Final
STL 7 — PIT 6
5/1/1959 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · PIT195905010
Complete available game record for STL at PIT, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 3 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Hoak | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Curt Flood | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roberto Clemente | — | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gino Cimoli | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Smoky Burgess | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill White | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Musial | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dick Stuart | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Cunningham | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Durham | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Skinner | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Boyer | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Smith | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Mazeroski | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hal Smith | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dick Groat | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Grammas | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Virdon | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Nelson | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Porterfield | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Blackburn | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Friend | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Face | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Brosnan | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Bright | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Friend | 6.2 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | 7.1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Ron Blackburn | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Jim Brosnan | 1.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Bob Porterfield | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Roy Face | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Blackburn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Smoky Burgess | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Roberto Clemente | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Face | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Friend | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Groat | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Don Hoak | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Mazeroski | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Porterfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Skinner | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Stuart | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Virdon | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Smith | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Blasingame | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Boyer | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Brosnan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill White | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gino Cimoli | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Smith | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Cunningham | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Flood | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Musial | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Grammas | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 3/G | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | E3.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S7.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 3/G.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 31 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 63 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 4/P | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 4/P | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 63 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S9 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S8.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 3/FL | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | D9 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 7 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | W | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S8.2-H;1-3(E2);B-2(TH) | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | IW | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S7.3-H;2-H;1-2 | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 35(2)/FO.1-2;B-1 | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | S9.2XH(92);1-2 | 3–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 3–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | W | 3–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | D9 | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 6/P | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | S9.2-H;BX2(926) | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 53 | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S3 | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S9.1-2 | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 7/7D.2-3 | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 4–1 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S8 | 4–1 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S9.1-3 | 4–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | FC4.3XH(425);1-2 | 4–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 4–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 13 | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | D7 | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S9 | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | E6.1-2 | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 36(1)/FO.2-3 | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 6/P | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S5.3-H(UR);1-2 | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | T9.2-H(UR);1-H(UR) | 5–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 4/P | 7–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 7–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 7–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 46(1)/FO | 7–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S3.1-3(E4);B-2 | 7–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 63.3-H | 7–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | HR/9D.2-H | 7–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 7–4 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 9 | 7–4 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | E6 | 7–4 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K/C | 7–4 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 7 | 7–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | E7/F.B-2 | 7–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 4/P | 7–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W | 7–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 9/L | 7–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 7–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 7–4 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 43 | 7–4 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S7 | 7–4 |
| 9 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 7–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 7–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 54(1)/FO | 7–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | K | 7–4 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | HR/7D.1-H | 7–4 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 31 | 7–6 |