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Philadelphia Phillies @ Milwaukee Braves

1959-05-31 · Day game · County Stadium · Att: 28590 · 1:57

Milwaukee Braves defeated Philadelphia Phillies 2–1. Milwaukee Braves put up 2 in the 1st. Warren Spahn earned the win. Wes Covington went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Warren Spahn L: Ray Semproch SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Tony Venzon · 1B: Augie Donatelli · 2B: Jocko Conlan · 3B: Ken Burkhart · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Richie Ashburn	4	0	0	0	0	0
Chico Fernandez	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ed Bouchee	4	0	0	0	0	0
Wally Post	2	0	0	0	2	0
Harry Anderson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Willie Jones	3	0	0	0	0	0
Sparky Anderson	3	0	0	0	0	1
Valmy Thomas	3	0	1	0	0	0
Ray Semproch	2	0	1	0	0	0
Gene Freese	1	1	1	1	0	0

Milwaukee Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Bruton	3	0	1	0	0	1
Eddie Mathews	3	0	1	0	1	0
Hank Aaron	3	1	0	0	1	0
Wes Covington	4	1	1	2	0	0
Frank Torre	3	0	2	0	0	0
Del Rice	3	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Logan	3	0	1	0	0	0
Felix Mantilla	2	0	0	0	1	0
Warren Spahn	3	0	1	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ray Semproch	7.0	6	3	1
Taylor Phillips	1.0	1	0	0

Milwaukee Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Warren Spahn	9.0	4	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Richie Ashburn: 3/G
Chico Fernandez: S7
Ed Bouchee: 41.1-2
Wally Post: W
Harry Anderson: 8

Bot 1

Bill Bruton: K/C
Eddie Mathews: W
Hank Aaron: 64(1)/FO
Wes Covington: HR/8XD.1-H
Frank Torre: S7
Del Rice: 64(1)/FO

Top 2

Willie Jones: 63
Sparky Anderson: K
Valmy Thomas: S9
Ray Semproch: 3/G

Bot 2

Johnny Logan: 43
Felix Mantilla: 63
Warren Spahn: 43

Top 3

Richie Ashburn: 31
Chico Fernandez: 63
Ed Bouchee: 43

Bot 3

Bill Bruton: 43
Eddie Mathews: S8
Hank Aaron: W.1-2
Wes Covington: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Wally Post: W
Harry Anderson: 8
Willie Jones: 14(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Frank Torre: D9
Del Rice: 63
Johnny Logan: 7
Felix Mantilla: 43

Top 5

Sparky Anderson: 63
Valmy Thomas: 6/L
Ray Semproch: S7
Richie Ashburn: 3/G

Bot 5

Warren Spahn: S7
Bill Bruton: 14/SH.1-2
Eddie Mathews: 6/P
Hank Aaron: 53

Top 6

Chico Fernandez: 63
Ed Bouchee: 43
Wally Post: 5/L

Bot 6

Wes Covington: 3/G
Frank Torre: 8
Del Rice: 13

Top 7

Harry Anderson: 3/G
Willie Jones: 9
Sparky Anderson: 63

Bot 7

Johnny Logan: S7
Felix Mantilla: OA.1X2(26)
Felix Mantilla: W
Warren Spahn: 3(B)6(1)/LDP

Top 8

Valmy Thomas: 13
Gene Freese: HR/78XD
Richie Ashburn: 63
Chico Fernandez: 43

Bot 8

Bill Bruton: S8/78
Eddie Mathews: 36(1)/FO
Hank Aaron: 4/P
Wes Covington: 7

Top 9

Ed Bouchee: 43
Wally Post: 8
Harry Anderson: 3/G