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Giants
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
July 5, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the San Francisco Giants, played on July 5, 1959 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | July 5, 1959 |
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Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 5, 1959 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Sanford |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ernie Broglio |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ken Burkhart 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: Tony Venzon 3B: Augie Donatelli |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
Willie Kirkland | Right Fielder |
Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
Daryl Spencer | Second Baseman |
Jackie Brandt | Left Fielder |
Bob Schmidt | Catcher |
Eddie Bressoud | Shortstop |
Jack Sanford | Pitcher |
Bill Rigney | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
Joe Cunningham | Right Fielder |
Bill White | Left Fielder |
Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
Gino Cimoli | Center Fielder |
Stan Musial | First Baseman |
Hal Smith | Catcher |
Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
Ernie Broglio | Pitcher |
Solly Hemus | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
July 5, 1959
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Broglio
Davenport strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Broglio
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Broglio
Kirkland strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Sanford
Blasingame takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. Sanford
Cunningham hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Sanford
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Sanford
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Broglio
Cepeda hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Broglio
Spencer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Spencer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brandt vs. Broglio
Brandt hits a line drive to left field. White throws towards third. Boyer fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Boyer. Spencer scores. Brandt moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Broglio
Schmidt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bressoud vs. Broglio
Bressoud is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sanford vs. Broglio
Sanford is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Sanford
Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Sanford
Musial hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkland. Musial reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Sanford
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grammas vs. Sanford
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Broglio
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Broglio fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Broglio
Mays hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Broglio
Kirkland hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Broglio vs. Sanford
Broglio strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Sanford
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Sanford
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Broglio
Cepeda hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Broglio
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Broglio
Brandt 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 4
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Sanford
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Sanford
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cimoli vs. Sanford
Cimoli strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Sanford
Musial takes first base on ball four. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Sanford
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Broglio
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Broglio
Bressoud hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanford vs. Broglio
Sanford is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Sanford
Grammas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Broglio vs. Sanford
Broglio hits a popup in front of the plate. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Sanford
Blasingame hits a line drive into right field. Kirkland picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kirkland. Grammas moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cunningham vs. Sanford
Cunningham takes first base on ball four. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
White vs. Sanford
White hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Sanford
Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Sanford
Cimoli strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Broglio
Davenport hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Broglio
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Broglio
Kirkland hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Sanford
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Sanford
Curt Flood pinch runs for Stan Musial.
There goes Flood. The throw from Schmidt and he is out, Spencer applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Sanford
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Sanford
Grammas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Broglio vs. Sanford
Broglio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Broglio
Curt Flood now playing center field. Gino Cimoli now playing left field. Bill White now playing first base.
Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Broglio
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Broglio fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Broglio
Brandt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cimoli. Brandt reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rhodes vs. Broglio
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Bob Schmidt.
Rhodes 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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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Sanford
Jim Hegan now catching.
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blasingame for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Sanford
Cunningham hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Sanford
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Sanford
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud misplays the ball. That's an error on Bressoud. White moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Sanford
Bobby Smith pinch hits for Gino Cimoli.
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Broglio
Bobby Smith now playing left field. Hobie Landrith pinch hits for Eddie Bressoud.
Landrith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Broglio
Leon Wagner pinch hits for Jack Sanford.
Wagner hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Broglio
Davenport takes first base on ball four. Landrith moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Broglio
Mays hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Mays reaches second base with a double. Landrith scores. Davenport moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kirkland vs. Broglio
Kirkland strikes out. Smith drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Kirkland out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cepeda vs. Broglio
Cepeda hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Worthington
Hobie Landrith now catching. Andre Rodgers now playing shortstop. Al Worthington now pitching.
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Worthington
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. Worthington
There goes Smith. The throw from Landrith to Rodgers and they have Smith trapped. The throw over to Cepeda, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Worthington
Grammas strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Broglio
Spencer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Broglio
Brandt hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Broglio
Felipe Alou pinch hits for Al Worthington.
Alou strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/5/1959, game 1 -- San Francisco at St.Louis (D) San Francisco AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Davenport J, 3b 3 0 1 0 Blasingame D, 2b 3 1 1 0 Mays W, cf 4 0 1 1 Cunningham J, rf 3 1 0 0 Kirkland W, rf 4 0 0 0 White B, lf-1b 3 1 1 4 Cepeda O, 1b 4 0 0 0 Boyer K, 3b 3 0 0 0 Spencer D, 2b 4 1 1 0 Cimoli G, cf-lf 3 0 0 0 Brandt J, lf 4 0 2 1 Smith B, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Schmidt B, c 2 0 0 0 Musial S, 1b 2 0 2 0 Rhodes D, ph 1 0 0 0 Flood C, pr-cf 1 0 0 0 Hegan J, c 0 0 0 0 Smith H, c 4 0 1 0 Worthington A, p 0 0 0 0 Grammas A, ss 4 1 2 0 Alou F, ph 1 0 0 0 Broglio E, p 3 0 0 0 Bressoud E, ss 1 0 0 0 Landrith H, ph-c 1 1 1 0 Sanford J, p 2 0 0 0 Wagner L, ph 1 0 0 0 Rodgers A, ss 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2 6 2 30 4 7 4 San Francisco 010 000 010 -- 2 St.Louis 000 040 00x -- 4 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Sanford J (L) 7.0 6 4 4 5 4 Worthington A 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Broglio E (W) 9.0 6 2 2 2 6 E -- Boyer K, Kirkland W, Bressoud E DP -- St.Louis 1 LOB -- San Francisco 5, St.Louis 7 2B -- Spencer D, Musial S, Brandt J, Mays W HR -- White B CS -- Flood C, Smith H T -- 2:24 A -- 0
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