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CHW  1
@BAL  1
(18)		 BOS  4
KCA  3
 DET  4
@NYY  0
 CLE  5
@WSH  2
 CHC  4
PHI  2
 SFG  7
MLN  1
 PIT 18
@STL  2
Standings at end of play this day

Seals Stadium, Attendance: 22,923

 Thursday, August 6, 1959
Time of Game: 2:15
Braves
1
58-47
Lost 2
3rd, 2 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  8  1
Giants          2  0  0   4  0  0   1  0  X    7 10  0
W: Sam Jones (15-10), L: Lew Burdette (15-11)
 Giants
7
61-46
Won 2
1st

Batting Stats

Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
F Mantilla 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .194  .538              2   3   2B
E Mathews 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .304  .967              0   0   
H Aaron RF                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .366 1.090              1   0   2B
W Covington LF                4   1   2   0    0   1  .282  .720              4   0   
F Torre 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .246  .653              9   0   2B
J Logan SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .295  .835              0   5   
B Bruton CF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .293  .753              6   0   2B
D Crandall C                  2   0   0   0    2   0  .249  .684              2   0   
L Burdette P                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .181  .474              0   1   
  M Vernon PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .243  .669              0   0   
  J Pizarro P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .252              0   0   
  L Maye PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .297  .690              0   0   
Totals                       34   1   8   0    2   6                         24   9
Batting Events
2B: H Aaron (37, off S Jones); B Bruton (16, off S Jones); F Torre (12, off S Jones); F Mantilla (3, off S Jones).
TB: H Aaron 3; F Torre 2; B Bruton 2; F Mantilla 2; W Covington 2; E Mathews.
RBI: B Bruton (29).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. J Logan-F Mantilla-F Torre.
E: J Logan (12).
San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Davenport 3B                4   1   1   0    0   0  .246  .615              0   5   
W Mays CF                     4   2   3   1    0   0  .295  .876              1   0   HR
W McCovey 1B                  4   0   2   1    0   1  .467 1.433             12   0   
O Cepeda LF                   3   0   0   1    0   0  .317  .905              1   1   SF,GDP
  J Brandt LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .697              0   0   
W Kirkland RF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .275  .837              4   0   
D Spencer 2B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .281  .718              0   3   
H Landrith C                  4   1   0   1    0   0  .240  .664              6   0   
E Bressoud SS                 3   1   2   3    0   0  .255  .759              2   2   HR,2B
S Jones P                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .097  .222              1   0   
Totals                       33   7  10   0    0   1                         27  11
Batting Events
2B: E Bressoud (8, off L Burdette).
HR: E Bressoud (6, off L Burdette; 4th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF); W Mays (18, off J Pizarro; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
SF: O Cepeda (2, off L Burdette).
TB: E Bressoud 6; W Mays 6; W McCovey 2; W Kirkland; J Davenport; D Spencer.
GIDP: O Cepeda (6).
RBI: E Bressoud 3 (12); H Landrith (22); W Mays (69); W McCovey (9); O Cepeda (74).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 2 for 5.

