St. Louis Cardinals vs Milwaukee Braves
June 24, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 24, 1959 at County Stadium. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 0, Milwaukee Braves 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Blasingame 2b 3 0 1 0
Cunningham rf 3 0 1 0
White lf 4 0 1 0
Boyer 3b 3 0 1 0
Cimoli cf 4 0 1 0
Musial 1b 3 0 1 0
Smith c 3 0 2 0
Grammas ss 2 0 0 0
  Oliver ph 1 0 0 0
  Cheney p 0 0 0 0
Ricketts p 2 0 0 0
  Crowe ph 1 0 0 0
  Tate ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 8 0
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 3 1 1 0
Mathews 3b 2 1 1 0
Aaron rf 3 1 1 3
Covington lf 3 0 0 0
Adcock 1b 3 0 0 0
Crandall c 2 1 0 0
Logan ss 3 0 2 0
Mantilla 2b 3 0 0 0
Jay p 2 0 1 0
  Torre ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 25 4 7 3
St. Louis 000 000 0082
Milwaukee 400 000 0472
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Ricketts  L (0-3) 5.0 5 4 3 1 0
  Cheney   1.2 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
6.2
7
4
3
2
0
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Jay  W (3-5) 7.0 8 0 0 3 2
Totals
7.0
8
0
0
3
2

  E–H. Smith (4), Grammas (6), Mathews (10), Logan (10).  DP–St. Louis 1. Tate-Blasingame-Musial, Milwaukee 2. Adcock-Logan-Adcock, Logan-Adcock.  3B–Milwaukee Mathews (6,off Ricketts).  HR–Milwaukee Aaron (20,1st inning off Ricketts 2 on 0 out).  Team LOB–11.  SH–Bruton (4,off Cheney).  Team–4.  SB–Logan (1,2nd base off Ricketts/H. Smith).  U-HP–Jocko Conlan, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Tony Venzon, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–1:58.  A–19,166.
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