Braves @ Phillies
May 23, 1959

Back Home
Visual
Play By Play
Text
Play By Play
Audio
Play By Play
Box
Score
Lineups
and Summary
Bottom 8 R H E
Braves 2 5 0
Phillies 4 13 0
Bottom 8 R H E
Braves 2 5 0
Phillies 4 13 0

Richie Ashburn Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .257
OBP .500 .372
At Bats 4 136
Hits 2 35
• Singles 2 32
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 0 5

Don McMahon Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 2
 FIRSTPLAY/PAUSE  REPLAYLAST/BOX  
Close
1 ▲ ▼ 2 ▲ ▼ 3 ▲ ▼ 4 ▲ ▼ 5 ▲ ▼ 6 ▲ ▼ 7 ▲ ▼ 8 ▲ ▼ 9 ▲ ▼
Connie Mack Stadium - May 23, 1959
•
Intentional Walk
Don McMahon
Del Crandall
Frank Torre
Johnny O'Brien
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Wes Covington
Bill Bruton
Hank Aaron
Richie Ashburn
Jim Hegan
Sparky Anderson
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Ashburn is walked intentionally.

Return to all plays in text
PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 The umpire calls a balk on McMahon Anderson moves to third. Hegan moves to second.
Bottom 8 Owens strikes out.
Bottom 8 Hegan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Anderson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Anderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Don McMahon now pitching. Jones hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Bruton hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mickey Vernon pinch hits for Bob Rush. Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vernon for the out.
Bottom 7 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Post hits a popup towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bouchee hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Bouchee reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Johnny O'Brien now playing second base. Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Joe Adcock pinch hits for Felix Mantilla. Adcock hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Logan takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Crandall hits a popup in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ashburn hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Owens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hegan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Covington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to third for the out. Bruton scores. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bruton moves to third. Mathews moves to second.
Top 6 Bruton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Anderson trying to get to third. Covington throws the ball in to Mathews, who tags Anderson for the out.
Bottom 5 Anderson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Bouchee scores.
Bottom 5 Post is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Bouchee moves to third.
Bottom 5 Bouchee hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Bouchee reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Rush hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mantilla strikes out. There goes Logan. The throw from Hegan to second, and Logan is out.
Top 5 Logan is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 4 Bob Rush now pitching. Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mantilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Hegan moves to third. Owens moves to second.
Bottom 4 Owens takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Hegan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jones scores. There goes Anderson trying to get to third. Bruton throws the ball in to Mathews, who tags Anderson for the out. Hegan moves to second.
Bottom 4 Anderson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jones moves to third.
Bottom 4 Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Anderson for the out.
Top 4 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Torre hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aaron moves to second.
Top 4 Covington strikes out.
Top 4 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Post strikes out.
Bottom 3 Bouchee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Ashburn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Bruton is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spahn for the out.
Bottom 2 Owens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hegan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Covington. Hegan reaches second base with a double. Jones scores. Anderson goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Anderson takes first base on ball four. Jones moves to second.
Bottom 2 Jones takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Anderson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Mantilla hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Logan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Crandall is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mantilla fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Covington hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Mathews moves to second.
Top 1 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Bruton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.