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Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 12, 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 May 12, 1959 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 12, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 12, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Brooks Lawrence |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gary Blaylock |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 7,452 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Shag Crawford 2B: Vic Delmore 3B: Al Barlick |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Jerry Lynch | Left Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | First Baseman |
| Gus Bell | Right Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | Third Baseman |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Brooks Lawrence | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Gino Cimoli | Center Fielder |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Bill White | Left Fielder |
| Joe Cunningham | Right Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
| Gary Blaylock | Pitcher |
| Solly Hemus | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 12, 1959
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Blaylock
Temple is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Blaylock
Pinson hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Blaylock
Lynch hits a popup, foul, towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Lawrence
Blasingame hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cimoli vs. Lawrence
Cimoli hits a line drive into left field. Lynch picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lynch. Blasingame goes all the way around to score. Cimoli moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Lawrence
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Lawrence
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to second for the out. Cimoli moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Lawrence
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson fields the ball and throws to Lawrence covering. Safe. Cimoli scores. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cunningham vs. Lawrence
Cunningham strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Lawrence
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first, with Lawrence covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Blaylock
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Blaylock
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame misplays the ball. That's an error on Blasingame. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Blaylock
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Lawrence
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blaylock vs. Lawrence
Blaylock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Lawrence
Blasingame hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cimoli vs. Lawrence
Cimoli hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Cimoli reaches second base with a double. Blasingame goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Lawrence
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Lawrence
Boyer is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Blaylock
Bailey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Blaylock
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Blaylock, and towards Boyer, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Bailey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lawrence vs. Blaylock
Lawrence strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Temple vs. Blaylock
Temple hits a line drive into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lawrence
White hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Lawrence
Cunningham hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lawrence
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Lawrence
Grammas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blaylock vs. Lawrence
Blaylock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grammas moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blasingame vs. Pena
Orlando Pena now pitching.
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Blaylock
Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Blaylock
Lynch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Blaylock
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blaylock fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Blaylock
There goes Robinson. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Robinson steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Blaylock
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blaylock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Pena
Cimoli is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Pena
Musial hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Pena
Boyer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Pena
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. Pena
Cunningham hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Blaylock
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Blaylock
Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Blaylock
McMillan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. McMillan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dropo vs. Blaylock
Walt Dropo pinch hits for Orlando Pena.
Dropo 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 5
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. O'Toole
Jim O'Toole now pitching.
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. O'Toole
Grammas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blaylock vs. O'Toole
Blaylock hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. O'Toole
Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. O'Toole
Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. O'Toole fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Blaylock
Temple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Blaylock
Pinson 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 -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Blaylock
Lynch hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Lynch reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Blaylock
Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Lynch scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Blaylock
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas misplays the ball. That's an error on Grammas. Robinson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Blaylock
Thomas hits a line drive towards third. Boyer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. O'Toole
Musial hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. O'Toole
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. O'Toole
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan misplays the ball. That's an error on McMillan. White moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cunningham vs. O'Toole
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
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Blaylock
Curt Flood now playing center field. Joe Cunningham now playing first base. Gino Cimoli now playing right field.
Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Blaylock
McMillan is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newcombe vs. Blaylock
Don Newcombe pinch hits for Jim O'Toole.
Newcombe takes first base on ball four. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Temple vs. Blaylock
Jim Pendleton pinch runs for Don Newcombe.
Temple bunts towards the mound. Blaylock fields it and throws to first for the out. McMillan moves to third. Pendleton moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pinson vs. Blaylock
Pinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cimoli. Pinson reaches second base with a double. McMillan scores. Pendleton scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynch vs. Smith
Bill Smith now pitching.
Lynch 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 7
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Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Rudolph
Don Rudolph now pitching.
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. Rudolph
That's a pickoff. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Rudolph
Grammas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bell throws the ball in to McMillan who tags Grammas trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Rudolph
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Smith
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Smith
Bell hits a line drive into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Smith
Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Rudolph
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rudolph fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Rudolph
Cimoli strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Rudolph
Flood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Rudolph
Boyer hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Smith
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cunningham scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bailey for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Smith
McMillan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whisenant vs. Smith
Pete Whisenant pinch hits for Don Rudolph.
Whisenant hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cunningham settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Smith
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/12/1959 -- Cincinnati at St.Louis (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Blasingame D, 2b 5 2 2 0
Pinson V, cf 4 0 1 2 Cimoli G, cf-rf 5 1 2 1
Lynch J, lf 4 1 2 0 Musial S, 1b 2 0 0 0
Robinson F, 1b 4 1 1 1 Flood C, cf 0 0 0 0
Bell G, rf 4 0 0 0 Boyer K, 3b 5 1 1 1
Thomas F, 3b 4 0 0 0 White B, lf 3 0 1 1
Bailey E, c 3 0 0 0 Cunningham J, rf-1b 4 1 1 1
McMillan R, ss 3 1 2 0 Smith H, c 4 0 1 0
Lawrence B, p 1 0 0 0 Grammas A, ss 3 1 2 0
Pena O, p 0 0 0 0 Blaylock G, p 3 1 2 2
Dropo W, ph 1 0 0 0 Smith B, p 1 0 0 0
O'Toole J, p 0 0 0 0
Newcombe D, ph 0 0 0 0
Pendleton J, pr 0 1 0 0
Rudolph D, p 0 0 0 0
Whisenant P, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 7 3 35 7 12 6
Cincinnati 000 002 200 -- 4
St.Louis 211 120 00x -- 7
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Lawrence B (L) 2.2 8 4 4 2 3
Pena O 1.1 1 1 1 1 1
O'Toole J 2.0 1 2 2 1 0
Rudolph D 2.0 2 0 0 1 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Blaylock G (W) 6.2 6 4 3 2 3
Smith B (S) 2.1 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Lynch J, Blasingame D, Grammas A, McMillan R 2
DP -- St.Louis 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 6, St.Louis 9
2B -- Cimoli G, McMillan R, Lynch J, Robinson F, Pinson V
HR -- Cunningham J, Boyer K, Blaylock G
SB -- Robinson F
SH -- Temple J
HBP -- by Blaylock G (McMillan R)
T -- 2:24
A -- 7452
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