1959 NL Game: St. Louis @ Mil. Spahn Wins 11th

 June 9, 1959

   Warren Spahn (11-0) won his 11th game of the season today. The final score was Milwaukee 5, St. Louis 2. Spahn has started 14 games this year and completed 11 of them. In his 3 no decisions, the Braves ended up winning them all. 

BOXSCORE: 1959 Milwaukee Braves At 1959 St. Louis Cardinals          6/9/1959
 
  Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Wise 2B           4  1  1  1 .138     D.Blasingame 2B     4  0  2  1 .292  
  E.Mathews 3B        4  2  1  1 .293     G.Cimoli CF         4  0  0  0 .269  
  H.Aaron RF          4  1  3  0 .335     B.White 1B          4  0  0  0 .314  
  W.Covington LF      4  1  1  1 .274     K.Boyer 3B          3  1  1  0 .322  
  J.Adcock 1B         4  0  0  1 .270     J.Cunningham RF     3  0  1  0 .350  
  B.Bruton CF         3  0  0  1 .347     G.Oliver LF         3  0  0  0 .188  
  D.Crandall C        4  0  2  0 .302     M.Bridges P         0  0  0  0 ----  
  J.Logan SS          4  0  3  0 .308   B-R.Jablonski PH      1  0  0  0 .158  
  W.Spahn P           3  0  0  0 .208     H.Smith C           4  0  0  0 .238  
                                          A.Grammas SS        3  0  0  0 .172  
                                        C-C.Flood PH          1  0  0  0 .186  
                                          L.Jackson P         2  1  1  0 .088  
                                        A-S.Musial LF         1  0  1  0 .239  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  5 11  5                 Totals      33  2  6  1
 
A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Jackson In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Bridges In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Grammas In 9th Inning
 
Braves.......... 4 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  5 11  2
Cardinals....... 0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  2  6  0
 
Braves (37-16)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
W.Spahn WIN(11-0)         9       6   2   1   2   3   0   2.89
Totals                    9       6   2   1   2   3   0
 
Cardinals (21-31)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
L.Jackson LOSS(5-4)       7      10   5   5   1   2   2   3.12
M.Bridges                 2       1   0   0   1   3   0   3.86
Totals                    9      11   5   5   2   5   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 13,716 DATE- Tuesday, June 9th 1959 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:19
LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 6  Cardinals: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 2  Cardinals: 2
ERRORS- C.Wise, W.Spahn
DOUBLES- W.Covington(11th), D.Blasingame-2(13th), J.Cunningham(8th)
HOME RUNS- C.Wise(2nd), E.Mathews(13th)
RBIs- C.Wise(3rd), E.Mathews(42nd), W.Covington(23rd), J.Adcock(19th),
      B.Bruton(23rd), D.Blasingame(12th)
SACRIFICE HITS- W.Spahn
SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Bruton
WALKS- C.Wise, E.Mathews, K.Boyer, J.Cunningham
STRIKE OUTS- E.Mathews, W.Covington, J.Adcock, B.Bruton, W.Spahn, B.White,
             J.Cunningham, G.Oliver
GIDP- W.Covington, J.Logan, H.Smith, C.Flood
2-out RBI- D.Blasingame
RLISP 2-out- G.Cimoli, K.Boyer, C.Wise-2, B.Bruton, B.White-2, E.Mathews
TEAM RISP- Braves: 1 for 5  Cardinals: 0 for 9
 
Warren Spahn had a complete game at Busch Stadium where the Milwaukee Braves
beat the St. Louis Cardinals by the score of 5 to 2.
 
The game started off with Milwaukee taking the lead in the first as they
scored 4 runs on 3 base hits.  That was all Spahn(11-0) needed.  Milwaukee
had a total of 11 hits for the game.  
 
Larry Jackson(5-4) was the loser. Milwaukee now has a record of a league
leading 37-16.  With the loss, St. Louis has a record of 4-6 lately, 21-31
overall.

1959 NL Game: St. Louis @ Phil.

 June 7, 1959

  The Cardinal's Ken Boyer had 2 homers and 6 RBI today, leading to a 10-6 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. The 6 RBI ties Boyer with 3 others for Most in a Game this season in the NL. 

