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Braves
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
June 17, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Milwaukee Braves, played on June 17, 1959 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Game Summary
Date | June 17, 1959 |
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Visiting Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 17, 1959 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Milwaukee Braves |
Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Warren Spahn |
Home Starting Pitcher | Sandy Koufax |
Ballpark | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
City | Los Angeles |
State | CA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Vinnie Smith 1B: Frank Dascoli 2B: Frank Secory 3B: Hal Dixon |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Casey Wise | Second Baseman |
Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
Stan Lopata | Catcher |
Frank Torre | First Baseman |
Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
Mel Roach | Left Fielder |
Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
Warren Spahn | Pitcher |
Fred Haney | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Gilliam | Third Baseman |
Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
Don Demeter | Center Fielder |
Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
Frank Howard | Left Fielder |
Don Zimmer | Shortstop |
Joe Pignatano | Catcher |
Sandy Koufax | Pitcher |
Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Braves
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
June 17, 1959
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wise vs. Koufax
Wise hits a line drive into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Koufax
Mathews strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Koufax
Aaron hits a line drive into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Spahn
Gilliam hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Spahn
Neal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demeter vs. Spahn
Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Spahn
Hodges takes first base on ball four. Demeter moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Spahn
Furillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Demeter moves to third. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Howard vs. Spahn
Howard hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Pafko who is chasing the ball. Howard reaches third base with a triple. Demeter scores. Hodges scores. Furillo goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Zimmer vs. Willey
Carl Willey now pitching.
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Roach throws the ball in to Wise who tags Zimmer, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Howard scores. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Willey
Pignatano hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wise settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Koufax
Lopata takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Koufax
Torre takes first base on ball four. Lopata moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Koufax
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Lopata moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Roach vs. Koufax
Roach hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Koufax vs. Willey
Koufax strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Willey
Gilliam hits a line drive into left field. Roach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Willey
Neal strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Koufax
Logan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Logan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Willey vs. Koufax
Willey strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Wise vs. Koufax
Wise hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Furillo. Logan moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Mathews vs. Koufax
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koufax fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Willey
Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Willey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Willey
Hodges hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Willey
Furillo hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Willey
Howard takes first base on ball four. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Zimmer vs. Willey
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Koufax
Aaron takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lopata vs. Koufax
Lopata hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Koufax
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Koufax
Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Willey
Pignatano hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koufax vs. Willey
Koufax bunts towards first. Torre fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Willey
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Willey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Willey
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Roach vs. Koufax
Roach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Koufax
Logan hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Willey vs. Koufax
Willey strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wise vs. Koufax
Wise strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Willey
Demeter hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Willey
Hodges hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Roach. Hodges reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Furillo vs. Willey
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Willey
Howard hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Koufax
Mathews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Koufax
Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Lopata vs. Koufax
Lopata strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Koufax
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Torre for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Willey
Zimmer hits a fly ball into left field. Roach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pignatano vs. Willey
Pignatano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koufax vs. Willey
Koufax hits a line drive into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Willey
There goes Pignatano. The throw from Lopata and he is safe. Pignatano steals second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Willey
Gilliam hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Gilliam reaches second base with a double. Pignatano scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Neal vs. Willey
Neal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Roach throws the ball in to Wise who tags Neal, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Gilliam scores. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Koufax
Pafko hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Roach vs. Koufax
Roach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Koufax
Logan takes first base on ball four. Roach moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Crandall vs. Koufax
Del Crandall pinch hits for Carl Willey.
Crandall strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Wise vs. Koufax
Wise hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Roach scores. Logan moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Mathews vs. Koufax
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Koufax covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Giggie
Bob Giggie now pitching.
Demeter hits a fly ball into left field. Roach picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Roach. Demeter moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Giggie
Hodges hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Hodges reaches second base with a double. Demeter scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Furillo vs. Giggie
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hodges moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Howard vs. Giggie
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Zimmer vs. Giggie
Zimmer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Roach. Zimmer reaches second base with a double. Hodges scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Pignatano vs. Giggie
Pignatano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Koufax vs. Giggie
Koufax strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Koufax
Aaron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lopata vs. Koufax
Lopata hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Koufax
Torre strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Koufax
Pafko hits a line drive towards short. Zimmer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Giggie
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Giggie
Neal takes first base on ball four. Gilliam moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Demeter vs. Giggie
Demeter hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Giggie
Hodges hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Gilliam scores. Neal moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Furillo vs. Giggie
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Roach vs. Koufax
Roach hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Koufax
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. Koufax
Felix Mantilla pinch hits for Bob Giggie.
Mantilla takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Dodgers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wise vs. Koufax
Wise hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/17/1959, game 1 -- Milwaukee at Los Angeles (N) Milwaukee AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI Wise C, 2b 5 0 1 1 Gilliam J, 3b 5 3 3 2 Mathews E, 3b 3 0 0 0 Neal C, 2b 4 0 2 1 Aaron H, rf 3 0 1 0 Demeter D, cf 5 2 1 0 Lopata S, c 3 0 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 4 2 3 2 Torre F, 1b 3 0 0 0 Furillo C, rf 5 1 2 0 Pafko A, cf 4 0 1 0 Howard F, lf 3 1 1 3 Roach M, lf 4 1 0 0 Zimmer D, ss 4 0 2 2 Logan J, ss 3 1 2 1 Pignatano J, c 2 1 1 0 Spahn W, p 0 0 0 0 Koufax S, p 4 0 0 0 Willey C, p 2 0 0 0 Crandall D, ph 1 0 0 0 Giggie B, p 0 0 0 0 Mantilla F, ph 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 2 5 2 36 10 15 10 Milwaukee 000 010 100 -- 2 Los Angeles 500 002 21x -- 10 Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO Spahn W (L) 0.1 4 5 5 1 0 Willey C 5.2 6 2 2 2 2 Giggie B 2.0 5 3 3 2 2 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Koufax S (W) 9.0 5 2 2 6 7 E -- Furillo C, Roach M DP -- Milwaukee 1, Los Angeles 1 LOB -- Milwaukee 8, Los Angeles 7 2B -- Logan J, Hodges G 2, Gilliam J, Zimmer D 3B -- Howard F HR -- Gilliam J, Logan J SB -- Pignatano J T -- 2:40 A -- 0
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