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Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 30, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds, played on August 30, 1959 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 30, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 30, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jay Hook |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Gibson |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 11,694 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Vinnie Smith 1B: Frank Dascoli 2B: Frank Secory 3B: Hal Dixon |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Right Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Eddie Kasko | Shortstop |
| Jay Hook | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Joe Cunningham | Right Fielder |
| Bill White | Left Fielder |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
| Bob Gibson | Pitcher |
| Solly Hemus | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 30, 1959
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Gibson
Temple hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Gibson
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Gibson
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pinson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Gibson
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pinson tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Gibson
Lockman 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
Bottom 1
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Hook
Blasingame hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. Hook
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. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Hook
White hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Hook
Boyer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Hook
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Hook
Flood hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Gibson
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Gibson
Bailey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kasko vs. Gibson
Kasko strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hook vs. Gibson
Hook is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hook
Smith hits a line drive towards short. Kasko reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Hook
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hook picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hook. Grammas moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gibson vs. Hook
Gibson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blasingame vs. Hook
Blasingame hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Blasingame reaches second base with a double. Grammas scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cunningham vs. Hook
Cunningham hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Cunningham reaches second base with a double. Blasingame scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Hook
White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Gibson
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Gibson
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. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Gibson
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Gibson
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Hook
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Hook
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. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Hook
Flood is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Gibson
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Gibson
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Gibson
Bailey hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Gibson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bailey for the out. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kasko vs. Gibson
Kasko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jones scores. Kasko moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hook vs. Gibson
Hook hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hook
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Hook
Grammas hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Hook
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Gibson
Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Gibson
Pinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Gibson
Bell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame catches it and throws to first to double up Pinson. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Hook
Blasingame hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. Hook
Cunningham bunts towards third. Jones fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Kasko covering. It's a double play. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hook
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Hook
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Gibson
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Gibson
Lockman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cunningham. Lockman reaches second base with a double. Robinson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Gibson
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bailey vs. Gibson
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kasko vs. Gibson
Kasko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lockman scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hook vs. Gibson
Hook hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Hook
Musial hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Hook
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hook
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Gibson
Temple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Gibson
Pinson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Gibson
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Hook
Grammas hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Hook
Gibson hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Hook
Blasingame is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Gibson
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Gibson
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson juggles the ball. That's an error on Gibson. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Gibson
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bailey vs. Gibson
Bailey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cunningham. Bailey reaches second base with a double. Lockman scores. Jones moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kasko vs. Duliba
Bob Duliba now pitching.
Kasko hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jones tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hook vs. Duliba
Hook strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Hook
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. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hook
White hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Hook
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Duliba
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Duliba
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Duliba covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Duliba
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Duliba covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Hook
Musial hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Hook
Flood hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Hook
Wally Shannon pinch hits for Hal Smith.
Shannon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Shannon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crowe vs. Hook
George Crowe pinch hits for Alex Grammas.
Crowe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/30/1959 -- Cincinnati at St.Louis (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 5 0 1 0 Blasingame D, 2b 4 2 3 1
Pinson V, cf 4 1 1 0 Cunningham J, rf 3 0 1 1
Bell G, rf 5 0 2 0 White B, lf 3 0 0 0
Robinson F, lf 3 1 1 1 Boyer K, 3b 4 1 1 2
Lockman W, 1b 4 2 1 1 Musial S, 1b 3 0 0 0
Jones W, 3b 4 2 2 0 Flood C, cf 4 0 0 0
Bailey E, c 3 0 1 1 Smith H, c 3 0 0 0
Kasko E, ss 3 0 2 3 Shannon W, ph 1 0 1 0
Hook J, p 4 0 0 0 Grammas A, ss 3 1 1 0
Crowe G, ph 1 0 0 0
Gibson B, p 3 0 0 0
Duliba B, p 0 0 0 0
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35 6 11 6 32 4 7 4
Cincinnati 100 102 020 -- 6
St.Louis 220 000 000 -- 4
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Hook J (W) 9.0 7 4 4 2 4
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson B (L) 7.1 11 6 4 2 3
Duliba B 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Hook J, Gibson B
DP -- Cincinnati 1, St.Louis 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 6, St.Louis 4
2B -- Blasingame D, Cunningham J, Lockman W, Bailey E, Shannon W
HR -- Boyer K
SH -- Cunningham J
SF -- Robinson F, Kasko E
T -- 2:11
A -- 11694
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