St. Louis Cardinals vs Milwaukee Braves
August 2, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 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 5, Milwaukee Braves 11

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Blasingame 2b 3 0 1 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Musial ph 1 0 0 0
Cimoli cf 3 0 1 0
  Flood cf 1 0 0 0
White lf 4 1 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 1 1 2
Cunningham rf 4 1 3 0
Crowe 1b 4 1 1 2
Smith c 4 0 0 0
Grammas ss 0 0 0 0
  Shannon ph,ss 4 0 1 0
Mizell p 2 1 1 0
  Stone p 0 0 0 0
  Gray ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 9 4
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Mantilla 2b 4 2 3 3
Mathews 3b 4 0 1 0
Aaron rf 4 2 2 1
Adcock 1b 3 2 1 0
  Torre 1b 1 0 0 0
Logan ss 4 0 0 0
Pafko lf 3 2 1 0
Bruton cf 4 1 2 6
Rice c 3 0 1 0
  Crandall pr,c 1 1 0 1
Burdette p 3 1 1 0
Totals 34 11 12 11
St. Louis 000 210 020591
Milwaukee 400 034 00x11123
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Mizell  L (11-7) 5.1 9 10 10 7 1
  Stone   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Miller   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
11
11
7
1
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Burdette  W (15-10) 9.0 9 5 3 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
5
3
1
2

  E–Mizell (3), Mathews 2 (15), Aaron (4).  DP–Milwaukee 2. Mantilla-Logan-Adcock, Mathews-Mantilla-Torre.  2B–St. Louis Cimoli (36,off Burdette), Milwaukee Burdette (5,off Stone).  3B–Milwaukee Bruton 2 (5,off Mizell,off Stone).  HR–St. Louis Crowe (5,4th inning off Burdette 1 on 1 out); Boyer (19,8th inning off Burdette 1 on 1 out), Milwaukee Mantilla (3,5th inning off Mizell 2 on 2 out).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Logan (2,off Mizell).  SF–Crandall (4,off Stone).  HBP–Mathews (1,by Mizell).  IBB–Pafko (1,by Mizell); Aaron (12,by Mizell); Adcock (2,by Mizell).  Team–9.  U–Bill Jackowski, Vic Delmore, Al Barlick.  T–2:33.  A–42,732.
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