Milwaukee Braves vs Chicago Cubs
July 16, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 16, 1959 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Milwaukee Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Braves 2, Chicago Cubs 4

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 4 0 2 0
Mathews 3b 4 1 1 0
Aaron rf 4 0 1 0
Covington lf 4 0 0 1
Torre 1b 4 1 2 0
Lopata c 4 0 1 1
Logan ss 4 0 2 0
O'Brien 2b 3 0 0 0
  Crandall ph 1 0 0 0
Burdette p 2 0 0 0
  Vernon ph 1 0 0 0
  Trowbridge p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 9 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Taylor T. 2b 4 1 1 0
Dark 3b 4 1 1 0
Walls rf 4 0 0 0
Banks ss 4 1 2 1
Thomson lf 1 1 0 1
Long 1b 3 0 0 0
Altman cf 3 0 2 1
Taylor S. c 3 0 0 0
Hillman p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 6 3
Milwaukee 010 000 010291
Chicago 200 200 00x460
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Burdette  L (12-9) 6.0 5 4 3 1 2
  Trowbridge   2.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
8.0
6
4
3
1
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hillman  W (5-7) 9.0 9 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
0
0

  E–Torre (1).  DP–Chicago 1. Dark.  PB–Lopata (1).  2B–Milwaukee Torre (10,off Hillman); Aaron (32,off Hillman).  3B–Milwaukee Torre (1,off Hillman).  HR–Chicago Banks (25,4th inning off Burdette 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–6.  SF–Thomson (4,off Burdette).  Team–3.  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Dusty Boggess, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:29.  A–23,678.
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