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BAL  7
WSH  0
 WSH  8
@BAL  1
(10)		 BOS 12
NYY  4
 CHW  2
KCA  1
 CHW 13
KCA  7
 CLE 15
DET 14
 CLE  6
DET  5
 PHI  6
@CIN  4
 LAD  7
CHC  1
 MLN  5
PIT  1
 MLN  4
PIT  1
 SFG  4
STL  2
Standings at end of play this day

Seals Stadium, Attendance: 22,815

 Monday, September 7, 1959
Time of Game: 2:34
Cardinals
2
64-75
Lost 1
7th, 14 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       1  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    2  7  1
Giants          0  0  0   1  0  2   1  0  X    4 10  2
W: Sam Jones (19-12), L: Bob Gibson (1-5)
 Giants
4
77-60
Won 1
1st

Batting Stats

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Blasingame 2B               2   1   0   0    2   0  .288  .720              3   1   CS,GDP
J Cunningham RF               3   0   1   0    1   0  .346  .932              1   0   
B White LF                    4   0   0   1    0   2  .303  .817              1   0   
K Boyer 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .315  .911              1   3   
S Musial 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .255  .775              6   0   
C Flood CF                    4   1   2   1    0   1  .274  .770              1   0   HR,2B
A Grammas SS                  3   0   2   0    0   0  .272  .674              3   4   2B
  W Shannon PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .324  .706              0   0   
H Smith C                     2   0   1   0    1   0  .268  .680              8   1   
  G Crowe PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .309  .958              0   0   
B Gibson P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .050  .150              0   2   
  L McDaniel P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .034  .159              0   0   
Totals                       31   2   7   0    4   9                         24  11
Batting Events
2B: C Flood (7, off S Jones); A Grammas (11, off S Jones).
HR: C Flood (6, off S Jones; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: C Flood 6; A Grammas 3; J Cunningham; K Boyer; H Smith.
GIDP: D Blasingame (3).
RBI: C Flood (22); B White (72).
2-out RBI: C Flood.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding Events
E: A Grammas (16).
Baserunning Events
CS: D Blasingame (14, 2nd base by S Jones/H Landrith).
Pickoffs: K Boyer (1st base by S Jones); D Blasingame (1st base by S Jones).
San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D O'Connell 3B                1   0   0   0    1   0  .222  .537              0   0   
  D Rhodes PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .225  .586              0   0   
  J Pagan 3B                  2   1   0   0    0   0  .136  .273              1   0   
W Mays CF                     4   0   0   0    1   1  .297  .901              1   0   
W McCovey 1B                  4   0   1   0    1   1  .366 1.135              9   1   
  J Brandt PR-LF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .743              0   0   CS
O Cepeda LF-1B                5   1   3   1    0   0  .324  .900              1   0   
W Kirkland RF                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .265  .799              1   0   
D Spencer 2B                  2   0   1   1    2   0  .273  .713              1   4   SB
H Landrith C                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .241  .661              4   1   
  L Wagner PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .796              0   0   
  J Hegan C                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .192  .447              5   1   
E Bressoud SS                 3   2   2   0    1   0  .259  .741              3   2   2B,IW
S Jones P                     3   0   1   1    0   0  .117  .278              1   3   SH
Totals                       33   4  10   0    6   6                         27  12
Batting Events
2B: E Bressoud (16, off L McDaniel).
SH: S Jones (9, off B Gibson).
IBB: E Bressoud (6, by B Gibson).
TB: O Cepeda 3; E Bressoud 3; W Kirkland 2; S Jones; W McCovey; D Spencer.
RBI: O Cepeda (91); D Spencer (58); S Jones (8).
2-out RBI: S Jones; O Cepeda.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. E Bressoud-W McCovey.
E: D Spencer (20); S Jones (3).
Baserunning Events
SB: D Spencer (5, 2nd base off B Gibson/H Smith).
CS: J Brandt (4, 2nd base by L McDaniel/H Smith).

