Milwaukee Braves vs Cincinnati Reds
April 25, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 25, 1959 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Milwaukee Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Braves 6, Cincinnati Reds 7

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 4 2 3 2
Mathews 3b 2 1 1 2
Aaron rf 5 0 1 0
Covington lf 5 0 2 0
Adcock 1b 3 1 1 0
  Mantilla pr 0 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 5 1 3 1
Crandall c 5 1 1 0
Logan ss 4 0 0 0
Spahn p 1 0 0 1
  Willey p 0 0 0 0
  Torre ph 0 0 0 0
  O'Brien pr 0 0 0 0
  Buhl p 0 0 0 0
  Vernon ph 1 0 0 0
  Rush p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 12 6
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 5 1 2 3
Pinson cf 5 0 1 0
Robinson 1b 4 1 1 1
Thomas 3b,lf 5 1 4 0
Ennis lf 3 1 2 1
  Kasko pr,3b 1 0 0 0
Bell rf 5 0 2 1
McMillan ss 5 0 0 0
Dotterer c 3 2 2 1
Purkey p 0 0 0 0
  Acker p 1 1 0 0
  Mabe p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 14 7
Milwaukee 030 010 0026122
Cincinnati 003 112 00x7140
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  L (2-1) 5.1 12 7 5 2 4
  Willey   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Buhl   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Rush   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
14
7
5
2
6
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey   2.0 6 3 3 1 1
  Acker  W (1-0) 4.0 3 1 1 3 2
  Mabe  SV (1) 3.0 3 2 2 3 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
7
3

  E–Morgan 2 (2).  DP–Cincinnati 3. Temple-McMillan-Robinson, Temple-McMillan-Robinson, Temple-McMillan-Robinson.  2B–Milwaukee Adcock (1,off Purkey); Morgan (1,off Mabe), Cincinnati Thomas 2 (4,off Spahn 2).  HR–Milwaukee Bruton (2,5th inning off Acker 0 on 0 out); Mathews (7,9th inning off Mabe 1 on 0 out)., Cincinnati Temple (1,3rd inning off Spahn 2 on 0 out).  SF–Spahn (2,off Purkey); Robinson (1,off Spahn).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Acker 2 (2,off Spahn 2).  Team–12.  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Dusty Boggess.  T–2:55.  A–5,612.
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