Philadelphia Phillies vs Milwaukee Braves
September 26, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 1959 at County Stadium. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 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)
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Philadelphia Phillies 2, Milwaukee Braves 3

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Ashburn cf 4 0 0 0
Koppe ss 4 0 1 0
Bouchee 1b 4 0 0 0
Post lf 4 1 2 1
Freese 3b 3 1 1 1
Philley rf 3 0 0 0
Anderson 2b 3 0 0 0
Lonnett c 3 0 0 0
Roberts p 3 0 1 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 4 0 0 0
Mathews 3b 4 1 2 0
Aaron rf 4 0 2 0
Adcock 1b 3 0 0 0
Maye lf 3 1 2 0
Avila 2b 3 1 1 1
Crandall c 4 0 0 0
Logan ss 3 0 1 1
Spahn p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 8 2
Philadelphia 010 100 000251
Milwaukee 010 100 01x380
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  L (15-17) 8.0 8 3 2 1 5
Totals
8.0
8
3
2
1
5
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  W (21-15) 9.0 5 2 2 1 7
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
1
7

  E–Freese (23).  2B–Philadelphia Post (17,off Spahn), Milwaukee Maye (5,off Roberts); Avila (3,off Roberts)..  HR–Philadelphia Freese (23,2nd inning off Spahn 0 on 1 out); Post (22,4th inning off Spahn 0 on 2 out)..  Team LOB–3.  SH–Avila (7,off Roberts); Adcock (2,off Roberts)..  IBB–Maye (2,by Roberts).  Team–7.  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Jocko Conlan, 3B–Hal Dixon.  T–1:59.  A–23,763.
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