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Giants
@ Braves
County Stadium
May 1, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Braves and the San Francisco Giants, played on May 1, 1959 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 1, 1959 |
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Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Home Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 1, 1959 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
Home Team | Milwaukee Braves |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sam Jones |
Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Willey |
Ballpark | County Stadium |
City | Milwaukee |
State | WI |
Attendance | 16,900 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Tony Venzon 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: Augie Donatelli 3B: Ken Burkhart |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
Jackie Brandt | Left Fielder |
Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
Felipe Alou | Right Fielder |
Daryl Spencer | Second Baseman |
Andre Rodgers | Shortstop |
Bob Schmidt | Catcher |
Sam Jones | Pitcher |
Bill Rigney | Manager |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
Wes Covington | Left Fielder |
Frank Torre | First Baseman |
Del Crandall | Catcher |
Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
Chuck Cottier | Second Baseman |
Carl Willey | Pitcher |
Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Braves
County Stadium
May 1, 1959
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Willey
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Willey
Brandt strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Willey
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Jones
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Jones
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Jones covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Jones
Aaron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Covington vs. Jones
Covington hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Willey
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Willey
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Willey
Spencer hits a popup towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Jones
Torre hits a popup towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Jones
Crandall strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Jones
Logan strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodgers vs. Willey
Rodgers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Willey
Schmidt hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Willey
Jones strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cottier vs. Jones
Cottier hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Willey vs. Jones
Willey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Jones
Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Jones
Mathews is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Willey
Davenport hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Willey
There's a wild pitch. Davenport moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brandt vs. Willey
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Willey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Willey
Mays strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Willey
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Jones
Aaron is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Jones
Covington hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Jones
Torre is hit by the pitch. Covington moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crandall vs. Jones
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out. Covington moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Logan vs. Jones
Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Willey
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Willey
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodgers vs. Willey
Rodgers takes first base on ball four. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schmidt vs. Willey
Schmidt hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Willey
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Willey
Davenport hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Willey
Brandt hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cottier vs. Jones
Cottier hits a popup towards short. Rodgers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Jones
Joe Morgan pinch hits for Carl Willey.
Morgan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Jones
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Buhl
Bob Buhl now pitching.
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Buhl
Cepeda hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Cepeda reaches second base with a double. Mays goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Buhl
Alou strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Buhl
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodgers vs. Buhl
Rodgers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cepeda scores. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Buhl
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buhl fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Jones
Mathews hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou who is chasing the ball. Mathews reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Aaron vs. Jones
Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mathews tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Jones
Covington hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Jones
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Torre for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Buhl
Jones is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Buhl
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Buhl
Brandt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Buhl
There goes Brandt. The throw from Crandall and he is out, Cottier applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Jones
Crandall hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Jones
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cottier vs. Jones
Cottier hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Buhl
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Buhl
Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Buhl
Alou takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Buhl
There goes Alou. The throw from Crandall and he is out, Cottier applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Jones
Stan Lopata pinch hits for Bob Buhl.
Lopata is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Jones
Bruton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Jones
Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bruton moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Aaron vs. Jones
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers fields it and throws to second for the out. Bruton scores. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Covington vs. Jones
Covington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torre vs. Worthington
Al Worthington now pitching.
Torre hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Torre reaches second base with a double. Aaron scores. Covington goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crandall vs. Worthington
Crandall hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Trowbridge
Stan Lopata now catching. Bob Trowbridge now pitching.
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Logan. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodgers vs. Trowbridge
Rodgers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Speake vs. Trowbridge
Bob Speake pinch hits for Bob Schmidt.
Speake bunts towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Speake for the out. Spencer moves to third. Rodgers moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wagner vs. Trowbridge
Leon Wagner pinch hits for Al Worthington.
Wagner is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Davenport vs. Trowbridge
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to home to get Spencer. Rodgers moves to third. Wagner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brandt vs. Trowbridge
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Miller
Hobie Landrith now catching. Stu Miller now pitching.
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Miller
Mickey Vernon pinch hits for Chuck Cottier.
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Miller covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Miller
Lopata strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/1/1959 -- San Francisco at Milwaukee (N) San Francisco AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI Davenport J, 3b 5 1 2 1 Bruton B, cf 4 1 2 0 Brandt J, lf 4 0 0 0 Mathews E, 3b 4 1 2 0 Mays W, cf 3 1 0 0 Aaron H, rf 3 1 1 2 Cepeda O, 1b 4 1 1 1 Covington W, lf 4 1 2 0 Alou F, rf 3 0 0 0 Torre F, 1b 3 0 1 2 Spencer D, 2b 3 1 0 0 Crandall D, c 4 0 0 0 Rodgers A, ss 3 1 2 1 Trowbridge B, p 0 0 0 0 Schmidt B, c 3 1 1 3 Logan J, ss 4 0 0 0 Speake B, ph 0 0 0 0 Cottier C, 2b 3 0 0 0 Landrith H, c 0 0 0 0 Vernon M, ph 1 0 0 0 Jones S, p 3 0 0 0 Willey C, p 1 0 0 0 Worthington A, p 0 0 0 0 Morgan J, ph 1 0 0 0 Wagner L, ph 0 0 0 0 Buhl B, p 0 0 0 0 Miller S, p 0 0 0 0 Lopata S, ph-c 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 6 6 6 34 4 8 4 San Francisco 000 042 000 -- 6 Milwaukee 000 001 030 -- 4 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Jones S (W) 7.2 7 4 4 0 6 Worthington A 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 Miller S (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO Willey C (L) 5.0 3 4 4 2 5 Buhl B 3.0 2 2 2 3 3 Trowbridge B 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 E -- Logan J LOB -- San Francisco 5, Milwaukee 5 2B -- Cepeda O, Torre F 3B -- Mathews E HR -- Schmidt B, Davenport J CS -- Brandt J, Alou F SH -- Speake B SF -- Aaron H HBP -- by Jones S (Torre F) WP -- Willey C T -- 2:32 A -- 16900
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