Milwaukee Braves vs Cincinnati Reds
August 11, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 11, 1959 at Crosley Field. 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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Milwaukee Braves 3, Cincinnati Reds 4

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Mantilla 2b,cf 4 0 2 1
Mathews 3b 4 0 0 0
Aaron rf 4 1 2 0
Adcock 1b 4 1 1 1
Crandall c 4 0 1 0
Logan ss 3 0 0 0
Bruton cf 2 0 1 0
  Avila ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Pafko lf 3 1 1 0
Spahn p 2 0 0 0
  Lopata ph 1 0 0 0
  Willey p 0 0 0 0
  Rice ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 2
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 0 0 0
Pinson cf 4 1 2 0
Bell rf 4 1 1 1
Robinson 1b 3 1 1 2
Thomas lf 4 0 0 0
Jones 3b 2 1 1 0
McMillan ss 3 0 1 0
Dotterer c 4 0 1 1
  Bailey c 0 0 0 0
Nuxhall p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 7 4
Milwaukee 000 100 110380
Cincinnati 100 003 00x472
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  L (15-11) 6.0 6 4 4 2 1
  Willey   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 8.0 7 4 4 2 2
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall  W (6-9) 9.0 8 3 2 2 10
Totals 9.0 8 3 2 2 10

  E–Pinson (5), Dotterer (2), Pinson (5), Dotterer (2).  DP–Milwaukee 1. McMillan-Temple-Robinson, Cincinnati 1. McMillan-Temple-Robinson.  PB–Dotterer (2); Dotterer (2).  2B–Milwaukee Pafko (6,off Nuxhall).  HR–Milwaukee Adcock (15,8th inning off Nuxhall 0 on 1 out), Cincinnati Bell (16,1st inning off Spahn 0 on 2 out); Robinson (25,6th inning off Spahn 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–6.  HBP–Jones (1,by Spahn); McMillan (4,by Willey).  Team–7.  CS–Logan (3,2nd base by Nuxhall/Dotterer).  SB–Pinson (17,2nd base off Spahn/Crandall).  U-HP–Tony Venzon, 1B–Jocko Conlan, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:22.

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