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Milwaukee Braves @ Cincinnati Reds
1959-08-11 · Night game · Crosley Field · Att: 29896 · 2:44
Milwaukee Braves defeated Cincinnati Redlegs 7–3. Milwaukee Braves put up 3 in the 8th. Lew Burdette earned the win. Joe Adcock went 4-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ML1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | |
| CIN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
W: Lew Burdette L: Jay Hook SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Jocko Conlan · 1B: Augie Donatelli · 2B: Ken Burkhart · 3B: Tony Venzon · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Milwaukee Braves — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bill Bruton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Bobby Avila | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Eddie Mathews | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Hank Aaron | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Wes Covington | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Adcock | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Logan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Del Rice | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lew Burdette | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank Torre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Del Crandall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Johnny Temple | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Vada Pinson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Gus Bell | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank Robinson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jerry Lynch | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ed Bailey | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Roy McMillan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eddie Kasko | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jay Hook | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Willie Jones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Powers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Milwaukee Braves — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lew Burdette | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Hook | 7.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Willard Schmidt | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Orlando Pena | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bill Bruton: 5/P
- Bobby Avila: 53
- Eddie Mathews: W
- Hank Aaron: 63
Bot 1
- Johnny Temple: W
- Vada Pinson: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
- Vada Pinson: W
- Gus Bell: 8/SF/DP.3-H(UR);1X1(8643)
- Frank Robinson: K
Top 2
- Wes Covington: 43
- Joe Adcock: D7
- Johnny Logan: 8
- Del Rice: 3/FL
Bot 2
- Jerry Lynch: 8
- Ed Bailey: S8
- Roy McMillan: 53.1-2
- Eddie Kasko: W
- Jay Hook: 64(1)/FO
Top 3
- Lew Burdette: 9/L
- Bill Bruton: C/E2.B-1
- Bobby Avila: CS2(26)
- Bobby Avila: 13
Bot 3
- Johnny Temple: 63
- Vada Pinson: D7
- Gus Bell: S8.2-H
- Frank Robinson: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 4
- Eddie Mathews: 13/BG
- Hank Aaron: S7
- Wes Covington: 8
- Joe Adcock: S9.1-3
- Johnny Logan: S8.3-H;1-3
- Del Rice: 3/P
Bot 4
- Jerry Lynch: 2/FL
- Ed Bailey: HR/7LD
- Willie Jones: 8
- Eddie Kasko: 8
Top 5
- Lew Burdette: S
- Bill Bruton: 5/FL
- Bobby Avila: S8.1-3
- Eddie Mathews: 2/FL
- Hank Aaron: S7.3-H;1-2
- Wes Covington: 3/G
Bot 5
- Jay Hook: K
- Johnny Temple: 9
- Vada Pinson: 7
Top 6
- Joe Adcock: HR/8XD
- Johnny Logan: 8
- Del Rice: 2/FL
- Lew Burdette: 5/L
Bot 6
- Gus Bell: 9
- Frank Robinson: D7
- Jerry Lynch: 3/G.2-3
- Ed Bailey: 53
Top 7
- Bill Bruton: HR/9D
- Bobby Avila: 3/G
- Eddie Mathews: 3/P
- Hank Aaron: 7
Bot 7
- Willie Jones: 63
- Eddie Kasko: 53
- John Powers: 4/L
Top 8
- Wes Covington: W
- Joe Adcock: D.1-H
- Johnny Logan: D9.2-H
- Frank Torre: W
- Lew Burdette: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
- Bill Bruton: IW
- Bobby Avila: 9/SF.3-H
- Eddie Mathews: 3/L
Bot 8
- Johnny Temple: S9
- Vada Pinson: K/C
- Gus Bell: 7
- Frank Robinson: D.1-3
- Jerry Lynch: 3/G
Top 9
- Hank Aaron: W
- Wes Covington: 8
- Del Crandall: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
- Del Crandall: 2/FL
- Johnny Logan: W
- Frank Torre: K
Bot 9
- Ed Bailey: K/C
- Willie Jones: 53
- Eddie Kasko: 63
Notes & reviews
- Joe Adcock caught Vada Pinson with the hidden ball trick
- off the LF pole