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Dodgers
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 16, 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 August 16, 1959 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 16, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 16, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roger Craig |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Jackson |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 17,944 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Sudol 1B: Stan Landes 2B: (none) 3B: Tom Gorman |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Left Fielder |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Norm Larker | First Baseman |
| Ron Fairly | Right Fielder |
| John Roseboro | Catcher |
| Don Zimmer | Shortstop |
| Roger Craig | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
| Bill White | Left Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Joe Cunningham | Right Fielder |
| JW Porter | Catcher |
| Gene Oliver | First Baseman |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Larry Jackson | Pitcher |
| Solly Hemus | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 16, 1959
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Jackson
Gilliam bunts towards first. Oliver fields the ball and throws to Jackson covering. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Jackson
Neal hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Jackson
Moon hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Jackson
Snider takes first base on ball four. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Larker vs. Jackson
The ball gets by Porter for a passed ball. Gilliam moves to third. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Larker vs. Jackson
Larker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, 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, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Craig
Grammas hits a fly ball into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Craig
White 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
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Jackson
Wally Shannon now playing second base.
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shannon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Jackson
Roseboro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Jackson
Zimmer hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Craig vs. Jackson
Craig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shannon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Craig
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. Craig
Cunningham takes first base on ball four. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Porter vs. Craig
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to second for the out. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Oliver vs. Craig
Oliver hits a fly ball into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boyer tags and scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Craig
Flood hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Moon. Flood reaches second base with a double. Porter moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jackson vs. Craig
Jackson 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
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Jackson
Gilliam hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Shannon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Jackson
Neal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Jackson
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shannon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Neal moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Jackson
Snider hits a line drive into right field. Cunningham picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cunningham. Neal scores. Snider moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Larker vs. Jackson
Larker hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Shannon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Craig
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker fields the ball and throws to Craig covering. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. Craig
Grammas bunts towards first. Larker scoops it up and throws to first, with Neal covering, for the out. Shannon moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Craig
White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Shannon scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Craig
Boyer strikes out. There goes White. The throw from Roseboro to second, and White is out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Jackson
Fairly strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Jackson
Roseboro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Jackson
Zimmer strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Craig vs. Jackson
Craig strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Craig
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Craig
Porter hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Fairly. Porter reaches second base with a double. Cunningham moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Oliver vs. Labine
Clem Labine now pitching.
Oliver hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cunningham scores. Porter scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Labine
Flood hits a popup towards short. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Labine
Jackson bunts in front of the plate. Roseboro fields it and throws to first for the out. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Shannon vs. Labine
Roseboro fires to second and picks off Oliver for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Jackson
Gilliam hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Jackson
Neal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Jackson
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shannon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Neal moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Jackson
There's a wild pitch. Neal moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Snider vs. Jackson
Snider hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Labine
Don Demeter now playing center field.
Shannon strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Labine
Grammas hits a line drive towards the mound. Labine reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Labine
White hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Labine
Boyer strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Jackson
Bill White now playing first base. Dick Gray now playing third base. Gino Cimoli now playing left field.
Larker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Fairly vs. Jackson
Fairly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Larker moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Roseboro vs. Jackson
Roseboro hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Larker tags and scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Jackson
Zimmer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Shannon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Jackson
Rip Repulski pinch hits for Clem Labine.
Repulski hits a fly ball into left field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Churn
Chuck Churn now pitching.
Cunningham hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Churn
Porter is hit by the pitch. Cunningham moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cimoli vs. Churn
Cimoli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cunningham moves to third. There goes Porter trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Flood vs. Churn
Flood hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cimoli moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jackson vs. Churn
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Churn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Jackson
Gilliam hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Jackson
Neal hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Shannon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Jackson
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shannon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Churn
Shannon 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, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Churn
Grammas 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, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Churn
White strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Jackson
Demeter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Larker vs. Jackson
The ball gets by Porter for a passed ball. Demeter moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Larker vs. Jackson
Larker strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Fairly vs. Jackson
Fairly hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Cimoli. Fairly reaches second base with a double. Demeter scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Roseboro vs. Jackson
Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zimmer vs. Jackson
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gray fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Churn
Gray hits a fly ball into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Churn
Cunningham hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Churn
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Essegian vs. Jackson
Hal Smith now catching. Chuck Essegian pinch hits for Chuck Churn.
Essegian hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Jackson
Gilliam strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Jackson
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gray fields it and throws to first for the out. Essegian moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Moon vs. Jackson
Moon hits a line drive into center field. Flood 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 8/16/1959 -- Los Angeles at St.Louis (D)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Gilliam J, 3b 5 0 1 0 Blasingame D, 2b 1 0 0 0
Neal C, 2b 5 1 2 0 Shannon W, 2b 3 1 1 0
Moon W, lf 5 0 0 0 Grammas A, ss 3 0 0 0
Snider D, cf 2 0 1 1 White B, lf-1b 4 1 2 2
Demeter D, cf 1 1 1 0 Boyer K, 3b 3 1 1 0
Larker N, 1b 4 1 1 0 Gray D, 3b 1 0 0 0
Fairly R, rf 4 0 2 1 Cunningham J, rf 3 1 2 0
Roseboro J, c 2 0 1 1 Porter J, c 3 1 1 0
Zimmer D, ss 4 0 0 0 Smith H, c 0 0 0 0
Craig R, p 2 0 0 0 Oliver G, 1b 1 0 1 3
Labine C, p 0 0 0 0 Cimoli G, lf 1 0 1 0
Repulski R, ph 1 0 0 0 Flood C, cf 3 0 1 0
Churn C, p 0 0 0 0 Jackson L, p 2 0 0 0
Essegian C, ph 1 0 1 0
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36 3 10 3 28 5 10 5
Los Angeles 001 001 010 -- 3
St.Louis 011 210 00x -- 5
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Craig R (L)* 3.0 6 4 4 1 1
Labine C 2.0 2 1 1 0 2
Churn C 3.0 2 0 0 0 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson L (W) 9.0 10 3 3 2 5
* Pitched to 2 batters in 4th
E -- Cunningham J
DP -- Los Angeles 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 9, St.Louis 4
2B -- Flood C, Porter J, Fairly R
HR -- White B
CS -- White B
SH -- Grammas A, Jackson L
SF -- Oliver G, Roseboro J
HBP -- by Churn C (Porter J)
WP -- Jackson L
PB -- Porter J 2
T -- 2:46
A -- 17944
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