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Reds
@ Braves
County Stadium
May 9, 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 9, 1959 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 9, 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 9, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Purkey |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Warren Spahn |
| Ballpark | County Stadium |
| City | Milwaukee |
| State | WI |
| Attendance | 15,745 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Shag Crawford 1B: Vic Delmore 2B: Al Barlick 3B: Bill Jackowski |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | First Baseman |
| Frank Thomas | Third Baseman |
| Jim Pendleton | Left Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Right Fielder |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Dutch Dotterer | Catcher |
| Bob Purkey | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny O'Brien | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Wes Covington | Left Fielder |
| Frank Torre | First Baseman |
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Del Crandall | Catcher |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| Warren Spahn | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Braves
County Stadium
May 9, 1959
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Spahn
Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Spahn
Pinson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Spahn
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Spahn
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Purkey
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Purkey
Mathews hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Pendleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Purkey
Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Covington vs. Purkey
Covington hits a popup beyond short. McMillan can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. There goes Aaron trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Spahn
Pendleton 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: ---
Bell vs. Spahn
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops it up and throws to first, with Spahn covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Spahn
McMillan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Purkey
Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Purkey
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Purkey
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dotterer vs. Spahn
Dotterer hits a line drive towards third. Mathews reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Purkey vs. Spahn
Purkey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Spahn
Temple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Spahn
Pinson hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Purkey
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Purkey
Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Purkey
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Spahn
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Spahn
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Spahn
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Purkey
Mathews strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Purkey
Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Pendleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Purkey
Covington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Covington for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Spahn
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Spahn
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dotterer vs. Spahn
Dotterer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Purkey
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Purkey
Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Pendleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Purkey
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Purkey
There goes Crandall. The throw from Dotterer and he is safe. Crandall steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Logan vs. Purkey
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Purkey vs. Spahn
Purkey strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Spahn
Temple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Spahn
Pinson takes first base on ball four. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Spahn
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Covington. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Temple scores. Pinson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thomas vs. Spahn
Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pendleton vs. Spahn
Pendleton is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Spahn
Bell is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Purkey
Spahn hits a fly ball towards left. Pendleton settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Pendleton. Spahn moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Brien vs. Purkey
O'Brien hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mathews vs. Purkey
Mathews hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. Purkey
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Spahn
McMillan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dotterer vs. Spahn
Dotterer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Purkey vs. Spahn
Purkey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Spahn
Temple hits a popup towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Spahn
Pinson hits a line drive into left field. Covington picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Covington. Purkey moves to third. Pinson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Spahn
Robinson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Thomas vs. Spahn
Thomas takes first base on ball four. Purkey scores. Pinson moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pendleton vs. Spahn
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Purkey
Covington hits a fly ball into left field. Pendleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Purkey
Torre hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Purkey
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards second. Temple picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Temple. Bruton moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crandall vs. Purkey
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Spahn
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Spahn
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dotterer vs. Spahn
Dotterer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Purkey vs. Spahn
Purkey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Purkey
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: ---
Vernon vs. Purkey
Mickey Vernon pinch hits for Warren Spahn.
Vernon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Purkey
Joe Adcock pinch hits for Johnny O'Brien.
Adcock 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Purkey
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. McMahon
Felix Mantilla now playing second base. Don McMahon now pitching.
Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. McMahon
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mantilla fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. McMahon
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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. McMahon
Thomas hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Purkey
Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Covington vs. Purkey
Covington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pinson throws the ball in to Robinson who tags Covington trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Aaron moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Torre vs. Purkey
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bruton vs. Purkey
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. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/9/1959 -- Cincinnati at Milwaukee (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 5 1 3 0 O'Brien J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Pinson V, cf 4 0 1 0 Adcock J, ph 1 0 0 0
Robinson F, 1b 3 0 1 1 McMahon D, p 0 0 0 0
Thomas F, 3b 4 0 0 1 Mathews E, 3b 4 0 0 0
Pendleton J, lf 3 0 0 0 Aaron H, rf 4 0 2 0
Bell G, rf 4 0 1 0 Covington W, lf 4 0 2 0
McMillan R, ss 4 1 1 1 Torre F, 1b 4 0 0 0
Dotterer D, c 4 0 2 0 Bruton B, cf 4 0 1 0
Purkey B, p 4 1 0 0 Crandall D, c 3 0 1 0
Logan J, ss 3 0 0 0
Spahn W, p 2 0 0 0
Vernon M, ph 1 0 1 0
Mantilla F, 2b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 9 3 33 0 7 0
Cincinnati 000 001 200 -- 3
Milwaukee 000 000 000 -- 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey B (W) 9.0 7 0 0 0 1
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn W (L) 8.0 8 3 3 5 4
McMahon D 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Pendleton J, Covington W, Temple J
DP -- Milwaukee 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 10, Milwaukee 6
2B -- Robinson F
HR -- McMillan R
SB -- Crandall D
T -- 2:18
A -- 15745
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