June 6, 1959 St. Louis Cardinals at Philadelphia Phillies Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 4
@CHW 2 NYY 2
@CLE 1 DET 4
WSH 1 KCA 5
BAL 1 SFG 13
@CIN 3 LAD 3
@MLN 2 PHI 4
STL 3
(10) CHC 8
@PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Shibe Park, Attendance: 5,940

Saturday, June 6, 1959
Time of Game: 2:50

Cardinals

19-30

Lost 6

7th, 10½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Cardinals       2  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0   0    3 10  1
Phillies        0  1  1   0  1  0   0  0  0   1    4 10  1

W: R Roberts (4-4), L: L McDaniel (3-8)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Phillies

19-30

Won 1

7th, 10½ GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Blasingame 2B               5   0   2   0    0   0  .284  .738    0    5   5   2·SB
G Cimoli CF                   5   1   2   0    0   1  .318  .873    0    2   0   
B White 1B                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .322  .870    0   11   0   SB
K Boyer 3B-SS-3B              4   1   1   1    1   1  .287  .889    0    1   8   HR
J Cunningham RF               4   0   2   2    0   0  .325  .881    0    1   0   
G Oliver LF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    2   0   
  B Smith LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .536         0   0   
H Smith C                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .291  .764    0    4   1   
  G Crowe PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .883    0    0   0   
  C Flood PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .575         0   0   
  R Jablonski SS-3B-SS        0   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .864         0   0   
L Tate SS                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .163  .552    0    2   0   
  S Musial PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .744    0    0   0   
  R Katt C                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
G Blaylock P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .500    0    0   1   
  A Kellner P                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   1   
  S Hemus PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .832    0    0   0   
  L McDaniel P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .067  .289         0   1   
Totals                       39   3  10   3    1   7                    29  17

BATTING

HR: K Boyer (11, off R Roberts; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: K Boyer 4; G Cimoli 2; D Blasingame 2; J Cunningham 2; A Kellner; B White; S Musial.

RBI: J Cunningham 2 (19); K Boyer (36).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 3. K Boyer-D Blasingame-B White 2; H Smith-D Blasingame.

E: D Blasingame (10).

BASERUNNING

SB: B White (4, 2nd base off R Roberts/V Thomas); D Blasingame 2 (8, 2nd base off R Roberts/V Thomas, 2nd base off R Roberts/C Sawatski).

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Ashburn CF                  5   3   4   0    0   0  .260  .649    0    1   0   3B,2B
E Bouchee 1B                  3   0   3   1    2   0  .339  .953    0    9   1   IW
G Freese 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .995    0    0   2   SH
W Post RF                     3   0   0   0    2   1  .283  .854    0    1   1   GDP
H Anderson LF                 3   1   1   1    2   0  .276  .815    0    7   0   HR,IW
C Sawatski C                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .284  .875    0    2   0   
  B Bowman PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .406    0    0   0   GDP
  V Thomas C                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .354    0    6   0   
  D Philley PH                1   0   1   1    0   0  .316  .898    0    0   0   
S Anderson 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .204  .510    0    2   1   
C Fernandez SS                3   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .524    0    1   3   SH
R Roberts P                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .410    0    1   2   
Totals                       34   4  10   3    6   2                    30  10

BATTING

2B: R Ashburn (4, off L McDaniel).

3B: R Ashburn (1, off G Blaylock).

HR: H Anderson (5, off G Blaylock; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

SH: G Freese (2, off L McDaniel); C Fernandez (5, off G Blaylock).

IBB: H Anderson (6, by L McDaniel); E Bouchee (2, by L McDaniel).

TB: R Ashburn 7; H Anderson 4; E Bouchee 3; D Philley; C Sawatski.

GIDP: B Bowman (2); W Post (1).

RBI: E Bouchee (28); D Philley (14); H Anderson (22).

2-out RBI: D Philley.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

E: V Thomas (2).

