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Giants
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 10, 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 August 10, 1959 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 10, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 10, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sam Jones |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Jackson |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 17,576 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Shag Crawford 2B: Vic Delmore 3B: Al Barlick |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Orlando Cepeda | Left Fielder |
| Willie Kirkland | Right Fielder |
| Daryl Spencer | Second Baseman |
| Hobie Landrith | Catcher |
| Eddie Bressoud | Shortstop |
| Sam Jones | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Gino Cimoli | Right Fielder |
| Bill White | Left Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Larry Jackson | Pitcher |
| Solly Hemus | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 10, 1959
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Jackson
Davenport is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Jackson
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Jackson
McCovey hits a fly ball towards center. Flood catches it and throws to first to double up Mays. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Jones
Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Jones
Cimoli hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Jones
White is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Jackson
Cepeda 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, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Jackson
Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Jackson
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landrith vs. Jackson
Landrith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spencer moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bressoud vs. Jackson
Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Jones
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Jones
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Jackson
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Jackson
Davenport bunts towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Blasingame covering, for the out. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Jackson
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Jackson
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Jackson
Cepeda hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Jones
Grammas hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Mays who is chasing the ball. Grammas reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Jones
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jackson vs. Jones
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Grammas scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Jones
Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Jackson
Kirkland hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Jackson
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Jackson
Landrith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flood. Landrith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bressoud vs. Jackson
Bressoud takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Jackson
Jones 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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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Jones
Cimoli hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Jones
White is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Jones
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Jones
Musial takes first base on ball four. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flood vs. Jones
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Jackson
Davenport hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Jackson
Mays strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Jackson
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Jackson
Cepeda is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Jones
Grammas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Jones
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey juggles the ball. That's an error on McCovey. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Jones
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Jones
Blasingame hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cimoli vs. Jones
Cimoli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith scores. Blasingame moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Jones
White strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Jackson
Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Jackson covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Jackson
Spencer hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Jackson
Landrith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bressoud vs. Jackson
Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Jones
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Jones
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first, with Jones covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Jones
Flood is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Jackson
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Sam Jones.
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rhodes for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Jackson
Davenport hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Jackson
Mays is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Jackson
McCovey hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Davenport moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Jackson
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Miller
Stu Miller now pitching.
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grammas for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Miller
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Miller
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Jackson
Kirkland strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Jackson
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Jackson
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
Bottom 8
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Miller
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cimoli vs. Miller
Cimoli hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Miller
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Blasingame trying to get to third. Kirkland throws the ball in to Davenport, who tags Blasingame for the out. White moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Miller
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Jackson
Gene Oliver now playing left field. Bill White now playing first base. Jackie Brandt pinch hits for Eddie Bressoud.
Brandt hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Jackson
Leon Wagner pinch hits for Stu Miller.
Wagner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Jackson
Jose Pagan pinch runs for Leon Wagner.
Davenport hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pagan moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Jackson
Gino Cimoli now playing left field. Gene Oliver now playing right field.
Mays hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Pagan scores. Davenport moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Stone
Gino Cimoli now playing right field. Gene Oliver now playing left field. Dean Stone now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Davenport moves to third. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCovey vs. Stone
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Davenport scores. Mays moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cepeda vs. Broglio
Ernie Broglio now pitching.
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kirkland vs. Broglio
Kirkland hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cimoli. Kirkland reaches second base with a double. Mays scores. McCovey moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Spencer vs. Broglio
Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. McCormick
Jackie Brandt now playing left field. Jose Pagan now playing shortstop. Mike McCormick now pitching.
Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. McCormick
Flood hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. McCormick
Grammas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oliver moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gray vs. McCormick
Dick Gray pinch hits for Hal Smith.
There's a wild pitch. Grammas moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gray vs. McCormick
Gray strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jablonski vs. McCormick
Ray Jablonski pinch hits for Ernie Broglio.
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/10/1959 -- San Francisco at St.Louis (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Davenport J, 3b 4 1 2 0 Blasingame D, 2b 4 0 2 0
Mays W, cf 4 1 1 1 Cimoli G, rf-lf-rf 4 0 1 1
McCovey W, 1b 3 0 1 1 White B, lf-1b 4 0 1 0
Cepeda O, lf 5 0 0 0 Boyer K, 3b 4 0 1 0
McCormick M, p 0 0 0 0 Musial S, 1b 2 0 0 0
Kirkland W, rf 5 0 1 1 Oliver G, lf-rf-lf 1 0 1 0
Spencer D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Flood C, cf 4 0 0 0
Landrith H, c 3 0 2 0 Grammas A, ss 4 1 2 0
Bressoud E, ss 2 0 0 0 Smith H, c 3 1 0 0
Brandt J, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Gray D, ph 1 0 0 0
Jones S, p 2 0 1 0 Jackson L, p 3 0 0 1
Rhodes D, ph 1 0 0 0 Stone D, p 0 0 0 0
Miller S, p 0 0 0 0 Broglio E, p 0 0 0 0
Wagner L, ph 1 0 1 0 Jablonski R, ph 1 0 0 0
Pagan J, pr-ss 0 1 0 0
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35 3 9 3 35 2 8 2
San Francisco 000 000 003 -- 3
St.Louis 001 010 000 -- 2
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Jones S 6.0 4 2 1 1 6
Miller S (W) 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
McCormick M (S) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson L (L) 8.1 8 3 3 6 6
Stone D* 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Broglio E 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- McCovey W
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- San Francisco 12, St.Louis 7
2B -- Landrith H, Kirkland W
3B -- Grammas A
SH -- Davenport J
WP -- Stone D, McCormick M
T -- 2:59
A -- 17576
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