Philadelphia Phillies vs Milwaukee Braves
September 2, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1959 at County Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Philadelphia Phillies 11, Milwaukee Braves 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 5 2 2 0
Koppe ss 4 1 1 0
Bouchee 1b 4 2 2 2
Post rf 5 1 3 2
Anderson H. lf 6 1 1 1
Freese 3b 4 2 3 1
Anderson S. 2b 5 1 1 0
Sawatski c 5 1 3 4
Roberts p 5 0 2 0
Totals 43 11 18 10
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 3 1 1 1
Avila 2b 4 0 1 0
Mathews 3b 4 1 2 0
Aaron rf 4 1 1 2
Adcock lf 4 0 1 1
Torre 1b 4 1 1 0
Logan ss 4 0 0 0
Crandall c 4 0 2 1
Burdette p 2 1 1 0
  Pizarro p 0 0 0 0
  Schoendienst ph 1 0 0 0
  McMahon p 0 0 0 0
  Jay p 0 0 0 0
  Vernon ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
Philadelphia 003 003 14011180
Milwaukee 001 012 0105102
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  W (12-15) 9.0 10 5 5 0 5
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
0
5
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Burdette  L (18-14) 5.0 11 6 5 1 4
  Pizarro   2.0 3 1 1 1 2
  McMahon   0.1 3 4 4 1 0
  Jay   1.2 1 0 0 3 1
Totals
9.0
18
11
10
6
7

  E–Adcock (6), Torre (4).  DP–Milwaukee 1. Logan-Torre.  2B–Philadelphia Bouchee 2 (28,off Burdette,off McMahon); Post 2 (14,off Burdette,off McMahon)., Milwaukee Torre (15,off Roberts); Crandall (15,off Roberts); Adcock (12,off Roberts)..  3B–Philadelphia Ashburn (2,off Burdette), Milwaukee Burdette (1,off Roberts).  HR–Philadelphia Sawatski (7,6th inning off Burdette 2 on 0 out); Freese (20,7th inning off Pizarro 0 on 0 out)., Milwaukee Aaron (37,6th inning off Roberts 1 on 2 out).  SH–Koppe (3,off McMahon).  Team LOB–12.  SF–Bruton (1,off Roberts).  Team–4.  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Hal Dixon, 2B–Vinnie Smith, 3B–Frank Dascoli.  T–2:38.  A–18,047.
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