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Milwaukee Braves @ Cincinnati Reds

1958-09-20 · Day game · Crosley Field · 6 innings · Att: 5295 · rain · 2:03

Milwaukee Braves defeated Cincinnati Redlegs 5–1. Milwaukee Braves put up 3 in the 6th. Lew Burdette earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
ML1	0	0	1	0	1	3	5	9
CIN	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	6

W: Lew Burdette L: Bob Purkey SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Vinnie Smith · 1B: Frank Dascoli · 2B: Augie Donatelli · 3B: Shag Crawford · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Milwaukee Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Bruton	3	2	2	2	1	0
Red Schoendienst	4	0	1	0	0	1
Eddie Mathews	2	0	1	2	0	0
Hank Aaron	2	0	0	0	1	0
Wes Covington	3	0	2	0	0	0
Frank Torre	3	0	1	0	0	0
Del Crandall	3	1	1	1	0	0
Johnny Logan	2	1	0	0	1	0
Lew Burdette	2	0	1	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Alex Grammas	2	0	1	0	0	0
Jerry Lynch	3	1	1	0	0	0
Gus Bell	2	0	1	0	1	0
Frank Robinson	3	0	1	1	0	1
Smoky Burgess	3	0	0	0	0	0
George Crowe	3	0	1	0	0	1
Chuck Coles	2	0	0	0	0	1
Roy McMillan	2	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Purkey	2	0	1	0	0	1

Milwaukee Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lew Burdette	6.0	6	1	4

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Purkey	5.2	9	3	1
Willard Schmidt	0.1	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bill Bruton: W
Red Schoendienst: K+PB.1-2
Eddie Mathews: 9.2-2#
Hank Aaron: W
Wes Covington: 7

Bot 1

Alex Grammas: 9
Jerry Lynch: 8
Gus Bell: S8
Frank Robinson: 64(1)/FO

Top 2

Frank Torre: S9
Del Crandall: 7
Johnny Logan: 7
Lew Burdette: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

Smoky Burgess: 63
George Crowe: S8
Chuck Coles: 7
Roy McMillan: 13

Top 3

Bill Bruton: D7
Red Schoendienst: 8.2-3
Eddie Mathews: 7/SF.3-H
Hank Aaron: 6

Bot 3

Bob Purkey: K
Alex Grammas: S/89
Jerry Lynch: S7.1-3
Gus Bell: PO3(25)#
Gus Bell: W.1-2
Frank Robinson: S8.2-H;1-2
Smoky Burgess: 13

Top 4

Wes Covington: D9
Frank Torre: 8
Del Crandall: 53
Johnny Logan: 8

Bot 4

George Crowe: 8
Chuck Coles: K
Roy McMillan: 3

Top 5

Lew Burdette: S/78
Bill Bruton: 16(1)/FO
Red Schoendienst: S9.1-3
Eddie Mathews: S9.3-H;1-2#
Hank Aaron: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Bob Purkey: D7
Alex Grammas: 54/SH.2-3
Jerry Lynch: 7
Gus Bell: 43

Top 6

Wes Covington: D7
Frank Torre: 9.2-3
Del Crandall: S7.3-H
Johnny Logan: W.1-2
Lew Burdette: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
Bill Bruton: S9.3-H;2-H
Red Schoendienst: 8

Bot 6

Frank Robinson: K/C
Smoky Burgess: 8
George Crowe: K

Notes & reviews

game called for rain

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