Philadelphia Phillies vs Milwaukee Braves
May 31, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1959 at County Stadium. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Philadelphia Phillies 1, Milwaukee Braves 2

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 4 0 0 0
Fernandez ss 4 0 1 0
Bouchee 1b 4 0 0 0
Post rf 2 0 0 0
Anderson H. lf 4 0 0 0
Jones 3b 3 0 0 0
Anderson S. 2b 3 0 0 0
Thomas c 3 0 1 0
Semproch p 2 0 1 0
  Freese ph 1 1 1 1
  Phillips p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 3 0 1 0
Mathews 3b 3 0 1 0
Aaron rf 3 1 0 0
Covington lf 4 1 1 2
  Pafko lf 0 0 0 0
Torre 1b 3 0 2 0
Rice c 3 0 0 0
Logan ss 3 0 1 0
Mantilla 2b 2 0 0 0
Spahn p 3 0 1 0
Totals 27 2 7 2
Philadelphia 000 000 010140
Milwaukee 200 000 00x270
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Semproch  L (2-3) 7.0 6 2 2 3 1
  Phillips   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
2
2
3
1
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  W (7-5) 9.0 4 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
2
1

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 2. S. Anderson-Fernandez-Bouchee, Bouchee-Fernandez, Milwaukee 1. Spahn-Mantilla-Torre.  2B–Milwaukee Torre (8,off Semproch).  HR–Philadelphia Freese (5,8th inning off Spahn 0 on 1 out), Milwaukee Covington (3,1st inning off Semproch 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Bruton (1,off Semproch).  Team–5.  U-HP–Tony Venzon, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Jocko Conlan, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–1:57.  A–28,590.
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