Pittsburgh Pirates vs Milwaukee Braves
September 7, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 7, 1959 at County Stadium. 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Milwaukee Braves 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Skinner lf 4 1 1 0
Groat ss 4 0 0 0
Clemente rf 4 0 0 0
Stuart 1b 4 0 2 1
Burgess c 3 0 1 0
Hoak 3b 4 0 1 0
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 1 0
Virdon cf 3 0 0 0
Friend p 1 0 0 0
  Porterfield p 0 0 0 0
  Simpson ph 1 0 0 0
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
  Schofield ph 1 0 0 0
  Gross p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 5 0 2 1
Mathews 3b 5 1 3 0
Aaron rf 4 1 2 2
Adcock 1b 5 0 3 0
  DeMerit pr 0 0 0 0
  Torre 1b 0 0 0 0
Maye lf 5 1 2 1
Logan ss 4 0 1 0
Crandall c 3 1 1 1
Mantilla 2b 4 1 1 0
Burdette p 4 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 15 5
Pittsburgh 100 000 000161
Milwaukee 211 010 00x5150
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Friend  L (8-17) 2.0 8 4 4 1 2
  Porterfield   2.0 3 0 0 0 1
  Kline   3.0 3 1 1 1 1
  Gross   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
15
5
5
2
5
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Burdette  W (19-14) 9.0 6 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
2

  E–Stuart (19).  DP–Milwaukee 1. Burdette-Logan-Adcock.  2B–Pittsburgh Skinner (15,off Burdette), Milwaukee Mathews (14,off Friend); Adcock (14,off Gross).  HR–Milwaukee Aaron (38,1st inning off Friend 1 on 1 out); Maye (1,3rd inning off Friend 0 on 0 out); Crandall (18,5th inning off Kline 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–5.  IBB–Aaron (16,by Friend).  Team–12.  SB–Mantilla (5,2nd base off Friend/Burgess); Mantilla (5,2nd base off Friend/Burgess).  CS–Crandall (1,2nd base by Kline/Burgess); Crandall (1,2nd base by Kline/Burgess).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Hal Dixon, 2B–Vinnie Smith, 3B–Frank Dascoli.  T–2:16.
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