PITCHING

St.Louis Cardinals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Blaylock                     2.1   6   2   2    2   0   1   4.01   14     -       ·  ·      6· 2· 0· 4     35    -     1.37  -0.23
A Kellner                      5.2   2   1   0    2   1   0   2.76   19     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 2· 1          3-0    1.37   0.39
L McDaniel, L (3-8)            1.2   2   1   1    2   1   0   3.81    9     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 0· 1          0-0    3.19  -0.23
Totals                         9.2  10   4   3    6   2   1          42     -       ·  ·     19· 7· 2· 6          3-0

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Roberts, W (4-4)            10    10   3   3    1   7   1   4.84   40     -       ·  ·     12·10· 2· 8     66    -     1.54   0.44
Totals                        10    10   3   3    1   7   1          40     -       ·  ·     12·10· 2· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: L McDaniel 2 (3; E Bouchee, H Anderson).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Dusty Boggess, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Tom Gorman.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 5,940.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            Philadelphia Phillies                
1. D Blasingame         2B    1. R Ashburn            CF 
2. G Cimoli             CF    2. E Bouchee            1B 
3. B White              1B    3. G Freese             3B 
4. K Boyer              3B    4. W Post               RF 
5. J Cunningham         RF    5. H Anderson           LF 
6. G Oliver             LF    6. C Sawatski           C  
7. H Smith              C     7. S Anderson           2B 
8. L Tate               SS    8. C Fernandez          SS 
9. G Blaylock           P     9. R Roberts            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b10   2  3-3  123      34% 100% D Philley       L McDaniel      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Ashburn Scores; Bouchee to 3B; Anderson to 2B
   b10   1  3-3  -23     -21%  63% W Post          L McDaniel      Strikeout
   b10   0  3-3  ---      17%  81% R Ashburn       L McDaniel      Double to CF
   t 6   1  3-2  ---     -17%  53% K Boyer         R Roberts       Home Run (Deep LF)
   b 3   1  2-2  123     -16%  50% B Bowman        A Kellner       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Robin Roberts facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  D Blasingame    Single to CF
          1--      44%  G Cimoli        Blasingame Steals 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Single to RF; Blasingame out at Hm/RF-C
          1--      43%  B White         Single to RF; Cimoli to 3B
          1-3      40%  K Boyer         Walk; White to 2B
   RR     123      26%  J Cunningham    Single to CF; Cimoli Scores; White Scores; Boyer to 3B
   O      1-3      31%  G Oliver        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      1-3      35%  H Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Gary Blaylock facing 1-2-3
          ---      39%  R Ashburn       Single to LF
          1--      48%  E Bouchee       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Ashburn to 3B
   O      1-3      42%  G Freese        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   OO     1-3      30%  W Post          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Robin Roberts facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      32%  L Tate          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      33%  G Blaylock      Strikeout
   O      ---      34%  D Blasingame    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Gary Blaylock facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      44%  H Anderson      Home Run (Deep RF)
          ---      48%  C Sawatski      Single to RF
   O      1--      44%  S Anderson      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      42%  C Fernandez     Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Anderson to 2B
   O      -2-      39%  R Roberts       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Robin Roberts facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      41%  G Cimoli        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      42%  B White         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      43%  K Boyer         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-2, Gary Blaylock facing 1-2-3
          ---      54%  R Ashburn       Triple to RF
   R      --3      60%  E Bouchee       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Ashburn Scores
   O      1--      56%  G Freese        Flyball: RF
          1--      60%  W Post          Walk; Bouchee to 2B
          12-      66%  H Anderson      Walk; Bouchee to 3B; Post to 2B
                  Alex Kellner replaces Gary Blaylock pitching and batting 9th; Bob Bowman pinch hits for Carl Sawatski batting 6th
   OO     123      50%  B Bowman        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 2.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Robin Roberts facing 5-6-7
                  Valmy Thomas replaces Bob Bowman playing C batting 6th
   O      ---      53%  J Cunningham    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  G Oliver        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      56%  H Smith         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Tied 2-2, Alex Kellner facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  S Anderson      Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      51%  C Fernandez     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  R Roberts       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 2.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Robin Roberts facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  L Tate          Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  A Kellner       Flyball: LF