BOXSCORE: 1959 St. Louis Cardinals At 1959 Philadelphia Phillies     6/7/1959
 
  Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Phillies           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Blasingame 2B     5  3  3  1 .290     R.Ashburn CF        4  1  1  0 .291  
  G.Cimoli CF         3  2  2  0 .278     E.Bouchee 1B        4  1  1  0 .260  
A-C.Flood CF          1  0  0  0 .190     G.Freese 3B         4  1  1  1 .265  
  B.White 1B          4  1  3  2 .323     D.Philley RF        4  2  2  1 .267  
  K.Boyer SS          4  2  3  6 .325     H.Anderson LF       3  1  2  2 .281  
  J.Cunningham RF     4  0  1  0 .359     C.Sawatski C        3  0  0  1 .329  
  L.McDaniel P        0  0  0  0 .133     S.Anderson 2B       3  0  1  1 .207  
  R.Jablonski 3B      4  0  0  0 .147   B-H.Hanebrink PH,2B   0  0  0  0 .289  
  G.Oliver LF         5  1  1  1 .333     C.Fernandez SS      4  0  0  0 .192  
  H.Smith C           5  1  1  0 .243     R.Gomez P           2  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Brosnan P         2  0  0  0 .111     T.Phillips P        1  0  0  0 .000  
C-B.Smith RF          1  0  0  0 .189     H.Robinson P        0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        D-J.Koppe PH          1  0  0  0 .135  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      38 10 14 10                 Totals      33  6  8  6
 
A-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Cimoli In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Anderson In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Brosnan In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Robinson In 9th Inning
 
Cardinals....... 1 0 1  1 2 1  0 4 0  - 10 14  0
Phillies........ 4 0 0  0 0 0  0 2 0  -  6  8  0
 
Cardinals (21-29)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Brosnan WIN(2-4)        7 2/3   8   6   6   4   3   0   4.69
L.McDaniel                1 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   2.47
Totals                    9       8   6   6   4   4   0
 
Phillies (16-34)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
R.Gomez LOSS(1-4)         4 1/3   8   5   5   3   2   2   5.63
T.Phillips                3 1/3   4   4   4   3   2   0   6.33
H.Robinson                1 1/3   2   1   1   0   0   1   1.59
Totals                    9      14  10  10   6   4   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 19,005 DATE- Sunday, June 7th 1959 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Hal Dixon, Vinnie Smith, Frank Dascoli, Frank Secory
T- 2:38
LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals: 8  Phillies: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 1  Phillies: 2
DOUBLES- G.Cimoli(10th), J.Cunningham(7th), D.Philley(4th)
TRIPLES- H.Anderson(3rd)
HOME RUNS- K.Boyer-2(15th), G.Oliver(1st)
RBIs- D.Blasingame(11th), B.White-2(27th), K.Boyer-6(43rd), G.Oliver(2nd),
      G.Freese(4th), D.Philley(5th), H.Anderson-2(29th), C.Sawatski(14th),
      S.Anderson(12th)
STOLEN BASES- D.Blasingame(8th), B.White(7th)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Brosnan
SACRIFICE FLIES- H.Anderson
WALKS- G.Cimoli, B.White, K.Boyer, J.Cunningham, R.Jablonski, J.Brosnan,
       R.Ashburn, E.Bouchee, C.Sawatski, H.Hanebrink
STRIKE OUTS- C.Flood, R.Jablonski-2, J.Brosnan, C.Sawatski, R.Gomez, T.Phillips,
             J.Koppe
GIDP- D.Blasingame, G.Oliver, C.Sawatski
2-out RBI- B.White, K.Boyer-3
RLISP 2-out- R.Jablonski-4, R.Gomez-2, K.Boyer-2
TEAM RISP- Cardinals: 5 for 13  Phillies: 3 for 6
WEB GEMS- Bot 4th: Gino Cimoli robbed Richie Ashburn of an extra base hit.
 
Shortstop Ken Boyer cracked 2 homeruns and had 6 RBI as the St. Louis
Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 10 to 6 at Shibe Park.
 
Boyer had a big day at the plate.  He stroked a one-base hit which scored a
run in the 1st inning, blasted a two-run home run in the 5th inning and
lofted a three-run bomb in the 8th inning.  Offensively, St. Louis was a
juggernaut.  They scored in 6 separate innings.  
 
Jim Brosnan(2-4) got credit for the victory, pitching 7 and 2/3 innings and
allowing 6 runs. Ruben Gomez(1-4) ended up with the loss.  He allowed 8 hits
and 3 walks in 4 and 1/3 innings.  
 
'I just got in the box, looked for a pitch and swung,' Boyer said.  'That's
it'

1959 NL Game: LA @ Mil. Spahn Wins 10th

 June 5, 1959

  Warren Spahn became the first 10 game winner in MLB this season when the Milwaukee Braves defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-2. Over 37,000 fans were on hand tonight to see Spahn go the distance against LA. He's now 10-0 on the season for the 1st place Braves. Joe Adcock hit 2 homeruns and drove in 4 to lead the offense.

