Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 16, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1959 at Busch Stadium I. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 2, St. Louis Cardinals 8

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Freese 2b 3 1 0 0
Hanebrink 3b 4 0 2 0
Bouchee 1b 4 0 1 0
Philley rf 4 0 2 1
Anderson lf 4 1 1 1
Bowman cf 4 0 1 0
Koppe ss 3 0 1 0
Sawatski c 3 0 0 0
Owens p 2 0 0 0
  Ashburn ph 1 0 0 0
  Phillips p 0 0 0 0
  Post ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Blasingame 2b 4 0 2 1
Cimoli cf,rf 4 0 1 0
  Smith B. rf 1 1 1 2
Crowe 1b 3 0 0 0
  Flood cf 2 1 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 1 2 0
White lf 4 1 2 1
Cunningham rf,1b 2 1 1 1
Smith H. c 4 1 1 0
Grammas ss 4 1 1 0
Blaylock p 3 1 1 2
Totals 35 8 12 7
Philadelphia 000 000 110282
St. Louis 002 300 12x8120
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Owens  L (1-3) 7.0 10 6 3 3 5
  Phillips   1.0 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
8
5
3
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Blaylock  W (3-1) 9.0 8 2 2 3 5
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
5

  E–Koppe 2 (3).  DP–St. Louis 2. Boyer-Blasingame-Crowe, Blasingame-Grammas-Crowe.  2B–St. Louis H. Smith (6,off Owens); Cimoli (15,off Owens)..  HR–Philadelphia H. Anderson (3,7th inning off G. Blaylock 0 on 0 out), St. Louis G. Blaylock (2,3rd inning off Owens 1 on 1 out); B. Smith (1,8th inning off Phillips 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–7.  SH–G. Blaylock (1,off Phillips).  IBB–Cunningham 2 (2,by Owens 2).  Team–7.  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Dusty Boggess, 3B–Stan Landes.  T–2:15.  A–6,609.
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