Cardinals @ Braves
August 2, 1959

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Don Blasingame Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .286
OBP .667 .362
At Bats 2 437
Hits 1 125
• Singles 1 98
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 50
RBI’s 0 19

Lew Burdette Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
14 10 1
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County Stadium - August 2, 1959
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Out
Lew Burdette
Del Crandall
Frank Torre
Felix Mantilla
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Andy Pafko
Bill Bruton
Hank Aaron
Don Blasingame
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Dick Gray pinch hits for Dean Stone. Gray strikes out.
Top 7 Frank Torre now playing first base. Shannon hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mantilla hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops it up and throws to first, with Stone covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Burdette hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cunningham. Burdette reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Crandall hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bruton tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Dean Stone now pitching. Bruton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White who is chasing the ball. Bruton reaches third base with a triple. Aaron scores. Adcock scores. Pafko goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Pafko takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Logan bunts towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Aaron moves to third. Adcock moves to second.
Bottom 6 Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Aaron moves to second.
Bottom 6 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shannon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Smith hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Crowe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mantilla fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Del Crandall now catching. Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mantilla fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Mathews hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mantilla hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 5 Del Crandall pinch runs for Del Rice. Burdette takes first base on ball four. Crandall moves to second.
Bottom 5 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mizell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Pafko 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 the right side of the infield. Mantilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 White hits a line drive towards first. Adcock reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cimoli hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Aaron fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Aaron. Mizell goes all the way around to score. Cimoli moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mizell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Logan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Adcock is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Mantilla moves to third. Aaron moves to second.
Bottom 4 Aaron is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Mathews hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mantilla hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mizell picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Mizell. Mantilla moves to second.
Bottom 4 Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shannon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mantilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Crowe hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Cunningham bunts towards third. Mathews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shannon fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Bruton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shannon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Logan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Crowe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out.
Top 3 Cimoli hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Blasingame hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Mizell strikes out.
Bottom 2 Adcock hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mathews is hit by the pitch. Mantilla moves to second.
Bottom 2 Mantilla takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Wally Shannon now playing shortstop. Burdette strikes out.
Top 2 Wally Shannon pinch hits for Alex Grammas. Shannon hits a line drive into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Crowe hits a popup, foul, towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bruton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White who is chasing the ball. Bruton reaches third base with a triple. Aaron scores. Adcock scores. Pafko goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Pafko is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Adcock moves to second.
Bottom 1 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to home to get Mathews. Aaron moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mantilla scores. Mathews moves to third.
Bottom 1 Mathews bunts towards first. Crowe fields the ball and throws to Mizell covering. Safe. Mantilla moves to second.
Bottom 1 Mantilla hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Logan fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 1 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews juggles the ball. That's an error on Mathews. White moves to second.
Top 1 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mantilla fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Blasingame takes first base on ball four.