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Cardinals
@ Braves
County Stadium
August 2, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 2, 1959 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 2, 1959 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 2, 1959 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Milwaukee Braves |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Jackson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Joey Jay |
Ballpark | County Stadium |
City | Milwaukee |
State | WI |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Bill Jackowski 2B: (none) 3B: Vic Delmore |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
Gino Cimoli | Center Fielder |
Bill White | Left Fielder |
Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
Joe Cunningham | Right Fielder |
Stan Musial | First Baseman |
JW Porter | Catcher |
Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
Larry Jackson | Pitcher |
Solly Hemus | Manager |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
Wes Covington | Left Fielder |
Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
Del Crandall | Catcher |
Joey Jay | Pitcher |
Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Braves
County Stadium
August 2, 1959
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Jay
Blasingame is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cimoli vs. Jay
Cimoli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blasingame moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Jay
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blasingame scores. Cimoli moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boyer vs. Jay
Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cunningham vs. Jay
Cunningham hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Musial vs. Jay
Musial is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Porter vs. Jay
Porter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Jackson
Avila hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Jackson
Mathews hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Jackson
There's a wild pitch. Avila moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. Jackson
The ball gets by Porter for a passed ball. Avila moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Aaron vs. Jackson
Aaron takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Adcock vs. Jackson
Adcock hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Avila tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Covington vs. Jackson
Covington strikes out. Porter drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Covington out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Jay
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Jay
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Jay
Blasingame hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Covington. Blasingame reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cimoli vs. Jay
Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jay fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Jackson
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Jackson
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Jackson
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Jay
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila misplays the ball. That's an error on Avila. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Jay
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cunningham vs. Jay
Cunningham hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Jay
Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Porter vs. Jay
Porter hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jay vs. Jackson
Jay hits a line drive towards third. Boyer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Jackson
Avila is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Jackson
Mathews hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Jay
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Jay
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jackson for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Jay
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Jackson
Aaron takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Jackson
Adcock hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Covington vs. Jackson
Covington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bruton vs. Jackson
Bruton hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Jay
Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Jay
White hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Jay
Boyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. Jay
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Jay
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Jackson
Logan hits a popup towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Jackson
Crandall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jay vs. Jackson
Jay bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Jackson
Avila hits a popup, foul, towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Jay
Porter hits a popup, foul, towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Jay
Grammas hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Jay
Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Jackson
Mathews hits a line drive into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Jackson
Aaron hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Jackson
Adcock hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Jackson
Covington hits a popup, foul, towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Jay
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blasingame for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Jay
Cimoli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Jay
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila misplays the ball. That's an error on Avila. Cimoli moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Jay
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cimoli scores. White moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cunningham vs. Jay
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. White scores. Boyer moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Jay
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields it and throws to second for the out. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Crowe vs. Jay
George Crowe pinch hits for JW Porter.
Crowe strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Jackson
Hal Smith now catching.
Bruton strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Jackson
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Logan for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Jackson
Crandall is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Jay
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Jay
Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Jay
Blasingame hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Covington. Blasingame reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cimoli vs. Jay
Cimoli hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Jackson
Curt Flood now playing center field. Lee Maye pinch hits for Joey Jay.
Maye hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Jackson
Mickey Vernon pinch hits for Bobby Avila.
Vernon hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Jackson
Mathews hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. McMahon
Felix Mantilla now playing second base. Don McMahon now pitching.
White hits a line drive into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. McMahon
Boyer hits a line drive into right field. Aaron picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Aaron. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cunningham vs. McMahon
McMahon spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on McMahon. Boyer scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. McMahon
Cunningham hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. McMahon
Musial hits a line drive into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Jackson
Gene Oliver now playing left field. Bill White now playing first base.
Aaron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Jackson
Adcock hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Covington vs. Jackson
Covington hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bruton vs. Jackson
Lew Burdette pinch runs for Wes Covington.
Bruton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aaron scores. Burdette moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Logan vs. McDaniel
Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/2/1959, game 1 -- St.Louis at Milwaukee (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI Blasingame D, 2b 4 1 2 0 Avila B, 2b 3 1 1 0 Cimoli G, cf 5 1 2 0 Vernon M, ph 1 0 0 0 Flood C, cf 0 0 0 0 Mantilla F, 2b 0 0 0 0 White B, lf-1b 5 1 1 1 Mathews E, 3b 4 0 0 0 Boyer K, 3b 5 1 4 1 Aaron H, rf 2 1 1 0 Cunningham J, rf 5 0 2 1 Adcock J, 1b 3 1 1 2 Musial S, 1b 4 0 0 0 Covington W, lf 4 0 1 0 Oliver G, lf 0 0 0 0 Burdette L, pr 0 0 0 0 Porter J, c 3 0 0 0 Bruton B, cf 4 0 1 1 Crowe G, ph 1 0 0 0 Logan J, ss 4 0 0 0 Smith H, c 0 0 0 0 Crandall D, c 2 0 0 0 Grammas A, ss 4 0 0 0 Jay J, p 2 0 0 0 Jackson L, p 4 0 0 0 Maye L, ph 1 0 0 0 McDaniel L, p 0 0 0 0 McMahon D, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 4 11 3 30 3 5 3 St.Louis 100 000 201 -- 4 Milwaukee 100 001 001 -- 3 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Jackson L (W) 8.1 5 3 2 3 5 McDaniel L (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO Jay J (L) 8.0 10 3 2 1 5 McMahon D 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 E -- Avila B 2, Aaron H, McMahon D DP -- St.Louis 1 LOB -- St.Louis 11, Milwaukee 4 2B -- Blasingame D 2 HR -- Adcock J SF -- Adcock J HBP -- by Jay J (Blasingame D) WP -- Jackson L PB -- Porter J T -- 2:45 A -- 0
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