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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1959 at Busch Stadium I. 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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Philadelphia Phillies 8, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 4 1 2 0
Anderson S. 2b 4 1 0 0
Anderson H. lf 3 0 1 0
Post rf 3 2 0 0
Freese 3b 5 1 2 1
Bouchee 1b 5 2 2 4
Koppe ss 5 1 1 0
Sawatski c 2 0 2 1
  Lonnett pr,c 0 0 0 1
Conley p 4 0 1 1
Totals 35 8 11 8
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Blasingame 2b 4 1 2 0
Cimoli rf 4 0 1 0
White lf 4 1 1 2
Boyer 3b 3 1 1 0
Musial 1b 4 0 1 0
Shannon ss 4 0 1 1
Flood cf 4 0 0 0
Smith c 4 0 0 0
Broglio p 2 0 0 0
  Cunningham ph 1 0 0 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
  Stone p 0 0 0 0
  Crowe ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 7 3
Philadelphia 010 100 0248112
St. Louis 000 100 020370
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Conley  W (11-7) 9.0 7 3 3 1 4
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
1
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Broglio  L (6-8) 7.0 7 2 2 3 4
  McDaniel   1.0 3 4 4 2 0
  Stone   1.0 1 2 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
8
8
6
5

  E–Freese (14), Koppe (17).  DP–Philadelphia 1. S. Anderson-Koppe-Bouchee.  2B–Philadelphia Sawatski (6,off Broglio); Freese (10,off Broglio); H. Anderson (18,off Broglio); Ashburn (14,off Broglio), St. Louis Blasingame (21,off Conley); Musial (11,off Conley); Boyer (14,off Conley).  HR–Philadelphia Bouchee (13,9th inning off Stone 3 on 2 out), St. Louis White (9,8th inning off Conley 1 on 1 out).  SH–H. Anderson (2,off Stone).  SF–Lonnett (1,off McDaniel).  IBB–Sawatski (6,by Broglio); H. Anderson (11,by Broglio); Post (3,by Stone).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  SB–Freese 2 (7,2nd base off Broglio/H. Smith,3rd base off Broglio/H. Smith).  CS–Conley (1,2nd base by McDaniel/H. Smith).  U-HP–Hal Dixon, 1B–Vinnie Smith, 2B–Frank Dascoli, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–2:27.
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