Pittsburgh Pirates vs Milwaukee Braves
April 18, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 1959 at County Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Milwaukee Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 11, Milwaukee Braves 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Virdon cf 5 1 2 1
Clemente rf 4 2 1 0
Skinner lf 1 0 1 0
  Mejias ph,lf 3 0 1 2
Kluszewski 1b 5 1 2 1
  Nelson 1b 0 0 0 0
Hoak 3b 5 0 1 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 2 0 0
Groat ss 4 2 1 1
Burgess c 5 1 1 3
Law p 3 2 1 2
Totals 39 11 11 10
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Pisoni cf 5 1 3 0
Mathews 3b 5 1 1 0
Aaron rf 5 2 2 3
Covington lf 4 0 0 0
Torre 1b 4 0 1 2
Logan ss 4 0 0 0
Rice c 3 0 1 0
Cottier 2b 4 0 1 0
Buhl p 0 0 0 0
  Jay p 0 0 0 0
  Morgan ph 1 0 0 0
  Pizarro p 1 0 0 0
  Trowbridge p 0 0 0 0
  Adcock ph 1 0 1 0
  O'Brien pr 0 1 0 0
  Giggie p 0 0 0 0
  Vernon ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 10 5
Pittsburgh 133 040 00011111
Milwaukee 002 000 3005103
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Law  W (1-1) 9.0 10 5 5 1 5
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
1
5
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Buhl  L (0-1) 1.1 5 4 2 0 0
  Jay   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Pizarro   2.2 4 7 6 3 2
  Trowbridge   2.1 1 0 0 0 3
  Giggie   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
11
8
3
5

  E–Clemente (2), Pisoni (1), Mathews (1), Logan (1).  DP–Milwaukee 1. Covington-Rice.  PB–Rice (1).  2B–Pittsburgh Kluszewski (2,off Pizarro); Hoak (1,off Giggie)., Milwaukee Pisoni (1,off Law).  3B–Pittsburgh Virdon (1,off Buhl).  HR–Pittsburgh Law (1,2nd inning off Buhl 1 on 1 out); Burgess (1,3rd inning off Pizarro 2 on 2 out)., Milwaukee Aaron (2,7th inning off Law 2 on 2 out).  HBP–Clemente (1,by Pizarro); Mejias (1,by Pizarro).  Team LOB–6.  Team–7.  U-HP–Frank Dascoli, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Hal Dixon, 3B–Vinnie Smith.  T–2:37.  A–15,703.
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