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August 28, 1959

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 2 5 1
Cardinals 1 7 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 2 5 1
Cardinals 3 8 0

Joe Cunningham Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .345
OBP .000 .444
At Bats 4 388
Hits 0 134
• Singles 0 101
• Doubles 0 23
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 67
RBI’s 0 46

Don Newcombe Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 6 1
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Sportsman's Park - August 28, 1959
Don Newcombe
Ed Bailey
Frank Robinson
Johnny Temple
Willie Jones
Eddie Kasko
Frank Thomas
Vada Pinson
Gus Bell
Joe Cunningham
Don Blasingame
Gino Cimoli

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 2 5 1 5
St. Louis Cardinals 3 8 0 9
Winning Pitcher Marshall Bridges
Losing Pitcher Don Newcombe
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Joe Cunningham
Attendance 13,606
Time of Game 2 hours 25 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Cunningham hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Cunningham reaches second base with a double. Cimoli scores. Blasingame goes all the way around to score.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Blasingame takes first base on ball four. Cimoli moves to second.
Bottom 9 George Crowe pinch hits for Marshall Bridges. Crowe hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Gino Cimoli pinch hits for Alex Grammas. Cimoli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Jones hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bailey strikes out.
Top 9 Thomas is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Flood hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Musial takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Boyer strikes out.
Bottom 8 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones juggles the ball. That's an error on Jones. White moves to second.
Bottom 8 Frank Thomas now playing left field. Cunningham strikes out.
Top 8 Robinson strikes out.
Top 8 Bell is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Marshall Bridges now pitching. Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bridges fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bob Gibson pinch runs for Wally Shannon. Blasingame 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 7 Wally Shannon pinch hits for Ernie Broglio. Shannon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores.
Bottom 7 Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 7 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Newcombe strikes out.
Top 7 Kasko is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out.
Bottom 6 Cunningham 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 6 Jones hits a fly ball towards right. Cunningham catches it and throws to first to double up Bailey.
Top 6 Bailey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Lynch hits a line drive into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Blasingame 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 5 Broglio bunts towards the mound. Newcombe fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to third. Grammas moves to second.
Bottom 5 Grammas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 5 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Robinson hits a line drive towards third. Boyer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kasko scores. Newcombe moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Pinson strikes out.
Top 5 Temple hits a popup, foul, towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 The ball gets by Smith for a passed ball. Jones scores. Kasko moves to third. Newcombe moves to second.
Top 5 Newcombe takes first base on ball four. Jones moves to third. Kasko moves to second.
Top 5 Kasko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jones moves to second.
Top 5 Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Musial for the out.
Bottom 4 Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 White strikes out.
Top 4 Bailey is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Lynch takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second.
Top 4 Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 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 3 Cunningham 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 3 Blasingame hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Broglio 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 3 Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Temple hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Newcombe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Broglio covering, for the out.
Top 3 Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jones moves to third.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Jones moves to second.
Top 3 Jones takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Flood hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Musial hits a popup towards short. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Lynch hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Robinson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Boyer strikes out.
Bottom 1 White hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Blasingame takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Bell hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.