April 23, 1959 Milwaukee Braves at Philadelphia Phillies Box Score and Play by Play

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

BAL 8
@BOS 7 CLE 10
@DET 4 WSH 3
NYY 2 CHC 6
STL 1 PHI 4
MLN 3 CIN 5
@PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Shibe Park, Attendance: 8,689

Thursday, April 23, 1959
Time of Game: 2:30

Braves

6-2

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  1    3  8  1
Phillies        0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  3    4  6  0

W: R Semproch (2-0), L: J Pizarro (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Phillies

4-4

Won 1

5th, 2 GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bruton CF                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .786    0    2   0   2B
E Mathews 3B                  4   1   1   2    1   1  .231  .824    0    1   3   HR
H Aaron RF                    4   1   2   1    1   0  .500 1.472    0    1   0   HR,2B
W Covington LF                2   0   1   0    2   0  .229  .622    0    1   0   2B,HBP
F Torre 1B                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .214  .517    0    7   0   
D Crandall C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .310  .803    0   11   1   SH
J Logan SS                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .167  .511    0    2   1   2B
C Cottier 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .200  .561    0    1   1   
J Pizarro P                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .400    0    0   2   
Totals                       34   3   8   3    5   6                    26   8

BATTING

2B: H Aaron (6, off R Semproch); B Bruton (1, off R Semproch); W Covington (3, off R Semproch); J Logan (2, off R Semproch).

HR: H Aaron (3, off R Semproch; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); E Mathews (4, off R Semproch; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

SH: D Crandall (2, off R Semproch).

HBP: W Covington (1, by R Semproch).

TB: H Aaron 6; E Mathews 4; J Logan 3; B Bruton 2; W Covington 2; J Pizarro.

RBI: E Mathews 2 (7); H Aaron (8).

2-out RBI: H Aaron.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Crandall-J Logan.

E: E Mathews (2).

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Ashburn CF                  4   0   0   0    1   1  .233  .628    0    2   0   CS
G Hamner SS                   4   1   1   1    1   1  .167 1.042    0    1   4   HR
E Bouchee 1B                  1   0   0   0    2   1  .296  .864    0    9   0   HBP
W Post RF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .296  .765    0    1   0   
B Bowman LF                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .091  .531    0    5   0   HR
W Jones 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .280  .918    0    1   2   
J Koppe 2B                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .000  .200    0    1   3   
V Thomas C                    3   0   1   0    0   2  .286  .661    0    7   0   
  G Freese PH                 1   1   1   2    0   0 1.000 5.000    0    0   0   HR
R Semproch P                  3   0   1   0    0   2  .167  .334    0    0   1   
  J Easton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       31   4   6   4    6  11                    27  10

BATTING

HR: B Bowman (1, off J Pizarro; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); G Freese (2, off J Pizarro; 9th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); G Hamner (1, off J Pizarro; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

HBP: E Bouchee (1, by J Pizarro).

TB: G Hamner 4; B Bowman 4; G Freese 4; R Semproch; V Thomas; W Jones.

RBI: G Freese 2 (6); B Bowman (1); G Hamner (1).

2-out RBI: B Bowman; G Hamner.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

BASERUNNING

CS: R Ashburn (2, 2nd base by J Pizarro/D Crandall).

PITCHING

Milwaukee Braves              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Pizarro, L (0-1)             8.2   6   4   4    6  11   3   7.94   38     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 2· 5     61    -     1.58  -0.43
Totals                         8.2   6   4   4    6  11   3          38     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 2· 5           -

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Semproch, W (2-0)            9     8   3   3    5   6   2   2.25   41     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 2· 8     60    -     0.96   0.07
Totals                         9     8   3   3    5   6   2          41     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 2· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: R Semproch (1; W Covington); J Pizarro (3; E Bouchee).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Tony Venzon, 3B - Jocko Conlan.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 8,689.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Braves              Philadelphia Phillies                
1. B Bruton             CF    1. R Ashburn            CF 
2. E Mathews            3B    2. G Hamner             SS 
3. H Aaron              RF    3. E Bouchee            1B 
4. W Covington          LF    4. W Post               RF 
5. F Torre              1B    5. B Bowman             LF 
6. D Crandall           C     6. W Jones              3B 
7. J Logan              SS    7. J Koppe              2B 
8. C Cottier            2B    8. V Thomas             C  
9. J Pizarro            P     9. R Semproch           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  3-3  ---      47% 100% G Hamner        J Pizarro       Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
   b 9   0  3-1  1--      45%  64% G Freese        J Pizarro       Home Run (Deep LF); Koppe Scores
   t 3   0  0-0  -2-     -15%  28% E Mathews       R Semproch      Home Run (Deep RF); Bruton Scores
   b 6   2  2-0  ---      13%  32% B Bowman        J Pizarro       Home Run (Deep LF)
   b 8   2  2-1  12-     -12%  16% W Jones         J Pizarro       Strikeout Looking

