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August 8, 1959

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Braves 1 4 0
Dodgers 3 8 0
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Braves 1 4 0
Dodgers 3 8 0

Eddie Mathews Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .305
OBP .667 .382
At Bats 2 397
Hits 1 121
• Singles 1 77
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 8
• Home Runs 0 30
Walks 1 49
RBI’s 0 73

Don Drysdale Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
14 6 2
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - August 8, 1959
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Strikeout
Don Drysdale
John Roseboro
Norm Larker
Charlie Neal
Jim Gilliam
Maury Wills
Wally Moon
Don Demeter
Duke Snider
Eddie Mathews
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Mathews strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Mantilla strikes out.
Top 8 Mickey Vernon pinch hits for Bob Rush. Vernon hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Larker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Larker for the out.
Bottom 7 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mantilla fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Moon takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Crandall hits a popup, foul, towards first. Larker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Logan strikes out.
Bottom 6 Neal bunts towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mantilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wills moves to third.
Bottom 6 Drysdale bunts towards first. Torre scoops it up and throws to first, with Mantilla covering, for the out. Wills moves to second.
Bottom 6 Wills bunts towards the right side of the infield. Mantilla fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Torre hits a line drive into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Covington strikes out.
Top 6 Aaron strikes out.
Top 6 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 There goes Roseboro. The throw from Crandall and he is out, Logan applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Roseboro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Larker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Larker for the out.
Top 5 Mantilla hits a popup towards first. Larker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rush bunts towards first. Larker scoops it up and throws to first, with Neal covering, for the out. Bruton moves to second.
Top 5 Crandall hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bruton hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Snider strikes out.
Bottom 4 Moon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Neal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drysdale fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Covington moves to second.
Top 4 Covington hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Aaron scores.
Top 4 Aaron hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moon. Aaron reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Mathews hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Neal reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Drysdale strikes out.
Bottom 3 There goes Wills. The throw from Crandall and he is safe. Wills steals second.
Bottom 3 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mantilla fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Roseboro bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 3 Demeter hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mantilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Rush strikes out.
Top 3 Crandall strikes out.
Bottom 2 Larker hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Snider hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gilliam scores. Moon moves to third.
Bottom 2 Moon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 There goes Gilliam. The throw from Crandall and he is safe. Gilliam steals second.
Bottom 2 Neal hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gilliam takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Drysdale strikes out.
Top 2 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mantilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bob Rush now pitching. Roseboro strikes out.
Bottom 1 Demeter takes first base on ball four. Snider moves to second.
Bottom 1 Larker hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Neal tags and scores. Moon tags and moves to third.
Bottom 1 Snider hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gilliam scores. Neal moves to third. Moon moves to second.
Bottom 1 Moon bunts towards the mound. Jay fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gilliam moves to third. Neal moves to second.
Bottom 1 Neal hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Gilliam moves to second.
Bottom 1 Gilliam takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Covington hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Aaron strikes out.
Top 1 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Mantilla hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out.