St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies
June 6, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 6, 1959 at Connie Mack Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 3, Philadelphia Phillies 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Blasingame 2b 5 0 2 0
Cimoli cf 5 1 2 0
White 1b 5 1 1 0
Boyer 3b,ss,3b 4 1 1 1
Cunningham rf 4 0 2 2
Oliver lf 4 0 0 0
  Smith B. lf 0 0 0 0
Smith H. c 3 0 0 0
  Crowe ph 1 0 0 0
  Flood pr 0 0 0 0
  Jablonski ss,3b,ss 0 0 0 0
Tate ss 3 0 0 0
  Musial ph 1 0 1 0
  Katt c 0 0 0 0
Blaylock p 1 0 0 0
  Kellner p 2 0 1 0
  Hemus ph 1 0 0 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 3 10 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 5 3 4 0
Bouchee 1b 3 0 3 1
Freese 3b 4 0 0 0
Post rf 3 0 0 0
Anderson H. lf 3 1 1 1
Sawatski c 1 0 1 0
  Bowman ph 1 0 0 0
  Thomas c 2 0 0 0
  Philley ph 1 0 1 1
Anderson S. 2b 4 0 0 0
Fernandez ss 3 0 0 0
Roberts p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 10 3
St. Louis 200 001 000 03101
Philadelphia 011 010 000 14101
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Blaylock   2.1 6 2 2 2 0
  Kellner   5.2 2 1 0 2 1
  McDaniel  L (3-8) 1.2 2 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.2
10
4
3
6
2
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  W (4-4) 10.0 10 3 3 1 7
Totals
10.0
10
3
3
1
7

  E–Blasingame (10), Thomas (2).  DP–St. Louis 3. Boyer-Blasingame-White, Boyer-Blasingame-White, H. Smith-Blasingame.  2B–Philadelphia Ashburn (4,off McDaniel).  3B–Philadelphia Ashburn (1,off G. Blaylock).  HR–St. Louis Boyer (11,6th inning off Roberts 0 on 1 out), Philadelphia H. Anderson (5,2nd inning off G. Blaylock 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Fernandez (5,off G. Blaylock); Freese (2,off McDaniel).  IBB–Bouchee (2,by McDaniel); H. Anderson (6,by McDaniel)..  Team–9.  SB–Blasingame 2 (8,2nd base off Roberts/Sawatski,2nd base off Roberts/Thomas); White (4,2nd base off Roberts/Thomas).  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Dusty Boggess, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–2:50.  A–5,940.
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