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Semproch facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B Bruton        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  E Mathews       Strikeout Looking
          ---      53%  H Aaron         Walk
          1--      51%  W Covington     Hit By Pitch; Aaron to 2B
   O      12-      55%  F Torre         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Juan Pizarro facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  R Ashburn       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      55%  G Hamner        Walk
          1--      58%  E Bouchee       Walk; Hamner to 2B
   O      12-      54%  W Post          Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      12-      50%  B Bowman        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Semproch facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      52%  D Crandall      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---      48%  J Logan         Double to CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-      52%  C Cottier       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      55%  J Pizarro       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Juan Pizarro facing 6-7-8
          ---      59%  W Jones         Single to 3B
   O      1--      55%  J Koppe         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      64%  V Thomas        Single to 3B; Koppe to 3B/Adv on E5 (throw); Thomas to 2B
   O      -23      56%  R Semproch      Strikeout
   O      -23      50%  R Ashburn       Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Semproch facing 1-2-3
          ---      43%  B Bruton        Double to CF
   RR     -2-      28%  E Mathews       Home Run (Deep RF); Bruton Scores
   O      ---      30%  H Aaron         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      27%  W Covington     Double to LF
   O      -2-      29%  F Torre         Groundout: 2B-1B; Covington to 3B
   O      --3      32%  D Crandall      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Juan Pizarro facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      30%  G Hamner        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      33%  E Bouchee       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      30%  W Post          Groundout: P-1B; Bouchee to 2B
   O      -2-      27%  B Bowman        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Phillies 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ray Semproch facing 7-8-9
          ---      24%  J Logan         Single to RF
   O      1--      27%  C Cottier       Strikeout
          1--      24%  J Pizarro       Single to 2B; Logan to 2B
   O      12-      27%  B Bruton        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Logan to 3B
          1-3      25%  E Mathews       Walk; Bruton to 2B
   O      123      31%  H Aaron         Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 2, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Juan Pizarro facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      28%  W Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      26%  J Koppe         Strikeout
   O      ---      24%  V Thomas        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Phillies 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ray Semproch facing 4-5-6
          ---      22%  W Covington     Walk
          1--      18%  F Torre         Walk; Covington to 2B
   O      12-      18%  D Crandall      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Covington to 3B; Torre to 2B
   O      -23      24%  J Logan         Strikeout
   O      -23      28%  C Cottier       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Juan Pizarro facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      25%  R Semproch      Strikeout
          ---      29%  R Ashburn       Walk
   OO     1--      22%  G Hamner        Double Play: Strikeout, Ashburn Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Phillies 0.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ray Semproch facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      23%  J Pizarro       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      25%  B Bruton        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      25%  E Mathews       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Juan Pizarro facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      22%  E Bouchee       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      20%  W Post          Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      32%  B Bowman        Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---      30%  W Jones         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Phillies 1.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ray Semproch facing 3-4-5
          ---      24%  H Aaron         Double to LF
   O      -2-      28%  W Covington     Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      -2-      31%  F Torre         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Aaron to 3B
   O      --3      36%  D Crandall      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-2, Juan Pizarro facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      31%  J Koppe         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      28%  V Thomas        Strikeout Looking
          ---      30%  R Semproch      Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      25%  R Ashburn       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Phillies 1.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ray Semproch facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      27%  J Logan         Lineout: LF
   O      ---      29%  C Cottier       Strikeout
   O      ---      30%  J Pizarro       Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-2, Juan Pizarro facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      24%  G Hamner        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---      31%  E Bouchee       Walk
   O      1--      23%  W Post          Strikeout
          1--      28%  B Bowman        Walk; Bouchee to 2B
   O      12-      16%  W Jones         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Phillies 1.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ray Semproch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      18%  B Bruton        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      19%  E Mathews       Popfly: 3B
   R      ---       9%  H Aaron         Home Run (Deep LF)
          ---       8%  W Covington     Walk
   O      1--       9%  F Torre         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-3, Juan Pizarro facing 7-8-9
          ---      18%  J Koppe         Walk
                  Gene Freese pinch hits for Valmy Thomas batting 8th
   RR     1--      64%  G Freese        Home Run (Deep LF); Koppe Scores
                  John Easton pinch hits for Ray Semproch batting 9th
   O      ---      58%  J Easton        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      53%  R Ashburn       Lineout: LF
   R      ---     100%  G Hamner        Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
        3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Phillies 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:PHI195904230

Play-by-Play Explanation

Scr/Out- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Pt- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.


Quick Index: Play Index \| Players \| Teams \| Leagues \| Managers \| Leaders \| Awards \| Postseason \| Box Scores \| Minors \| Draft SportingNews.com \| Stat of the Day \| SR Blog \| Tutorial Videos \| All-Star \| Travel \| Bullpen Wiki \| Random
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Boxes > 1959 > PHI \| MLN > Apr 23, 1959, Braves at Phillies Play by Play and Box Score

Baseball-Reference.com-- Baseball's History: 1871-Now

BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation