Cincinnati Reds vs Milwaukee Braves
July 23, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 1959 at County Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Milwaukee Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 6, Milwaukee Braves 2

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 5 1 2 0
Pinson cf 5 1 1 0
Bell rf 5 0 2 1
Robinson 1b 4 1 1 1
Lynch lf 4 1 1 0
  Pendleton lf 1 0 0 0
Bailey c 3 1 0 0
Jones 3b 3 1 1 4
Kasko ss 4 0 1 0
Purkey p 2 0 1 0
  Lockman ph 0 0 0 0
  Lawrence p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 10 6
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Avila 2b 3 1 0 0
Bruton cf 4 0 1 0
Aaron rf 3 1 0 0
Adcock 1b 3 0 1 1
  Burdette pr 0 0 0 0
  Torre 1b 0 0 0 0
Maye lf 3 0 1 1
Logan ss 3 0 0 0
Crandall c 3 0 0 0
Mantilla 3b 2 0 0 0
  Vernon ph 1 0 0 0
  Roach 3b 0 0 0 0
Jay p 2 0 0 0
  Covington ph 1 0 0 0
  McMahon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 3 2
Cincinnati 000 000 0426100
Milwaukee 000 200 000231
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey   6.0 2 2 2 2 2
  Lawrence  W (5-9) 3.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
3
2
2
2
2
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Jay  L (3-7) 8.0 7 4 0 4 5
  McMahon   1.0 3 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
2
4
6

  E–Avila (1).  DP–Cincinnati 2. Kasko-Temple-Robinson, Kasko-Temple-Robinson, Milwaukee 1. Mantilla-Avila-Adcock.  2B–Milwaukee Bruton (14,off Purkey).  HR–Cincinnati Jones (9,8th inning off Jay 3 on 2 out).  Team LOB–8.  IBB–Aaron (9,by Purkey).  Team–1.  SB–Robinson (12,2nd base off Jay/Crandall).  U-HP–Frank Dascoli, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Hal Dixon, 3B–Vinnie Smith.  T–2:24.  A–16,423.
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