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Pittsburgh Pirates @ St. Louis Cardinals

1959-09-17 Β· Night game Β· Sportsman's Park III Β· Att: 4970 Β· 2:25

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated St. Louis Cardinals 7–0. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 4 in the 6th. Harvey Haddix earned the win. Bill Virdon went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

123456789RHE
PIT20001400079
SLN00000000004

W: Harvey Haddix   L: Larry Jackson   SV: (none)

Umpires β€” HP: Shag Crawford Β· 1B: Vic Delmore Β· 2B: (none) Β· 3B: Vinnie Smith Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Bob Skinner411010
Dick Groat512000
Roberto Clemente401110
Rocky Nelson410002
Smoky Burgess502100
Don Hoak411000
Bill Mazeroski410001
Bill Virdon422200
Harvey Haddix400001

St. Louis Cardinals β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Tim McCarver300010
Alex Grammas400000
Joe Cunningham401001
Ken Boyer401000
Gene Oliver400000
Gene Green301000
Wally Shannon300000
Duke Carmel300001
Larry Jackson100000
Dick Gray101000
Jay Porter100000

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Harvey Haddix9.0412

St. Louis Cardinals β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Larry Jackson5.2722
Dean Stone0.1000
Bob Duliba2.0201
Lindy McDaniel1.0001

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Bob Skinner: 8
  • Dick Groat: S8
  • Roberto Clemente: 9
  • Rocky Nelson: HP.1-2
  • Smoky Burgess: WP.2-3;1-2
  • Smoky Burgess: PB.3-H(NR);2-3
  • Smoky Burgess: S8.3-H(UR)
  • Don Hoak: 9

Bot 1

  • Tim McCarver: 43
  • Alex Grammas: 9
  • Joe Cunningham: 7

Top 2

  • Bill Mazeroski: 6/P
  • Bill Virdon: 3/G
  • Harvey Haddix: E4
  • Bob Skinner: 6/P

Bot 2

  • Ken Boyer: 3/P
  • Gene Oliver: 63
  • Gene Green: S8
  • Wally Shannon: 3/G

Top 3

  • Dick Groat: 43
  • Roberto Clemente: 63
  • Rocky Nelson: K

Bot 3

  • Duke Carmel: 5/P
  • Larry Jackson: 43
  • Tim McCarver: 6/P

Top 4

  • Smoky Burgess: 8
  • Don Hoak: 8
  • Bill Mazeroski: K

Bot 4

  • Alex Grammas: 53
  • Joe Cunningham: S8
  • Ken Boyer: 8
  • Gene Oliver: 64(1)/FO

Top 5

  • Bill Virdon: D9
  • Harvey Haddix: 43.2-3
  • Bob Skinner: E2.3-H(NR)(UR)
  • Dick Groat: 63.1-2
  • Roberto Clemente: WP.2-3
  • Roberto Clemente: W
  • Rocky Nelson: 9/FL

Bot 5

  • Gene Green: 9
  • Wally Shannon: 7
  • Duke Carmel: K

Top 6

  • Smoky Burgess: 13
  • Don Hoak: D7
  • Bill Mazeroski: E5.2-H(NR);B-2
  • Bill Virdon: HR7/7D/IPHR.2-H(UR)
  • Harvey Haddix: 43
  • Bob Skinner: W
  • Dick Groat: S7.1-2
  • Roberto Clemente: S8.2-H;1-2
  • Rocky Nelson: 3/G

Bot 6

  • Dick Gray: S8
  • Tim McCarver: W.1-2
  • Alex Grammas: 8
  • Joe Cunningham: 6/P
  • Ken Boyer: 64(1)/FO

Top 7

  • Smoky Burgess: S9
  • Don Hoak: 8/L
  • Bill Mazeroski: 6(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

  • Gene Oliver: 7
  • Gene Green: 13
  • Wally Shannon: 3/G

Top 8

  • Bill Virdon: 9/L
  • Harvey Haddix: K
  • Bob Skinner: S3
  • Dick Groat: 43

Bot 8

  • Duke Carmel: 3/FL
  • Jay Porter: 8
  • Tim McCarver: 8

Top 9

  • Roberto Clemente: 43
  • Rocky Nelson: K
  • Smoky Burgess: 53

Bot 9

  • Alex Grammas: 53
  • Joe Cunningham: K/C
  • Ken Boyer: S1
  • Gene Oliver: 7