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Cubs
@ Braves
County Stadium
July 29, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Braves and the Chicago Cubs, played on July 29, 1959 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 29, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 29, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Hillman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lew Burdette |
| Ballpark | County Stadium |
| City | Milwaukee |
| State | WI |
| Attendance | 21,236 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Vic Delmore 1B: Al Barlick 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Shag Crawford |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Taylor | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Third Baseman |
| Jim Marshall | First Baseman |
| Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
| Walt Moryn | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Right Fielder |
| Sammy Taylor | Catcher |
| George Altman | Center Fielder |
| Dave Hillman | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
| Wes Covington | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Del Crandall | Catcher |
| Lew Burdette | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Braves
County Stadium
July 29, 1959
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Burdette
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Burdette
Dark hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Burdette
Marshall hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Hillman
Avila takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Hillman
Mathews hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Hillman
Aaron hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Hillman
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Hillman
Covington strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Burdette
Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Burdette
Moryn hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Burdette
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Hillman
Logan hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Hillman
Bruton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Hillman
Crandall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burdette vs. Hillman
Burdette strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Burdette
Taylor hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Burdette
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hillman vs. Burdette
Hillman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Burdette
Taylor 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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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Hillman
Avila hits a popup towards third. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Hillman
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hillman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Hillman
Aaron hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Hillman
Adcock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Altman who is chasing the ball. Adcock reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Covington vs. Hillman
Covington strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Burdette
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Burdette
Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Burdette
Banks hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Burdette
Moryn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Burdette
Thomson hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Hillman
Logan hits a popup towards first. Marshall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Hillman
Bruton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Hillman
There goes Bruton. The throw from Taylor and he is safe. Bruton steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crandall vs. Hillman
Crandall hits a popup towards third. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burdette vs. Hillman
Burdette hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bruton scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Hillman
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hillman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Burdette
Taylor hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Burdette
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Burdette covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schult vs. Burdette
Art Schult pinch hits for Dave Hillman.
Schult hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Drabowsky
Moe Drabowsky now pitching.
Mathews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Drabowsky
Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adcock vs. Drabowsky
Adcock hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Covington vs. Drabowsky
Covington hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mathews scores. Aaron moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Logan vs. Drabowsky
Logan hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Taylor juggles the ball. That's an error on Taylor. Aaron scores. Covington moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bruton vs. Drabowsky
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Burdette
Taylor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Burdette
Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Burdette
Marshall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Banks vs. Burdette
Banks hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Burdette
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Burdette
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Drabowsky
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burdette vs. Drabowsky
Burdette hits a fly ball into right field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Drabowsky
Avila hits a popup towards first. Marshall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Burdette
Taylor hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Burdette
Altman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Noren vs. McMahon
Irv Noren pinch hits for Moe Drabowsky. Don McMahon now pitching.
Noren strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. McMahon
Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. McMahon
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Singleton
Elmer Singleton now pitching.
Mathews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Singleton
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adcock vs. Singleton
Adcock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Altman. Adcock reaches second base with a double. Mathews scores. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Covington vs. Singleton
Felix Mantilla pinch runs for Joe Adcock.
Covington hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mantilla scores. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Singleton
Logan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Singleton
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. McMahon
Felix Mantilla now playing third base. Frank Torre now playing first base.
Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. McMahon
Banks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moryn vs. McMahon
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. McMahon
Thomson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Singleton
Crandall hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMahon vs. Singleton
McMahon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Singleton
Avila bunts towards the mound. Singleton fields it and throws to first for the out. McMahon moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torre vs. Singleton
Torre hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 5 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. McMahon
Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. McMahon
Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first, with McMahon covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. McMahon
Dale Long pinch hits for Elmer Singleton.
Long strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/29/1959 -- Chicago at Milwaukee (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI
Taylor T, 2b 4 1 1 0 Avila B, 2b 3 1 0 0
Dark A, 3b 4 1 1 0 Mathews E, 3b 2 2 0 0
Marshall J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Torre F, 1b 1 0 0 0
Banks E, ss 3 2 2 4 Aaron H, rf 4 3 3 3
Moryn W, lf 4 0 1 0 Adcock J, 1b 4 0 2 1
Thomson B, rf 4 0 0 0 Mantilla F, pr-3b 0 1 0 0
Taylor S, c 4 1 1 1 Covington W, lf 4 0 2 2
Altman G, cf 4 0 1 0 Logan J, ss 4 0 0 0
Hillman D, p 1 0 1 0 Bruton B, cf 4 1 2 0
Schult A, ph 1 0 0 0 Crandall D, c 4 0 0 0
Drabowsky M, p 0 0 0 0 Burdette L, p 3 0 1 1
Noren I, ph 1 0 0 0 McMahon D, p 1 0 1 0
Singleton E, p 0 0 0 0
Long D, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 8 5 34 8 11 7
Chicago 000 103 100 -- 5
Milwaukee 201 120 20x -- 8
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Hillman D (L) 4.0 6 4 4 1 3
Drabowsky M 2.0 2 2 1 1 0
Singleton E 2.0 3 2 2 1 0
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Burdette L (W)* 6.0 8 5 5 0 1
McMahon D (S) 3.0 0 0 0 1 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Taylor S
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 4, Milwaukee 6
2B -- Adcock J
3B -- Adcock J
HR -- Aaron H 2, Banks E 2, Taylor S
SB -- Bruton B
SH -- Avila B
T -- 2:37
A -- 21236
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