Milwaukee Braves vs Cincinnati Reds
April 24, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 24, 1959 at Crosley Field. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Braves 10, Cincinnati Reds 7

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 3 1 1 0
  Pisoni ph,cf 1 1 0 0
Mathews 3b 5 4 3 5
Aaron rf 5 1 3 2
Covington lf 4 0 0 1
Adcock 1b 5 1 2 1
  Torre 1b 0 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0
Crandall c 5 0 2 0
Logan ss 2 1 1 0
Jay p 3 0 0 0
  McMahon p 2 1 0 0
Totals 39 10 13 9
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 0 1 0
Pinson cf 4 0 1 1
Lynch lf 5 0 0 0
Robinson 1b 4 1 1 0
Bell rf 4 2 3 3
Thomas 3b 5 1 1 1
Bailey c 4 1 0 0
McMillan ss 3 1 1 1
Newcombe p 1 0 0 0
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
  Ennis ph 1 0 0 0
  O'Toole p 0 0 0 0
  Jeffcoat p 0 0 0 0
  Powers ph 1 1 1 0
  Schmidt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 9 6
Milwaukee 100 230 04010131
Cincinnati 020 003 011792
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Jay  W (1-0) 6.2 5 5 4 7 3
  McMahon  SV (1) 2.1 4 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
7
6
7
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Newcombe  L (0-3) 3.2 6 3 3 1 1
  Pena   0.2 3 3 1 0 1
  Acker   0.2 0 0 0 2 1
  O'Toole   2.1 4 4 4 1 0
  Jeffcoat   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Schmidt   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
13
10
8
5
5

  E–Mathews (3), Temple (2), Robinson (4).  DP–Milwaukee 1. Jay-Morgan-Adcock, Cincinnati 2. Temple-McMillan-Robinson, McMillan-Temple-Robinson.  2B–Milwaukee Mathews (1,off Newcombe); Aaron (7,off O'Toole), Cincinnati Pinson (3,off McMahon).  HR–Milwaukee Mathews 2 (6,4th inning off Newcombe 0 on 0 out,8th inning off O'Toole 3 on 1 out); Adcock (1,4th inning off Newcombe 0 on 2 out), Cincinnati Thomas (1,2nd inning off Jay 0 on 1 out); Bell 2 (3,6th inning off Jay 1 on 0 out,9th inning off McMahon 0 on 1 out); McMillan (2,6th inning off Jay 0 on 2 out).  SF–Covington (1,off Pena).  IBB–Logan (1,by Acker).  Team LOB–8.  Team–9.  U-HP–Dusty Boggess, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–2:45.  A–14,874.
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