San Francisco Giants vs Milwaukee Braves
June 4, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 1959 at County Stadium. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Milwaukee Braves 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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San Francisco Giants 11, Milwaukee Braves 5

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Davenport 3b 4 3 3 1
Kirkland rf 5 1 1 0
Mays cf 4 2 2 2
Cepeda 1b 5 2 4 7
Brandt lf 5 0 0 0
Spencer 2b 5 0 2 0
Rodgers ss 4 1 1 0
Landrith c 5 1 2 1
McCormick p 1 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Speake ph 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 2 1 0 0
Totals 41 11 15 11
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Wise 2b,ss 3 0 1 0
Mathews 3b 5 0 1 0
Aaron rf 4 0 0 0
Adcock 1b 2 1 0 0
  Roach 2b 1 0 0 0
Covington lf 3 2 1 2
Pafko cf 1 1 0 0
  Bruton ph,cf 2 0 1 0
Crandall c 4 1 1 3
Mantilla ss 1 0 0 0
  Torre ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Burdette p 1 0 1 0
  Pizarro p 1 0 0 0
  Willey p 0 0 0 0
  Vernon ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 6 5
San Francisco 100 242 02011150
Milwaukee 032 000 000562
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
McCormick   3.0 3 5 5 4 3
  Jones  W (3-2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Miller  SV (3) 5.0 3 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
6
5
5
7
6
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Burdette  L (8-4) 4.1 9 7 6 0 1
  Pizarro   3.1 5 4 4 2 2
  Willey   1.1 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
15
11
10
3
3

  E–Wise (1), Mantilla (2).  DP–San Francisco 1. Rodgers-Spencer-Cepeda, Milwaukee 1. Wise-Mantilla-Adcock.  2B–San Francisco Rodgers (8,off Pizarro); Landrith (2,off Pizarro); Cepeda (15,off Willey).  HR–San Francisco Cepeda 2 (12,4th inning off Burdette 1 on 0 out,5th inning off Burdette 2 on 1 out), Milwaukee Crandall (7,2nd inning off McCormick 2 on 0 out); Covington (4,3rd inning off McCormick 1 on 1 out).  SH–Miller (1,off Pizarro); Burdette (2,off G. Jones).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Hal Dixon, 2B–Vinnie Smith, 3B–Frank Dascoli.  T–3:04.  A–16,713.
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