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St. Louis Cardinals @ Philadelphia Phillies

1959-08-18 · Night game · Shibe Park · Att: 8641 · 2:37

Philadelphia Phillies defeated St. Louis Cardinals 2–1. Jim Owens earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLN	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	10
PHI	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0		2	6

W: Jim Owens L: Bob Miller SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Tom Gorman · 1B: Ed Sudol · 2B: (none) · 3B: Stan Landes · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Don Blasingame	5	0	2	0	0
Alex Grammas	4	0	1	0	0
Bill White	4	0	1	0	0
Ken Boyer	4	0	1	0	1
Joe Cunningham	4	1	1	0	0
Jay Porter	3	0	0	0	1
Gene Oliver	4	0	2	0	1
Curt Flood	4	0	2	1	0
Bob Miller	3	0	0	0	3
George Crowe	1	0	0	0	1
Wally Shannon	1	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Richie Ashburn	4	0	1	1	0	0
Sparky Anderson	3	0	0	0	1	0
Ed Bouchee	4	0	1	0	0	1
Dave Philley	4	0	0	0	0	1
Gene Freese	4	0	0	0	0	1
Harry Anderson	3	1	1	0	0	0
Joe Koppe	2	1	2	0	0	0
Valmy Thomas	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Owens	3	0	1	1	0	1

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Miller	8.0	6	1	4

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Owens	9.0	10	0	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Don Blasingame: S4
Alex Grammas: S9.1-3
Bill White: FC3.3XH(32);1-2
Ken Boyer: 6/P
Joe Cunningham: 64(1)/FO

Bot 1

Richie Ashburn: 63
Sparky Anderson: W
Ed Bouchee: K/C
Dave Philley: E5.1-3;B-1#
Gene Freese: 64(1)/FO

Top 2

Jay Porter: 7/L
Gene Oliver: 6/P
Curt Flood: T8
Bob Miller: K

Bot 2

Harry Anderson: S7
Joe Koppe: 34/SH.1-2
Valmy Thomas: 63
Jim Owens: D9.2-H
Richie Ashburn: 8

Top 3

Don Blasingame: 43
Alex Grammas: 9
Bill White: 7

Bot 3

Sparky Anderson: 53
Ed Bouchee: 6/P
Dave Philley: 43

Top 4

Ken Boyer: E5
Joe Cunningham: 8
Jay Porter: 8
Gene Oliver: S8.1-3
Curt Flood: 64(1)/FO

Bot 4

Gene Freese: K/C
Harry Anderson: E6/G
Joe Koppe: S9/G.1-3
Valmy Thomas: 4/P
Jim Owens: SB2
Jim Owens: K/C

Top 5

Bob Miller: K
Don Blasingame: S9/G
Alex Grammas: 6/P
Bill White: D7.1-3
Ken Boyer: K

Bot 5

Richie Ashburn: 63
Sparky Anderson: 53
Ed Bouchee: 43

Top 6

Joe Cunningham: S7
Jay Porter: K
Gene Oliver: D9.1-3
Curt Flood: 53.3-H;2-2
Bob Miller: K

Bot 6

Dave Philley: 43
Gene Freese: 8
Harry Anderson: 8/L

Top 7

Don Blasingame: 8
Alex Grammas: 53
Bill White: 9/L

Bot 7

Joe Koppe: S7/G
Valmy Thomas: 34/SH.1-2
Jim Owens: 63.2-3
Richie Ashburn: S9/G.3-H
Sparky Anderson: CS2(26)

Top 8

Ken Boyer: S7
Joe Cunningham: 64(1)/FO
George Crowe: K
Gene Oliver: K

Bot 8

Sparky Anderson: 53
Ed Bouchee: S7
Dave Philley: K
Gene Freese: 8

Top 9

Curt Flood: S7/G
Wally Shannon: 2/FL
Don Blasingame: 16(1)3/GDP