Pitching Stats

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
B Gibson, L (1-5)              5.2   8   3   3    5   5   0   3.48   31     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 0· 8     41    -     1.67  -0.17
L McDaniel                     2.1   2   1   1    1   1   0   3.42    9     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 2          2-0    0.73  -0.02
Totals                         8    10   4   4    6   6   0          40     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 0·10          2-0 
San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Jones, W (19-12)             9     7   2   1    4   9   1   2.89   35     -       ·  ·     10· 5· 0· 7     72    -     1.00   0.30
Totals                         9     7   2   1    4   9   1          35     -       ·  ·     10· 5· 0· 7           -
Balks: None.
WP: B Gibson (4); L McDaniel (10).
HBP: None.
IBB: B Gibson (1; E Bressoud).
Pickoffs: S Jones 2 (1; D Blasingame, 1st base, K Boyer, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dusty Boggess, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Ed Sudol.
Time of Game: 2:34.
Attendance: 22,815.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   St.Louis Cardinals                        San Francisco Giants                         
1. Don Blasingame               2B       1. Danny O'Connell              3B
2. Joe Cunningham               RF       2. Willie Mays                  CF
3. Bill White                   LF       3. Willie McCovey               1B
4. Ken Boyer                    3B       4. Orlando Cepeda               LF
5. Stan Musial                  1B       5. Willie Kirkland              RF
6. Curt Flood                   CF       6. Daryl Spencer                2B
7. Alex Grammas                 SS       7. Hobie Landrith                C
8. Hal Smith                     C       8. Eddie Bressoud               SS
9. Bob Gibson                    P       9. Sam Jones                     P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b6 2 1-3 R 16% 74% 2-2 SFG O. Cepeda B. Gibson Single to CF; McCovey to 2B; Pagan Scores
t4 2 --- R -12% 29% 1-0 STL C. Flood S. Jones Home Run
b4 0 1-- 12% 47% 0-2 SFG W. Kirkland B. Gibson Single to CF; Cepeda to 3B
b5 2 123 O -11% 33% 1-2 SFG L. Wagner B. Gibson Flyball: LF
b4 1 123 O -10% 46% 1-2 SFG S. Jones B. Gibson Groundout: P-C/Forceout at Hm; Bressoud to 2B; Spencer to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Sam Jones facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- -3% 47% 0-0 STL D. Blasingame S. Jones Walk
t1 0 1-- -3% 44% 0-0 STL J. Cunningham S. Jones Blasingame Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Blasingame to 2B
t1 0 -2- -7% 37% 0-0 STL J. Cunningham S. Jones Single to RF; Blasingame to 3B
t1 0 1-3 RO 2% 40% 0-0 STL B. White S. Jones Groundout: 2B-1B/Interference called; Cunningham stays at 1B/Adv on E4; Blasingame Scores/unER
t1 1 1-- O 2% 42% 1-0 STL K. Boyer S. Jones Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
t1 2 1-- O 2% 44% 1-0 STL S. Musial S. Jones Boyer Picked off 1B (P-1B)
1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 4% 48% 0-1 SFG D. O'Connell B. Gibson Walk
b1 0 1-- O -3% 44% 0-1 SFG W. Mays B. Gibson Strikeout Looking
