Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Braves
July 28, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 28, 1959 at County Stadium. The Chicago Cubs 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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Chicago Cubs 5, Milwaukee Braves 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Taylor T. 2b 4 1 1 1
Dark 3b 5 0 0 0
Schult 1b,lf 5 1 2 0
Banks ss 5 1 2 1
Thomson lf,rf 3 1 2 0
Averill c 2 0 1 1
  Taylor S. ph,c 2 0 0 0
Walls rf 1 0 1 0
  Marshall ph,1b 3 1 2 1
Altman cf 3 0 1 1
Hobbie p 2 0 0 0
  Henry p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 12 5
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Avila 2b 5 0 0 0
Bruton cf 3 1 2 0
  Lopata ph 1 0 0 0
Aaron 3b,rf 4 0 1 0
Adcock 1b 4 0 1 1
Covington lf 4 1 1 0
  Mantilla pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Maye rf 3 1 2 1
  Pafko ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Logan ss 4 0 0 0
Crandall c 3 1 1 1
Pizarro p 1 0 0 0
  Willey p 1 0 1 1
  Torre ph 1 0 0 0
  Trowbridge p 0 0 0 0
  Roach ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 9 4
Chicago 201 002 0005122
Milwaukee 100 201 000491
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hobbie  W (11-8) 5.2 8 4 2 2 3
  Henry  SV (6) 3.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
2
2
4
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Pizarro   2.1 6 3 3 3 2
  Willey  L (4-6) 3.2 3 2 2 0 2
  Trowbridge   3.0 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
3
5

  E–T. Taylor (14), Averill (8), Willey (1).  DP–Milwaukee 2. Maye-Crandall, Logan-Avila-Adcock.  PB–Averill (1), S. Taylor (2).  2B–Chicago Schult (2,off Pizarro); Marshall (2,off Willey), Milwaukee Covington (16,off Hobbie); Maye (1,off Hobbie).  HR–Chicago T. Taylor (3,1st inning off Pizarro 0 on 0 out).  SH–Hobbie (2,off Willey).  Team LOB–8.  Team–7.  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Vic Delmore, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Bill Jackowski.  T–2:45.  A–28,940.
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