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August 11, 1959

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Top 3	R	H	E
Braves	0	0	0
Reds	1	1	1

Top 3	R	H	E
Braves	0	1	0
Reds	1	1	1

Bill Bruton Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.294
OBP	.000	.339
At Bats	0	343
Hits	0	101
• Singles	0	75
• Doubles	0	16
• Triples	0	5
• Home Runs	0	5
Walks	0	23
RBI’s	0	30

Joe Nuxhall Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
5	9	1

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Crosley Field - August 11, 1959

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Single

Joe Nuxhall

Dutch Dotterer

Frank Robinson

Johnny Temple

Willie Jones

Roy McMillan

Frank Thomas

Vada Pinson

Gus Bell

Bill Bruton

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 2 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Thomas hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 There goes Logan. The throw from Dotterer and he is out, McMillan applying the tag.

Top 2 Logan takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 Crandall hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Adcock hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dotterer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Bell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 1 Pinson strikes out.

Bottom 1 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Aaron strikes out.

Top 1 Aaron hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Dotterer settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Dotterer.

Top 1 Mathews hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Mantilla hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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