          ---      54%  D Blasingame    Single to CF
          1--      52%  G Cimoli        Blasingame Steals 2B
   O      -2-      57%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Tied 2-2, Alex Kellner facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  R Ashburn       Single to LF
          1--      68%  E Bouchee       Single to SS (Ground Ball); Ashburn to 2B
   RO     12-      71%  G Freese        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Ashburn Scores/Adv on E4 (throw)/unER
   O      1--      70%  W Post          Groundout: 3B-1B; Freese to 2B
   O      -2-      66%  H Anderson      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Phillies 3.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Robin Roberts facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      70%  B White         Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      53%  K Boyer         Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---      56%  J Cunningham    Flyball: LF
   O      ---      57%  G Oliver        Lineout: P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Tied 3-3, Alex Kellner facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      54%  V Thomas        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      52%  S Anderson      Lineout: LF
   O      ---      50%  C Fernandez     Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 3.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Robin Roberts facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      54%  H Smith         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      57%  L Tate          Flyball: LF
          ---      55%  A Kellner       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      59%  D Blasingame    Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Tied 3-3, Alex Kellner facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      55%  R Roberts       Lineout: LF
   O      ---      52%  R Ashburn       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      54%  E Bouchee       Walk
   O      1--      50%  G Freese        Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 3.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Robin Roberts facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      55%  G Cimoli        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---      58%  B White         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      61%  K Boyer         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Tied 3-3, Alex Kellner facing 4-5-6
          ---      67%  W Post          Walk
   OO     1--      53%  H Anderson      Double Play: Bunt Popfly: C-2B
   O      ---      50%  V Thomas        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 3.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Robin Roberts facing 5-6-7
          ---      42%  J Cunningham    Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      50%  G Oliver        Strikeout
                  George Crowe pinch hits for Hal Smith batting 7th
   O      1--      57%  G Crowe         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  Stan Musial pinch hits for Lee Tate batting 8th; Curt Flood pinch runs for George Crowe batting 7th
          1--      52%  S Musial        Single to 2B; Flood to 2B
                  Solly Hemus pinch hits for Alex Kellner batting 9th
   O      12-      64%  S Hemus         Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Tied 3-3, Lindy McDaniel facing 7-8-9
                  Lindy McDaniel replaces Solly Hemus pitching and batting 9th; Ray Katt replaces Stan Musial playing C batting 8th; Ray Jablonski replaces Curt Flood playing SS batting 7th
   O      ---      58%  S Anderson      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Ray Jablonski moves to 3B; Ken Boyer moves to SS
   O      ---      53%  C Fernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  R Roberts       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 3.

Top of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Robin Roberts facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      56%  D Blasingame    Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  G Cimoli        Single to RF
   O      1--      57%  B White         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      52%  K Boyer         White Steals 2B; White to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3      64%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 3.

Bottom of the 10th, Phillies Batting, Tied 3-3, Lindy McDaniel facing 1-2-3
                  Ken Boyer moves to 3B; Ray Jablonski moves to SS; Bobby Gene Smith replaces Gene Oliver playing LF batting 6th
          ---      81%  R Ashburn       Double to CF
          -2-      81%  E Bouchee       Intentional Walk
   O      12-      84%  G Freese        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Ashburn to 3B; Bouchee to 2B
   O      -23      63%  W Post          Strikeout
          -23      66%  H Anderson      Intentional Walk
                  Dave Philley pinch hits for Valmy Thomas batting 6th
   R      123     100%  D Philley       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Ashburn Scores; Bouchee to 3B; Anderson to 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 3, Phillies 4.

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