Pitching Stats

Milwaukee Braves              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Burdette, L (15-11)          6     8   6   6    0   1   1   4.10   27     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 0· 8     33    -     0.55  -0.26
J Pizarro                      2     2   1   1    0   0   1   3.79    7     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 2          0-0    0.03  -0.01
Totals                         8    10   7   7    0   1   2          34     -       ·  ·     10·13· 0·10           -  
San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Jones, W (15-10)             9     8   1   1    2   6   0   3.01   36     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 0· 8     71    -     0.67   0.24
Totals                         9     8   1   1    2   6   0          36     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 0· 8           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Jackowski, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Vic Delmore, 3B - Al Barlick.
Time of Game: 2:15.
Attendance: 22,923.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Milwaukee Braves                          San Francisco Giants                         
1. Felix Mantilla               2B       1. Jim Davenport                3B
2. Eddie Mathews                3B       2. Willie Mays                  CF
3. Hank Aaron                   RF       3. Willie McCovey               1B
4. Wes Covington                LF       4. Orlando Cepeda               LF
5. Frank Torre                  1B       5. Willie Kirkland              RF
6. Johnny Logan                 SS       6. Daryl Spencer                2B
7. Bill Bruton                  CF       7. Hobie Landrith                C
8. Del Crandall                  C       8. Eddie Bressoud               SS
9. Lew Burdette                  P       9. Sam Jones                     P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b1 0 12- R 12% 76% 0-0 SFG W. McCovey L. Burdette Single to CF; Mays to 3B; Davenport Scores
t3 1 1-3 O 7% 72% 0-2 MLN W. Covington S. Jones Strikeout
b4 0 1-- 7% 88% 2-0 SFG D. Spencer L. Burdette Single to LF; Kirkland to 3B; Spencer to 2B/Adv on throw
t3 0 --- -6% 65% 0-2 MLN F. Mantilla S. Jones Double (LF-CF)
b1 0 1-- 5% 64% 0-0 SFG W. Mays L. Burdette Single to CF; Davenport to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Sam Jones facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 MLN F. Mantilla S. Jones Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 1 --- -2% 50% 0-0 MLN E. Mathews S. Jones Single to RF
t1 1 1-- O 3% 52% 0-0 MLN H. Aaron S. Jones Strikeout Looking
t1 2 1-- -2% 50% 0-0 MLN W. Covington S. Jones Single to RF; Mathews to 2B
t1 2 12- O 4% 55% 0-0 MLN F. Torre S. Jones Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Lew Burdette facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 4% 58% 0-0 SFG J. Davenport L. Burdette Single to CF
b1 0 1-- 5% 64% 0-0 SFG W. Mays L. Burdette Single to CF; Davenport to 2B
b1 0 12- R 12% 76% 0-0 SFG W. McCovey L. Burdette Single to CF; Mays to 3B; Davenport Scores
b1 0 1-3 RO -2% 74% 1-0 SFG O. Cepeda L. Burdette Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Mays Scores
b1 1 1-- O -2% 72% 2-0 SFG W. Kirkland L. Burdette Flyball: LF
b1 2 1-- O -2% 70% 2-0 SFG D. Spencer L. Burdette Flyball: 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 2.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Giants' Sam Jones facing 6-7-8
t2 0 --- O 2% 73% 0-2 MLN J. Logan S. Jones Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1 --- O 1% 74% 0-2 MLN B. Bruton S. Jones Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 2 --- -1% 73% 0-2 MLN D. Crandall S. Jones Walk
t2 2 1-- O 2% 75% 0-2 MLN L. Burdette S. Jones Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Braves' Lew Burdette facing 7-8-9
b2 0 --- O -2% 74% 2-0 SFG H. Landrith L. Burdette Flyball: LF
b2 1 --- O -1% 73% 2-0 SFG E. Bressoud L. Burdette Groundout: SS-1B
b2 2 --- O -1% 72% 2-0 SFG S. Jones L. Burdette Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 2.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Giants' Sam Jones facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- -6% 65% 0-2 MLN F. Mantilla S. Jones Double (LF-CF)
t3 0 -2- O 5% 70% 0-2 MLN E. Mathews S. Jones Flyball: RF
t3 1 -2- -5% 65% 0-2 MLN H. Aaron S. Jones Single to LF; Mantilla to 3B
t3 1 1-3 O 7% 72% 0-2 MLN W. Covington S. Jones Strikeout
t3 2 1-3 O 5% 77% 0-2 MLN F. Torre S. Jones Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Braves' Lew Burdette facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- O -2% 76% 2-0 SFG J. Davenport L. Burdette Flyball: CF
