Milwaukee Braves vs Los Angeles Dodgers
June 17, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 1959 at LA Memorial Coliseum. The Los Angeles Dodgers 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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Milwaukee Braves 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 10

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Wise 2b 5 0 1 1
Mathews 3b 3 0 0 0
Aaron rf 3 0 1 0
Lopata c 3 0 0 0
Torre 1b 3 0 0 0
Pafko cf 4 0 1 0
Roach lf 4 1 0 0
Logan ss 3 1 2 1
Spahn p 0 0 0 0
  Willey p 2 0 0 0
  Crandall ph 1 0 0 0
  Giggie p 0 0 0 0
  Mantilla ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 3b 5 3 3 2
Neal 2b 4 0 2 1
Demeter cf 5 2 1 0
Hodges 1b 4 2 3 2
Furillo rf 5 1 2 0
Howard lf 3 1 1 3
Zimmer ss 4 0 2 2
Pignatano c 2 1 1 0
Koufax p 4 0 0 0
Totals 36 10 15 10
Milwaukee 000 010 100251
Los Angeles 500 002 21x10151
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  L (8-8) 0.1 4 5 5 1 0
  Willey   5.2 6 2 2 2 2
  Giggie   2.0 5 3 3 2 2
Totals
8.0
15
10
10
5
4
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Koufax  W (3-1) 9.0 5 2 2 6 7
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
6
7

  E–Roach (1), Furillo (1).  DP–Milwaukee 1. Logan-Torre, Los Angeles 1. Gilliam-Neal-Hodges.  2B–Milwaukee Logan (11,off Koufax), Los Angeles Hodges 2 (10,off Willey,off Giggie); Gilliam (8,off Willey); Zimmer (4,off Giggie).  3B–Los Angeles Howard (1,off Spahn).  HR–Milwaukee Logan (7,5th inning off Koufax 0 on 1 out), Los Angeles Gilliam (1,1st inning off Spahn 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–8.  Team–7.  SB–Pignatano (1,2nd base off Willey/Lopata); Pignatano (1,2nd base off Willey/Lopata).  U-HP–Vinnie Smith, 1B–Frank Dascoli, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Hal Dixon.  T–2:40.
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