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Scores
Standings
WSH
@BOS		4
5		 
(11)
KCA
@CLE		8
4
CHW
@DET		10
5
BAL
@NYY		7
2		 
(11)
LAD
@CHC		2
12
PIT
@CIN		6
7
PHI
@MLN		2
3
SFG
@STL		4
0		 
(8)
Saturday, September 26, 1959,
, Busch Stadium I
Attendance: 9,860, Time of Game: 1:51
Giants
4
83-69
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Cardinals
0
69-83
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
W: Sam Jones (21-15)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Giants          1  0  1   0  0  0   2  0    4  9  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  X    0  0  3

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jose Pagan 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .189 .447 -0.019 0.71 0.035 -0.054 -0.3 1 4
Felipe Alou RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .273 .780 -0.126 0.87 0.000 -0.126 -1.5 2 0 GDP
Willie Mays CF 3 2 2 1 1 0 .309 .958 0.174 0.47 0.174 0.000 1.9 1 0 HR,2B
Willie McCovey 1B 4 2 2 2 0 0 .364 1.110 0.097 0.84 0.149 -0.052 1.4 9 0 HR
Orlando Cepeda LF 2 0 1 1 0 0 .316 .878 0.084 0.92 0.128 -0.044 0.7 2 0 2B,CS,HBP
Daryl Spencer 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .263 .699 -0.022 0.69 0.032 -0.054 -0.5 0 1
Eddie Bressoud SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .251 .712 -0.099 0.96 0.000 -0.099 -1.4 0 2
Bob Schmidt C 3 0 3 0 0 0 .242 .668 0.062 0.57 0.062 0.000 0.8 5 0
Sam Jones P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .129 .298 -0.102 0.97 0.000 -0.102 -1.3 1 1 SH,GDP
Team Totals 29 4 9 4 2 3 .310 .961 0.049 0.78 0.580 -0.531 -0.1 21 8
2B: O Cepeda (35, off V Mizell); W Mays (42, off V Mizell).
HR: W Mays (34, off V Mizell; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); W McCovey (13, off E Broglio; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).
SH: S Jones (11, off V Mizell).
HBP: O Cepeda (5, by V Mizell).
TB: W Mays 6; W McCovey 5; B Schmidt 3; O Cepeda 2; J Pagan.
GIDP: F Alou (5); S Jones (2).
RBI: W McCovey 2 (38); O Cepeda (103); W Mays (103).
2-out RBI: W McCovey 2; W Mays; O Cepeda.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Baserunning
CS: O Cepeda (9, 2nd base by V Mizell/H Smith).
Pickoffs: D Spencer (1st base by E Broglio).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Blasingame 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .291 .725 -0.069 1.08 0.000 -0.069 -0.6 6 3 SH
Joe Cunningham RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .347 .934 -0.051 1.14 0.026 -0.077 -0.3 0 0
Stan Musial 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .252 .776 -0.069 0.92 0.000 -0.069 -0.7 8 0
Ken Boyer 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .311 .896 -0.048 0.60 0.000 -0.048 -0.5 0 4
Gino Cimoli LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .280 .758 -0.064 0.82 0.000 -0.064 -0.6 3 0
Hal Smith C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .704 -0.040 0.80 0.000 -0.040 -0.3 3 1
Curt Flood CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .726 -0.026 0.50 0.000 -0.026 -0.2 1 0
Alex Grammas SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 .264 .668 0.032 1.22 0.059 -0.027 0.1 2 4
Vinegar Bend Mizell P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .187 .434 -0.019 0.74 0.000 -0.019 -0.2 0 1
   Wally Shannon PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .281 .615 -0.054 2.34 0.000 -0.054 -0.4
   Ernie Broglio P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .098 .239 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 20 0 0 0 2 5 .000 .091 -0.408 0.95 0.085 -0.493 -3.7 23 14
SH: D Blasingame (7, off S Jones).
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 0 for 1.
Fielding
DP: 2. K Boyer-A Grammas-S Musial; K Boyer-D Blasingame-S Musial.
E: K Boyer (22); H Smith (9); S Musial (5).

