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August 18, 1959

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Dodgers 5 8 0
Braves 3 3 1
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Dodgers 5 8 0
Braves 3 4 1

Hank Aaron Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .372
OBP .333 .418
At Bats 3 468
Hits 1 174
• Singles 0 98
• Doubles 0 39
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 1 32
Walks 0 38
RBI’s 1 96

Don Drysdale Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
15 7 2
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County Stadium - August 18, 1959
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Single
Don Drysdale
John Roseboro
Norm Larker
Charlie Neal
Jim Gilliam
Don Zimmer
Wally Moon
Don Demeter
Duke Snider
Hank Aaron
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Moon hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Neal strikes out.
Top 8 Don McMahon now pitching. Gilliam hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mathews strikes out.
Bottom 7 Bruton strikes out.
Bottom 7 Mickey Vernon pinch hits for Bob Giggie. Vernon hits a popup towards short. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Crandall is hit by the pitch. Logan moves to second.
Bottom 7 Logan takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Drysdale strikes out.
Top 7 Zimmer takes first base on ball four. Roseboro moves to second.
Top 7 Roseboro takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 There goes Demeter. The throw from Crandall and he is out, Logan applying the tag.
Top 7 Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Larker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Torre takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Covington hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Aaron hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Mathews 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 6 Bruton hits a popup towards third. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Snider strikes out.
Top 6 Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gilliam moves to third.
Top 6 Neal bunts towards the mound. Giggie fields it and throws to first for the out. Gilliam moves to second.
Top 6 Bob Giggie now pitching. Gilliam hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Lee Maye pinch hits for Bob Trowbridge. Maye hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Crandall strikes out.
Bottom 5 Logan strikes out.
Top 5 Drysdale hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Zimmer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Larker scores. Demeter scores. There goes Roseboro trying to get to third. Aaron throws the ball in to Logan, who relays the ball to Mathews who tags Roseboro for the out. Zimmer moves to second.
Top 5 Roseboro is walked intentionally.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Larker moves to third. Demeter moves to second.
Top 5 Demeter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Larker moves to second.
Top 5 Larker hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Snider strikes out.
Bottom 4 Avila 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 4 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 4 Covington hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bob Trowbridge now pitching. Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Neal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zimmer scores. Drysdale moves to third.
Top 4 Gilliam hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Drysdale takes first base on ball four. Zimmer moves to second.
Top 4 Zimmer takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Roseboro hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Mathews hits a popup towards short. Zimmer catches it and throws to second to double up Bruton.
Bottom 3 The umpire calls a balk on Drysdale Bruton moves to second.
Bottom 3 Duke Snider now playing right field. Don Demeter now playing center field. Bruton takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Carl Furillo pinch hits for Ron Fairly. Furillo strikes out.
Top 3 Larker strikes out.
Top 3 Juan Pizarro now pitching. Snider strikes out.
Top 3 Moon takes first base on ball four. Gilliam moves to third. Neal moves to second.
Top 3 Neal hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Torre. Gilliam moves to second.
Top 3 Gilliam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Jay 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 2 Crandall takes first base on ball four. Logan moves to second.
Bottom 2 Logan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Torre scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Avila strikes out.
Bottom 2 The ball gets by Roseboro for a passed ball. Torre moves to second.
Bottom 2 Torre is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 2 Covington 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 Drysdale strikes out.
Top 2 Zimmer takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Roseboro for the out.
Top 2 Fairly strikes out.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drysdale fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Mathews hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bruton strikes out.
Top 1 Larker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Snider hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Moon takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Neal strikes out.
Top 1 Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.