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April 16, 1959

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Phillies 3 5 1
Braves 3 8 0
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Phillies 3 5 1
Braves 3 9 0

Hank Aaron Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .529
OBP .333 .529
At Bats 3 17
Hits 1 9
• Singles 1 6
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 2

Jack Meyer Season Stats

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0 0 0
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County Stadium - April 16, 1959
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Double
Jack Meyer
Valmy Thomas
Ed Bouchee
Sparky Anderson
Willie Jones
Chico Fernandez
Harry Anderson
Richie Ashburn
Wally Post
Hank Aaron
Eddie Mathews
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Aaron hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn. Aaron reaches second base with a double. Mathews moves to third.

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Bottom 8 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mantilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Anderson hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Pisoni strikes out.
Bottom 7 Burdette bunts towards the mound. Meyer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Mantilla bunts towards first. Bouchee fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Valmy Thomas now catching. Jack Meyer now pitching. Logan takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Harry Hanebrink pinch hits for Ray Semproch. Hanebrink hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Burdette scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hanebrink for the out.
Top 7 Dave Philley pinch hits for Jim Hegan. Philley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Covington. Philley reaches second base with a double. Post goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jones strikes out.
Top 7 Jim Pisoni now playing center field. Post hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Ray Semproch now pitching. Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 6 Torre hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aaron moves to third.
Bottom 6 Covington hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Mathews hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Anderson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 6 Ashburn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Bruton hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Burdette hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Anderson. Burdette reaches second base with a double. There goes Mantilla trying to get to home. Anderson throws the ball in to Fernandez who relays the ball to Hegan, who tags Mantilla, who came all the way from first, for the out.
Bottom 5 Mantilla hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Crandall scores.
Bottom 5 Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Ashburn. Torre scores. Crandall moves to third.
Bottom 5 Crandall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Torre moves to second.
Bottom 5 Torre hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Anderson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Roberts strikes out.
Top 5 Hegan hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Covington hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Mathews moves to second.
Bottom 4 Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Fernandez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mantilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Jones hits a line drive towards third. Mathews reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Post hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Burdette strikes out.
Bottom 3 Mantilla hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Logan hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Anderson strikes out.
Top 3 Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Covington hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Roberts strikes out.
Top 2 Hegan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jones scores. Fernandez moves to third.
Top 2 Fernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jones moves to second.
Top 2 Jones takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Post hits a popup towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Anderson hits a line drive towards short. Logan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bouchee hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Ashburn strikes out.
Top 1 Anderson hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.