BOXSCORE: 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers At 1959 Milwaukee Braves          6/5/1959
 
  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Gilliam 3B        3  1  2  0 .256     C.Wise 2B           3  0  0  1 .143  
  C.Neal 2B           3  0  2  1 .343     E.Mathews 3B        4  1  2  2 .296  
  D.Demeter CF        4  1  1  1 .207     H.Aaron RF          3  1  0  0 .343  
  G.Hodges 1B         4  0  0  0 .239     J.Adcock 1B         4  2  3  4 .295  
  R.Repulski LF       4  0  0  0 .283     W.Covington LF      4  0  0  0 .269  
  R.Fairly RF         4  0  0  0 .159     A.Pafko CF          3  1  1  0 .233  
  D.Zimmer SS         4  0  0  0 .181     D.Crandall C        3  0  0  0 .310  
  J.Pignatano C       2  0  0  0 .205     F.Mantilla SS       3  1  0  0 .137  
  J.Podres P          2  0  0  0 .160     W.Spahn P           2  1  1  0 .222  
  J.Klippstein P      0  0  0  0 ----                                          
A-W.Moon PH           1  0  0  0 .282                                          
  G.Snyder P          0  0  0  0 .000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  2  5  2                 Totals      29  7  7  7
 
A-Pinch Hit For Klippstein In 7th Inning
 
Dodgers......... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 1 0  -  2  5  0
Braves.......... 0 0 0  1 6 0  0 0    -  7  7  0
 
Dodgers (26-26)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Podres LOSS(3-4)        4 2/3   5   7   7   4   4   2   4.60
J.Klippstein              1 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7.08
G.Snyder                  2       2   0   0   1   0   0   6.46
Totals                    8       7   7   7   5   4   2
 
Braves (35-14)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
W.Spahn WIN(10-0)         9       5   2   2   2   4   1   3.05
Totals                    9       5   2   2   2   4   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 37,224 DATE- Friday, June 5th 1959 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:32
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 5  Braves: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 1  Braves: 0
DOUBLES- C.Neal(14th), J.Adcock(5th)
HOME RUNS- D.Demeter(9th), J.Adcock-2(5th)
RBIs- C.Neal(23rd), D.Demeter(23rd), C.Wise(1st), E.Mathews-2(40th),
      J.Adcock-4(18th)
SACRIFICE HITS- C.Neal
SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Wise
WALKS- J.Gilliam, J.Pignatano, H.Aaron, A.Pafko, D.Crandall, F.Mantilla,
       W.Spahn
STRIKE OUTS- C.Neal, G.Hodges, R.Fairly, D.Zimmer, J.Adcock, W.Covington,
             D.Crandall, W.Spahn
GIDP- H.Aaron
2-out RBI- J.Adcock-4, E.Mathews-2, D.Demeter
RLISP 2-out- G.Hodges, D.Demeter, R.Repulski, F.Mantilla
TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 0 for 6  Braves: 2 for 5
 
First baseman Joe Adcock blasted 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI and Warren Spahn
completed the game without help from the bullpen as the Milwaukee Braves
topped the Los Angeles Dodgers by a score of 7 to 2 at County
Stadium.
 
Adcock provided much of the offense.  He clubbed a solo home run in the 4th
inning, lofted a three-run 'big-fly' in the 5th inning and doubled in the 8th
inning.  Milwaukee had 7 hits for the night.  
 
The victory went to Spahn(10-0) who went the distance allowing 2 runs. Johnny
Podres(3-4) was the losing pitcher.  He was knocked around, surrendering 7
runs in 4 and 2/3 innings.  
 
'I felt great out there tonight' Adcock said. 'I was seeing the ball
perfectly, and I was right on it with my swing.

1959 NL Game: St. Louis @ Pit.

 June 4, 1959 

  The Pittsburgh Pirates really laid it on the St. Louis Cardinals today beating the Birds 18-8. Pittsburgh put up 12 runs on the scoreboard in the 2nd inning and walked away with the Win. The 18 runs scored is the most by any team in a game in the NL this season. Bill Virdon (4 for 5, 4 RBI) and Roman Mejias (3 for 3, 4 RS, 4 RBI) led the attack for the Pirates.

BOXSCORE: 1959 St. Louis Cardinals At 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates        6/4/1959
 
  Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Blasingame 2B     5  0  2  3 .284     B.Virdon CF         5  1  4  4 .266  
  G.Cimoli CF         5  0  2  1 .269     D.Groat SS          4  1  3  3 .279  
  S.Musial 1B         4  0  1  0 .235     S.Burgess C         6  1  1  1 .319  
  K.Boyer 3B,SS       4  1  1  0 .317     D.Stuart 1B         6  2  2  0 .347  
  B.White LF          5  1  2  0 .322     B.Skinner LF        4  3  2  2 .323  
  J.Cunningham RF     4  2  2  1 .363     B.Mazeroski 2B      6  3  3  2 .239  
  H.Smith C           4  1  2  1 .244     D.Hoak 3B           4  3  1  0 .272  
  L.Tate SS           2  0  1  1 .135     R.Mejias RF         3  4  3  4 .324  
B-C.Flood PH          1  1  1  0 .200     R.Kline P           4  0  1  1 .174  
  L.McDaniel P        0  0  0  0 .133     R.Face P            0  0  0  0 .000  
D-S.Hemus PH          1  0  0  0 .111                                          
  E.Broglio P         0  0  0  0 .167                                          
  M.Grissom P         0  0  0  0 ----                                          
  H.Nunn P            1  1  1  01.000                                          
A-G.Crowe PH          0  0  0  1 .357                                          
  T.Cheney P          1  0  0  0 .000                                          
  A.Kellner P         0  0  0  0 .250                                          
C-R.Jablonski PH,3B   0  1  0  0 .138                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  8 15  8                 Totals      42 18 20 17
 
A-Pinch Hit For Nunn In 4th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Tate In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Kellner In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For McDaniel In 9th Inning
 
Cardinals....... 0 0 1  3 0 1  0 3 0  -  8 15  3
Pirates......... 012 3  0 0 0  3 0    - 18 20  1
 
Cardinals (19-29)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
E.Broglio LOSS(3-5)       1 1/3   3   6   0   2   1   1   4.28
M.Grissom                 0       4   4   4   0   0   2  32.40
H.Nunn                    1 2/3   7   5   3   0   0   1  11.42
T.Cheney                  2 1/3   2   0   0   3   1   0  10.80
A.Kellner                 1 2/3   4   3   3   0   0   0   5.48
L.McDaniel                1       0   0   0   1   1   0   2.54
Totals                    8      20  18   6   6   3   4
 
Pirates (22-28)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
R.Kline WIN(2-3)          7 2/3  11   8   7   6   3   0   5.02
R.Face                    1 1/3   4   0   0   0   1   0   3.06
Totals                    9      15   8   7   6   4   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 11,515 DATE- Thursday, June 4th 1959 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Ed Sudol, Bill Jackowski, Stan Landes, Tom Gorman
T- 3:19
LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals: 9  Pirates: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 1  Pirates: 3
ERRORS- S.Musial-2, B.White, B.Virdon
DOUBLES- L.Tate(2nd), H.Nunn, D.Groat(5th), B.Mazeroski(6th)
TRIPLES- B.Mazeroski(4th)
HOME RUNS- D.Groat(2nd), S.Burgess(3rd), B.Skinner(4th), R.Mejias(4th)
RBIs- D.Blasingame-3(10th), G.Cimoli(17th), J.Cunningham(21st), H.Smith(18th),
      L.Tate(4th), G.Crowe(8th), B.Virdon-4(21st), D.Groat-3(18th),
      S.Burgess(22nd), B.Skinner-2(18th), B.Mazeroski-2(23rd), R.Mejias-4(15th),
      R.Kline
STOLEN BASES- B.Skinner(4th)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Cunningham, B.Virdon
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Groat, R.Kline
SACRIFICE FLIES- G.Crowe, B.Virdon
WALKS- S.Musial, K.Boyer, J.Cunningham, H.Smith, L.Tate, R.Jablonski, D.Groat,
       B.Skinner-2, D.Hoak, R.Mejias-2
STRIKE OUTS- G.Cimoli, J.Cunningham, L.Tate, T.Cheney, D.Stuart-3
GIDP- D.Blasingame, S.Musial, K.Boyer, S.Burgess
WILD PITCHES- R.Kline
2-out RBI- B.Virdon-3, R.Mejias-2, D.Blasingame-2, G.Cimoli
RLISP 2-out- D.Stuart, S.Burgess-2, R.Kline, D.Blasingame, D.Groat, S.Musial,
             S.Hemus
TEAM RISP- Cardinals: 5 for 13  Pirates: 8 for 16
 
Right fielder Roman Mejias touched them all and had 4 RBI as the Pittsburgh
Pirates ballclub embarrassed the St. Louis Cardinals by the count of 18 to
8.
 
Mejias enjoyed a big day at the plate.  He laced a base-knock knocking in a
run in the 2nd inning, blasted a two-run home run in the 3rd inning and
delivered a base-hit resulting in a run in the 7th inning.  Pittsburgh lit up
the scoreboard in the 2nd inning when they had 12 runs on 9 hits.  St. Louis
was out-hit by Pittsburgh, 20 hits to 15.  
 
The win went to Ron Kline(2-3) who allowed 8 runs in 7 and 2/3 innings. Ernie
Broglio(3-5) was the losing pitcher.  He was a hard-luck loser as he did not
allow an earned run in his 1 and 1/3 innings of work.