San Francisco Giants vs Milwaukee Braves
July 12, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 12, 1959 at County Stadium. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 2, Milwaukee Braves 4

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Davenport 3b 4 0 1 0
Kirkland rf 4 0 0 0
Mays cf 4 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 4 1 2 0
Spencer 2b 4 0 1 0
Brandt lf 4 1 2 2
Landrith c 3 0 0 0
Bressoud ss 3 0 1 0
Sanford p 1 0 0 0
  Rhodes ph 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Wagner ph 1 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 3 0 0 0
Mathews 3b 3 1 1 4
Aaron rf 4 0 1 0
Covington lf 4 0 1 0
Torre 1b 4 0 1 0
Crandall c 3 0 1 0
Logan ss 3 0 0 0
O'Brien 2b 3 1 1 0
Burdette p 1 2 1 0
Totals 28 4 7 4
San Francisco 000 020 000271
Milwaukee 003 010 00x471
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Sanford  L (7-8) 5.0 5 4 1 1 4
  Miller   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Fisher   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
4
1
1
5
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Burdette  W (12-8) 9.0 7 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
0
1

  E–Sanford (1), Mathews (11).  DP–San Francisco 1. Spencer-Bressoud-Cepeda, Milwaukee 2. Burdette-Logan-Torre, Mathews-O'Brien-Torre.  HR–San Francisco Brandt (8,5th inning off Burdette 1 on 1 out), Milwaukee Mathews (26,3rd inning off Sanford 2 on 2 out).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Burdette (3,off Sanford); Bruton (5,off Sanford).  SF–Mathews (1,off Sanford).  Team–4.  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Vic Delmore.  T–2:31.  A–40,953.
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