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Reds
@ Braves
County Stadium
May 8, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Braves and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 8, 1959 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 8, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Brooks Lawrence |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lew Burdette |
| Ballpark | County Stadium |
| City | Milwaukee |
| State | WI |
| Attendance | 16,624 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Shag Crawford 2B: Vic Delmore 3B: Al Barlick |
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 |
| Frank Thomas | Third Baseman |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Brooks Lawrence | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Wes Covington | Left Fielder |
| Frank Torre | First Baseman |
| Del Crandall | Catcher |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| Johnny O'Brien | Second Baseman |
| Lew Burdette | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Braves
County Stadium
May 8, 1959
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Burdette
Temple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Burdette
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Mathews. Temple moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lynch vs. Burdette
Lynch hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Burdette
Robinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Temple scores. Pinson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Burdette
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Burdette
Thomas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Covington who is chasing the ball. Thomas reaches third base with a triple. Robinson scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bailey vs. Burdette
Bailey hits a popup towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Lawrence
Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Lawrence
Mathews hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Lawrence
Aaron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Covington vs. Lawrence
Covington is hit by the pitch. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torre vs. Lawrence
There's a wild pitch. Aaron moves to third. Covington moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Torre vs. Lawrence
Torre hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Burdette
McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawrence vs. Burdette
Lawrence hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Burdette
Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Burdette
Pinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lawrence moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lynch vs. Burdette
Lynch strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Lawrence
Crandall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Lawrence
There's a wild pitch. Crandall moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Logan vs. Lawrence
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Brien vs. Lawrence
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Crandall moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burdette vs. Lawrence
Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Burdette
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Burdette
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Burdette
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Lawrence
Bruton strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Lawrence
Mathews hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Lawrence
Aaron hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Burdette
Bailey hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Burdette
McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawrence vs. Burdette
Lawrence hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Lawrence
Covington hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Lawrence
Torre takes first base on ball four. Covington moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crandall vs. Lawrence
Crandall hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Logan vs. Lawrence
Logan hits a fly ball towards center. Pinson catches it and throws to first to double up Torre. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Burdette
Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Burdette
Pinson hits a popup towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Burdette
Lynch hits a popup towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Lawrence
O'Brien hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. O'Brien reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burdette vs. Lawrence
Burdette hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bruton vs. Lawrence
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. O'Brien moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mathews vs. Lawrence
Mathews hits a popup towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Burdette
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Burdette
Bell hits a popup towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Burdette
Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Burdette
Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Lawrence
Aaron hits a popup towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Lawrence
Covington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple misplays the ball. That's an error on Temple. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Lawrence
Torre hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Covington moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crandall vs. Lawrence
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Burdette
McMillan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawrence vs. Burdette
Lawrence hits a ball on the ground for an out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Burdette
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Lawrence
Logan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lynch. Logan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Brien vs. Lawrence
O'Brien strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adcock vs. Lawrence
Joe Adcock pinch hits for Lew Burdette.
Adcock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Logan moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bruton vs. Lawrence
Felix Mantilla pinch runs for Joe Adcock.
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards second. Temple scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Pizarro
Juan Pizarro now pitching.
Pinson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Pizarro
Lynch hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Pizarro
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Pizarro
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Logan fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Lawrence
Mathews hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Lawrence
Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Lawrence
Covington strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Lawrence
Torre hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Lawrence
Crandall hits a popup towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Pizarro
Thomas hits a popup towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Pizarro
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pizarro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Pizarro
McMillan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Lawrence
Eddie Kasko now playing third base. Frank Thomas now playing left field.
Logan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Lawrence
O'Brien bunts towards the mound. Lawrence fields it and throws to first for the out. Logan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vernon vs. Lawrence
Mickey Vernon pinch hits for Juan Pizarro.
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bruton vs. Lawrence
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out. Logan moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Mathews vs. Lawrence
Mathews strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/8/1959 -- Cincinnati at Milwaukee (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Bruton B, cf 5 0 0 0
Pinson V, cf 4 1 2 0 Mathews E, 3b 5 1 1 1
Lynch J, lf 4 0 0 0 Aaron H, rf 4 0 1 0
Kasko E, 3b 0 0 0 0 Covington W, lf 3 0 1 0
Robinson F, 1b 2 1 1 2 Torre F, 1b 3 1 2 1
Bell G, rf 4 0 0 0 Crandall D, c 4 0 1 0
Thomas F, 3b-lf 4 0 2 1 Logan J, ss 4 0 2 0
Bailey E, c 4 0 0 0 O'Brien J, 2b 3 0 1 0
McMillan R, ss 4 0 0 0 Burdette L, p 2 0 0 0
Lawrence B, p 3 0 1 0 Adcock J, ph 1 0 1 0
Mantilla F, pr 0 0 0 0
Pizarro J, p 0 0 0 0
Vernon M, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 7 3 35 2 11 2
Cincinnati 300 000 000 -- 3
Milwaukee 000 000 020 -- 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Lawrence B (W) 9.0 11 2 2 1 4
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Burdette L (L) 7.0 7 3 3 1 1
Pizarro J 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
E -- Mathews E, Temple J
DP -- Cincinnati 3, Milwaukee 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 5, Milwaukee 9
2B -- Robinson F, O'Brien J, Logan J
3B -- Thomas F
HR -- Mathews E, Torre F
SH -- O'Brien J
HBP -- by Lawrence B (Covington W)
WP -- Lawrence B 2
T -- 2:28
A -- 16624
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