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Braves 5 @ Reds 8
Crosley Field
June 30, 1959

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Milwaukee Braves, played on June 30, 1959 at Crosley Field. The home team Reds beat the visiting Braves with a score of 8 to 5.

Game Summary

DateJune 30, 1959 
Visiting Team
Milwaukee Braves
R: 5 H: 11 E: 1 LOB: 6
Runs: 5
Hits: 11
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 6
Home Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 8 H: 14 E: 0 LOB: 6
Runs: 8
Hits: 14
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 6
Winning PitcherBob Purkey  
Losing PitcherLew Burdette  
SaveOrlando Pena  
Game Winning RBIGus Bell 

Game Info

DateJune 30, 1959 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamMilwaukee Braves 
Home TeamCincinnati Reds 
Visiting Starting PitcherLew Burdette  
Home Starting PitcherBob Purkey  
BallparkCrosley Field 
CityCincinnati 
StateOH 
Attendance14,990 
Time of Game2 hours 26 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Ken Burkhart
1B: Jocko Conlan
2B: Tony Venzon
3B: Augie Donatelli

Milwaukee Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bill Bruton  Center Fielder 
Eddie Mathews  Third Baseman 
Hank Aaron  Right Fielder 
Wes Covington  Left Fielder 
Joe Adcock  First Baseman 
Del Crandall  Catcher 
Mel Roach  Second Baseman 
Felix Mantilla  Shortstop 
Lew Burdette  Pitcher 
Fred Haney  Manager 

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Johnny Temple  Second Baseman 
Vada Pinson  Center Fielder 
Jerry Lynch  Left Fielder 
Frank Robinson  First Baseman 
Gus Bell  Right Fielder 
Jim Pendleton  Third Baseman 
Dutch Dotterer  Catcher 
Eddie Kasko  Shortstop 
Bob Purkey  Pitcher 
Mayo Smith  Manager 

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Braves 5 @ Reds 8
Crosley Field
June 30, 1959

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         Game of 6/30/1959 -- Milwaukee at Cincinnati (N)

  Milwaukee          AB  R  H RBI    Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI
Bruton B, cf          5  1  2  0   Temple J, 2b          5  2  4  1   
Mathews E, 3b         5  1  2  3   Pinson V, cf          5  2  2  2   
Aaron H, rf           4  0  1  0   Lynch J, lf           4  1  1  1   
Covington W, lf       4  1  2  0   Lockman W, 1b         0  0  0  0   
Adcock J, 1b          4  1  2  2   Robinson F, 1b-lf     4  1  2  1   
Crandall D, c         4  0  1  0   Bell G, rf            4  1  1  3   
Roach M, 2b           4  0  0  0   Pendleton J, 3b       4  0  1  0   
Mantilla F, ss        4  1  1  0   Dotterer D, c         4  0  1  0   
Burdette L, p         2  0  0  0   Kasko E, ss           4  1  2  0   
Vernon M, ph          1  0  0  0   Purkey B, p           2  0  0  0   
McMahon D, p          0  0  0  0   Pena O, p             1  0  0  0   
Torre F, ph           1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  5 11  5                        37  8 14  8

Milwaukee        003 002 000 --  5
Cincinnati       103 200 11x --  8

  Milwaukee            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Burdette L (L)        6.0 11  6  5  0  1
McMahon D             2.0  3  2  2  0  1

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Purkey B (W)*         5.0  8  5  5  0  2
Pena O (S)            4.0  3  0  0  0  2
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 6th

E -- Roach M
DP -- Milwaukee 1
LOB -- Milwaukee 6, Cincinnati 6
2B -- Temple J, Bruton B, Aaron H, Robinson F
HR -- Mathews E, Bell G, Pinson V, Adcock J, Lynch J
SH -- Pena O
T -- 2:26
A -- 14990

    

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