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Milwaukee Braves @ Philadelphia Phillies

1959-07-04 · Night game · Shibe Park · Att: 16775 · 2:05

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Milwaukee Braves 2–1. Robin Roberts earned the win. Ed Bouchee went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Robin Roberts L: Lew Burdette SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ed Sudol · 1B: Tom Gorman · 2B: Stan Landes · 3B: Dusty Boggess · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Milwaukee Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Bill Bruton	4	0	1	0	2
Eddie Mathews	4	0	2	0	0
Hank Aaron	4	0	1	0	0
Wes Covington	4	0	0	0	1
Joe Adcock	4	1	1	0	2
Del Crandall	3	0	1	0	0
Johnny O'Brien	3	0	1	1	0
Felix Mantilla	2	0	0	0	0
Lew Burdette	2	0	0	0	1
Mickey Vernon	1	0	0	0	1
Frank Torre	1	0	1	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe Koppe	4	0	1	0	0	0
Richie Ashburn	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Bouchee	3	1	1	1	0	0
Wally Post	3	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Anderson	3	0	1	0	0	0
Gene Freese	3	0	0	0	0	1
Sparky Anderson	3	1	1	0	0	0
Carl Sawatski	2	0	1	0	1	0
Robin Roberts	3	0	0	0	0	1

Milwaukee Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lew Burdette	7.0	5	0	2
Don McMahon	1.0	0	1	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Robin Roberts	9.0	8	0	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bill Bruton: 7
Eddie Mathews: 2/FL
Hank Aaron: 4/P

Bot 1

Joe Koppe: S6
Richie Ashburn: 3/G.1-2
Ed Bouchee: 53.2-3
Wally Post: 63

Top 2

Wes Covington: 31
Joe Adcock: S9
Del Crandall: S9.1-2
Johnny O'Brien: D9.2-H;1-3
Felix Mantilla: 6/P
Lew Burdette: K

Bot 2

Harry Anderson: 5/L
Gene Freese: K
Sparky Anderson: E6/G
Carl Sawatski: 7/7D

Top 3

Bill Bruton: K
Eddie Mathews: 7
Hank Aaron: S7/G
Wes Covington: 9

Bot 3

Robin Roberts: K
Joe Koppe: 63
Richie Ashburn: 8

Top 4

Joe Adcock: K
Del Crandall: 2/FL
Johnny O'Brien: 13

Bot 4

Ed Bouchee: HR/9D
Wally Post: 53
Harry Anderson: 13
Gene Freese: 8/L

Top 5

Felix Mantilla: 3/P
Lew Burdette: 3/P
Bill Bruton: K

Bot 5

Sparky Anderson: S7
Carl Sawatski: S9.1-3
Robin Roberts: 6(1)3/GDP.3-H(NR)
Joe Koppe: 53

Top 6

Eddie Mathews: S8
Hank Aaron: 64(1)3/GDP
Wes Covington: 53

Bot 6

Richie Ashburn: 63
Ed Bouchee: 7
Wally Post: 7

Top 7

Joe Adcock: K
Del Crandall: 7
Johnny O'Brien: 53

Bot 7

Harry Anderson: S9
Gene Freese: 16(1)/FO/BG
Sparky Anderson: 3(B)3(1)/LDP

Top 8

Mickey Vernon: K
Frank Torre: S7/G
Bill Bruton: S7/DP/PASS.1X3(75);BX2(5)

Bot 8

Carl Sawatski: W
Robin Roberts: 36(1)3/GDP
Joe Koppe: 53

Top 9

Eddie Mathews: S9/G
Hank Aaron: 64(1)/FO
Wes Covington: K/C
Joe Adcock: 8

Notes & reviews

Wise stopped between second and third, retreated to second, bumped into Bruton who was called out for passing Wise who was then tagged out by Freese to complete the DP; Bruton only credited with single because Wise did not make it to third before being put out

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