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Braves
@ Giants
Seals Stadium
August 4, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Milwaukee Braves, played on August 4, 1959 at Seals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 4, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 4, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Warren Spahn |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike McCormick |
| Ballpark | Seals Stadium |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 22,959 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Vic Delmore 1B: Al Barlick 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Shag Crawford |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Felix Mantilla | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| Andy Pafko | Left Fielder |
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Del Crandall | Catcher |
| Warren Spahn | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Felipe Alou | Left Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Orlando Cepeda | Third Baseman |
| Willie Kirkland | Right Fielder |
| Daryl Spencer | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Bressoud | Shortstop |
| Jim Hegan | Catcher |
| Mike McCormick | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Giants
Seals Stadium
August 4, 1959
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. McCormick
Mantilla hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. McCormick
Mathews bunts towards the mound. McCormick fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on McCormick. Mantilla moves to third. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Aaron vs. McCormick
Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mantilla scores. Mathews moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Adcock vs. McCormick
Adcock strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Logan vs. McCormick
Logan strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pafko vs. McCormick
There goes Aaron. The throw from Hegan and he is safe. Aaron steals second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pafko vs. McCormick
Pafko hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Spahn
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Spahn
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Spahn
McCovey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Spahn
Cepeda strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. McCormick
Bruton strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. McCormick
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bressoud. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spahn vs. McCormick
Spahn hits a popup in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantilla vs. McCormick
Mantilla hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Crandall moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mathews vs. McCormick
Mathews strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Spahn
Kirkland hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Spahn
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Spahn
Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. McCormick
Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. McCormick
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cepeda fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Cepeda. Adcock moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Logan vs. McCormick
Logan bunts towards the mound. McCormick fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on McCormick. Adcock moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pafko vs. McCormick
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields it and throws to second for the out. Adcock scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. McCormick
Bruton hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on McCovey. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. McCormick
Bruton hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Spahn
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mantilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Spahn
McCormick is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Spahn
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. McCormick
Crandall hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. McCormick
Spahn strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. McCormick
Mantilla hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Spahn
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Spahn
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCovey for the out. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Spahn
Cepeda hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirkland vs. Spahn
Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mantilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. McCormick
Mathews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. McCormick
Aaron hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adcock vs. McCormick
Adcock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mathews scores. Aaron moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Logan vs. McCormick
Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Aaron tags and scores. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. McCormick
Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. McCormick
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Spahn
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Spahn
Bressoud hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Spahn
Hegan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mantilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. McCormick
Crandall hits a popup towards short. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. McCormick
Spahn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. McCormick
Mantilla hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cepeda fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Spahn
Jose Pagan pinch hits for Mike McCormick.
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Spahn
Alou hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Spahn
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Fisher
Eddie Fisher now pitching.
Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Fisher
Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adcock vs. Fisher
Adcock hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Logan vs. Fisher
Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Fisher
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Spahn
McCovey hits a popup in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Spahn
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkland vs. Spahn
Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Fisher
Bruton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Fisher
Crandall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Jones
Gordon Jones now pitching.
Spahn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. Jones
Mantilla takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Jones
Mathews strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Jones
There goes Mantilla. The throw from Hegan and he is safe. Mantilla steals second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. Jones
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Spahn
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Spahn
Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Spahn
Hegan hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Spahn
Jim Davenport pinch hits for Gordon Jones.
Davenport strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Byerly
Bud Byerly now pitching.
Adcock hits a popup towards short. Bressoud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Byerly
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Byerly
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Spahn
Alou takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Spahn
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Spahn
McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Spahn
Cepeda takes first base on ball four. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kirkland vs. Spahn
Kirkland hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pafko. Kirkland reaches second base with a double. Alou scores. Cepeda moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Spencer vs. Spahn
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/4/1959 -- Milwaukee at San Francisco (N)
Milwaukee AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Mantilla F, 2b 4 1 2 0 Alou F, lf 3 1 0 0
Mathews E, 3b 4 1 2 0 Mays W, cf 3 0 0 0
Aaron H, rf 5 1 3 1 McCovey W, 1b 4 0 1 0
Adcock J, 1b 5 1 1 1 Cepeda O, 3b 3 0 0 0
Logan J, ss 3 0 0 1 Kirkland W, rf 4 0 1 1
Pafko A, lf 5 0 0 1 Spencer D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Bruton B, cf 4 1 1 0 Bressoud E, ss 3 0 0 0
Crandall D, c 4 1 1 2 Hegan J, c 3 0 1 0
Spahn W, p 4 0 0 0 McCormick M, p 1 0 0 0
Pagan J, ph 1 0 0 0
Fisher E, p 0 0 0 0
Jones G, p 0 0 0 0
Davenport J, ph 1 0 0 0
Byerly B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 6 10 6 30 1 3 1
Milwaukee 101 020 020 -- 6
San Francisco 000 000 001 -- 1
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn W (W) 9.0 3 1 1 3 3
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
McCormick M (L) 6.0 6 4 2 0 5
Fisher E* 1.0 4 2 2 0 0
Jones G 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Byerly B 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- McCormick M 2, Bressoud E, Cepeda O, McCovey W
LOB -- Milwaukee 9, San Francisco 5
2B -- Kirkland W
HR -- Crandall D
SB -- Aaron H, Mantilla F
SH -- Mathews E, Logan J
SF -- Logan J
T -- 2:33
A -- 22959
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