b1 1 1-- O -3% 41% 0-1 SFG W. McCovey B. Gibson Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b1 2 1-- O -2% 39% 0-1 SFG O. Cepeda B. Gibson Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Giants' Sam Jones facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- O 2% 41% 1-0 STL S. Musial S. Jones Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 1 --- O 1% 43% 1-0 STL C. Flood S. Jones Strikeout
t2 2 --- -2% 41% 1-0 STL A. Grammas S. Jones Double (CF-RF)
t2 2 -2- O 3% 44% 1-0 STL H. Smith S. Jones Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O -3% 41% 0-1 SFG W. Kirkland B. Gibson Flyball: CF
b2 1 --- 3% 44% 0-1 SFG D. Spencer B. Gibson Walk
b2 1 1-- 2% 46% 0-1 SFG H. Landrith B. Gibson Spencer Steals 2B
b2 1 -2- O -4% 42% 0-1 SFG H. Landrith B. Gibson Strikeout
b2 2 -2- O -4% 38% 0-1 SFG E. Bressoud B. Gibson Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Giants' Sam Jones facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- O 2% 41% 1-0 STL B. Gibson S. Jones Groundout: P-1B
t3 1 --- -2% 38% 1-0 STL D. Blasingame S. Jones Walk
t3 1 1-- O 4% 42% 1-0 STL J. Cunningham S. Jones Blasingame Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t3 2 --- -1% 41% 1-0 STL J. Cunningham S. Jones Walk
t3 2 1-- O 2% 43% 1-0 STL B. White S. Jones Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 9-1-2
b3 0 --- O -3% 40% 0-1 SFG S. Jones B. Gibson Groundout: P-1B
b3 1 --- O -2% 38% 0-1 SFG D. O'Connell B. Gibson Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 2 --- 1% 40% 0-1 SFG W. Mays B. Gibson Walk
b3 2 1-- O -3% 37% 0-1 SFG W. McCovey B. Gibson Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Giants' Sam Jones facing 4-5-6
t4 0 --- O 2% 40% 1-0 STL K. Boyer S. Jones Strikeout
t4 1 --- O 1% 41% 1-0 STL S. Musial S. Jones Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 2 --- R -12% 29% 1-0 STL C. Flood S. Jones Home Run
t4 2 --- -1% 28% 2-0 STL A. Grammas S. Jones Single to RF
t4 2 1-- -2% 27% 2-0 STL H. Smith S. Jones Single to CF; Grammas to 2B
t4 2 12- O 3% 30% 2-0 STL B. Gibson S. Jones Strikeout
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- 5% 35% 0-2 SFG O. Cepeda B. Gibson Single
b4 0 1-- 12% 47% 0-2 SFG W. Kirkland B. Gibson Single to CF; Cepeda to 3B
b4 0 1-3 R 8% 55% 0-2 SFG D. Spencer B. Gibson Single to RF; Kirkland to 2B; Cepeda Scores
b4 0 12- 7% 61% 1-2 SFG H. Landrith B. Gibson Wild Pitch; Spencer to 2B; Kirkland to 3B
b4 0 -23 O -7% 54% 1-2 SFG H. Landrith B. Gibson Strikeout
b4 1 -23 1% 56% 1-2 SFG E. Bressoud B. Gibson Intentional Walk
b4 1 123 O -10% 46% 1-2 SFG S. Jones B. Gibson Groundout: P-C/Forceout at Hm; Bressoud to 2B; Spencer to 3B
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Danny O'Connell (3B) batting 1st
b4 2 123 O -10% 36% 1-2 SFG D. Rhodes B. Gibson Strikeout Looking
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 1.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Giants' Sam Jones facing 1-2-3
Jose Pagan replaces Dusty Rhodes (PH) playing 3B batting 1st
t5 0 --- O 2% 38% 2-1 STL D. Blasingame S. Jones Flyball: LF
t5 1 --- O 2% 40% 2-1 STL J. Cunningham S. Jones Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 2 --- O 1% 41% 2-1 STL B. White S. Jones Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 2-3-4
b5 0 --- O -3% 37% 1-2 SFG W. Mays B. Gibson Groundout: SS-1B
b5 1 --- O -2% 35% 1-2 SFG W. McCovey B. Gibson Strikeout Looking
b5 2 --- 2% 37% 1-2 SFG O. Cepeda B. Gibson Single to LF
b5 2 1-- 4% 41% 1-2 SFG W. Kirkland B. Gibson Single to CF; Cepeda to 3B
b5 2 1-3 4% 44% 1-2 SFG D. Spencer B. Gibson Walk; Kirkland to 2B
