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Braves 8 @ Dodgers 7
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
August 9, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Milwaukee Braves, played on August 9, 1959 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The home team Dodgers were bested by the visiting Braves with a score of 8 to 7.

Game Summary

DateAugust 9, 1959 
Visiting Team
Milwaukee Braves
R: 8 H: 11 E: 1 LOB: 4
Runs: 8
Hits: 11
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 4
Home Team
Los Angeles Dodgers
R: 7 H: 8 E: 2 LOB: 10
Runs: 7
Hits: 8
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 10
Winning Pitcher—Bob Buhl  
Losing Pitcher—Roger Craig  
Save—Don McMahon  
Game Winning RBI—Bill Bruton 

Game Info

DateAugust 9, 1959 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / NightD 
Visiting TeamMilwaukee Braves 
Home TeamLos Angeles Dodgers 
Visiting Starting PitcherBob Buhl  
Home Starting PitcherRoger Craig  
BallparkLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum 
CityLos Angeles 
StateCA 
Attendance29,234 
Time of Game2 hours 48 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Ken Burkhart
1B: Tony Venzon
2B: Jocko Conlan
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 
Johnny Logan  Shortstop 
Felix Mantilla  Second Baseman 
Del Rice  Catcher 
Bob Buhl  Pitcher 
Fred Haney  Manager 

Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jim Gilliam  Third Baseman 
Charlie Neal  Second Baseman 
Wally Moon  Left Fielder 
Duke Snider  Right Fielder 
Norm Larker  First Baseman 
Don Demeter  Center Fielder 
John Roseboro  Catcher 
Maury Wills  Shortstop 
Roger Craig  Pitcher 
Walter Alston  Manager 

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Braves 8 @ Dodgers 7
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
August 9, 1959

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         Game of 8/9/1959 -- Milwaukee at Los Angeles (D)

  Milwaukee          AB  R  H RBI    Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI
Bruton B, cf          5  2  2  1   Gilliam J, 3b         3  0  1  2   
Mathews E, 3b         4  1  1  2   Neal C, 2b            4  0  0  0   
Aaron H, rf           4  1  2  2   Moon W, lf            5  2  3  0   
Covington W, lf       4  1  0  0   Snider D, rf          3  2  2  3   
Adcock J, 1b          4  1  1  3   Larker N, 1b          5  1  1  0   
Logan J, ss           4  0  1  0   Demeter D, cf         4  1  1  0   
Avila B, 2b           0  0  0  0   Roseboro J, c         3  0  0  0   
Mantilla F, 2b-ss     4  0  2  0   Wills M, ss           1  0  0  0   
Rice D, c             4  1  1  0   Hodges G, ph          0  0  0  1   
Crandall D, c         0  0  0  0   Zimmer D, ss          3  0  0  0   
Buhl B, p             4  1  1  0   Craig R, p            0  0  0  0   
McMahon D, p          0  0  0  0   Fowler A, p           1  0  0  0   
                                   Furillo C, ph         0  0  0  0   
                                   McDevitt D, pr-p      0  0  0  0   
                                   Essegian C, ph        1  1  0  0   
                                   Williams S, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   Fairly R, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Koufax S, p           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  8 11  8                        34  7  8  6

Milwaukee        006 200 000 --  8
Los Angeles      000 211 102 --  7

  Milwaukee            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Buhl B (W)            8.1  7  7  6  6  5
McMahon D (S)         0.2  1  0  0  1  0

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Craig R (L)           2.2  6  6  3  1  1
Fowler A              1.1  3  2  2  0  1
McDevitt D            2.0  1  0  0  0  3
Williams S            2.0  1  0  0  1  3
Koufax S              1.0  0  0  0  0  3

E -- Gilliam J 2, Mathews E
DP -- Los Angeles 1
LOB -- Milwaukee 4, Los Angeles 10
2B -- Moon W 2, Snider D
3B -- Moon W
HR -- Adcock J, Mathews E, Snider D
SB -- Bruton B, Aaron H
CS -- Mantilla F
SF -- Hodges G, Snider D
HBP -- by Buhl B (Demeter D)
WP -- Buhl B 2, Craig R, McMahon D 2
T -- 2:48
A -- 29234

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