Cubs @ Cardinals
July 21, 1959

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 8 13 0
Cardinals 2 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 8 13 0
Cardinals 2 7 1

Alex Grammas Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .281
OBP .333 .365
At Bats 3 199
Hits 1 56
• Singles 1 46
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 28
RBI’s 0 17

Art Ceccarelli Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 0
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Sportsman's Park - July 21, 1959
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Out
Art Ceccarelli
Sammy Taylor
Jim Marshall
Tony Taylor
Al Dark
Ernie Banks
Art Schult
George Altman
Bobby Thomson
Alex Grammas
Joe Cunningham

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 8 13 0 10
St. Louis Cardinals 2 7 1 4
Winning Pitcher Art Ceccarelli
Losing Pitcher Larry Jackson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Sammy Taylor
Attendance 25,585
Time of Game 2 hours 40 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Cunningham hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thomson. Cunningham reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Boyer hits a line drive into right field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 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.
Top 9 Ceccarelli is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Altman hits a fly ball into left field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Taylor is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Schult moves to second.
Top 9 Jack Urban now pitching. Schult hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Marshall hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 9 Dark takes first base on ball four. Taylor moves to second.
Top 9 Ray Katt now catching. Wally Shannon now playing second base. Gary Blaylock now pitching. Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Cimoli strikes out.
Bottom 8 Dick Gray pinch hits for Don Blasingame. Gray takes first base on ball four. Flood moves to second.
Bottom 8 Gene Oliver pinch hits for Dean Stone. Oliver strikes out.
Bottom 8 Ray Jablonski pinch hits for Hal Smith. Jablonski strikes out.
Bottom 8 Bobby Thomson now playing right field. Flood takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Ceccarelli strikes out.
Top 8 Smith fires to third and picks off Thomson.
Top 8 Dean Stone now pitching. Altman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bobby Thomson pinch runs for Walt Moryn. Taylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomson moves to third. Taylor moves to second.
Top 8 Moryn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cimoli. Moryn reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Cunningham hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Schult hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Marshall moves to second.
Top 7 Marshall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Taylor scores.
Top 7 Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 There goes Taylor. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Taylor steals second.
Top 7 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Ceccarelli hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 White hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Taylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dark scores. Schult scores. Moryn moves to second.
Top 6 Moryn takes first base on ball four. Schult moves to second.
Top 6 Schult hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. Dark moves to third.
Top 6 Banks takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Jackson covering, for the out. Dark moves to second.
Top 6 Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Jackson hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Flood hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Grammas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ceccarelli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Ceccarelli hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ceccarelli for the out.
Top 5 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Jackson, and towards Blasingame, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 White hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Blasingame. The throw from Taylor and he is out, Banks applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Cimoli hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Blasingame hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moryn for the out.
Top 4 Schult hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ceccarelli fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Schult settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Flood hits a popup, foul, towards first. Marshall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Marshall hits a line drive into center field. Flood picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Flood. Marshall moves to second.
Top 3 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Taylor is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Grammas hits a fly ball into left field. Schult settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cunningham hits a line drive into left field. Schult settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Boyer strikes out.
Top 2 Ceccarelli is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 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.
Top 2 Moryn hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 White hits a fly ball into left field. Schult settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cimoli hits a line drive into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ceccarelli fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Schult hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Dark moves to third. Marshall moves to second.
Top 1 Marshall takes first base on ball four. Dark moves to second.
Top 1 Dark takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Jackson covering, for the out.