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St. Louis Cardinals @ San Francisco Giants

1959-07-22 · Night game · Seals Stadium · Att: 20949 · 2:24

San Francisco Giants defeated St. Louis Cardinals 6–1. San Francisco Giants put up 2 in the 1st. Mike McCormick earned the win. Willie Kirkland went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Mike McCormick L: Dick Ricketts SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Tony Venzon · 1B: Augie Donatelli · 2B: Ken Burkhart · 3B: Jocko Conlan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Don Blasingame	4	0	0	0	0	0
Gino Cimoli	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bill White	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ken Boyer	4	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Cunningham	3	0	1	0	1	0
Gene Oliver	4	0	1	0	0	2
Alex Grammas	3	1	1	0	1	0
Hal Smith	3	0	1	1	1	0
Dick Ricketts	2	0	0	0	0	2
Curt Flood	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Jablonski	1	0	0	0	0	0

San Francisco Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jackie Brandt	4	2	2	0	1	0
Jim Davenport	5	2	2	2	0	2
Willie Kirkland	4	1	2	2	0	0
Orlando Cepeda	4	0	1	0	0	2
Willie Mays	3	0	0	0	1	1
Daryl Spencer	4	1	1	0	0	2
Hobie Landrith	3	0	0	0	1	0
Eddie Bressoud	3	0	0	0	1	1
Mike McCormick	3	0	1	1	0	2

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Ricketts	6.0	7	3	7
Marshall Bridges	2.0	2	1	3

San Francisco Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike McCormick	9.0	6	3	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Don Blasingame: 8
Gino Cimoli: 63
Bill White: S7
Ken Boyer: K/C

Bot 1

Jackie Brandt: W
Jim Davenport: D9.1-H;B-3(TH)
Willie Kirkland: S8.3-H
Orlando Cepeda: K
Willie Mays: K
Daryl Spencer: K

Top 2

Joe Cunningham: 13
Gene Oliver: K/C
Alex Grammas: W
Hal Smith: 8

Bot 2

Hobie Landrith: 8
Eddie Bressoud: W
Mike McCormick: K/C
Jackie Brandt: S8.1-3;B-2(TH)
Jim Davenport: K/C

Top 3

Dick Ricketts: K
Don Blasingame: 43
Gino Cimoli: D8
Bill White: 9

Bot 3

Willie Kirkland: 4
Orlando Cepeda: 8
Willie Mays: 3

Top 4

Ken Boyer: 3/FL
Joe Cunningham: S7
Gene Oliver: 13.1-2
Alex Grammas: S8.2-3;B-2(TH)
Hal Smith: IW
Dick Ricketts: K

Bot 4

Daryl Spencer: 3
Hobie Landrith: 43
Eddie Bressoud: 3

Top 5

Don Blasingame: 8
Gino Cimoli: 8
Bill White: 3/G

Bot 5

Mike McCormick: K
Jackie Brandt: S9
Jim Davenport: SB2
Jim Davenport: S/78.2-H
Willie Kirkland: 3/FL
Orlando Cepeda: S7.1XH(74E1)(UR);B-3(TH)
Willie Mays: IW
Daryl Spencer: K/C

Top 6

Ken Boyer: 53
Joe Cunningham: W
Gene Oliver: K
Alex Grammas: 3/G

Bot 6

Hobie Landrith: 8
Eddie Bressoud: 9
Mike McCormick: D8
Jackie Brandt: 63

Top 7

Hal Smith: 63
Curt Flood: 1
Don Blasingame: 53

Bot 7

Jim Davenport: 5
Willie Kirkland: HR/9
Orlando Cepeda: K
Willie Mays: 63

Top 8

Gino Cimoli: 63
Bill White: 63
Ken Boyer: 13

Bot 8

Daryl Spencer: D7
Hobie Landrith: WP.2-3
Hobie Landrith: W
Eddie Bressoud: K
Mike McCormick: FC/SH.1-2;3-H
Jackie Brandt: 9
Jim Davenport: K/C

Top 9

Joe Cunningham: 53
Gene Oliver: S7
Alex Grammas: 36(1)/FO
Hal Smith: T7.1-H
Ray Jablonski: 13