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Giants
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 27, 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 September 27, 1959 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 27, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 27, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike McCormick |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Jackson |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 13 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Frank Secory 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Frank Dascoli |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Pagan | Third Baseman |
| Willie Kirkland | Right Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Orlando Cepeda | Left Fielder |
| Daryl Spencer | Second Baseman |
| Hobie Landrith | Catcher |
| Eddie Bressoud | Shortstop |
| Mike McCormick | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Joe Cunningham | First Baseman |
| Gino Cimoli | Right Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Gene Oliver | Left Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Larry Jackson | Pitcher |
| Solly Hemus | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 27, 1959
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Jackson
Pagan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkland vs. Jackson
Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Jackson
Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kirkland moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCovey vs. Jackson
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. McCormick
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. McCormick
Cunningham 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, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. McCormick
Cimoli hits a popup towards short. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Jackson
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Jackson
Spencer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Jackson
Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. McCormick
Boyer 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, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. McCormick
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. McCormick
Smith hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Jackson
Bressoud hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cimoli. Bressoud reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Jackson
McCormick bunts towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Bressoud moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pagan vs. Jackson
Pagan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kirkland vs. Jackson
Kirkland 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. McCormick
Grammas 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. McCormick
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCormick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. McCormick
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. McCormick
Blasingame strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Jackson
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Jackson
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Jackson
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mays scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Jackson
Spencer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cepeda moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Landrith vs. Jackson
Landrith strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bressoud vs. Jackson
Bressoud hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. McCormick
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pagan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. McCormick
Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with McCormick covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. McCormick
Boyer hits a popup towards short. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Jackson
McCormick strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Jackson
Pagan hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Jackson
Kirkland hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Jackson
Mays hits a popup towards first. Cunningham settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. McCormick
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. McCormick
Smith hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. McCormick
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with McCormick covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Jackson
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Jackson
Cepeda hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Smith settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Smith. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Jackson
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Jackson
Spencer hits a popup towards first. Cunningham settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. McCormick
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. McCormick
Jackson bunts towards the mound. McCormick fields it and throws to first for the out. Flood moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blasingame vs. McCormick
Blasingame hits a popup towards third. Pagan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cunningham vs. McCormick
Cunningham 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 7
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Jackson
Landrith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bressoud vs. Jackson
Bressoud strikes out. There goes Landrith. The throw from Smith to second, and Landrith is out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Jackson
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagan vs. Jackson
Pagan is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. McCormick
Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCormick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. McCormick
Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. McCormick
Oliver strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Jackson
Kirkland hits a fly ball into right field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Jackson
Mays hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Jackson
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Jackson
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cunningham scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cepeda for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. McCormick
Jackie Brandt now playing left field. Orlando Cepeda now playing first base.
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. McCormick
Grammas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. McCormick
Flood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grammas moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Green vs. McCormick
Gene Green pinch hits for Larry Jackson.
Green strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blasingame vs. McCormick
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud misplays the ball. That's an error on Bressoud. Grammas moves to third. Flood moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cunningham vs. McCormick
Cunningham takes first base on ball four. Grammas scores. Flood moves to third. Blasingame moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cimoli vs. Miller
Stu Miller now pitching.
Cimoli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Flood scores. There goes Blasingame trying to get to home. Kirkland throws the ball in to Landrith who tags Blasingame who's trying to score from second, for the out. Cunningham moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. McDaniel
Gene Green now playing right field. Gino Cimoli now playing left field. Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. McDaniel
Leon Wagner pinch hits for Hobie Landrith.
Wagner strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhodes vs. McDaniel
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Eddie Bressoud.
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/27/1959, game 1 -- San Francisco at St.Louis (D)
San Francisco AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Pagan J, 3b 4 0 1 0 Blasingame D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Kirkland W, rf 4 0 1 0 Cunningham J, 1b 3 0 0 1
Mays W, cf 3 1 2 0 Cimoli G, rf-lf 4 0 1 1
McCovey W, 1b 4 0 0 0 Boyer K, 3b 3 0 0 0
Brandt J, lf 0 0 0 0 Oliver G, lf 3 0 0 0
Cepeda O, lf-1b 4 0 1 1 McDaniel L, p 0 0 0 0
Spencer D, 2b 4 0 2 0 Smith H, c 3 0 0 0
Landrith H, c 2 0 0 0 Grammas A, ss 3 1 1 0
Wagner L, ph 1 0 0 0 Flood C, cf 3 1 2 0
Bressoud E, ss 3 0 1 0 Jackson L, p 1 0 1 0
Rhodes D, ph 1 0 0 0 Green G, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
McCormick M, p 2 0 1 0
Miller S, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 9 1 28 2 5 2
San Francisco 000 100 000 -- 1
St.Louis 000 000 02x -- 2
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
McCormick M (L) 7.2 4 2 0 1 5
Miller S 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson L (W) 8.0 8 1 1 2 8
McDaniel L (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Smith H, Bressoud E
DP -- St.Louis 3
LOB -- San Francisco 7, St.Louis 4
2B -- Bressoud E
CS -- Landrith H
SH -- McCormick M, Jackson L
T -- 2:13
A -- 0
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