Top 1

• Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blasingame vs. Friend
  
  Blasingame strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cimoli vs. Friend
  
  Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cimoli for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Friend
  
  White hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hoak vs. Mizell
  
  Hoak strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clemente vs. Mizell
  
  Clemente takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Burgess vs. Mizell
  
  Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial juggles the ball. That's an error on Musial. Clemente moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Stuart vs. Mizell
  
  Stuart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clemente moves to third. Burgess moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Skinner vs. Mizell
  
  Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Skinner for the out. Clemente scores. Burgess moves to third. Stuart moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Mazeroski vs. Mizell
  
  Mazeroski hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Musial vs. Friend
  
  Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Friend covering, for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boyer vs. Friend
  
  Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Friend
  
  Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Groat vs. Mizell
  
  Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Virdon vs. Mizell
  
  Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Friend vs. Mizell
  
  Friend hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Friend
  
  Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grammas vs. Friend
  
  Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mizell vs. Friend
  
  Mizell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Blasingame vs. Friend
  
  Blasingame hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mizell moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cimoli vs. Friend
  
  Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cimoli for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hoak vs. Mizell
  
  Hoak hits a popup, foul, towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clemente vs. Mizell
  
  Clemente strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burgess vs. Mizell
  
  Burgess hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Burgess reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Stuart vs. Mizell
  
  Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Friend
  
  White hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Musial vs. Friend
  
  Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Boyer vs. Friend
  
  Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Musial moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Smith vs. Friend
  
  Smith hits a line drive to center field. Virdon throws towards the plate. Burgess fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Burgess. Musial scores. Boyer moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Smith vs. Friend
  
  Smith is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Grammas vs. Friend
  
  Grammas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boyer scores. Smith scores. Smith moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Mizell vs. Friend
  
  Mizell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart fields it and throws to third for the out. Grammas moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Blasingame vs. Friend
  
  Blasingame hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Grammas trying to get to home. Clemente throws the ball in to Burgess who tags Grammas who's trying to score from second, for the out. Mizell moves to second. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Skinner vs. Mizell
  
  Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mazeroski vs. Mizell
  
  Mazeroski takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Groat vs. Mizell
  
  Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 5

• Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cimoli vs. Friend
  
  Cimoli hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Cimoli reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  White vs. Friend
  
  White hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Musial vs. Friend
  
  Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente throws the ball in to Groat who tags Musial trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Cimoli scores. View Play 
• Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boyer vs. Friend
  
  Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Virdon vs. Mizell
  
  Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial fields the ball and throws to Mizell covering. Safe. View Play 
• Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Friend vs. Mizell
  
  Friend hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Virdon moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hoak vs. Mizell
  
  Hoak strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Clemente vs. Mizell
  
  Clemente hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Virdon moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Burgess vs. Mizell
  
  Burgess hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Friend
  
  Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Smith vs. Friend
  
  Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Grammas vs. Friend
  
  Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski has Smith trapped. There's the throw to Burgess and over to Hoak, who tags Smith for the out. Smith moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Mizell vs. Friend
  
  Mizell strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Blasingame vs. Friend
  
  Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stuart vs. Mizell
  
  Stuart hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Stuart reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Skinner vs. Mizell
  
  Skinner strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Mazeroski vs. Mizell
  
  Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Groat vs. Mizell
  
  Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cimoli vs. Friend
  
  Cimoli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  White vs. Friend
  
  White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat. Cimoli moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Musial vs. Friend
  
  Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart fields it and throws to second for the out. Cimoli moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Boyer vs. Friend
  
  Joe Durham pinch runs for Stan Musial.
  
  Boyer hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Smith vs. Friend
  
  Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cimoli scores. Durham moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Smith vs. Friend
  
  Smith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente who is chasing the ball. Smith reaches third base with a triple. Durham scores. Smith goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play 
• Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Grammas vs. Blackburn
  
  Ron Blackburn now pitching.
  
  Grammas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Virdon vs. Mizell
  
  Joe Cunningham now playing first base.
  
  Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bright vs. Mizell
  
  Harry Bright pinch hits for Ron Blackburn.
  
  Bright hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hoak vs. Mizell
  
  Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cunningham throws towards second. Blasingame fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Blasingame. Bright moves to third. Hoak moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Clemente vs. Mizell
  
  Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bright scores. View Play 
• Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Burgess vs. Mizell
  
  Burgess hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stuart vs. Mizell
  
  Stuart is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 8

• Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mizell vs. Porterfield
  
  Bob Porterfield now pitching.
  
  Mizell hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blasingame vs. Porterfield
  
  Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat. View Play 
• Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cimoli vs. Porterfield
  
  Cimoli is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  White vs. Porterfield
  
  White hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Skinner vs. Mizell
  
  Curt Flood now playing center field.
  
  Skinner hits a fly ball towards left. White settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on White. Skinner moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Mazeroski vs. Mizell
  
  Mazeroski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Groat vs. Mizell
  
  Groat takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Virdon vs. Brosnan
  
  Jim Brosnan now pitching.
  
  Virdon hits a line drive into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Nelson vs. Brosnan
  
  Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Bob Porterfield.
  
  Nelson 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 

Top 9

• Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cunningham vs. Face
  
  Roy Face now pitching.
  
  Cunningham 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 
• Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boyer vs. Face
  
  Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Smith vs. Face
  
  Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hoak vs. Brosnan
  
  Hoak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Clemente vs. Brosnan
  
  Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Burgess vs. Brosnan
  
  Burgess strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stuart vs. Brosnan
  
  Stuart hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Skinner vs. Brosnan
  
  Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cunningham scoops it up and throws to first, with Brosnan covering, for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 5/1/1959 -- St.Louis at Pittsburgh (N)

  St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Blasingame D, 2b      5  0  2  0   Hoak D, 3b            5  1  2  0   
Cimoli G, cf          5  2  2  0   Clemente R, rf        4  2  0  1   
Flood C, cf           0  0  0  0   Burgess S, c          5  1  2  2   
White B, lf           5  0  0  0   Stuart D, 1b          5  1  3  2   
Musial S, 1b          3  1  1  1   Skinner B, lf         5  0  0  1   
Durham J, pr          0  1  0  0   Mazeroski B, 2b       3  0  0  0   
Cunningham J, 1b      1  0  0  0   Groat D, ss           3  0  0  0   
Boyer K, 3b           5  1  2  0   Virdon B, cf          4  0  2  0   
Smith B, rf           5  2  3  2   Friend B, p           2  0  1  0   
Smith H, c            3  0  2  2   Blackburn R, p        0  0  0  0   
Grammas A, ss         4  0  1  2   Bright H, ph          1  1  0  0   
Mizell V, p           4  0  1  0   Porterfield B, p      0  0  0  0   
Brosnan J, p          0  0  0  0   Nelson R, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Face R, p             0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40  7 14  7                        38  6 10  6

St.Louis         000 310 300 --  7
Pittsburgh       100 000 302 --  6

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Mizell V (W)          7.1  8  4  3  3  5
Brosnan J (S)         1.2  2  2  2  0  1

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Friend B (L)          6.2 13  7  4  2  2
Blackburn R           0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Porterfield B         1.0  0  0  0  0  1
Face R                1.0  1  0  0  0  0

E -- Musial S, Burgess S, Groat D 2, Blasingame D, White B
DP -- St.Louis 1, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- St.Louis 8, Pittsburgh 8
2B -- Burgess S, Cimoli G, Stuart D
3B -- Smith H
HR -- Burgess S, Stuart D
T -- 2:41
A -- 18950

    

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