Cardinals @ Pirates
August 20, 1959

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Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 1 9 0
Pirates 3 11 1
Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 1 9 0
Pirates 3 11 1

Don Blasingame Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .282
OBP .500 .354
At Bats 4 511
Hits 2 144
• Singles 2 114
• Doubles 0 22
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 55
RBI’s 0 21

Bob Friend Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 15 0
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Forbes Field - August 20, 1959
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Out
Bob Friend
Smoky Burgess
Rocky Nelson
Dick Schofield
Don Hoak
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Don Blasingame
Gene Oliver

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 1 9 0 9
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 11 1 9
Winning Pitcher Bob Friend
Losing Pitcher Ernie Broglio
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Don Hoak
Attendance 8,059
Time of Game 2 hours 22 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Blasingame hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Gene Oliver pinch hits for Lindy McDaniel. Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Grammas hits a line drive towards first. Nelson catches it and steps on first to double up Smith.
Top 9 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Friend strikes out.
Bottom 8 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops it up and throws to first, with McDaniel covering, for the out. Schofield moves to third.
Bottom 8 There goes Schofield. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Schofield steals second.
Bottom 8 Schofield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Dick Gray now playing left field. Joe Cunningham now playing right field. Gino Cimoli now playing center field. Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDaniel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 George Crowe pinch hits for Curt Flood. Crowe is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Burgess 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 7 Nelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Groat moves to second.
Bottom 7 Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Lindy McDaniel now pitching. Skinner 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 7 Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Wally Shannon pinch hits for Ernie Broglio. Shannon strikes out.
Top 7 Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat.
Bottom 6 Friend hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Broglio fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Virdon. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Virdon steals second.
Bottom 6 Virdon is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Schofield hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hoak moves to third.
Bottom 6 Hoak hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cimoli. Hoak reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Hal Smith now catching. Burgess hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Stan Musial pinch hits for JW Porter. Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Flood strikes out.
Top 6 Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield fields it and throws to second for the out. White scores.
Top 6 Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White moves to third.
Top 6 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Nelson hits a fly ball into right field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Groat scores.
Bottom 5 Groat hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cunningham who is chasing the ball. Groat reaches third base with a triple. Skinner scores.
Bottom 5 There goes Skinner. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Skinner steals second.
Bottom 5 Skinner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Friend hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cimoli hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schofield settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Blasingame hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Broglio strikes out.
Top 5 Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Schofield is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Clemente scores.
Bottom 4 Burgess bunts towards the mound. Broglio fields it and throws to first for the out. Clemente moves to third. Nelson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Nelson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clemente moves to second.
Bottom 4 Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Schofield fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 4 Flood strikes out.
Top 4 Cunningham hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Boyer is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Friend strikes out.
Top 3 White hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cimoli is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Broglio strikes out.
Top 3 Grammas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Grammas reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Schofield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hoak moves to third.
Bottom 2 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Broglio fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Burgess hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Nelson strikes out.
Top 2 Porter strikes out.
Top 2 Flood hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cunningham strikes out.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Broglio fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Groat is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boyer for the out.
Top 1 White takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cimoli for the out.
Top 1 Blasingame is called out on strikes.