Pittsburgh Pirates vs Milwaukee Braves
April 17, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1959 at County Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates tied the Milwaukee Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Milwaukee Braves 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 5 0 1 0
Clemente rf 4 1 1 1
Skinner lf 3 0 1 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 0 2 0
  Law pr 0 0 0 0
  Nelson 1b 0 0 0 0
Hoak 3b 3 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 0 0
Groat ss 4 1 1 1
Burgess c 3 0 2 0
  Schofield pr 0 0 0 0
  Foiles c 1 0 0 0
Haddix p 2 0 1 0
  Stuart ph 1 0 0 0
  Face p 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 2 10 2
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Pisoni cf 5 0 0 0
Mathews 3b 5 1 1 0
Aaron rf 3 0 2 0
Covington lf 4 0 1 2
Adcock 1b 2 0 0 0
  Torre ph 0 0 0 0
  O'Brien pr 0 0 0 0
  Vernon 1b 0 0 0 0
Crandall c 4 0 1 0
Logan ss 3 0 1 0
Cottier 2b 3 0 0 0
Rush p 3 1 1 0
  McMahon p 0 0 0 0
  Morgan ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Pittsburgh 000 010 0102101
Milwaukee 002 000 000280
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Haddix   6.0 6 2 2 3 2
  Face   3.0 2 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
5
5
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Rush   7.0 9 2 2 2 3
  McMahon   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
2
3

  E–Groat (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 3. Mazeroski-Kluszewski, Hoak-Mazeroski-Kluszewski, Mazeroski-Groat-Nelson, Milwaukee 2. Cottier-Logan-Adcock, Aaron-Adcock.  2B–Pittsburgh Haddix (1,off Rush); Burgess (3,off Rush), Milwaukee Covington (2,off Haddix); Aaron (4,off Face)..  HR–Pittsburgh Groat (1,5th inning off Rush 0 on 0 out); Clemente (1,8th inning off Rush 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–8.  IBB–Adcock (1,by Haddix).  Team–9.  U-HP–Vinnie Smith, 1B–Frank Dascoli, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Hal Dixon.  T–2:31.  A–8,562.
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