Cardinals @ Reds
July 27, 1959

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Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 3 9 0
Reds 8 11 0
Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 3 9 0
Reds 8 11 0

Don Blasingame Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .283
OBP .500 .358
At Bats 4 410
Hits 2 116
• Singles 1 93
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 1 7
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 47
RBI’s 1 19

Bob Purkey Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 10 0
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Crosley Field - July 27, 1959
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Out
Bob Purkey
Dutch Dotterer
Frank Robinson
Johnny Temple
Willie Jones
Eddie Kasko
Frank Thomas
Vada Pinson
Gus Bell
Don Blasingame

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 3 9 0 7
Cincinnati Reds 8 11 0 8
Winning Pitcher Bob Purkey
Losing Pitcher Vinegar Bend Mizell
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Frank Robinson
Attendance 8,911
Time of Game 2 hours 38 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Blasingame hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Stan Musial pinch hits for Hal Jeffcoat. Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Porter hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Robinson strikes out.
Bottom 8 Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Temple scores.
Bottom 8 Pinson strikes out.
Bottom 8 Temple hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cimoli. Temple reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 JW Porter now catching. Purkey strikes out.
Top 8 Grammas hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Crowe takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Dotterer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Hal Jeffcoat now pitching. Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Cunningham strikes out.
Top 7 Blasingame hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Wally Shannon pinch hits for Dick Ricketts. Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shannon for the out.
Bottom 6 Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Robinson is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Bell hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Pinson. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Pinson steals second.
Bottom 6 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Temple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grammas for the out. Crowe moves to second.
Top 6 Crowe takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Purkey strikes out.
Bottom 5 Kasko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomas scores.
Bottom 5 Dotterer hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jones tags and scores.
Bottom 5 Thomas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Thomas reaches second base with a double. Jones moves to third.
Bottom 5 Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Dick Ricketts now pitching. Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 5 White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cunningham moves to second.
Top 5 Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Blasingame scores.
Top 5 Blasingame hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell who is chasing the ball. Blasingame reaches third base with a triple. Smith goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Ray Jablonski pinch hits for Marshall Bridges. Jablonski strikes out.
Top 5 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Crowe scores.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Crowe moves to third.
Top 5 Grammas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Crowe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Crowe reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Bell strikes out.
Bottom 4 Marshall Bridges now pitching. Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Temple hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 4 Purkey bunts towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Dotterer moves to third. Kasko moves to second.
Bottom 4 Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dotterer moves to second.
Bottom 4 Dotterer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 4 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jones hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Purkey covering, for the out.
Top 3 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Purkey covering, for the out. Smith moves to third.
Top 3 Mizell bunts in front of the plate. Dotterer fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to second.
Top 3 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Bell strikes out.
Bottom 2 The ball gets by Smith for a passed ball. Pinson moves to third.
Bottom 2 Pinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cunningham. Pinson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Purkey strikes out.
Top 2 Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Crowe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Purkey covering, for the out.
Top 2 Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Dotterer hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pinson scores. Bell moves to third. Jones moves to second.
Bottom 1 Jones takes first base on ball four. Pinson moves to third. Bell moves to second.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Temple tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Bell takes first base on ball four. Temple moves to third. Pinson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Pinson takes first base on ball four. Temple moves to second.
Bottom 1 Temple takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Cunningham strikes out.
Top 1 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out.