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Braves 7 @ Dodgers 8
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
September 15, 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 September 15, 1959 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The home team Dodgers beat the visiting Braves with a score of 8 to 7.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 15, 1959 
Visiting Team
Milwaukee Braves
R: 7 H: 16 E: 1 LOB: 17
Runs: 7
Hits: 16
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 17
Home Team
Los Angeles Dodgers
R: 8 H: 16 E: 1 LOB: 12
Runs: 8
Hits: 16
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 12
Winning PitcherChuck Churn  
Losing PitcherDon McMahon  
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Game Winning RBIRon Fairly 

Game Info

DateSeptember 15, 1959 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamMilwaukee Braves 
Home TeamLos Angeles Dodgers 
Visiting Starting PitcherJoey Jay  
Home Starting PitcherRoger Craig  
BallparkLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum 
CityLos Angeles 
StateCA 
Attendance17,347 
Time of Game3 hours 56 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Frank Secory
1B: Hal Dixon
2B: Vinnie Smith
3B: Frank Dascoli

Milwaukee Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bill Bruton  Center Fielder 
Eddie Mathews  Third Baseman 
Hank Aaron  Right Fielder 
Joe Adcock  First Baseman 
Enos Slaughter  Left Fielder 
Johnny Logan  Shortstop 
Del Crandall  Catcher 
Felix Mantilla  Second Baseman 
Joey Jay  Pitcher 
Fred Haney  Manager 

Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jim Gilliam  Third Baseman 
Charlie Neal  Second Baseman 
Wally Moon  Right Fielder 
Duke Snider  Center Fielder 
Norm Larker  Left Fielder 
Gil Hodges  First Baseman 
John Roseboro  Catcher 
Maury Wills  Shortstop 
Roger Craig  Pitcher 
Walter Alston  Manager 

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Braves 7 @ Dodgers 8
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
September 15, 1959

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         Game of 9/15/1959 -- Milwaukee at Los Angeles (N)

  Milwaukee          AB  R  H RBI    Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI
Bruton B, cf          5  1  2  0   Gilliam J, 3b         3  1  2  1   
Mathews E, 3b         4  1  2  0   Neal C, 2b            6  0  3  1   
Aaron H, rf           6  1  4  3   Moon W, rf-lf         4  0  1  1   
Adcock J, 1b          5  1  3  2   Snider D, cf          1  0  0  0   
Slaughter E, lf       2  0  0  0   Fairly R, cf-rf-cf    4  1  2  1   
Pafko A, ph-lf        2  0  0  0   Larker N, lf          3  1  1  1   
Vernon M, ph          1  0  0  0   Demeter D, cf         0  0  0  0   
McMahon D, p          1  0  0  0   Furillo C, ph-rf      1  0  0  0   
Logan J, ss           4  0  0  1   Hodges G, 1b          5  0  0  0   
Crandall D, c         5  1  2  0   Roseboro J, c         5  1  1  0   
Mantilla F, 2b        5  1  2  1   Wills M, ss           5  3  5  1   
Jay J, p              2  0  0  0   Craig R, p            1  0  0  0   
Pizarro J, p          0  0  0  0   Amoros S, ph          1  0  0  1   
Boone R, ph           1  1  1  0   Podres J, p           0  0  0  1   
Rush B, p             0  0  0  0   Sherry L, p           0  0  0  0   
Lopata S, ph          1  0  0  0   Kipp F, p             0  0  0  0   
Maye L, lf            0  0  0  0   Churn C, p            0  0  0  0   
Torre F, ph           0  0  0  0   Essegian C, ph        1  0  1  0   
DeMerit J, lf         1  0  0  0   Pignatano J, pr       0  1  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     45  7 16  7                        40  8 16  8

Milwaukee        200 001 021 1 --  7
Los Angeles      000 501 000 2 --  8
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Milwaukee            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Jay J                 3.2  7  5  5  1  3
Pizarro J             1.1  1  0  0  1  0
Rush B                2.0  2  1  1  1  1
McMahon D (L)         2.2  6  2  2  3  1

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Craig R               4.0  7  2  2  2  2
Podres J              3.1  4  3  3  3  3
Sherry L              1.0  3  1  1  1  1
Kipp F                0.2  0  0  0  0  0
Churn C (W)           1.0  2  1  1  1  1

E -- Mathews E, Wills M
LOB -- Milwaukee 17, Los Angeles 12
2B -- Fairly R 2, Adcock J, Aaron H, Crandall D
3B -- Wills M
HR -- Adcock J
SH -- Sherry L, Torre F
SF -- Podres J, Logan J, Gilliam J
T -- 3:56
A -- 17347

    

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