Pittsburgh Pirates vs Milwaukee Braves
May 27, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 27, 1959 at County Stadium. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Milwaukee Braves 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Schofield ss 5 0 1 0
Virdon cf 4 0 0 0
Burgess c 4 0 2 0
Stuart 1b 4 0 0 0
Skinner lf 4 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 1 3 0
Hoak 3b 3 1 2 0
Mejias rf 3 1 0 0
Law p 2 0 0 0
  Groat ph 1 0 0 0
  Gross p 0 0 0 0
  Kluszewski ph 1 0 1 2
  Christopher pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 2
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 4 0 0 0
Mathews 3b 4 1 1 1
Aaron rf 4 0 0 0
Covington lf 4 3 3 0
Adcock 1b 4 0 1 1
Crandall c 3 0 0 0
Logan ss 3 0 3 2
O'Brien 2b 2 0 0 0
Spahn p 3 0 1 0
  McMahon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 9 4
Pittsburgh 000 000 003392
Milwaukee 010 111 00x491
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Law  L (4-2) 6.0 9 4 4 1 2
  Gross   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
1
2
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  W (6-5) 8.2 9 3 0 1 6
  McMahon  SV (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
0
1
7

  E–Schofield 2 (4), Logan (7).  DP–Pittsburgh 2. Mazeroski-Stuart, Stuart-Schofield-Stuart, Milwaukee 1. Logan-O'Brien-Adcock.  2B–Pittsburgh Hoak 2 (8,off Spahn 2); Kluszewski (6,off Spahn), Milwaukee Covington 2 (12,off Law 2).  3B–Pittsburgh Burgess (4,off Spahn).  HR–Milwaukee Mathews (15,5th inning off Law 0 on 2 out).  SH–Hoak (2,off Spahn).  IBB–Mejias (2,by Spahn).  Team LOB–7.  Team–4.  U-HP–Frank Dascoli, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Hal Dixon, 3B–Vinnie Smith.  T–2:15.  A–17,721.
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