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May 9, 1959

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 3 9 2
Braves 0 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 3 9 2
Braves 0 7 1

Bill Bruton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .343
OBP .333 .352
At Bats 3 70
Hits 1 24
• Singles 1 16
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 10

Bob Purkey Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 2 0
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County Stadium - May 9, 1959
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Out
Bob Purkey
Dutch Dotterer
Frank Robinson
Johnny Temple
Frank Thomas
Roy McMillan
Jim Pendleton
Vada Pinson
Gus Bell
Bill Bruton
Hank Aaron

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 3 9 2 10
Milwaukee Braves 0 7 1 6
Winning Pitcher Bob Purkey
Losing Pitcher Warren Spahn
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Frank Robinson
Attendance 15,745
Time of Game 2 hours 18 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Covington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pinson throws the ball in to Robinson who tags Covington trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Aaron moves to third.
Bottom 9 Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Thomas hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mantilla fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Felix Mantilla now playing second base. Don McMahon now pitching. Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Joe Adcock pinch hits for Johnny O'Brien. Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mickey Vernon pinch hits for Warren Spahn. Vernon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Purkey strikes out.
Top 8 Dotterer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 8 Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards second. Temple picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Temple. Bruton moves to second.
Bottom 7 Torre hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Covington hits a fly ball into left field. Pendleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 7 Thomas takes first base on ball four. Purkey scores. Pinson moves to third. Robinson moves to second.
Top 7 Robinson is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Pinson hits a line drive into left field. Covington picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Covington. Purkey moves to third. Pinson moves to second.
Top 7 Temple hits a popup towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Purkey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Dotterer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 McMillan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mathews hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 O'Brien hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Spahn hits a fly ball towards left. Pendleton settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Pendleton. Spahn moves to second.
Top 6 Bell is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Pendleton is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Robinson hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Covington. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Temple scores. Pinson moves to third.
Top 6 Pinson takes first base on ball four. Temple moves to second.
Top 6 Temple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Purkey strikes out.
Bottom 5 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Crandall. The throw from Dotterer and he is safe. Crandall steals second.
Bottom 5 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Pendleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Dotterer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Covington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Covington for the out.
Bottom 4 Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Pendleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mathews strikes out.
Top 4 Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Pinson hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Temple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Purkey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Dotterer hits a line drive towards third. Mathews reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 McMillan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops it up and throws to first, with Spahn covering, for the out.
Top 2 Pendleton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Covington hits a popup beyond short. McMillan can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. There goes Aaron trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Mathews hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Pendleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Pinson is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.