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1959 St. Louis Cardinals Lineups and Defense
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1958 / 1960)
71-83, Finished 7th in National League
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Scored 641 runs, Allowed 725 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 68-86
Manager: Solly Hemus (71-83)
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park IV (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 929,953 (5th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 106, Pitching - 107;   one-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 106
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1958 / 1960 Lineups and Defense

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Game C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF SP DH
1. Fri,4/10 vs SFG L (5-6)# Smith White Blasingame Boyer Grammas Musial Cimoli Cunningham Jackson  
2. Sat,4/11 vs SFG L (2-5) Smith White Blasingame Boyer Grammas Musial Cimoli Cunningham Broglio  
3. Sun,4/12 vs SFG L (3-6)# Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Cimoli Cunningham Mizell  
4. Tue,4/14 at LAD W (6-2)# Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas Essegian Flood Cimoli McDaniel  
5. Wed,4/15 at LAD L (0-5) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas Cunningham Flood Cimoli Jackson  
6. Thu,4/16 at LAD L (6-7)# Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas Essegian Flood Cimoli Broglio  
7. Fri,4/17 at SFG W (4-1)# Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas Essegian Flood Cimoli Mizell  
8. Sat,4/18 at SFG L (1-8) Smith White Blasingame Boyer Grammas Cunningham Flood Cimoli McDaniel  
9. Sun,4/19 at SFG L (1-3)# Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas Essegian Durham Cimoli Jackson  
10. Tue,4/21 at CHC L (0-1) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas Cunningham White Cimoli Blaylock  
11. Wed,4/22 at CHC W (8-2)# Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas Cimoli White Green Mizell  
12. Thu,4/23 at CHC L (1-6) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas Cimoli White Green McDaniel  
13. Fri,4/24 vs LAD L (2-3)# Smith Musial Blasingame Jablonski Boyer Cimoli White Green Jackson  
14. Sat,4/25 vs LAD W (6-5) Smith Crowe Blasingame Hemus Boyer Noren White Cunningham Blaylock  
15. Sun,4/26 vs LAD L (11-17)# Smith Musial Blasingame Jablonski Boyer Cimoli White Green Mizell  
16. Wed,4/29 at MLN L (3-9) Smith Musial Blasingame Jablonski Boyer White Cimoli Cunningham Jackson  
17. Thu,4/30 at MLN L (0-1)# Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas Smith Cimoli Green Kellner  
18. Fri,5/1 at PIT W (7-6) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Cimoli Smith Mizell  
19. Sat,5/2 at PIT L (1-2)# Smith Cunningham Blasingame Boyer Grammas Essegian Cimoli Smith McDaniel  
20. Sun,5/3 at PIT L (3-4) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Cimoli Smith Jackson  
21. Sun,5/3 at PIT W (3-1) Green Crowe Hemus Boyer Grammas White Smith Cunningham Blaylock  
22. Tue,5/5 at PHI L (7-8) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Flood Smith Mizell  
23. Wed,5/6 at PHI W (8-7) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Cimoli Smith Kellner  
24. Thu,5/7 vs CHC W (4-3) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Cimoli Smith McDaniel  
25. Fri,5/8 vs CHC L (2-3) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Cimoli Cunningham Blaylock  
26. Sat,5/9 vs CHC W (11-1) Smith Crowe Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Cimoli Cunningham Jackson  
27. Sun,5/10 vs CHC L (9-10) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Cimoli Cunningham Mizell  
