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Milwaukee Braves @ Chicago Cubs

1959-07-16 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 23678 · 2:29

Chicago Cubs defeated Milwaukee Braves 4–2. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 1st. Dave Hillman earned the win. Ernie Banks went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Dave Hillman L: Lew Burdette SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Tom Gorman · 1B: Stan Landes · 2B: Dusty Boggess · 3B: Ed Sudol · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Milwaukee Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI
Bill Bruton	4	0	2	0
Eddie Mathews	4	1	1	0
Hank Aaron	4	0	1	0
Wes Covington	4	0	0	1
Frank Torre	4	1	2	0
Stan Lopata	4	0	1	1
Johnny Logan	4	0	2	0
Johnny O'Brien	3	0	0	0
Lew Burdette	2	0	0	0
Mickey Vernon	1	0	0	0
Del Crandall	1	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tony Taylor	4	1	1	0	0	1
Al Dark	4	1	1	0	0	0
Lee Walls	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ernie Banks	4	1	2	1	0	1
Bobby Thomson	1	1	0	1	1	0
Dale Long	3	0	0	0	0	0
George Altman	3	0	2	1	0	0
Sammy Taylor	3	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Hillman	3	0	0	0	0	2

Milwaukee Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lew Burdette	6.0	5	1	2
Bob Trowbridge	2.0	1	0	3

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dave Hillman	9.0	9	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bill Bruton: S9
Eddie Mathews: 8/8D
Hank Aaron: 8/L
Wes Covington: 8

Bot 1

Tony Taylor: S8
Al Dark: S6.1-H(E3/TH);B-2
Lee Walls: K/C
Ernie Banks: S5.2-3
Bobby Thomson: 7/SF.3-H(UR)
Dale Long: 6(1)/G/FO

Top 2

Frank Torre: T9/9D
Stan Lopata: S7.3-H
Johnny Logan: S7.1-2
Johnny O'Brien: 8
Lew Burdette: 5(2)5(B)/RINT/DP

Bot 2

George Altman: 43
Sammy Taylor: 43
Dave Hillman: 43

Top 3

Bill Bruton: 43
Eddie Mathews: 5/FL
Hank Aaron: 63

Bot 3

Tony Taylor: 3/FL
Al Dark: 6/L
Lee Walls: 53

Top 4

Wes Covington: 43
Frank Torre: 7
Stan Lopata: 3

Bot 4

Ernie Banks: HR/7LD
Bobby Thomson: W
Dale Long: 7/7D.1-2
George Altman: S.2-H
Sammy Taylor: 8
Dave Hillman: K

Top 5

Johnny Logan: S/BG5S
Johnny O'Brien: 9
Lew Burdette: 8
Bill Bruton: S8.1-3
Eddie Mathews: 3/G

Bot 5

Tony Taylor: 13/BG
Al Dark: 7/7D
Lee Walls: 63

Top 6

Hank Aaron: 63
Wes Covington: 43
Frank Torre: D
Stan Lopata: 4

Bot 6

Ernie Banks: 3/FL
Bobby Thomson: 8/L
Dale Long: 13

Top 7

Johnny Logan: 7
Johnny O'Brien: 53
Mickey Vernon: 7

Bot 7

George Altman: S
Sammy Taylor: PB.1-2
Sammy Taylor: 9
Dave Hillman: K
Tony Taylor: K

Top 8

Bill Bruton: 31
Eddie Mathews: S
Hank Aaron: D.1-3
Wes Covington: 31.3-H;2-3
Frank Torre: 63

Bot 8

Al Dark: 2
Lee Walls: 63
Ernie Banks: K

Top 9

Stan Lopata: 63
Johnny Logan: 63
Del Crandall: 9

Notes & reviews

Stan Lopata collided with Al Dark as Dark was about to field the grounder; Lopata called for interference and both Lopata and Lew Burdette ruled out by 3B umpire Ed Sudol; unassisted double play for Dark, who never touched the ball
off the LF pole

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