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Dodgers
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 23, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on September 23, 1959 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 23, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 23, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roger Craig |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Miller |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 10,715 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Shag Crawford 3B: Al Barlick |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Left Fielder |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Norm Larker | Right Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Maury Wills | Shortstop |
| John Roseboro | Catcher |
| Roger Craig | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Joe Cunningham | Right Fielder |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Gino Cimoli | Left Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
| Bob Miller | Pitcher |
| Solly Hemus | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 23, 1959
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Miller
Gilliam hits a line drive towards short. Grammas reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Miller
Neal hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cunningham. Neal reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Miller
Moon hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Miller
Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Neal scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Larker vs. Miller
Larker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Snider moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Hodges vs. Miller
Hodges is hit by the pitch. Larker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Wills vs. Miller
Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Craig
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Craig
Cunningham strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Craig
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Craig covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Miller
Roseboro strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Craig vs. Miller
Craig strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Miller
Gilliam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Miller
Neal hits a line drive into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Craig
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Craig
Cimoli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Craig
Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cimoli moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Flood vs. Craig
Flood hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Larker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Grammas vs. Craig
Grammas hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Miller
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moon for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Miller
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snider for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Miller
Larker hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Craig
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Craig
Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Larker. Blasingame reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cunningham vs. Craig
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Craig
Musial hits a popup towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Miller
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Miller
Wills strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Miller
Roseboro hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Craig
Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Larker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Craig
Cimoli hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Craig
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Craig vs. Miller
Craig strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Miller
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Miller covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Miller
Neal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Miller
Moon hits a line drive towards short. Grammas reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Craig
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Craig
Grammas hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Craig
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Craig
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Neal fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Miller
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Miller covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Miller
Larker hits a fly ball into left field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Miller
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Craig
Cunningham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Craig
Musial hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roseboro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Craig
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cimoli vs. Craig
Cimoli takes first base on ball four. Cunningham moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Craig
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Miller
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Miller
Roseboro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Craig vs. Miller
Craig strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Miller
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gilliam for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Craig
Duke Snider now playing right field. Norm Larker now playing first base. Don Demeter now playing center field.
Flood hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Craig
Grammas hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Craig
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Miller
Neal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Miller
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Neal moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Miller
Snider is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Larker vs. Miller
Larker takes first base on ball four. Neal moves to third. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Demeter vs. Miller
Demeter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cimoli. Demeter reaches second base with a double. Neal scores. Snider scores. Larker moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Wills vs. Jackson
Larry Jackson now pitching.
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Roseboro vs. Jackson
Roseboro is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Craig vs. Jackson
Craig hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Craig
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker fields the ball and throws to Craig covering. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. Craig
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cunningham for the out. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Craig
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Craig
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cimoli vs. Craig
Cimoli hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Jackson
Gilliam hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Jackson
Neal strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Jackson
Moon hits a fly ball into left field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Craig
Smith hits a line drive into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Craig
Wally Shannon pinch hits for Curt Flood.
Shannon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Craig
George Crowe pinch hits for Alex Grammas.
Crowe hits a fly ball into left field. Moon 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 9/23/1959 -- Los Angeles at St.Louis (N)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Gilliam J, 3b 5 0 1 0 Blasingame D, 2b 4 0 2 0
Neal C, 2b 4 2 2 0 Cunningham J, rf 3 0 0 0
Moon W, lf 5 0 0 0 Musial S, 1b 3 0 0 0
Snider D, cf-rf 3 1 1 1 Boyer K, 3b 4 0 0 0
Larker N, rf-1b 3 0 1 0 Cimoli G, lf 3 0 1 0
Hodges G, 1b 2 0 0 0 Smith H, c 4 0 1 0
Demeter D, cf 1 0 1 2 Flood C, cf 3 0 0 0
Wills M, ss 4 0 0 0 Shannon W, ph 1 0 0 0
Roseboro J, c 3 0 1 0 Grammas A, ss 3 0 0 0
Craig R, p 4 0 0 0 Crowe G, ph 1 0 0 0
Miller B, p 3 0 1 0
Jackson L, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 7 3 32 0 5 0
Los Angeles 100 000 020 -- 3
St.Louis 000 000 000 -- 0
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Craig R (W) 9.0 5 0 0 3 5
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Miller B (L) 7.1 7 3 3 3 5
Jackson L 1.2 0 0 0 1 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 9, St.Louis 8
2B -- Neal C, Blasingame D, Demeter D
HBP -- by Miller B (Hodges G)
T -- 2:20
A -- 10715
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