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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 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 1, St. Louis Cardinals 8

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 5 0 2 0
Freese 3b 4 0 1 0
Bouchee 1b 4 0 0 0
Post rf 4 0 0 0
Anderson H. lf 3 0 1 0
Koppe ss 4 1 2 0
Anderson S. 2b 4 0 1 0
Thomas c 4 0 1 0
Gomez p 2 0 1 1
  Meyer p 0 0 0 0
  Bolger ph 1 0 1 0
  Simmons p 0 0 0 0
  Drake ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 1 10 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Blasingame 2b 4 1 3 2
Cimoli rf 5 2 3 1
White 1b 4 1 3 1
Boyer 3b 4 1 2 2
Oliver lf 4 0 0 0
Smith B. cf 4 0 0 0
Smith H. c 4 2 2 1
Grammas ss 2 0 1 0
  O'Rourke ph 1 0 0 0
  Tate ss 0 0 0 0
Mizell p 4 1 0 0
Totals 36 8 14 7
Philadelphia 010 000 0001101
St. Louis 200 400 20x8141
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez  L (1-4) 3.2 9 6 6 1 2
  Meyer   2.1 2 0 0 1 3
  Simmons   2.0 3 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
14
8
8
2
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Mizell  W (8-3) 9.0 10 1 1 2 5
Totals
9.0
10
1
1
2
5

  E–Koppe (6), B. Smith (1).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Koppe-S. Anderson-Bouchee, St. Louis 1. Boyer-White.  2B–Philadelphia Koppe 2 (3,off Mizell 2); Bolger (1,off Mizell), St. Louis White 2 (12,off Gomez,off Meyer); Cimoli (25,off Gomez); Grammas (5,off Meyer); Boyer (8,off Simmons).  3B–St. Louis Blasingame (5,off Gomez).  HR–St. Louis H. Smith (7,7th inning off Simmons 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–10.  Team–6.  CS–Blasingame (8,2nd base by Gomez/Thomas); Blasingame (8,2nd base by Gomez/Thomas).  U–Tom Gorman, Stan Landes, Dusty Boggess.  T–2:19.
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