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Chicago Cubs @ Milwaukee Braves

1959-06-28 · Day game · County Stadium · Att: 32884 · 2:34

Milwaukee Braves defeated Chicago Cubs 2–1. Milwaukee Braves put up 2 in the 4th. Juan Pizarro earned the win. Eddie Mathews went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Juan Pizarro L: Dave Hillman SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tony Taylor	4	0	2	0	0	0
Al Dark	3	0	0	0	1	2
Lee Walls	2	0	0	0	2	0
Ernie Banks	3	0	0	0	1	1
Bobby Thomson	3	1	1	0	1	0
Earl Averill	4	0	1	0	0	1
Cal Neeman	2	0	1	1	0	1
Dale Long	4	0	0	0	0	1
Dave Hillman	0	0	0	0	2	0
Walt Moryn	2	0	0	0	0	1
Johnny Goryl	1	0	0	0	0	0
Randy Jackson	1	0	0	0	0	0

Milwaukee Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Bruton	3	0	0	0	1	1
Eddie Mathews	4	1	2	1	0	0
Hank Aaron	4	0	0	0	0	1
Wes Covington	2	1	1	0	1	0
Joe Adcock	2	0	1	0	1	0
Del Crandall	3	0	1	1	0	0
Mel Roach	2	0	0	0	1	0
Felix Mantilla	3	0	0	0	0	0
Juan Pizarro	3	0	0	0	0	2
Andy Pafko	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dave Hillman	3.2	4	2	0
Don Elston	2.1	0	2	2
Bill Henry	2.0	1	0	2

Milwaukee Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Juan Pizarro	9.0	5	7	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tony Taylor: S8
Al Dark: K+CS2(26)/DP
Lee Walls: W
Ernie Banks: PB.1-2
Ernie Banks: W
Bobby Thomson: 4/L

Bot 1

Bill Bruton: 31
Eddie Mathews: 9
Hank Aaron: 7/7D

Top 2

Earl Averill: K
Cal Neeman: K
Dale Long: 53

Bot 2

Wes Covington: 8
Joe Adcock: S7
Del Crandall: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Dave Hillman: W
Tony Taylor: E6.1-2
Al Dark: PO2(26)
Al Dark: K
Lee Walls: SB2
Lee Walls: 8/L

Bot 3

Mel Roach: 53
Felix Mantilla: 9
Juan Pizarro: 43

Top 4

Ernie Banks: 8
Bobby Thomson: W
Earl Averill: S5.1-2
Cal Neeman: S7.2-H;1-2
Dale Long: 8
Dave Hillman: W.2-3;1-2
Tony Taylor: 4/P

Bot 4

Bill Bruton: 43
Eddie Mathews: HR/9D
Hank Aaron: 7/7D
Wes Covington: S9
Joe Adcock: W.1-2
Del Crandall: FLE3
Del Crandall: S7.2-H(UR);1-2
Mel Roach: W.2-3;1-2
Felix Mantilla: 43

Top 5

Al Dark: W
Lee Walls: 54(1)/FO
Ernie Banks: K/C
Bobby Thomson: 43

Bot 5

Juan Pizarro: K
Bill Bruton: W
Eddie Mathews: 9/9D
Hank Aaron: K

Top 6

Earl Averill: 8
Walt Moryn: 7
Dale Long: 3/G

Bot 6

Wes Covington: W
Joe Adcock: 3/FL
Del Crandall: 7
Mel Roach: 13

Top 7

Johnny Goryl: 4/L
Tony Taylor: D9
Al Dark: PO2(165)
Al Dark: 53

Bot 7

Felix Mantilla: 6
Juan Pizarro: K
Bill Bruton: K

Top 8

Lee Walls: W
Ernie Banks: 8
Bobby Thomson: S8.1-2
Earl Averill: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Eddie Mathews: S7
Hank Aaron: 14(1)3/GDP
Andy Pafko: 3/P

Top 9

Walt Moryn: K/C
Dale Long: K
Randy Jackson: 7/7D

Notes & reviews

Johnny Logan spiked on right leg by Dave Hillman; 20 stitches required to close the wound
Irv Noren ejected by HP umpire Hal Dixon
Cal Neeman ejected by HP umpire Hal Dixon

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