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1959 NL Game: SF @ Mil.

May 2, 1959

  It took 14 innings, but the Milwaukee Braves got their 13th Win in a row by defeating the San Francisco Giants 6-5. The Giants got off to a quick 4 run lead in the top of the 1st inning, but that didn't discourage Milwaukee. The Braves got a run in the 1st and 4 in the 2nd for a 5-4 lead. It was 5  a-piece after 9 innings before Milwaukee won it with a run in the bottom of the 14th. 

BOXSCORE: 1959 San Francisco Giants At 1959 Milwaukee Braves         5/2/1959
 
  Giants             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Davenport 3B      6  1  2  1 .211     B.Bruton CF         6  1  3  2 .379  
  W.Kirkland LF       6  0  0  0 .136     E.Mathews 3B        7  2  2  2 .394  
  W.Mays CF           5  0  0  0 .338     H.Aaron RF          6  1  2  1 .470  
  O.Cepeda 1B         6  1  3  0 .280     J.Adcock LF         5  0  1  0 .292  
  F.Alou RF           6  1  1  0 .313     F.Torre 1B          6  0  2  1 .324  
  D.Spencer 2B        6  1  2  1 .288     D.Crandall C        6  0  0  0 .207  
  A.Rodgers SS        5  0  2  2 .283     J.Logan SS          6  1  1  0 .238  
  B.Schmidt C         6  1  1  1 .237     C.Cottier 2B        5  1  0  0 .303  
  J.Sanford P         4  0  0  0 .167     J.Jay P             3  0  1  0 .167  
A-L.Wagner PH         1  0  0  0 .250     D.McMahon P         1  0  0  0 .000  
  S.Miller P          0  0  0  0 .000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      51  5 11  5                 Totals      51  6 12  6
 
A-Pinch Hit For Sanford In 12th Inning
 
Giants.......... 4 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 -  5 11  1
Braves.......... 1 4 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 -  6 12  0
 
Giants (9-9)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Sanford                11       9   5   5   6  10   1   2.25
S.Miller LOSS(2-1)        2 1/3   3   1   1   1   1   0   2.25
Totals                   13 1/3  12   6   6   7  11   1
 
Braves (14-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Jay                    10       9   5   5   1   8   2   3.71
D.McMahon WIN(1-0)        4       2   0   0   1   2   0   0.00
Totals                   14      11   5   5   2  10   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 42,110 DATE- Saturday, May 2nd 1959 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Ken Burkhart, Tony Venzon, Jocko Conlan, Augie Donatelli
T- 3:33
LEFT ON BASE- Giants: 6  Braves:12
DOUBLE PLAYS- Giants: 1  Braves: 2
ERRORS- A.Rodgers
DOUBLES- D.Spencer(2nd), B.Bruton(3rd), F.Torre(3rd)
TRIPLES- H.Aaron(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Davenport(1st), B.Schmidt(3rd), E.Mathews(5th)
RBIs- J.Davenport(4th), D.Spencer(10th), A.Rodgers-2(6th), B.Schmidt(10th),
      B.Bruton-2(4th), E.Mathews-2(15th), H.Aaron(20th), F.Torre(3rd)
STOLEN BASES- O.Cepeda(2nd), B.Bruton(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Jay
WALKS- W.Mays, A.Rodgers, B.Bruton, H.Aaron, J.Adcock-2, F.Torre, C.Cottier,
       D.McMahon
STRIKE OUTS- W.Kirkland, W.Mays-2, F.Alou-2, B.Schmidt-2, J.Sanford-2, L.Wagner,
             E.Mathews, H.Aaron-2, J.Adcock, D.Crandall-2, J.Logan-2, C.Cottier,
             J.Jay, D.McMahon
GIDP- F.Alou, B.Schmidt, D.Crandall
2-out RBI- D.Spencer, A.Rodgers-2, B.Bruton-2, E.Mathews-2
RLISP 2-out- F.Torre, D.Spencer, J.Adcock-3, E.Mathews-2, C.Cottier, F.Alou
TEAM RISP- Giants: 2 for 5  Braves: 2 for 13
 
The smoking-hot Milwaukee Braves edged the San Francisco Giants in 14 innings
at County Stadium by the score of 6 to 5.
 
Both teams had scored 5 runs after nine full innings.  Finally, Milwaukee
pulled the game out in the 14th inning.  Hank Aaron delivered a one-base hit.
After an out was recorded, Frank Torre came to bat and hit a single making
Milwaukee victorious to the delight of the the home town crowd.  Milwaukee
managed 12 hits in their victory.  
 
Don McMahon(1-0) went 4 innings allowing no runs for the win. Stu Miller(2-1)
absorbed the loss in relief.  He pitched 2 and 1/3 innings allowing 3 hits
and 1 walk.

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