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San Francisco Giants @ Milwaukee Braves

1959-06-01 · Night game · County Stadium · Att: 16666 · 2:44

San Francisco Giants defeated Milwaukee Braves 11–2. San Francisco Giants put up 6 in the 3rd. Sam Jones earned the win. Andre Rodgers went 1-for-5 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SFN	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	4	0	11	14
ML1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	8

W: Sam Jones L: Joey Jay SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Hal Dixon · 1B: Vinnie Smith · 2B: Frank Dascoli · 3B: Frank Secory · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

San Francisco Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jim Davenport	6	1	3	1	0	1
Willie Kirkland	5	1	2	0	1	1
Willie Mays	4	2	2	1	1	0
Orlando Cepeda	5	1	2	1	0	1
Leon Wagner	2	2	0	0	2	0
Daryl Spencer	3	2	1	1	1	0
Andre Rodgers	5	0	1	3	0	3
Hobie Landrith	1	1	1	0	2	0
Sam Jones	5	0	1	2	0	4
Jackie Brandt	2	0	1	1	0	1
Bob Schmidt	0	1	0	0	1	0

Milwaukee Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Bruton	4	0	1	0	0	0
Eddie Mathews	3	0	0	0	1	1
Hank Aaron	2	0	0	0	0	0
Wes Covington	4	1	3	0	0	0
Frank Torre	4	0	3	2	0	0
Del Rice	3	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Logan	4	0	0	0	0	1
Felix Mantilla	2	0	0	0	0	2
Juan Pizarro	2	0	1	0	1	0
Andy Pafko	1	1	0	0	1	1
Casey Wise	2	0	0	0	0	0
Stan Lopata	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mickey Vernon	1	0	0	0	0	0

San Francisco Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sam Jones	9.0	8	3	5

Milwaukee Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joey Jay	2.2	7	4	3
Juan Pizarro	6.1	7	4	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jim Davenport: S9
Willie Kirkland: 3
Willie Mays: 8
Orlando Cepeda: S8.1-2
Leon Wagner: 63

Bot 1

Bill Bruton: S8
Eddie Mathews: 8
Hank Aaron: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Daryl Spencer: 53
Andre Rodgers: K
Hobie Landrith: W
Sam Jones: K

Bot 2

Wes Covington: 13
Frank Torre: S8
Del Rice: 8
Johnny Logan: 8

Top 3

Jim Davenport: S
Willie Kirkland: W.1-2
Willie Mays: S8.1-2;2-H
Orlando Cepeda: 7/7D.1-2;2-3
Leon Wagner: IW
Daryl Spencer: S5.1-2;2-3;3-H
Andre Rodgers: K/C
Hobie Landrith: PB.1-2;2-3;3-H
Hobie Landrith: IW
Sam Jones: S8.1-2;2-H;3-H
Jim Davenport: S/78.1-2;2-H
Willie Kirkland: S8.1-2;2XH(82)

Bot 3

Felix Mantilla: K
Juan Pizarro: 53
Bill Bruton: 7

Top 4

Willie Mays: 63
Orlando Cepeda: 13
Leon Wagner: 7

Bot 4

Eddie Mathews: 8
Hank Aaron: 8
Wes Covington: S9
Frank Torre: S9.1-2
Del Rice: 9

Top 5

Daryl Spencer: 63
Andre Rodgers: K
Hobie Landrith: S7
Sam Jones: K/C

Bot 5

Johnny Logan: K/C
Felix Mantilla: K/C
Juan Pizarro: S/89
Bill Bruton: 9

Top 6

Jim Davenport: K
Willie Kirkland: S9
Willie Mays: PO1(13)
Willie Mays: W
Orlando Cepeda: K

Bot 6

Eddie Mathews: K
Andy Pafko: W
Wes Covington: S7.1-2
Frank Torre: PB.1-2;2-3
Frank Torre: S7.2-H(UR);3-H
Del Rice: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Leon Wagner: W
Daryl Spencer: C/E2.1-2
Andre Rodgers: 8.2-3
Jackie Brandt: S9.1-3;3-H(UR)
Sam Jones: PO3(25).1-2
Sam Jones: K

Bot 7

Johnny Logan: 6
Casey Wise: 63
Juan Pizarro: W
Bill Bruton: 3/G

Top 8

Jim Davenport: 63
Willie Kirkland: K
Willie Mays: S8
Orlando Cepeda: D/89.1-H;B-3(TH)
Bob Schmidt: W
Daryl Spencer: W.1-2
Andre Rodgers: D8.1-H;2-H;3-H
Jackie Brandt: K23

Bot 8

Eddie Mathews: W
Andy Pafko: K
Wes Covington: WP.1-2
Wes Covington: S8.2-3
Frank Torre: 9
Stan Lopata: 13

Top 9

Sam Jones: K
Jim Davenport: 8
Willie Kirkland: 8

Bot 9

Johnny Logan: 63
Casey Wise: 43
Mickey Vernon: 9

Notes & reviews

Henry Aaron left with a backache
missed squeeze play
Del Rice suffered a fractured left leg on play at HP and carried off on a stretcher; Willie Mays suffered slightly bruised shins

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