Los Angeles Dodgers vs Milwaukee Braves
September 28, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 28, 1959 at County Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers 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)
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Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Milwaukee Braves 2

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 3b 4 0 0 0
Neal 2b 5 1 3 0
Moon lf 4 1 1 0
Larker rf 4 0 3 1
  Lillis pr 0 0 0 0
  Fairly rf 0 0 0 0
Hodges 1b 3 0 1 1
Demeter cf 4 0 1 0
Roseboro c 4 1 1 1
Wills ss 4 0 0 0
McDevitt p 1 0 0 0
  Sherry p 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 3
Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Avila 2b 5 0 0 1
Mathews 3b 4 0 0 0
Aaron rf 2 0 0 0
Adcock 1b 3 0 0 0
Pafko lf 2 0 0 0
  Maye ph,lf 2 0 1 0
Logan ss 3 1 1 0
Crandall c 4 1 2 0
Bruton cf 4 0 1 1
Willey p 2 0 1 0
  Slaughter ph 1 0 0 0
  McMahon p 0 0 0 0
  Torre ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Los Angeles 101 001 0003101
Milwaukee 020 000 000260
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
McDevitt   1.1 2 2 1 2 2
  Sherry  W (7-2) 7.2 4 0 0 2 4
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
4
6
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Willey  L (5-9) 6.0 8 3 3 2 3
  McMahon   3.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
3
5

  E–Wills (12).  DP–Los Angeles 1. Gilliam-Neal-Hodges, Milwaukee 2. Mathews-Avila-Adcock, Mathews-Avila-Adcock.  HR–Los Angeles Roseboro (10,6th inning off Willey 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–8.  Team–8.  U–Jocko Conlan, Al Barlick, Dusty Boggess, Augie Donatelli, Bill Jackowski, Tom Gorman.  T–2:40.  A–18,297.
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