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Pirates 18 @ Cardinals 2
Sportsman's Park
August 6, 1959

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 6, 1959 at Sportsman's Park. The home team Cardinals were bested by the visiting Pirates with a score of 18 to 2.

Game Summary

DateAugust 6, 1959 
Visiting Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 18 H: 23 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 18
Hits: 23
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
St. Louis Cardinals
R: 2 H: 7 E: 0 LOB: 7
Runs: 2
Hits: 7
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherHarvey Haddix  
Losing PitcherLarry Jackson  
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Game Winning RBIRoberto Clemente 

Game Info

DateAugust 6, 1959 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Home TeamSt. Louis Cardinals 
Visiting Starting PitcherHarvey Haddix  
Home Starting PitcherLarry Jackson  
BallparkSportsman's Park 
CitySt. Louis 
StateMO 
Attendance8,503 
Time of Game3 hours 2 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Hal Dixon
1B: Vinnie Smith
2B: Frank Dascoli
3B: Frank Secory

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bob Skinner  Left Fielder 
Dick Groat  Shortstop 
Roberto Clemente  Right Fielder 
Rocky Nelson  First Baseman 
Smoky Burgess  Catcher 
Don Hoak  Third Baseman 
Bill Mazeroski  Second Baseman 
Bill Virdon  Center Fielder 
Harvey Haddix  Pitcher 
Danny Murtaugh  Manager 

St. Louis Cardinals Lineup 

Name  Position 
Don Blasingame  Second Baseman 
Gino Cimoli  Center Fielder 
Bill White  Left Fielder 
Ken Boyer  Third Baseman 
Joe Cunningham  Right Fielder 
Stan Musial  First Baseman 
Alex Grammas  Shortstop 
Hal Smith  Catcher 
Larry Jackson  Pitcher 
Solly Hemus  Manager 

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Pirates 18 @ Cardinals 2
Sportsman's Park
August 6, 1959

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/6/1959 -- Pittsburgh at St.Louis (N)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI
Skinner B, lf         5  2  4  0   Blasingame D, 2b      4  0  1  0   
Mejias R, pr-lf       0  1  0  0   Cimoli G, cf          4  0  1  0   
Groat D, ss           6  1  3  0   White B, lf           4  0  0  0   
Clemente R, rf        5  2  2  3   Boyer K, 3b           3  1  1  0   
Nelson R, 1b          4  4  2  2   Cunningham J, rf      2  1  2  0   
Burgess S, c          6  3  5  6   Musial S, 1b          4  0  1  0   
Hoak D, 3b            5  2  2  1   Grammas A, ss         4  0  1  2   
Mazeroski B, 2b       6  1  2  1   Smith H, c            2  0  0  0   
Virdon B, cf          6  1  2  5   Jablonski R, ph       1  0  0  0   
Haddix H, p           5  1  1  0   Porter J, c           1  0  0  0   
                                   Jackson L, p          2  0  0  0   
                                   Gray D, ph            1  0  0  0   
                                   McDaniel L, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   Stone D, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Urban J, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Jeffcoat H, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   Oliver G, ph          1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     48 18 23 18                        33  2  7  2

Pittsburgh       300 010 04(10) -- 18
St.Louis         020 000 000 --  2

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Haddix H (W)          9.0  7  2  2  3  4

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Jackson L (L)         7.0  9  4  4  2  2
McDaniel L*           0.0  4  4  4  1  0
Stone D               1.0  0  0  0  0  0
Urban J               0.1  4  5  5  1  0
Jeffcoat H            0.2  6  5  5  1  0
  * Pitched to 5 batters in 8th

E -- Virdon B
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, St.Louis 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 8, St.Louis 7
2B -- Groat D, Burgess S 2, Nelson R 2
HR -- Virdon B, Burgess S
WP -- McDaniel L
T -- 3:02
A -- 8503

    

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