Top 1

• Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Goryl vs. Jackson
  
  Goryl hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Altman vs. Jackson
  
  Altman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Walls vs. Jackson
  
  Walls is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blasingame vs. Hobbie
  
  Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. Marshall fields the ball and throws to Hobbie covering. Safe. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cimoli vs. Hobbie
  
  Cimoli strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Crowe vs. Hobbie
  
  There goes Blasingame. The throw from Taylor and he is safe. Blasingame steals second. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Crowe vs. Hobbie
  
  Crowe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blasingame scores. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Boyer vs. Hobbie
  
  Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out. Crowe moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  White vs. Hobbie
  
  White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Banks vs. Jackson
  
  Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Marshall vs. Jackson
  
  Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Moryn vs. Jackson
  
  Moryn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Marshall moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Dark vs. Jackson
  
  Dark hits a line drive into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Marshall moves to third. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Taylor vs. Jackson
  
  Taylor strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cunningham vs. Hobbie
  
  Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goryl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Hobbie
  
  Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grammas vs. Hobbie
  
  Grammas is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 3

• Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hobbie vs. Jackson
  
  Hobbie strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Goryl vs. Jackson
  
  Goryl hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Goryl reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Altman vs. Jackson
  
  Altman hits a line drive into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Walls vs. Jackson
  
  Walls hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Hobbie
  
  Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Blasingame vs. Hobbie
  
  Blasingame strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cimoli vs. Hobbie
  
  Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 

Top 4

• Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Banks vs. Jackson
  
  Banks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Banks for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Marshall vs. Jackson
  
  Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe fields the ball and throws to Jackson covering. Safe. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Moryn vs. Jackson
  
  Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Crowe vs. Hobbie
  
  Crowe hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boyer vs. Hobbie
  
  Boyer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moryn. Boyer reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  White vs. Hobbie
  
  White hits a line drive towards short. Banks reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cunningham vs. Hobbie
  
  Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Boyer moves to third. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Smith vs. Hobbie
  
  Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grammas vs. Hobbie
  
  Grammas hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walls. Grammas reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Jackson vs. Singleton
  
  Elmer Singleton now pitching.
  
  Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goryl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dark vs. Jackson
  
  Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Taylor vs. Jackson
  
  Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dark moves to third. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Long vs. Jackson
  
  Dale Long pinch hits for Elmer Singleton.
  
  Long strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Goryl vs. Jackson
  
  Goryl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. Dark scores. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Altman vs. Jackson
  
  Altman hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blasingame vs. Phillips
  
  Taylor Phillips now pitching.
  
  Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goryl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cimoli vs. Phillips
  
  Cimoli hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moryn. Cimoli reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Crowe vs. Phillips
  
  Curt Flood pinch runs for Gino Cimoli.
  
  Crowe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Marshall scoops it up and throws to first, with Phillips covering, for the out. Flood moves to third. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Boyer vs. Phillips
  
  Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Walls vs. Jackson
  
  Curt Flood now playing center field.
  
  Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Banks vs. Jackson
  
  Banks hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Marshall vs. Jackson
  
  Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops it up and throws to first, with Jackson covering, for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Phillips
  
  White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cunningham vs. Phillips
  
  Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. White moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Smith vs. Phillips
  
  Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Grammas vs. Phillips
  
  Grammas is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Jackson vs. Phillips
  
  Jackson takes first base on ball four. White moves to third. Grammas moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Blasingame vs. Phillips
  
  Blasingame hits a line drive into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moryn vs. Jackson
  
  Bobby Smith now playing right field. Joe Cunningham now playing first base.
  
  Moryn hits a line drive into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dark vs. Jackson
  
  Dark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Dark reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Taylor vs. Jackson
  
  Taylor takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Jackson vs. Jackson
  
  Randy Jackson pinch hits for Taylor Phillips.
  
  Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Flood vs. Schaffernoth
  
  Joe Schaffernoth now pitching.
  
  Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Schaffernoth
  
  Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boyer vs. Schaffernoth
  
  Boyer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Goryl vs. Jackson
  
  Goryl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Altman vs. Jackson
  
  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. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Walls vs. Jackson
  
  Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Schaffernoth
  
  White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cunningham vs. Schaffernoth
  
  Cunningham hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walls. Cunningham reaches second base with a double. White goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Smith vs. Schaffernoth
  
  Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grammas vs. Schaffernoth
  
  Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goryl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Schaffernoth
  
  Jackson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moryn. Jackson reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Blasingame vs. Elston
  
  Don Elston now pitching.
  
  Blasingame strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Flood vs. Elston
  
  Flood takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Smith vs. Elston
  
  Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jackson moves to third. Flood moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Boyer vs. Elston
  
  Boyer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 11
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Henry
  
  Bill Henry now pitching.
  
  White hits a popup, foul, towards third. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 11
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Banks vs. Jackson
  
  Banks hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 11
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Marshall vs. Jackson
  
  Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 11
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moryn vs. Jackson
  
  Moryn takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 11
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Dark vs. Jackson
  
  Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 5/9/1959 -- Chicago at St.Louis (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI
Goryl J, 2b           4  0  1  1   Blasingame D, 2b      5  1  1  0   
Altman G, cf          4  0  0  0   Cimoli G, cf          3  0  1  0   
Walls L, rf           4  0  0  0   Flood C, pr-cf        1  1  0  0   
Banks E, ss           4  0  0  0   Crowe G, 1b           3  0  1  1   
Marshall J, 1b        4  0  2  0   Smith B, rf           2  1  1  0   
Moryn W, lf           3  0  1  0   Boyer K, 3b           5  2  2  4   
Dark A, 3b            4  1  2  0   White B, lf           5  1  2  0   
Taylor S, c           2  0  1  0   Cunningham J, rf-1b   4  2  2  1   
Hobbie G, p           1  0  0  0   Smith H, c            4  2  2  5   
Singleton E, p        0  0  0  0   Grammas A, ss         3  0  1  0   
Long D, ph            1  0  0  0   Jackson L, p          3  1  2  0   
Phillips T, p         0  0  0  0                                      
Jackson R, ph         1  0  0  0                                      
Schaffernoth J, p     0  0  0  0                                      
Elston D, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Henry B, p            0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  1  7  1                        38 11 15 11

Chicago          000 010 000 --  1
St.Louis         100 300 07x -- 11

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hobbie G (L)          3.2  7  4  4  0  3
Singleton E           0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Phillips T            2.0  2  0  0  2  0
Schaffernoth J        1.1  4  4  4  0  0
Elston D              0.1  2  3  3  1  1
Henry B               0.1  0  0  0  0  0

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Jackson L (W)         9.0  7  1  1  2  4

DP -- Chicago 1, St.Louis 2
LOB -- Chicago 6, St.Louis 6
2B -- Goryl J, Boyer K, Grammas A, Cimoli G, Dark A, Cunningham J, Jackson L
HR -- Smith H 2, Boyer K
SB -- Blasingame D
T -- 2:22
A -- 6964

    

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