28. Sun,5/10 vs CHC W (8-7) Green Crowe Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Cimoli Cunningham Broglio  
29. Tue,5/12 vs CIN W (7-4) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Cimoli Cunningham Blaylock  
30. Wed,5/13 vs MLN L (2-3)# Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas Cimoli Flood Green Jackson  
31. Thu,5/14 vs MLN L (7-8)# Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas Essegian Cimoli Green McDaniel  
32. Fri,5/15 vs PHI W (8-2) Smith Crowe Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Cimoli Cunningham Mizell  
33. Sat,5/16 vs PHI W (8-2) Smith Crowe Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Cimoli Cunningham Blaylock  
34. Tue,5/19 vs PIT W (8-2) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Cimoli Cunningham Jackson  
35. Wed,5/20 vs PIT W (11-1) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Cimoli Cunningham Mizell  
36. Thu,5/21 vs PIT L (2-7)# Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas Cunningham Cimoli Green McDaniel  
37. Fri,5/22 at CHC W (3-1) Smith Crowe Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Cimoli Green Blaylock  
38. Sat,5/23 at CHC W (5-1) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Tate White Cimoli Cunningham Jackson  
39. Sun,5/24 at CHC W (7-3) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Tate White Cimoli Cunningham Mizell  
40. Mon,5/25 vs CHC L (4-9) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Tate White Cimoli Cunningham Cheney  
41. Wed,5/27 at SFG L (4-9)# Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Tate Cunningham Cimoli Green Blaylock  
42. Thu,5/28 at SFG L (4-5) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Tate White Cimoli Cunningham Jackson  
43. Fri,5/29 at SFG W (4-2) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Tate White Cimoli Cunningham Mizell  
44. Sat,5/30 at LAD L (6-7)# Smith Cunningham Blasingame Boyer Tate Essegian Cimoli Flood Cheney  
45. Sun,5/31 at LAD L (3-5)# Smith Musial Blasingame Jablonski Tate Essegian Cimoli Cunningham Blaylock  
46. Tue,6/2 at PIT L (0-3)# Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Tate White Cimoli Cunningham Jackson  
47. Wed,6/3 at PIT L (3-5) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Tate White Cimoli Cunningham Mizell  
48. Thu,6/4 at PIT L (3-9) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Tate White Cimoli Cunningham Broglio  
49. Sat,6/6 at PHI L (3-4) Smith White Blasingame Boyer Tate Oliver Cimoli Cunningham Blaylock  
50. Sun,6/7 at PHI L (9-11) Smith White Blasingame Jablonski Boyer Oliver Cimoli Cunningham Brosnan  
51. Sun,6/7 at PHI W (2-0) Katt White Blasingame Jablonski Boyer Oliver Cimoli Cunningham Mizell  
52. Tue,6/9 vs MLN W (12-3)# Smith White Blasingame Boyer Grammas Oliver Cimoli Cunningham Jackson  
53. Wed,6/10 vs MLN W (5-2) Smith White Blasingame Boyer Grammas Oliver Cimoli Cunningham Kellner  
54. Thu,6/11 vs MLN L (0-8) Smith White Blasingame Boyer Grammas Oliver Cimoli Cunningham Mizell  
55. Fri,6/12 vs CIN W (2-1) Smith White Blasingame Boyer Grammas Oliver Cimoli Cunningham Broglio  
56. Sat,6/13 vs CIN W (7-0) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Cimoli Cunningham Jackson  
57. Sun,6/14 vs CIN W (5-4)# Smith White Blasingame Boyer Grammas Oliver Cimoli Cunningham Blaylock  
58. Sun,6/14 vs CIN L (2-3) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Cimoli Cunningham Ricketts  
59. Tue,6/16 vs PHI W (8-1) Smith White Blasingame Boyer Grammas Oliver Smith Cimoli Mizell  
60. Tue,6/16 vs PHI W (5-2) Katt Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Cimoli Oliver Broglio  
61. Wed,6/17 vs PHI W (10-4) Smith Musial Blasingame Jablonski Grammas White Cimoli Oliver Jackson  
