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Braves
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
July 4, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Milwaukee Braves, played on July 4, 1959 at Connie Mack Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 4, 1959 |
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Visiting Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 4, 1959 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Milwaukee Braves |
Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lew Burdette |
Home Starting Pitcher | Robin Roberts |
Ballpark | Connie Mack Stadium |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | 16,775 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ed Sudol 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Dusty Boggess |
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 |
Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
Del Crandall | Catcher |
Johnny O'Brien | Second Baseman |
Felix Mantilla | Shortstop |
Lew Burdette | Pitcher |
Fred Haney | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
Name | Position |
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Joe Koppe | Shortstop |
Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
Ed Bouchee | First Baseman |
Wally Post | Right Fielder |
Harry Anderson | Left Fielder |
Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
Sparky Anderson | Second Baseman |
Carl Sawatski | Catcher |
Robin Roberts | Pitcher |
Eddie Sawyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Braves
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
July 4, 1959
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Roberts
Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Roberts
Mathews hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sawatski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Roberts
Aaron hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Anderson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koppe vs. Burdette
Koppe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mantilla fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Burdette
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashburn for the out. Koppe moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bouchee vs. Burdette
Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. Koppe moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Post vs. Burdette
Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mantilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Roberts
Covington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops it up and throws to first, with Roberts covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Roberts
Adcock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Roberts
Crandall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Adcock moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Brien vs. Roberts
O'Brien hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Post. O'Brien reaches second base with a double. Adcock scores. Crandall moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mantilla vs. Roberts
Mantilla hits a popup towards short. Koppe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burdette vs. Roberts
Burdette strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Burdette
Anderson hits a line drive towards third. Mathews reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Burdette
Freese strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Burdette
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mantilla misplays the ball. That's an error on Mantilla. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sawatski vs. Burdette
Sawatski hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Roberts
Bruton strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Roberts
Mathews hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Roberts
Aaron hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Covington vs. Roberts
Covington hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Burdette
Roberts strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koppe vs. Burdette
Koppe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mantilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Burdette
Ashburn hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Roberts
Adcock strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Roberts
Crandall hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sawatski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Roberts
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. Burdette
Bouchee hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Burdette
Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Burdette
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Burdette
Freese hits a line drive into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. Roberts
Mantilla hits a popup towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burdette vs. Roberts
Burdette hits a popup towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Roberts
Bruton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Burdette
Anderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sawatski vs. Burdette
Sawatski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Anderson moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Roberts vs. Burdette
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mantilla scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Anderson scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koppe vs. Burdette
Koppe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Roberts
Mathews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Roberts
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Roberts
Covington hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Burdette
Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mantilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bouchee vs. Burdette
Bouchee hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Burdette
Post hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Roberts
Adcock strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Roberts
Crandall hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Roberts
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Burdette
Anderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Burdette
Freese bunts towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Burdette
Anderson hits a line drive towards first. Adcock catches it and steps on first to double up Freese. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Roberts
Mickey Vernon pinch hits for Felix Mantilla.
Vernon strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Roberts
Frank Torre pinch hits for Lew Burdette.
Torre hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Roberts
Casey Wise pinch runs for Frank Torre.
Bruton hits a line driveBruton is thrown out after the base hit. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sawatski vs. McMahon
Don McMahon now pitching. Casey Wise now playing shortstop.
Sawatski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. McMahon
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koppe vs. McMahon
Koppe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Roberts
Bob Bowman now playing right field. Solly Drake now playing left field.
Mathews hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Roberts
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Covington vs. Roberts
Covington is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Roberts
Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/4/1959 -- Milwaukee at Philadelphia (N) Milwaukee AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Bruton B, cf 4 0 1 0 Koppe J, ss 4 0 1 0 Mathews E, 3b 4 0 2 0 Ashburn R, cf 3 0 0 0 Aaron H, rf 4 0 1 0 Bouchee E, 1b 3 1 1 1 Covington W, lf 4 0 0 0 Post W, rf 3 0 0 0 Adcock J, 1b 4 1 1 0 Bowman B, rf 0 0 0 0 Crandall D, c 3 0 1 0 Anderson H, lf 3 0 1 0 O'Brien J, 2b 3 0 1 1 Drake S, lf 0 0 0 0 Mantilla F, ss 2 0 0 0 Freese G, 3b 3 0 0 0 Vernon M, ph 1 0 0 0 Anderson S, 2b 3 1 1 0 McMahon D, p 0 0 0 0 Sawatski C, c 2 0 1 0 Burdette L, p 2 0 0 0 Roberts R, p 3 0 0 0 Torre F, ph 1 0 1 0 Wise C, pr-ss 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 1 8 1 27 2 5 1 Milwaukee 010 000 000 -- 1 Philadelphia 000 110 00x -- 2 Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO Burdette L (L) 7.0 5 2 2 0 2 McMahon D 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Roberts R (W) 9.0 8 1 1 0 7 E -- Mantilla F DP -- Milwaukee 3, Philadelphia 2 LOB -- Milwaukee 4, Philadelphia 2 2B -- O'Brien J HR -- Bouchee E T -- 2:05 A -- 16775
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