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Sam Jones, W (21-15) 7 0 0 0 2 5 0 2.83 23 80 0.408 0.95 3.7
Team Totals 7 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.00 23 80 0.408 0.78 3.7

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Vinegar Bend Mizell, L (13-10) 6 8 2 2 2 0 1 4.16 27 46 0.059 0.90 1.1
Ernie Broglio 1.2 1 2 0 0 3 1 4.67 7 0 0 -0.107 0.36 -1.1
Team Totals 7.2 9 4 2 2 3 2 2.35 34 46 0 0 -0.048 0.95 0.1
Balks: None.
WP: V Mizell (2).
HBP: V Mizell (8; O Cepeda).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: E Broglio (1; D Spencer, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Frank Dascoli, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Frank Secory, 3B - Stan Landes.
Time of Game: 1:51.
Attendance: 9,860.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

San Francisco Giants         St.Louis Cardinals
1 Jose Pagan 3B 1 Don Blasingame 2B
2 Felipe Alou RF 2 Joe Cunningham RF
3 Willie Mays CF 3 Stan Musial 1B
4 Willie McCovey 1B 4 Ken Boyer 3B
5 Orlando Cepeda LF 5 Gino Cimoli LF
6 Daryl Spencer 2B 6 Hal Smith C
7 Eddie Bressoud SS 7 Curt Flood CF
8 Bob Schmidt C 8 Alex Grammas SS
9 Sam Jones P 9 Vinegar Bend Mizel P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t7 2-0 2 -2- RR SFG W. McCovey E. Broglio 13% 93% Home Run; Mays Scores/unER; McCovey Scores/unER
t3 1-0 2 -2- R SFG O. Cepeda V. Mizell 10% 70% Double to LF; McCovey Scores
t1 0-0 2 --- R SFG W. Mays V. Mizell 10% 56% Home Run
t1 0-0 0 1-- OO SFG F. Alou V. Mizell -7% 46% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t2 1-0 0 1-- OO SFG S. Jones V. Mizell -7% 57% Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt 3B-SS-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- SFG J. Pagan V. Mizell 4% 54% Single to CF
t1 0-0 0 1-- OO SFG F. Alou V. Mizell -7% 46% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- R SFG W. Mays V. Mizell 10% 56% Home Run
t1 1-0 2 --- SFG W. McCovey V. Mizell 1% 57% Single to CF
t1 1-0 2 1-- SFG O. Cepeda V. Mizell 2% 59% Reached on Interference on C; McCovey to 2B
t1 1-0 2 12- SFG D. Spencer V. Mizell 3% 62% Walk; McCovey to 3B; Cepeda to 2B
t1 1-0 2 123 O SFG E. Bressoud V. Mizell -6% 55% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Sam Jones facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O STL D. Blasingame S. Jones 2% 57% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-1 1 --- STL J. Cunningham S. Jones -3% 55% Walk
b1 0-1 1 1-- O STL S. Musial S. Jones 3% 58% Flyball: RF
b1 0-1 2 1-- O STL K. Boyer S. Jones 2% 60% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 8-9-1
t2 1-0 0 --- SFG B. Schmidt V. Mizell 3% 63% Single to LF
t2 1-0 0 1-- OO SFG S. Jones V. Mizell -7% 57% Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt 3B-SS-1B
t2 1-0 2 --- O SFG J. Pagan V. Mizell -1% 56% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Sam Jones facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- O STL G. Cimoli S. Jones 3% 58% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-1 1 --- O STL H. Smith S. Jones 2% 60% Foul Flyball: LF
b2 0-1 2 --- O STL C. Flood S. Jones 1% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 2-3-4
t3 1-0 0 --- O SFG F. Alou V. Mizell -2% 59% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 1-0 1 --- SFG W. Mays V. Mizell 2% 61% Walk
t3 1-0 1 1-- O SFG W. McCovey V. Mizell -3% 58% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t3 1-0 2 1-- SFG O. Cepeda V. Mizell 1% 59% Wild Pitch; McCovey to 2B
t3 1-0 2 -2- R SFG O. Cepeda V. Mizell 10% 70% Double to LF; McCovey Scores
