Milwaukee Braves vs San Francisco Giants
September 16, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 1959 at Seals Stadium. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Milwaukee Braves 2, San Francisco Giants 0
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 5 0 0 0
Mathews 3b 4 0 0 0
Aaron rf 4 1 2 0
Adcock 1b 4 1 2 0
  Spangler pr 0 0 0 0
  Torre 1b 0 0 0 0
Slaughter lf 3 0 1 1
  Pafko lf 0 0 0 0
Avila 2b 3 0 0 0
Crandall c 4 0 2 1
Mantilla ss 4 0 1 0
Burdette p 4 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 2
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Bressoud ss 4 0 0 0
McCovey 1b 4 0 0 0
Mays cf 4 0 0 0
Cepeda lf 4 0 2 0
Alou rf 4 0 1 0
Spencer 2b 3 0 1 0
Landrith c 3 0 0 0
Davenport 3b 3 0 1 0
Jones p 2 0 0 0
  Brandt ph 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 5 0
Milwaukee 000 100 010–280
San Francisco 000 000 000–051
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Burdette  W (21-14) 9.0 5 0 0 1 7
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
1
7
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  L (20-13) 8.0 7 2 2 2 4
  Miller   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
5
  E–Mays (4).  DP–San Francisco 1. Davenport-Spencer-McCovey.  2B–Milwaukee Mantilla (4,off S. Jones), San Francisco Alou (11,off Burdette).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  U-HP–Jocko Conlan, 1B–Frank Dascoli, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–2:30.  A–22,721.
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