62. Fri,6/19 vs PIT L (0-6) Smith White Blasingame Jablonski Grammas Oliver Cimoli Cunningham Ricketts  
63. Sat,6/20 vs PIT W (5-2) Smith Musial Blasingame Jablonski Grammas White Cimoli Cunningham Mizell  
64. Sun,6/21 vs PIT W (5-1)# Smith Musial Blasingame Jablonski Grammas White Cimoli Cunningham Jackson  
65. Sun,6/21 vs PIT L (8-10)# Katt White Blasingame Jablonski Grammas Oliver Cimoli Cunningham Broglio  
66. Tue,6/23 at MLN L (5-9) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Cimoli Cunningham Kellner  
67. Wed,6/24 at MLN L (0-4) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Cimoli Cunningham Ricketts  
68. Thu,6/25 at MLN W (3-2) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Cimoli Cunningham Mizell  
69. Fri,6/26 at CIN L (6-7) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Cimoli Cunningham Jackson  
70. Sat,6/27 at CIN W (5-0)# Smith White Blasingame Boyer Grammas Oliver Cimoli Cunningham Broglio  
71. Sun,6/28 at CIN W (9-7)# Smith White Blasingame Boyer Gray Oliver Cimoli Cunningham Bridges  
72. Sun,6/28 at CIN W (11-8) Katt Musial Blasingame Boyer Gray White Cimoli Cunningham Ricketts  
73. Tue,6/30 at CHC W (4-1) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Gray White Cimoli Cunningham Jackson  
74. Wed,7/1 at CHC L (5-6) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Gray White Cimoli Cunningham Broglio  
75. Thu,7/2 vs LAD L (0-4)# Smith White Blasingame Boyer Grammas Oliver Cimoli Cunningham Ricketts  
76. Fri,7/3 vs LAD W (3-2)# Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Cimoli Cunningham Bridges  
77. Sat,7/4 vs SFG L (3-10)# Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Cimoli Cunningham Jackson  
78. Sun,7/5 vs SFG W (4-2) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Cimoli Cunningham Broglio  
79. Sun,7/5 vs SFG L (2-4) Katt Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Smith Cunningham Blaylock  
80. Thu,7/9 at PHI L (0-11) Smith Crowe Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Cimoli Cunningham Broglio  
81. Thu,7/9 at PHI W (6-2) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Cimoli Cunningham Jackson  
82. Fri,7/10 at PHI W (9-7) Smith White Blasingame Boyer Grammas Oliver Cimoli Cunningham Mizell  
83. Sat,7/11 at PHI W (4-3) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Cimoli Cunningham Bridges  
84. Sun,7/12 at PIT L (5-6)# Smith White Blasingame Boyer Grammas Oliver Cimoli Cunningham Broglio  
85. Sun,7/12 at PIT W (8-6) Oliver Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Cimoli Cunningham Ricketts  
86. Tue,7/14 vs CIN W (6-5) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Cimoli Cunningham Jackson  
87. Wed,7/15 vs CIN L (5-11)# Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Cimoli Cunningham Mizell  
88. Thu,7/16 vs CIN L (5-7) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Cimoli Cunningham Broglio  
89. Fri,7/17 vs MLN W (4-3)# Smith White Blasingame Boyer Grammas Oliver Cimoli Cunningham Jackson  
90. Sat,7/18 vs MLN W (6-5) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Cimoli Cunningham Ricketts  
91. Sun,7/19 vs MLN W (9-5)# Smith White Blasingame Boyer Grammas Cimoli Flood Cunningham Mizell  
92. Mon,7/20 vs CHC W (2-0) Smith White Blasingame Boyer Grammas Cimoli Flood Cunningham Broglio  
93. Tue,7/21 vs CHC L (2-8)# Smith White Blasingame Boyer Grammas Cimoli Flood Cunningham Jackson  
94. Wed,7/22 at SFG L (1-6)# Smith White Blasingame Boyer Grammas Oliver Cimoli Cunningham Ricketts  
95. Thu,7/23 at SFG L (1-5) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Cimoli Cunningham Mizell  
96. Fri,7/24 at LAD W (2-1)# Smith White Blasingame Boyer Grammas Oliver Flood Cimoli Broglio  
