray Katt | Catcher |
| Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
| Gary Blaylock | Pitcher |
| Solly Hemus | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
July 5, 1959
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Blaylock
O'Connell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Blaylock
Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Blaylock
Kirkland strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Blaylock
Cepeda hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Blaylock
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Jones
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 -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Jones
Cunningham hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkland. Cunningham reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Jones
White is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Jones
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Jones
Musial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Blaylock
Brandt is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Blaylock
Landrith hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Blaylock
Bressoud hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smith. Bressoud reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Blaylock
Jones is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Jones
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Katt vs. Jones
Katt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Jones
Grammas hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Blaylock
O'Connell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Blaylock
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkland vs. Blaylock
Kirkland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. O'Connell moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cepeda vs. Blaylock
Cepeda hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spencer vs. Blaylock
Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. O'Connell scores. Kirkland moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brandt vs. McDaniel
Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDaniel vs. Jones
McDaniel is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Jones
Blasingame takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. Jones
Cunningham is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Jones
White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkland. White reaches second base with a double. Blasingame goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Jones
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Jones
Musial hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. McDaniel
Landrith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bressoud vs. McDaniel
Bressoud hits a popup, foul, towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. McDaniel
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Grammas fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. McDaniel
O'Connell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Jones
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Katt vs. Jones
Katt is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. Jones
Grammas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McDaniel vs. Jones
McDaniel bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blasingame vs. Jones
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
Top 5
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. McDaniel
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. McDaniel
Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. McDaniel
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial juggles the ball. That's an error on Musial. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. McDaniel
There goes Cepeda. The throw from Katt and he is out, Grammas applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Jones
Cunningham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Jones
White strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Jones
Boyer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkland. Boyer reaches second base with a double. Cunningham moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Musial vs. Jones
Musial is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smith vs. Jones
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Crowe vs. Jones
George Crowe pinch hits for Ray Katt.
Crowe hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. McDaniel
Hal Smith now catching.
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. McDaniel
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landrith vs. McDaniel
There goes Brandt. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Brandt steals second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Landrith vs. McDaniel
Landrith strikes out. Smith drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Landrith out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bressoud vs. McDaniel
Bressoud is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. McDaniel
Jones strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Jones
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDaniel vs. Jones
McDaniel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Jones
Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. McDaniel
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer juggles the ball. That's an error on Boyer. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. McDaniel
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kirkland vs. McDaniel
Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with McDaniel covering, for the out. O'Connell moves to third. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cepeda vs. McDaniel
Cepeda is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Spencer vs. McDaniel
Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. O'Connell tags and scores. Mays tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brandt vs. McDaniel
There goes Mays. The throw from Smith to McDaniel to Boyer who tags Mays out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Jones
Cunningham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Jones
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Jones
Boyer hits a fly ball towards right. Kirkland settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Kirkland. White moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Musial vs. Jones
Musial hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jablonski vs. Jones
Ray Jablonski pinch hits for Bobby Smith.
Jablonski hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Bridges
Marshall Bridges now pitching. Curt Flood now playing center field.
Brandt is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Bridges
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 -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Bridges
Bressoud strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Miller
Stu Miller now pitching.
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. Miller
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Miller
Flood strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Bridges
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Bridges
O'Connell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Bridges
Mays hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Miller
Blasingame hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. Miller
Cunningham hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Miller
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blasingame moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boyer vs. Miller
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blasingame scores. White moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Antonelli
Johnny Antonelli now pitching.
Musial hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cimoli vs. Antonelli
Gino Cimoli pinch hits for Marshall Bridges.
Cimoli hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/5/1959, game 2 -- San Francisco at St.Louis (D)
San Francisco AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
O'Connell D, 3b 5 3 2 0 Blasingame D, 2b 4 2 1 0
Mays W, cf 5 1 2 2 Cunningham J, rf 3 0 1 0
Kirkland W, rf 4 0 1 0 White B, lf 5 0 2 1
Cepeda O, 1b 3 0 0 0 Boyer K, 3b 3 0 2 1
Spencer D, 2b 3 0 1 2 Musial S, 1b 4 0 0 0
Brandt J, lf 4 0 1 0 Smith B, cf 3 0 2 0
Landrith H, c 4 0 1 0 Jablonski R, ph 1 0 0 0
Bressoud E, ss 3 0 1 0 Bridges M, p 0 0 0 0
Jones S, p 3 0 0 0 Cimoli G, ph 1 0 0 0
Miller S, p 1 0 0 0 Katt R, c 2 0 0 0
Antonelli J, p 0 0 0 0 Crowe G, ph 1 0 0 0
Smith H, c 1 0 1 0
Grammas A, ss 4 0 1 0
Blaylock G, p 0 0 0 0
McDaniel L, p 3 0 0 0
Flood C, cf 1 0 0 0
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35 4 9 4 36 2 10 2
San Francisco 201 000 100 -- 4
St.Louis 001 000 001 -- 2
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Jones S (W) 7.0 6 1 1 6 7
Miller S 1.1 4 1 1 0 1
Antonelli J (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Blaylock G (L) 2.2 6 3 3 0 3
McDaniel L 4.1 3 1 0 2 3
Bridges M 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
E -- Musial S, Boyer K, Kirkland W
DP -- San Francisco 2
LOB -- San Francisco 7, St.Louis 13
2B -- Cunningham J, Bressoud E, White B, Boyer K
HR -- Mays W
SB -- Brandt J
CS -- Cepeda O, Mays W
SF -- Spencer D
T -- 2:44
A -- 28431
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