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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 24, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 24, 1959 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 24, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 24, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vinegar Bend Mizell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Moe Drabowsky |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 19,921 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: Ken Burkhart 3B: Tony Venzon |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Gino Cimoli | Center Fielder |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Bill White | Left Fielder |
| Joe Cunningham | Right Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Lee Tate | Shortstop |
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | Pitcher |
| Solly Hemus | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Taylor | Second Baseman |
| Lee Walls | Right Fielder |
| Walt Moryn | Left Fielder |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Al Dark | Third Baseman |
| Jim Marshall | First Baseman |
| Cal Neeman | Catcher |
| Moe Drabowsky | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 24, 1959
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Drabowsky
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Drabowsky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blasingame for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Drabowsky
Cimoli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Drabowsky
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Mizell
Taylor is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. Mizell
Walls strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Mizell
Moryn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Mizell
Banks strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Drabowsky
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Drabowsky
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Drabowsky
Cunningham hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moryn. Cunningham reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Drabowsky
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drabowsky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Mizell
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Mizell
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Mizell
Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neeman vs. Mizell
Neeman strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tate vs. Drabowsky
Tate hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moryn. Tate reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mizell vs. Drabowsky
Mizell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drabowsky fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Drabowsky
Blasingame takes first base on ball four. Mizell moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cimoli vs. Drabowsky
Cimoli strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Drabowsky
Musial takes first base on ball four. Mizell moves to third. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boyer vs. Drabowsky
Boyer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moryn. Boyer reaches second base with a double. Mizell scores. Blasingame scores. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
White vs. Drabowsky
White hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drabowsky vs. Mizell
Drabowsky hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Mizell
Taylor bunts towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walls vs. Mizell
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Drabowsky
Cunningham hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Drabowsky
Smith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walls. Smith reaches second base with a double. Cunningham moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tate vs. Drabowsky
Tate hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moryn who is chasing the ball. Tate reaches third base with a triple. Cunningham scores. Smith scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mizell vs. Drabowsky
Mizell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Neeman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Blasingame vs. Drabowsky
Blasingame bunts towards the mound. Drabowsky fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tate scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cimoli vs. Buzhardt
John Buzhardt now pitching.
There goes Blasingame. The throw from Neeman and he is safe. Blasingame steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cimoli vs. Buzhardt
Cimoli hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Mizell
Moryn strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Mizell
Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Mizell
Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Buzhardt
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Buzhardt
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Buzhardt
There goes Boyer. The throw from Neeman and he is safe. Boyer steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Buzhardt
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cunningham vs. Buzhardt
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Boyer moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Buzhardt
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boyer scores. White scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tate vs. Buzhardt
Tate hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Mizell
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Mizell
Marshall hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cunningham. Marshall reaches second base with a double. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Neeman vs. Mizell
Neeman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Averill vs. Mizell
Earl Averill pinch hits for John Buzhardt.
Averill takes first base on ball four. Dark scores. Marshall moves to third. Neeman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Taylor vs. Mizell
Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Marshall tags and scores. Neeman tags and moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walls vs. Mizell
Walls takes first base on ball four. Averill moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Moryn vs. McDaniel
Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
Moryn takes first base on ball four. Neeman scores. Averill moves to third. Walls moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Banks vs. McDaniel
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tate fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDaniel vs. Morehead
Seth Morehead now pitching.
McDaniel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Morehead
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Morehead
Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. McDaniel
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. McDaniel
Dark 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 -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. McDaniel
Marshall hits a line drive towards first. Musial reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Morehead
Sammy Taylor now catching.
Musial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Morehead
Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Morehead
White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walls. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cunningham vs. Morehead
Cunningham hits a line drive into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. McDaniel
Curt Flood now playing center field. Gino Cimoli now playing right field. Bobby Smith now playing left field. Joe Cunningham now playing first bas
Taylor 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 -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. McDaniel
George Altman pinch hits for Seth Morehead.
Altman strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. McDaniel
Taylor hits a line drive towards short. Tate reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Singleton
Elmer Singleton now pitching.
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moryn throws the ball in to Taylor who tags Smith, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tate vs. Singleton
Tate hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDaniel vs. Singleton
McDaniel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walls vs. McDaniel
Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tate scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. McDaniel
Moryn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Moryn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Banks vs. McDaniel
Banks strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. McDaniel
Thomson strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Singleton
Blasingame hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cimoli vs. Singleton
There goes Blasingame. The throw from Taylor and he is out, Taylor applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Singleton
Cimoli hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Singleton
Flood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Singleton
Boyer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noren vs. McDaniel
Irv Noren pinch hits for Al Dark.
Noren hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDaniel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. McDaniel
Marshall strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. McDaniel
Taylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. McDaniel
Dale Long pinch hits for Elmer Singleton.
Long hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taylor vs. McDaniel
Taylor strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/24/1959 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Blasingame D, 2b 4 1 2 1 Taylor T, 2b 4 0 1 1
Cimoli G, cf-rf 4 0 0 0 Walls L, rf 3 0 0 0
Musial S, 1b 3 0 0 0 Moryn W, lf 2 0 1 1
Flood C, cf 1 0 1 0 Banks E, ss 4 0 0 0
Boyer K, 3b 5 1 2 2 Thomson B, cf 4 0 1 0
White B, lf 3 1 1 0 Dark A, 3b 3 1 1 0
Smith B, lf 0 0 0 0 Noren I, ph 1 0 0 0
Cunningham J, rf-1b 4 1 2 0 Marshall J, 1b 4 1 1 0
Smith H, c 4 1 3 2 Neeman C, c 1 1 0 0
Tate L, ss 4 1 2 2 Taylor S, c 2 0 1 0
Mizell V, p 2 1 0 0 Drabowsky M, p 1 0 0 0
McDaniel L, p 2 0 0 0 Buzhardt J, p 0 0 0 0
Averill E, ph 0 0 0 1
Morehead S, p 0 0 0 0
Altman G, ph 1 0 0 0
Singleton E, p 0 0 0 0
Long D, ph 1 0 1 0
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36 7 13 7 31 3 7 3
St.Louis 002 320 000 -- 7
Chicago 000 030 000 -- 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Mizell V 4.1 4 3 3 4 5
McDaniel L (W) 4.2 3 0 0 1 5
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Drabowsky M (L) 3.1 7 5 5 3 1
Buzhardt J 1.2 2 2 2 1 0
Morehead S 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Singleton E 2.0 3 0 0 0 1
DP -- St.Louis 2, Chicago 2
LOB -- St.Louis 6, Chicago 7
2B -- Cunningham J, Tate L, Boyer K, Smith H, Marshall J, White B, Moryn W
3B -- Tate L
SB -- Blasingame D, Boyer K
CS -- Blasingame D
SF -- Taylor T
T -- 2:57
A -- 19921
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