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Dodgers 2 @ Braves 3
County Stadium
May 5, 1959

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on May 5, 1959 at County Stadium. The home team Braves beat the visiting Dodgers with a score of 3 to 2.

Game Summary

DateMay 5, 1959 
Visiting Team
Los Angeles Dodgers
R: 2 H: 9 E: 0 LOB: 10
Runs: 2
Hits: 9
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Milwaukee Braves
R: 3 H: 15 E: 3 LOB: 16
Runs: 3
Hits: 15
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 16
Winning PitcherBob Rush  
Losing PitcherClem Labine  
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Game Winning RBIHank Aaron 

Game Info

DateMay 5, 1959 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamLos Angeles Dodgers 
Home TeamMilwaukee Braves 
Visiting Starting PitcherDon Drysdale  
Home Starting PitcherCarl Willey  
BallparkCounty Stadium 
CityMilwaukee 
StateWI 
Attendance16,151 
Time of Game4 hours 47 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Ed Sudol
1B: Tom Gorman
2B: Dusty Boggess
3B: Stan Landes

Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jim Gilliam  Third Baseman 
Charlie Neal  Second Baseman 
Wally Moon  Left Fielder 
Duke Snider  Right Fielder 
Gil Hodges  First Baseman 
Don Demeter  Center Fielder 
John Roseboro  Catcher 
Don Zimmer  Shortstop 
Don Drysdale  Pitcher 
Walter Alston  Manager 

Milwaukee Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bill Bruton  Center Fielder 
Eddie Mathews  Third Baseman 
Hank Aaron  Right Fielder 
Mickey Vernon  Left Fielder 
Frank Torre  First Baseman 
Del Crandall  Catcher 
Johnny Logan  Shortstop 
Johnny O'Brien  Second Baseman 
Carl Willey  Pitcher 
Fred Haney  Manager 

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County Stadium
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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/5/1959 -- Los Angeles at Milwaukee (N)

  Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI    Milwaukee          AB  R  H RBI
Gilliam J, 3b         6  2  1  0   Bruton B, cf          8  1  2  0   
Neal C, 2b            6  0  1  0   Mathews E, 3b         8  1  1  0   
Moon W, lf            7  0  2  0   Aaron H, rf           4  0  2  2   
Snider D, rf          6  0  2  1   Vernon M, lf-1b       7  0  2  0   
Hodges G, 1b          7  0  2  1   Torre F, 1b           1  0  0  0   
Demeter D, cf         7  0  1  0   Pafko A, lf           5  0  0  0   
Roseboro J, c         6  0  0  0   Crandall D, c         6  0  1  0   
Zimmer D, ss          6  0  0  0   Logan J, ss           7  1  4  0   
Drysdale D, p         4  0  0  0   O'Brien J, 2b         7  0  2  1   
Fairly R, ph          1  0  0  0   Willey C, p           3  0  0  0   
Fowler A, p           0  0  0  0   Covington W, ph       1  0  0  0   
Larker N, ph          1  0  0  0   McMahon D, p          1  0  0  0   
Labine C, p           0  0  0  0   Morgan J, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Rush B, p             1  0  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     57  2  9  2                        60  3 15  3

Los Angeles      100 010 000 000 000 0 --  2
Milwaukee        000 100 100 000 000 1 --  3
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Drysdale D           11.0 10  2  2  2  9
Fowler A              2.0  2  0  0  1  1
Labine C (L)          2.2  3  1  1  1  1

  Milwaukee            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Willey C              8.0  8  2  2  1  4
McMahon D             5.0  0  0  0  0  5
Rush B (W)            3.0  1  0  0  0  4

E -- Vernon M, Mathews E, Crandall D
DP -- Los Angeles 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 10, Milwaukee 16
2B -- Logan J, O'Brien J, Vernon M 2, Hodges G, Bruton B, Aaron H
3B -- Mathews E
SB -- Moon W, Demeter D
CS -- Snider D
SH -- Crandall D, Neal C, Snider D
HBP -- by Drysdale D (Torre F)
T -- 4:47
A -- 16151

    

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