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Philadelphia Phillies @ Milwaukee Braves

1958-08-17 · Day game · County Stadium · Att: 39807 · 2:05

Milwaukee Braves defeated Philadelphia Phillies 4–1. Milwaukee Braves put up 2 in the 7th. Lew Burdette earned the win. Wes Covington went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHI	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5
ML1	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0		4	8

W: Lew Burdette L: Ray Semproch SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Jackowski · 1B: Vic Delmore · 2B: Stan Landes · 3B: Al Barlick · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Richie Ashburn	3	0	1	0	1	0
Bobby Young	4	0	0	0	0	1
Harry Anderson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Wally Post	4	1	1	0	0	0
Ed Bouchee	3	0	0	0	1	0
Willie Jones	4	0	2	1	0	1
Chico Fernandez	4	0	0	0	0	1
Carl Sawatski	2	0	0	0	1	0
Ray Semproch	3	0	1	0	0	0

Milwaukee Braves — batting

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

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ray Semproch	8.0	8	0	2

Milwaukee Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lew Burdette	9.0	5	3	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Richie Ashburn: W
Bobby Young: 36(1)3/GDP
Harry Anderson: 8

Bot 1

Bill Bruton: 8
Red Schoendienst: 6/L
Eddie Mathews: S9/G
Hank Aaron: 53

Top 2

Wally Post: 43
Ed Bouchee: 53
Willie Jones: 4/L

Bot 2

Wes Covington: HR/9
Frank Torre: S9
Del Crandall: 4/P
Johnny Logan: 5/P
Lew Burdette: 7

Top 3

Chico Fernandez: K
Carl Sawatski: W
Ray Semproch: S8.1-2
Richie Ashburn: 3/G.2-3;1-2
Bobby Young: 43

Bot 3

Bill Bruton: 3/G
Red Schoendienst: 31
Eddie Mathews: D9/3
Hank Aaron: K

Top 4

Harry Anderson: 63
Wally Post: D9
Ed Bouchee: W
Willie Jones: S7/G.2-H;1-2
Chico Fernandez: 54(1)/FO.2-3
Carl Sawatski: 13

Bot 4

Wes Covington: HP
Frank Torre: HP.1-2
Del Crandall: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Johnny Logan: 53/SH.3-H;2-3
Lew Burdette: K/C

Top 5

Ray Semproch: 8
Richie Ashburn: S8
Bobby Young: 46(1)/FO
Harry Anderson: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Bill Bruton: 8/8S
Red Schoendienst: 43
Eddie Mathews: 31

Top 6

Wally Post: 53
Ed Bouchee: 31
Willie Jones: K/C

Bot 6

Hank Aaron: 63
Wes Covington: 43
Frank Torre: D7
Del Crandall: 8/78D

Top 7

Chico Fernandez: 63
Carl Sawatski: 9/9D
Ray Semproch: 63

Bot 7

Johnny Logan: S7
Lew Burdette: 16(1)/FO
Bill Bruton: S9.1-2
Red Schoendienst: 43.2-3;1-2
Eddie Mathews: S9.3-H;2-H
Hank Aaron: 54(1)/FO

Top 8

Richie Ashburn: 53
Bobby Young: K
Harry Anderson: 5/FL

Bot 8

Wes Covington: 5/P
Frank Torre: 9
Del Crandall: 4/P

Top 9

Wally Post: 53
Ed Bouchee: 43
Willie Jones: S7
Chico Fernandez: 7