St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies
July 9, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 9, 1959 at Connie Mack Stadium. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Blasingame 2b 5 1 2 0
Cunningham rf 5 1 1 1
White lf,1b 5 1 1 0
Boyer 3b 4 2 3 1
Cimoli cf,lf 2 1 2 2
Musial 1b 4 0 2 1
  Flood cf 0 0 0 0
Smith c 4 0 1 0
Grammas ss 4 0 0 0
Jackson p 3 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 12 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Koppe ss 4 1 1 0
Ashburn cf 4 0 0 0
  Simmons p 0 0 0 0
Bouchee 1b 4 0 1 0
Philley rf 4 0 2 1
Anderson H. lf 4 0 0 0
Freese 3b 4 0 2 0
Anderson S. 2b 2 0 0 0
  Hanebrink ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Sawatski c 3 0 0 0
Roberts p 1 0 0 0
  Meyer p 0 0 0 0
  Drake ph 1 0 0 0
  Phillips p 0 0 0 0
  Bowman ph,cf 1 1 1 1
Totals 33 2 7 2
St. Louis 021 030 0006120
Philadelphia 100 000 010272
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  W (8-7) 9.0 7 2 2 0 6
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
0
6
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  L (7-8) 4.0 8 5 4 0 1
  Meyer   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Phillips   3.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Simmons   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
6
5
2
4

  E–Sawatski (4), Phillips (1), Sawatski (4), Phillips (1).  DP–St. Louis 1. Phillips-Koppe, Philadelphia 1. Phillips-Koppe.  2B–St. Louis Cimoli (32,off Roberts); Cunningham (15,off Roberts); White (21,off Meyer).  HR–St. Louis Boyer (17,3rd inning off Roberts 0 on 2 out), Philadelphia Bowman (2,8th inning off Jackson 0 on 0 out).  SH–Jackson (3,off Phillips).  SF–Cimoli (3,off Meyer).  Team LOB–7.  Team–4.  SB–Cimoli (4,2nd base off Roberts/Sawatski); Blasingame (12,2nd base off Roberts/Sawatski).  CS–Cunningham (5,2nd base by Phillips/Sawatski).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Jocko Conlan, 3B–Tony Venzon.  T–2:17.  A–20,282.
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