Leon Wagner pinch hits for Hobie Landrith (C) batting 7th
b5 2 123 O -11% 33% 1-2 SFG L. Wagner B. Gibson Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 1.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Giants' Sam Jones facing 4-5-6
Jim Hegan replaces Leon Wagner (PH) playing C batting 7th
t6 0 --- O 3% 36% 2-1 STL K. Boyer S. Jones Flyball: SS
t6 1 --- O 2% 38% 2-1 STL S. Musial S. Jones Strikeout
t6 2 --- -3% 35% 2-1 STL C. Flood S. Jones Double to LF
t6 2 -2- O 4% 39% 2-1 STL A. Grammas S. Jones Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 8-9-1
b6 0 --- 6% 45% 1-2 SFG E. Bressoud B. Gibson Single to LF
b6 0 1-- 10% 55% 1-2 SFG S. Jones B. Gibson Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Bressoud to 2B
b6 0 12- RO 3% 58% 1-2 SFG J. Pagan B. Gibson Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Bressoud Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)
b6 1 1-- O -4% 54% 2-2 SFG W. Mays B. Gibson Foul Flyball: C
b6 2 1-- 4% 58% 2-2 SFG W. McCovey B. Gibson Single to RF; Pagan to 3B
b6 2 1-3 R 16% 74% 2-2 SFG O. Cepeda B. Gibson Single to CF; McCovey to 2B; Pagan Scores
Lindy McDaniel replaces Bob Gibson pitching and batting 9th
b6 2 12- 1% 75% 3-2 SFG W. Kirkland L. McDaniel Wild Pitch; Cepeda to 2B; McCovey to 3B
b6 2 -23 O -5% 70% 3-2 SFG W. Kirkland L. McDaniel Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 3.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Giants' Sam Jones facing 8-9-1
t7 0 --- -7% 63% 2-3 STL H. Smith S. Jones Walk
t7 0 1-- O 6% 69% 2-3 STL L. McDaniel S. Jones Strikeout Looking
t7 1 1-- OO 10% 79% 2-3 STL D. Blasingame S. Jones Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cardinals' Lindy McDaniel facing 6-7-8
b7 0 --- O -2% 78% 3-2 SFG D. Spencer L. McDaniel Groundout: SS-1B
b7 1 --- O -1% 76% 3-2 SFG J. Hegan L. McDaniel Foul Flyball: 3B
b7 2 --- 2% 78% 3-2 SFG E. Bressoud L. McDaniel Double to CF
b7 2 -2- R 10% 88% 3-2 SFG S. Jones L. McDaniel Single to CF; Bressoud Scores
b7 2 1-- O -1% 87% 4-2 SFG J. Pagan L. McDaniel Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 4.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Giants' Sam Jones facing 2-3-4
t8 0 --- O 4% 91% 2-4 STL J. Cunningham S. Jones Groundout: C-1B
t8 1 --- O 2% 93% 2-4 STL B. White S. Jones Strikeout
t8 2 --- -2% 91% 2-4 STL K. Boyer S. Jones Single to CF
t8 2 1-- O 3% 94% 2-4 STL S. Musial S. Jones Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-2, Cardinals' Lindy McDaniel facing 2-3-4
b8 0 --- O -1% 94% 4-2 SFG W. Mays L. McDaniel Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 1 --- 1% 94% 4-2 SFG W. McCovey L. McDaniel Walk
Jackie Brandt pinch runs for Willie McCovey (1B) batting 3rd
b8 1 1-- O -1% 94% 4-2 SFG O. Cepeda L. McDaniel Flyball: 2B
b8 2 1-- O -1% 93% 4-2 SFG W. Kirkland L. McDaniel Brandt Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 4.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Giants' Sam Jones facing 6-7-8
Orlando Cepeda moves from LF to 1B; Jackie Brandt moves from PR to LF
t9 0 --- O 4% 97% 2-4 STL C. Flood S. Jones Flyball: RF
Wally Shannon pinch hits for Alex Grammas (SS) batting 7th
t9 1 --- O 2% 99% 2-4 STL W. Shannon S. Jones Strikeout
George Crowe pinch hits for Hal Smith (C) batting 8th
t9 2 --- O 1% 100% 2-4 STL G. Crowe S. Jones Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 4.

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