Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 15, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 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 4, St. Louis Cardinals 6

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 5 1 1 0
Koppe ss 2 2 0 0
Bouchee 1b 2 1 0 0
  Philley 1b 2 0 1 0
Anderson H. lf 3 0 1 2
Post rf 4 0 1 1
Freese 3b 3 0 0 0
Anderson S. 2b 3 0 0 0
  Hanebrink ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Sawatski c 3 0 1 0
Keegan p 2 0 0 0
  Bolger ph 1 0 0 0
  Phillips p 0 0 0 0
  Drake ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 5 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
McCarver c 4 2 2 0
Shannon 2b 4 0 1 0
Cunningham 1b 3 1 2 1
Boyer 3b 3 2 1 1
Carmel cf,rf 3 1 0 0
Oliver lf 4 0 1 1
Green rf 4 0 1 1
  Flood cf 0 0 0 0
Grammas ss 4 0 2 1
Broglio p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 10 5
Philadelphia 201 000 100450
St. Louis 302 100 00x6103
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Keegan  L (0-3) 5.0 9 6 6 3 1
  Phillips   3.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
10
6
6
4
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Broglio  W (7-12) 9.0 5 4 3 6 5
Totals
9.0
5
4
3
6
5

  E–Shannon 2 (2), Green (2).  DP–Philadelphia 1. S. Anderson-Koppe-Bouchee.  2B–Philadelphia Philley (15,off Broglio), St. Louis Green (6,off Keegan).  3B–St. Louis Cunningham (6,off Keegan).  SF–H. Anderson (3,off Broglio).  IBB–Freese (4,by Broglio); Sawatski (10,by Broglio).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Broglio (3,off Keegan).  HBP–Shannon (1,by Keegan).  Team–8.  SB–Boyer (12,Home off Keegan/Sawatski); Oliver (3,2nd base off Keegan/Sawatski).  U–Bill Jackowski, Vic Delmore, Al Barlick.  T–2:47.  A–5,327.
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