Milwaukee Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 16, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1959 at Forbes Field. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Milwaukee Braves 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 5 0 0 0
Maye rf 5 2 2 0
Mathews 3b 4 0 0 0
Covington lf 3 0 1 1
Torre 1b 2 2 2 0
Lopata c 4 0 1 1
Logan ss 3 1 1 1
Mantilla 2b 4 0 2 1
Spahn p 3 0 0 1
Totals 33 5 9 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Skinner lf 4 1 1 2
Groat ss 4 0 1 0
Clemente rf 4 0 1 0
Stuart 1b 4 0 1 0
Mejias cf 2 0 0 0
  Virdon cf 1 0 0 0
  Bright ph 1 0 0 0
Hoak 3b 4 0 1 0
Schofield 2b 3 0 1 0
Foiles c 4 0 2 0
Daniels p 1 1 0 0
  Porterfield p 0 0 0 0
  Burgess ph 1 0 0 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Milwaukee 000 022 100–591
Pittsburgh 002 000 000–281
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  W (16-11) 9.0 8 2 2 2 3
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Daniels  L (6-8) 5.2 6 4 4 3 5
  Porterfield   1.1 2 1 1 1 1
  Face   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
5
8
  E–Bruton (3), Stuart (17).  DP–Milwaukee 2. Logan-Mantilla-Torre, Mantilla-Logan-Torre, Pittsburgh 1. Groat-Schofield-Stuart.  PB–Foiles (2).  2B–Milwaukee Maye (2), Pittsburgh Schofield (4).  HR–Pittsburgh Skinner (12,3rd inning off Spahn 1 on).  SF–Spahn (3).  IBB–Mathews (1).  Team LOB–7.  Team–6.  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Jocko Conlan, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:43.  A–24,518.
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