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Los Angeles Dodgers @ Milwaukee Braves

1959-08-18 · Night game · County Stadium · 13 innings · Att: 30760 · 4:33

Los Angeles Dodgers defeated Milwaukee Braves 7–6. Los Angeles Dodgers put up 2 in the 1st. Larry Sherry earned the win. Hank Aaron went 3-for-6 with 2 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	R	H	E
LAN	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	7	12
ML1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	6	7

W: Larry Sherry L: Warren Spahn SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Shag Crawford · 1B: Vic Delmore · 2B: Al Barlick · 3B: Bill Jackowski · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Los Angeles Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jim Gilliam	7	0	2	0	0	0
Charlie Neal	6	0	1	1	0	2
Wally Moon	4	3	1	0	3	0
Duke Snider	5	1	1	2	0	4
Norm Larker	5	1	2	0	0	1
Ron Fairly	1	0	0	0	0	1
John Roseboro	4	0	1	0	2	0
Don Zimmer	2	1	1	2	3	1
Don Drysdale	4	0	0	0	1	2
Carl Furillo	1	0	0	0	0	1
Don Demeter	4	1	1	0	0	1
Rip Repulski	2	0	2	1	0	0
Gil Hodges	0	0	0	1	0	0
Larry Sherry	1	0	0	0	0	0
Chuck Essegian	1	0	0	0	0	0

Milwaukee Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Bruton	5	1	1	0	2	2
Eddie Mathews	7	0	0	0	0	2
Hank Aaron	6	3	3	2	1	0
Wes Covington	6	1	1	1	1	0
Frank Torre	1	1	0	0	2	0
Bobby Avila	5	0	0	0	1	3
Johnny Logan	4	0	2	2	1	2
Del Crandall	1	0	0	0	1	1
Joey Jay	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lee Maye	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mickey Vernon	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Adcock	2	0	0	0	1	0
Andy Pafko	1	0	0	0	0	1
Stan Lopata	2	0	0	0	0	0
Felix Mantilla	1	0	0	0	0	0
Warren Spahn	1	0	0	0	0	0

Los Angeles Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Don Drysdale	10.1	7	8	8
Larry Sherry	2.2	0	2	3

Milwaukee Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joey Jay	2.0	2	3	3
Juan Pizarro	1.2	1	2	3
Bob Trowbridge	1.1	3	1	1
Bob Giggie	2.0	2	2	2
Don McMahon	2.0	0	0	3
Bob Rush	1.0	0	0	1
Warren Spahn	3.0	4	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jim Gilliam: 8
Charlie Neal: K
Wally Moon: W
Duke Snider: HR/F9.1-H
Norm Larker: 43

Bot 1

Bill Bruton: K
Eddie Mathews: 5/FL
Hank Aaron: 13

Top 2

Ron Fairly: K
John Roseboro: 3/G
Don Zimmer: W
Don Drysdale: K

Bot 2

Wes Covington: 43
Frank Torre: HP
Bobby Avila: PB.1-2
Bobby Avila: K
Johnny Logan: S8/L.2-H(UR)
Del Crandall: W.1-2
Joey Jay: 43

Top 3

Jim Gilliam: S9/L
Charlie Neal: E3/TH.1-2
Wally Moon: W.2-3;1-2
Duke Snider: K
Norm Larker: K
Carl Furillo: K

Bot 3

Bill Bruton: W
Eddie Mathews: BK.1-2
Eddie Mathews: 6(B)4(2)/P/DP
Hank Aaron: 53

Top 4

John Roseboro: 4
Don Zimmer: W
Don Drysdale: W.1-2
Jim Gilliam: 7/FL
Charlie Neal: S7/L.2-H;1-3
Wally Moon: 46(1)/FO

Bot 4

Wes Covington: 4
Frank Torre: 43
Bobby Avila: 43

Top 5

Duke Snider: K
Norm Larker: S7/F
Don Demeter: S8/G.1-2
John Roseboro: WP.2-3;1-2
John Roseboro: IW
Don Zimmer: S9/L.3-H;2-H;1X3(965);B-2(TH)
Don Drysdale: 53

Bot 5

Johnny Logan: K
Del Crandall: K
Lee Maye: 53

Top 6

Jim Gilliam: S8/G
Charlie Neal: 14/SH.1-2
Wally Moon: 43.2-3
Duke Snider: K

Bot 6

Bill Bruton: 5
Eddie Mathews: 43
Hank Aaron: HR/F8
Wes Covington: HR/F9
Frank Torre: W
Bobby Avila: 64(1)/FO

Top 7

Norm Larker: S9/L
Don Demeter: 36(1)/FO
John Roseboro: CS2(26)
John Roseboro: W
Don Zimmer: W.1-2
Don Drysdale: K

Bot 7

Johnny Logan: W
Del Crandall: HP.1-2
Mickey Vernon: 6
Bill Bruton: K
Eddie Mathews: K

Top 8

Jim Gilliam: 7
Charlie Neal: K
Wally Moon: 7

Bot 8

Hank Aaron: S5
Wes Covington: 7/L
Frank Torre: W.1-2
Bobby Avila: K
Johnny Logan: S7/F.2-H;1-2
Joe Adcock: 8/L

Top 9

Duke Snider: K
Norm Larker: 3/FL
Don Demeter: K

Bot 9

Andy Pafko: K
Bill Bruton: S6
Eddie Mathews: 8/8D
Hank Aaron: E8/F.1-H(E8/TH)(UR);B-2
Wes Covington: IW
Stan Lopata: 64(1)/FO

Top 10

John Roseboro: 43
Don Zimmer: K
Don Drysdale: E4/P6MD
Jim Gilliam: 9/9D

Bot 10

Bobby Avila: W
Johnny Logan: 34/SH.1-2
Joe Adcock: IW
Felix Mantilla: 2/FL
Bill Bruton: 64(1)/FO

Top 11

Charlie Neal: 8
Wally Moon: W
Rip Repulski: S8/L.1-3
Gil Hodges: 8/L/SF.3-H
Don Demeter: 64(1)/FO

Bot 11

Eddie Mathews: 7
Hank Aaron: HR/F9
Wes Covington: 43
Stan Lopata: 7

Top 12

John Roseboro: S5/BG
Don Zimmer: 54/SH.1-2
Larry Sherry: 63.2-3
Jim Gilliam: 6/L

Bot 12

Bobby Avila: K
Johnny Logan: K
Joe Adcock: 8

Top 13

Charlie Neal: 53
Wally Moon: T8/F
Rip Repulski: S7/L.3-H
Chuck Essegian: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 13

Warren Spahn: 4
Bill Bruton: W
Eddie Mathews: K+SB2
Hank Aaron: IW
Wes Covington: 3/G

Notes & reviews

Juan Pizarro hurt knee
this fly ball should have ended the game; there was no one at the plate to receive Demeter's 'perfect strike' throw as Bruton scored because John Roseboro ran to the mound to congratulate Don Drysdale on apparent win

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