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Braves
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 26, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Milwaukee Braves, played on August 26, 1959 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 26, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 26, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Carl Willey |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Jackson |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 13,759 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Ed Sudol 2B: Dusty Boggess 3B: Stan Landes |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Hank Aaron | Center Fielder |
| Joe Adcock | Left Fielder |
| Frank Torre | First Baseman |
| Lee Maye | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| Del Crandall | Catcher |
| Carl Willey | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | 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 |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
| Larry Jackson | Pitcher |
| Solly Hemus | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 26, 1959
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Jackson
Avila 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 -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Jackson
Mathews hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cunningham. Mathews reaches second base with a double. Avila moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Aaron vs. Jackson
Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Avila tags and scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adcock vs. Jackson
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torre vs. Jackson
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Jackson covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Willey
Blasingame hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. Willey
Cunningham hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Willey
White hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Willey
Boyer hits a popup towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Willey
Musial hits a line drive into left field. Adcock picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Adcock. Blasingame scores. Cunningham goes all the way around to score. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flood vs. Willey
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Jackson
Maye hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Jackson
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Jackson
Crandall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Willey vs. Jackson
Willey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Willey
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. Willey
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Willey
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blasingame vs. Willey
Blasingame hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Jackson
Avila hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Jackson
Mathews 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 -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Jackson
Aaron strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Willey
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Willey
White hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Willey
Boyer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Adcock. Boyer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Willey
Musial hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Jackson
Adcock hits a line drive into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Jackson
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Jackson, and towards Blasingame, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Jackson
Maye hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Willey
Flood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Willey
Smith hits a line drive into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. Willey
Grammas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Flood moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Willey
Jackson bunts towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jackson for the out. Flood moves to third. Grammas moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blasingame vs. Willey
Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Jackson
Logan hits a popup towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Jackson
Crandall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Willey vs. Jackson
Willey bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Jackson
Avila hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Crandall moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mathews vs. Jackson
Mathews strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Willey
Cunningham hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Willey
White hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cunningham moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Willey
Boyer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Adcock. Boyer reaches second base with a double. Cunningham scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Willey
There goes Boyer. The throw from Crandall and he is out, Mathews applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Willey
Musial hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Willey
Flood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Rush
Bob Rush now pitching.
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Jackson
Aaron takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Jackson
Adcock takes first base on ball four. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torre vs. Jackson
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Aaron moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Vernon vs. Jackson
Mickey Vernon pinch hits for Lee Maye.
Vernon is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Rush
Mickey Vernon now playing right field.
Grammas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Rush
Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Rush
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Jackson
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Jackson
Crandall is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Jackson
Ray Boone pinch hits for Bob Rush.
Boone is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Jay
Joey Jay now pitching.
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Jay
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jay fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Jay
Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Jackson
Avila hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Jackson
There's a wild pitch. Avila moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mathews vs. Jackson
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Jackson
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adcock vs. Jackson
Adcock hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Jay
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Jay
Flood hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Jay
Smith hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Jay
Grammas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Jay
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Grammas moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blasingame vs. Jay
Blasingame hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grammas scores. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cunningham vs. Jay
Cunningham hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Jackson
Gino Cimoli now playing left field. Bill White now playing first base.
Torre hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Jackson
Felix Mantilla pinch runs for Frank Torre.
Vernon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mantilla moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Logan vs. Jackson
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Mantilla moves to third. Vernon moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Crandall vs. Jackson
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Mantilla scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Jackson
Andy Pafko pinch hits for Joey Jay.
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/26/1959 -- Milwaukee at St.Louis (N)
Milwaukee AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Avila B, 2b 4 1 3 0 Blasingame D, 2b 5 1 2 1
Mathews E, 3b 4 0 1 0 Cunningham J, rf 5 2 2 0
Aaron H, cf 2 0 0 1 White B, lf-1b 4 0 0 0
Adcock J, lf 3 0 0 0 Boyer K, 3b 4 0 2 1
Torre F, 1b 4 0 1 0 Musial S, 1b 4 0 2 1
Mantilla F, pr 0 1 0 0 Cimoli G, lf 0 0 0 0
Maye L, rf 2 0 0 0 Flood C, cf 4 1 3 1
Vernon M, ph-rf 2 0 1 0 Smith H, c 4 0 1 0
Logan J, ss 4 0 0 0 Grammas A, ss 4 1 2 0
Crandall D, c 3 0 1 1 Jackson L, p 3 0 1 0
Willey C, p 2 0 0 0
Rush B, p 0 0 0 0
Boone R, ph 1 0 0 0
Jay J, p 0 0 0 0
Pafko A, ph 1 0 0 0
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32 2 7 2 37 5 15 4
Milwaukee 100 000 001 -- 2
St.Louis 200 010 02x -- 5
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Willey C (L) 4.2 11 3 2 0 0
Rush B 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Jay J 2.0 4 2 2 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson L (W) 9.0 7 2 2 3 7
E -- Adcock J
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- Milwaukee 7, St.Louis 9
2B -- Mathews E, Boyer K 2
HR -- Flood C
CS -- Boyer K
SH -- Jackson L
SF -- Aaron H
WP -- Jackson L
T -- 2:40
A -- 13759
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