Milwaukee Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 11, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 11, 1959 at Forbes Field. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Braves 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 4 0 1 0
Mathews 3b 3 1 1 1
Aaron rf 4 1 2 2
Covington lf 4 0 1 0
Torre 1b 4 0 0 0
Crandall c 4 1 1 1
Logan ss 4 0 0 0
Mantilla 2b 3 0 0 0
Burdette p 2 1 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 4 1 1 0
Clemente rf 5 0 2 0
Skinner lf 5 0 1 0
Stuart 1b 2 1 1 1
Hoak 3b 4 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 1 1
Groat ss 4 0 1 0
Foiles c 4 1 2 1
Law p 1 0 1 0
  Smith p 1 0 0 0
  Kluszewski ph 1 0 1 0
  Schofield pr 0 0 0 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
  Burgess ph 1 0 1 0
  Mejias pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 12 3
Milwaukee 012 010 000460
Pittsburgh 100 001 1003121
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Burdette  W (1-0) 9.0 12 3 3 1 4
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
1
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Law  L (0-1) 4.1 6 4 4 2 2
  Smith   2.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Face   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
3
3

  E–Clemente (1).  DP–Milwaukee 1. Covington-Crandall, Pittsburgh 2. Mazeroski-Groat-Stuart, Groat-Stuart.  3B–Pittsburgh Stuart (1,off Burdette).  HR–Milwaukee Crandall (1,2nd inning off Law 0 on 1 out); Mathews (2,3rd inning off Law 0 on 2 out); Aaron (1,3rd inning off Law 0 on 2 out), Pittsburgh Foiles (1,7th inning off Burdette 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Virdon (1,off Burdette).  SF–Stuart (1,off Burdette).  Team–9.  SB–Skinner (1,2nd base off Burdette/Crandall).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Jocko Conlan, 3B–Augie Donatelli.
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