t3 2-0 2 -2- O SFG D. Spencer V. Mizell -3% 67% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Giants' Sam Jones facing 8-9-1
b3 0-2 0 --- O STL A. Grammas S. Jones 3% 70% Flyball: CF
b3 0-2 1 --- O STL V. Mizell S. Jones 2% 72% Flyball: RF
b3 0-2 2 --- O STL D. Blasingame S. Jones 1% 73% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 7-8-9
t4 2-0 0 --- O SFG E. Bressoud V. Mizell -2% 71% Flyball: LF
t4 2-0 1 --- SFG B. Schmidt V. Mizell 2% 73% Single (LF-CF)
t4 2-0 1 1-- O SFG S. Jones V. Mizell -1% 71% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Schmidt to 2B
t4 2-0 2 -2- O SFG J. Pagan V. Mizell -3% 69% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Giants' Sam Jones facing 2-3-4
b4 0-2 0 --- O STL J. Cunningham S. Jones 3% 72% Flyball: 1B
b4 0-2 1 --- O STL S. Musial S. Jones 2% 74% Strikeout
b4 0-2 2 --- O STL K. Boyer S. Jones 1% 75% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 2-3-4
t5 2-0 0 --- O SFG F. Alou V. Mizell -2% 73% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 2-0 1 --- SFG W. Mays V. Mizell 3% 76% Double to CF
t5 2-0 1 -2- O SFG W. McCovey V. Mizell -2% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B; Mays to 3B
t5 2-0 2 --3 SFG O. Cepeda V. Mizell 1% 75% Hit By Pitch
t5 2-0 2 1-3 O SFG D. Spencer V. Mizell -4% 71% Cepeda Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Giants' Sam Jones facing 5-6-7
b5 0-2 0 --- O STL G. Cimoli S. Jones 3% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 0-2 1 --- O STL H. Smith S. Jones 2% 76% Flyball: LF
b5 0-2 2 --- O STL C. Flood S. Jones 1% 78% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Vinegar Bend Mizell facing 6-7-8
t6 2-0 0 --- O SFG D. Spencer V. Mizell -2% 76% Flyball: 2B
t6 2-0 1 --- O SFG E. Bressoud V. Mizell -1% 75% Flyball: LF
t6 2-0 2 --- SFG B. Schmidt V. Mizell 1% 76% Single to CF
t6 2-0 2 1-- O SFG S. Jones V. Mizell -2% 74% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Giants' Sam Jones facing 8-9-1
b6 0-2 0 --- STL A. Grammas S. Jones -6% 68% Walk
Wally Shannon pinch hits for Vinegar Bend Mizell (P) batting 9th
b6 0-2 0 1-- O STL W. Shannon S. Jones 5% 73% Strikeout
b6 0-2 1 1-- O STL D. Blasingame S. Jones 3% 77% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Grammas to 2B
b6 0-2 2 -2- O STL J. Cunningham S. Jones 5% 81% Groundout: P unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Ernie Broglio facing 1-2-3
Ernie Broglio replaces Wally Shannon (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 2-0 0 --- O SFG J. Pagan E. Broglio -2% 80% Strikeout Looking
t7 2-0 1 --- O SFG F. Alou E. Broglio -1% 78% Strikeout
t7 2-0 2 --- SFG W. Mays E. Broglio 2% 80% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Mays to 2B
t7 2-0 2 -2- RR SFG W. McCovey E. Broglio 13% 93% Home Run; Mays Scores/unER; McCovey Scores/unER
t7 4-0 2 --- O SFG O. Cepeda E. Broglio -0% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Giants' Sam Jones facing 3-4-5
b7 0-4 0 --- O STL S. Musial S. Jones 2% 95% Strikeout
b7 0-4 1 --- O STL K. Boyer S. Jones 1% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 0-4 2 --- O STL G. Cimoli S. Jones 1% 96% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cardinals' Ernie Broglio facing 6-7-8
t8 4-0 0 --- SFG D. Spencer E. Broglio 1% 97% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
t8 4-0 0 1-- O SFG E. Bressoud E. Broglio -1% 96% Spencer Picked off 1B (P-1B)
t8 4-0 1 --- O SFG E. Bressoud E. Broglio -0% 96% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Cardinals 0.

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