97. Sat,7/25 at LAD W (4-2) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Cimoli Cunningham Jackson  
98. Sun,7/26 at LAD L (2-8) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Cimoli Cunningham Ricketts  
99. Mon,7/27 at CIN L (3-8) Smith Crowe Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Cimoli Cunningham Mizell  
100. Tue,7/28 at CIN L (4-6) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Cimoli Cunningham Broglio  
101. Wed,7/29 at CIN L (2-9)# Porter White Blasingame Boyer Grammas Oliver Cimoli Cunningham Jackson  
102. Thu,7/30 at CIN W (1-0)# Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Cimoli Cunningham Gibson  
103. Fri,7/31 at MLN L (0-6) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Cimoli Cunningham Stone  
104. Sat,8/1 at MLN L (1-8)# Smith White Blasingame Boyer Grammas Oliver Cimoli Cunningham Broglio  
105. Sun,8/2 at MLN W (4-3) Porter Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Cimoli Cunningham Jackson  
106. Sun,8/2 at MLN L (5-11) Smith Crowe Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Cimoli Cunningham Mizell  
107. Tue,8/4 vs PIT L (3-7) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Cimoli Cunningham Gibson  
108. Wed,8/5 vs PIT W (3-0) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Shannon White Cimoli Cunningham Broglio  
109. Thu,8/6 vs PIT L (2-18)# Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Cimoli Cunningham Jackson  
110. Fri,8/7 vs PHI W (3-1) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Shannon White Cimoli Cunningham Mizell  
111. Sat,8/8 vs PHI W (4-3) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Shannon White Cimoli Cunningham Miller  
112. Sat,8/8 vs PHI W (5-4)# Porter White Blasingame Boyer Grammas Oliver Flood Cimoli Gibson  
113. Sun,8/9 vs PHI L (3-8) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Shannon White Flood Cimoli Broglio  
114. Sun,8/9 vs PHI L (2-4) Porter Crowe Blasingame Boyer Shannon White Flood Cimoli Bridges  
115. Mon,8/10 vs SFG L (2-3) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Flood Cimoli Jackson  
116. Tue,8/11 vs SFG L (4-5)# Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Flood Cimoli Mizell  
117. Thu,8/13 vs LAD L (6-7)# Smith Oliver Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Flood Cimoli Miller  
118. Fri,8/14 vs LAD W (2-1) Smith Oliver Blasingame Boyer Shannon White Flood Cunningham Gibson  
119. Sat,8/15 vs LAD L (3-4)# Smith Oliver Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Flood Cunningham Broglio  
120. Sun,8/16 vs LAD W (5-3) Porter Oliver Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Flood Cunningham Jackson  
121. Mon,8/17 at PHI W (5-4) Porter Oliver Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Flood Cunningham Mizell  
122. Tue,8/18 at PHI L (1-2) Porter White Blasingame Boyer Grammas Oliver Flood Cunningham Miller  
123. Wed,8/19 at PIT L (2-4) Porter White Blasingame Boyer Grammas Oliver Flood Cunningham Gibson  
124. Thu,8/20 at PIT L (1-3) Porter White Blasingame Boyer Grammas Cunningham Flood Cimoli Broglio  
125. Fri,8/21 at CIN L (1-2) Smith White Blasingame Boyer Grammas Cunningham Flood Cimoli Jackson  
126. Sat,8/22 at CIN L (4-11)# Smith White Blasingame Boyer Gray Cunningham Flood Cimoli Mizell  
127. Sun,8/23 at CIN L (3-5) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Gray White Flood Cunningham Miller  
128. Tue,8/25 vs MLN L (1-3)# Smith White Blasingame Boyer Grammas Cimoli Flood Cunningham Gibson  
129. Wed,8/26 vs MLN W (5-2) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Flood Cunningham Jackson  
130. Thu,8/27 vs MLN W (5-4) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Flood Cunningham Mizell  
