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 Milwaukee Braves defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Braves 7, Cincinnati Reds 3

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 3 1 1 1
Avila 2b 4 0 1 1
Mathews 3b 4 0 0 0
Aaron rf 4 1 2 1
Covington lf 4 1 0 0
Adcock 1b 4 1 4 2
  Maye pr 0 1 0 0
  Crandall c 1 0 0 0
Logan ss 4 1 2 2
Rice c 3 0 0 0
  Torre ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Burdette p 3 1 1 0
Totals 35 7 11 7
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 3 1 1 0
Pinson cf 3 1 1 0
Bell rf 3 0 1 2
Robinson 1b 4 0 2 0
Lynch lf 4 0 0 0
Bailey c 4 1 2 1
McMillan ss 1 0 0 0
  Jones 3b 3 0 0 0
Kasko 3b,ss 3 0 0 0
Hook p 2 0 0 0
  Powers ph 1 0 0 0
  Schmidt p 0 0 0 0
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 3
Milwaukee 000 111 1307111
Cincinnati 101 100 000372
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Burdette  W (16-11) 9.0 7 3 2 3 4
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
3
4
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Hook  L (2-2) 7.0 9 4 4 1 0
  Schmidt   0.0 2 3 3 2 0
  Pena   2.0 0 0 0 3 1
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
6
1

  E–Rice (2), E. Bailey 2 (5).  DP–Milwaukee 2. Bruton-Logan-Avila-Adcock, Logan-Avila-Adcock.  2B–Milwaukee Adcock 2 (9,off Hook,off Schmidt); Logan (14,off Schmidt), Cincinnati Pinson (35,off Burdette); Robinson 2 (26,off Burdette 2).  HR–Milwaukee Adcock (16,6th inning off Hook 0 on 0 out); Bruton (6,7th inning off Hook 0 on 0 out), Cincinnati E. Bailey (10,4th inning off Burdette 0 on 1 out).  SH–Burdette (4,off Pena).  SF–Avila (1,off Pena); Bell (6,off Burdette).  IBB–Bruton (1,by Pena).  Team LOB–10.  Team–5.  SB–Aaron (5,2nd base off Pena/E. Bailey); Temple (11,2nd base off Burdette/Rice).  CS–Bruton (3,2nd base by Hook/E. Bailey).  U-HP–Jocko Conlan, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Tony Venzon.  T–2:44.  A–29,896.
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