b3 1 --- 2% 77% 2-0 SFG W. Mays L. Burdette Single to RF
b3 1 1-- O -1% 76% 2-0 SFG W. McCovey L. Burdette Groundout: 2B-1B; Mays to 2B
b3 2 -2- O -2% 74% 2-0 SFG O. Cepeda L. Burdette Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 2.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Giants' Sam Jones facing 6-7-8
t4 0 --- O 3% 76% 0-2 MLN J. Logan S. Jones Flyball: LF
t4 1 --- -5% 72% 0-2 MLN B. Bruton S. Jones Double to CF
t4 1 -2- O 4% 76% 0-2 MLN D. Crandall S. Jones Flyball: SS
t4 2 -2- O 3% 79% 0-2 MLN L. Burdette S. Jones Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Braves' Lew Burdette facing 5-6-7
b4 0 --- 2% 81% 2-0 SFG W. Kirkland L. Burdette Single to RF
b4 0 1-- 7% 88% 2-0 SFG D. Spencer L. Burdette Single to LF; Kirkland to 3B; Spencer to 2B/Adv on throw
b4 0 -23 R 4% 93% 2-0 SFG H. Landrith L. Burdette Fielder's Choice SS; Kirkland Scores; Spencer to 3B; Landrith to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
b4 0 -23 RRR 5% 97% 3-0 SFG E. Bressoud L. Burdette Home Run; Spencer Scores; Landrith Scores
b4 0 --- O -0% 97% 6-0 SFG S. Jones L. Burdette Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1 --- O -0% 97% 6-0 SFG J. Davenport L. Burdette Flyball: CF
b4 2 --- O -0% 97% 6-0 SFG W. Mays L. Burdette Flyball: LF
4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 6.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-6, Giants' Sam Jones facing 1-2-3
t5 0 --- O 1% 97% 0-6 MLN F. Mantilla S. Jones Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 1 --- O 0% 98% 0-6 MLN E. Mathews S. Jones Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 2 --- O 0% 98% 0-6 MLN H. Aaron S. Jones Double (LF-CF); Aaron out at 3B/LF-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-0, Braves' Lew Burdette facing 3-4-5
b5 0 --- O -0% 98% 6-0 SFG W. McCovey L. Burdette Strikeout
b5 1 --- O -0% 98% 6-0 SFG O. Cepeda L. Burdette Flyball: CF
b5 2 --- O -0% 98% 6-0 SFG W. Kirkland L. Burdette Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 6.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-6, Giants' Sam Jones facing 4-5-6
t6 0 --- -1% 96% 0-6 MLN W. Covington S. Jones Single to RF
t6 0 1-- -3% 93% 0-6 MLN F. Torre S. Jones Double to RF; Covington to 3B
t6 0 -23 O 2% 95% 0-6 MLN J. Logan S. Jones Flyball: CF
t6 1 -23 RO 1% 96% 0-6 MLN B. Bruton S. Jones Groundout: 2B-1B; Torre to 3B; Covington Scores
t6 2 --3 O 1% 98% 1-6 MLN D. Crandall S. Jones Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-1, Braves' Lew Burdette facing 6-7-8
b6 0 --- O -0% 97% 6-1 SFG D. Spencer L. Burdette Flyball: CF
b6 1 --- O -0% 97% 6-1 SFG H. Landrith L. Burdette Groundout: P-1B
b6 2 --- 0% 98% 6-1 SFG E. Bressoud L. Burdette Double to LF
b6 2 -2- O -0% 97% 6-1 SFG S. Jones L. Burdette Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 6.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Giants' Sam Jones facing 9-1-2
Mickey Vernon pinch hits for Lew Burdette (P) batting 9th
t7 0 --- O 1% 98% 1-6 MLN M. Vernon S. Jones Strikeout
t7 1 --- O 0% 99% 1-6 MLN F. Mantilla S. Jones Flyball: RF
t7 2 --- O 0% 99% 1-6 MLN E. Mathews S. Jones Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-1, Braves' Juan Pizarro facing 1-2-3
Juan Pizarro replaces Mickey Vernon (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 0 --- O -0% 99% 6-1 SFG J. Davenport J. Pizarro Flyball: RF
b7 1 --- R 1% 99% 6-1 SFG W. Mays J. Pizarro Home Run
b7 1 --- 0% 99% 7-1 SFG W. McCovey J. Pizarro Single to RF
b7 1 1-- OO -0% 99% 7-1 SFG O. Cepeda J. Pizarro Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 7.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-7, Giants' Sam Jones facing 3-4-5
Jackie Brandt replaces Orlando Cepeda playing LF batting 4th
t8 0 --- O 0% 100% 1-7 MLN H. Aaron S. Jones Groundout: SS-1B
t8 1 --- O 0% 100% 1-7 MLN W. Covington S. Jones Flyball: RF
t8 2 --- O 0% 100% 1-7 MLN F. Torre S. Jones Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-1, Braves' Juan Pizarro facing 5-6-7
b8 0 --- O 0% 100% 7-1 SFG W. Kirkland J. Pizarro Flyball: C
b8 1 --- O 0% 100% 7-1 SFG D. Spencer J. Pizarro Flyball: CF
b8 2 --- O 0% 100% 7-1 SFG H. Landrith J. Pizarro Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 7.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-7, Giants' Sam Jones facing 6-7-8
t9 0 --- O 0% 100% 1-7 MLN J. Logan S. Jones Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 1 --- O 0% 100% 1-7 MLN B. Bruton S. Jones Flyball: 1B
t9 2 --- 0% 100% 1-7 MLN D. Crandall S. Jones Walk
Lee Maye pinch hits for Juan Pizarro (P) batting 9th
t9 2 1-- O 0% 100% 1-7 MLN L. Maye S. Jones Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 7.

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