131. Fri,8/28 vs CIN W (3-2) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Flood Cunningham Broglio  
132. Sat,8/29 vs CIN W (7-3) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Flood Cunningham Miller  
133. Sun,8/30 vs CIN L (4-6) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Flood Cunningham Gibson  
134. Tue,9/1 at LAD W (3-0)# Smith White Blasingame Boyer Grammas Cunningham Flood Cimoli Jackson  
135. Wed,9/2 at LAD L (6-9)# Smith White Blasingame Boyer Grammas Cunningham Flood Cimoli Broglio  
136. Thu,9/3 at LAD W (5-3) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Shannon White Flood Cunningham Miller  
137. Sat,9/5 at SFG L (2-3)# Smith White Blasingame Boyer Grammas Cunningham Flood Cimoli Mizell  
138. Sun,9/6 at SFG W (1-0)# Smith White Blasingame Boyer Grammas Cunningham Flood Cimoli Jackson  
139. Mon,9/7 at SFG L (2-4) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Flood Cunningham Gibson  
140. Wed,9/9 at MLN L (3-5)# Green White Blasingame Boyer Grammas Cunningham Flood Cimoli Broglio  
141. Thu,9/10 at MLN L (4-7)# Green White Blasingame Boyer Grammas Oliver Flood Cunningham Jackson  
142. Fri,9/11 at CHC L (1-2) McCarver Cunningham Blasingame Boyer Grammas Oliver Carmel Green Miller  
143. Sat,9/12 at CHC W (6-4)# McCarver Cunningham Blasingame Boyer Grammas Oliver Carmel Green Gibson  
144. Sun,9/13 at CHC L (0-8) McCarver Cunningham Shannon Boyer Grammas Oliver Carmel Green Hughes  
145. Tue,9/15 vs PHI W (6-4) McCarver Cunningham Shannon Boyer Grammas Oliver Carmel Green Broglio  
146. Thu,9/17 vs PIT L (0-7)# McCarver Cunningham Shannon Boyer Grammas Oliver Carmel Green Jackson  
147. Sat,9/19 vs CHC W (2-1) McCarver Cunningham Shannon Boyer Grammas Oliver Carmel Green Miller  
148. Sun,9/20 vs CHC W (11-4) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Flood Cunningham Blaylock  
149. Mon,9/21 vs CHC L (3-12) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas White Flood Cunningham Hughes  
150. Tue,9/22 vs LAD W (11-10)# Smith Cunningham Blasingame Boyer Grammas Oliver Flood Cimoli Jackson  
151. Wed,9/23 vs LAD L (0-3) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas Cimoli Flood Cunningham Miller  
152. Sat,9/26 vs SFG L (0-4) Smith Musial Blasingame Boyer Grammas Cimoli Flood Cunningham Mizell  
153. Sun,9/27 vs SFG W (2-1)# Smith Cunningham Blasingame Boyer Grammas Oliver Flood Cimoli Jackson  
154. Sun,9/27 vs SFG W (14-8)# Oliver Musial Shannon Gray Grammas Cimoli Flood Cunningham Miller  
154 games 6 players 5 players 3 players 4 players 5 players 8 players 6 players 6 players 15 players 0 players
Most Common-games Smith-128
Porter-9
McCarver-6
Musial-88
White-40
Crowe-11
Blasingame-148
Shannon-5
Hemus-1
Boyer-141
Jablonski-11
Hemus-1
Grammas-123
Tate-12
Shannon-7
White-84
Oliver-33
Cunningham-13
Cimoli-90
Flood-48
Carmel-6
Cunningham-104
Cimoli-25
Green-16
Jackson-37
Mizell-30
Broglio-25
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Most Common Lineups

29 Games
C. Smith
1B. Musial
2B. Blasingame
3B. Boyer
SS. Grammas
LF. White
CF. Cimoli
RF. Cunningham
P. Pitcher

12 Games
C. Smith
1B. White
2B. Blasingame
3B. Boyer
SS. Grammas
LF. Oliver
CF. Cimoli
RF. Cunningham
P. Pitcher

8 Games
C. Smith
1B. Musial
2B. Blasingame
3B. Boyer
SS. Tate
LF. White
CF. Cimoli
RF. Cunningham
P. Pitcher

8 Games
C. Smith
1B. Musial
2B. Blasingame
3B. Boyer
SS. Grammas
LF. White
CF. Flood
RF. Cunningham
P. Pitcher

6 Games
C. Smith
1B. Crowe
2B. Blasingame
3B. Boyer
SS. Grammas
LF. White
CF. Cimoli
RF. Cunningham
P. Pitcher

6 Games
C. Smith
1B. White
2B. Blasingame
3B. Boyer
SS. Grammas
LF. Cunningham
CF. Flood
RF. Cimoli
P. Pitcher

67 total lineups (118 when including pitchers)


1958 / 1960 Lineups and Defense