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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 17, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on September 17, 1959 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 17, 1959 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 17, 1959 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harvey Haddix |
Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Jackson |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 4,970 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Shag Crawford 1B: Vic Delmore 2B: (none) 3B: Vinnie Smith |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bob Skinner | Left Fielder |
Dick Groat | Shortstop |
Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
Rocky Nelson | First Baseman |
Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
Harvey Haddix | Pitcher |
Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tim McCarver | Catcher |
Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
Joe Cunningham | First Baseman |
Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
Gene Oliver | Left Fielder |
Gene Green | Right Fielder |
Wally Shannon | Second Baseman |
Duke Carmel | Center Fielder |
Larry Jackson | Pitcher |
Solly Hemus | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 17, 1959
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Jackson
Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Carmel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Jackson
Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Jackson
Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Jackson
Nelson is hit by the pitch. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burgess vs. Jackson
There's a wild pitch. Groat moves to third. Nelson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burgess vs. Jackson
The ball gets by McCarver for a passed ball. Groat scores. Nelson moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burgess vs. Jackson
Burgess hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nelson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Jackson
Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Haddix
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Haddix
Grammas hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Haddix
Cunningham hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Jackson
Mazeroski hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Jackson
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cunningham scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haddix vs. Jackson
Haddix hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shannon misplays the ball. That's an error on Shannon. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skinner vs. Jackson
Skinner hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Haddix
Boyer hits a popup towards first. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Haddix
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Haddix
Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Haddix
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shannon for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groat vs. Jackson
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shannon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Jackson
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Jackson
Nelson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carmel vs. Haddix
Carmel hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Haddix
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Haddix
McCarver hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Jackson
Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Carmel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Jackson
Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Carmel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Jackson
Mazeroski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Haddix
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Haddix
Cunningham hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Haddix
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Haddix
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Jackson
Virdon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Green. Virdon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haddix vs. Jackson
Haddix hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shannon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Virdon moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Skinner vs. Jackson
Skinner hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. McCarver juggles the ball. That's an error on McCarver. Virdon scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Jackson
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Skinner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clemente vs. Jackson
There's a wild pitch. Skinner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clemente vs. Jackson
Clemente takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nelson vs. Jackson
Nelson hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Haddix
Green hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Haddix
Shannon hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carmel vs. Haddix
Carmel strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Jackson
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Jackson
Hoak hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Hoak reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mazeroski vs. Jackson
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer juggles the ball. That's an error on Boyer. Hoak scores. Mazeroski moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Virdon vs. Jackson
Virdon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is bouncing around. Oliver is chasing the ball. Virdon rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park two run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haddix vs. Jackson
Haddix hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shannon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Jackson
Skinner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Jackson
Groat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Skinner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clemente vs. Jackson
Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Skinner scores. Groat moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nelson vs. Stone
Dean Stone now pitching.
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cunningham scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nelson for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Haddix
Dick Gray pinch hits for Dean Stone.
Gray hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Haddix
McCarver takes first base on ball four. Gray moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grammas vs. Haddix
Grammas hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cunningham vs. Haddix
Cunningham hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Haddix
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Duliba
Bob Duliba now pitching.
Burgess hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Duliba
Hoak hits a line drive into center field. Carmel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Duliba
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Haddix
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Haddix
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haddix fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Haddix
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shannon for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Duliba
Virdon hits a line drive into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haddix vs. Duliba
Haddix strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Duliba
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cunningham fields the ball and throws to Duliba covering. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groat vs. Duliba
Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shannon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carmel vs. Haddix
Carmel hits a popup, foul, towards first. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Haddix
JW Porter pinch hits for Bob Duliba.
Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Haddix
McCarver hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. McDaniel
Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shannon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. McDaniel
Nelson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. McDaniel
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Haddix
Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Haddix
Cunningham is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Haddix
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haddix fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Haddix
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/17/1959 -- Pittsburgh at St.Louis (N) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Skinner B, lf 4 1 1 0 McCarver T, c 3 0 0 0 Groat D, ss 5 1 2 0 Grammas A, ss 4 0 0 0 Clemente R, rf 4 0 1 1 Cunningham J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Nelson R, 1b 4 1 0 0 Boyer K, 3b 4 0 1 0 Burgess S, c 5 0 2 1 Oliver G, lf 4 0 0 0 Hoak D, 3b 4 1 1 0 Green G, rf 3 0 1 0 Mazeroski B, 2b 4 1 0 0 Shannon W, 2b 3 0 0 0 Virdon B, cf 4 2 2 2 Carmel D, cf 3 0 0 0 Haddix H, p 4 0 0 0 Jackson L, p 1 0 0 0 Stone D, p 0 0 0 0 Gray D, ph 1 0 1 0 Duliba B, p 0 0 0 0 Porter J, ph 1 0 0 0 McDaniel L, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 7 9 4 31 0 4 0 Pittsburgh 200 014 000 -- 7 St.Louis 000 000 000 -- 0 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Haddix H (W) 9.0 4 0 0 1 2 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Jackson L (L) 5.2 7 7 4 2 2 Stone D 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Duliba B 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 McDaniel L 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 E -- Shannon W, McCarver T, Boyer K DP -- St.Louis 1 LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, St.Louis 5 2B -- Virdon B, Hoak D HR -- Virdon B HBP -- by Jackson L (Nelson R) WP -- Jackson L 2 PB -- McCarver T T -- 2:25 A -- 4970
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