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Milwaukee Braves @ Philadelphia Phillies

1959-04-23 · Night game · Shibe Park · Att: 8689 · 2:30

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Milwaukee Braves 4–3. Philadelphia Phillies put up 3 in the 9th. Ray Semproch earned the win. Gene Freese went 1-for-1 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Ray Semproch L: Juan Pizarro SV: (none)

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

Milwaukee Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Bruton	5	1	1	0	0	0
Eddie Mathews	4	1	1	2	1	1
Hank Aaron	4	1	2	1	1	0
Wes Covington	2	0	1	0	2	0
Frank Torre	4	0	0	0	1	0
Del Crandall	3	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Logan	4	0	2	0	0	1
Chuck Cottier	4	0	0	0	0	3
Juan Pizarro	4	0	1	0	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Richie Ashburn	4	0	0	0	1	1
Granny Hamner	4	1	1	1	1	1
Ed Bouchee	1	0	0	0	2	1
Wally Post	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bob Bowman	3	1	1	1	1	0
Willie Jones	4	0	1	0	0	1
Joe Koppe	3	1	0	0	1	1
Valmy Thomas	3	0	1	0	0	2
Ray Semproch	3	0	1	0	0	2
Gene Freese	1	1	1	2	0	0
John Easton	1	0	0	0	0	1

Milwaukee Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Juan Pizarro	8.2	6	6	11

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ray Semproch	9.0	8	5	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bill Bruton: 7
Eddie Mathews: K/C
Hank Aaron: W
Wes Covington: HP.1-2
Frank Torre: 43

Bot 1

Richie Ashburn: 53
Granny Hamner: W
Ed Bouchee: W.1-2
Wally Post: 3/FL
Bob Bowman: 8

Top 2

Del Crandall: 8/8D
Johnny Logan: D8/78D
Chuck Cottier: 63
Juan Pizarro: K

Bot 2

Willie Jones: S5
Joe Koppe: 16(1)/FO
Valmy Thomas: S5.1-3(E5/TH);B-2
Ray Semproch: K
Richie Ashburn: 5/L

Top 3

Bill Bruton: D8
Eddie Mathews: HR/9D.2-H
Hank Aaron: 63
Wes Covington: D7
Frank Torre: 43.2-3
Del Crandall: 53

Bot 3

Granny Hamner: 43
Ed Bouchee: HP
Wally Post: 13.1-2
Bob Bowman: 53

Top 4

Johnny Logan: S9
Chuck Cottier: K
Juan Pizarro: S4.1-2
Bill Bruton: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Eddie Mathews: W.1-2
Hank Aaron: 2/FL

Bot 4

Willie Jones: 53
Joe Koppe: K
Valmy Thomas: K/C

Top 5

Wes Covington: W
Frank Torre: W.1-2
Del Crandall: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Johnny Logan: K
Chuck Cottier: K/C

Bot 5

Ray Semproch: K
Richie Ashburn: W
Granny Hamner: K+CS2(26)/DP

Top 6

Juan Pizarro: 53
Bill Bruton: 8
Eddie Mathews: 9

Bot 6

Ed Bouchee: K/C
Wally Post: 63
Bob Bowman: HR/7D
Willie Jones: 8

Top 7

Hank Aaron: D7
Wes Covington: 7/7S
Frank Torre: 3/G.2-3
Del Crandall: 63

Bot 7

Joe Koppe: 4/P
Valmy Thomas: K/C
Ray Semproch: S5/G
Richie Ashburn: K/C

Top 8

Johnny Logan: 7/L
Chuck Cottier: K
Juan Pizarro: 7/L

Bot 8

Granny Hamner: 9/9S
Ed Bouchee: W
Wally Post: K
Bob Bowman: W.1-2
Willie Jones: K/C

Top 9

Bill Bruton: 63
Eddie Mathews: 5/P
Hank Aaron: HR/7D
Wes Covington: W
Frank Torre: 7

Bot 9

Joe Koppe: W
Gene Freese: HR/7D.1-H
John Easton: K/C
Richie Ashburn: 7/L
Granny Hamner: HR/78XD