August 17, 1959
The LA Dodgers had moved within 5 games of the 1st place Milwaukee Braves before today's doubleheader against the Braves. By the days end, the Dodgers found themselves 7 games behind.
Milwaukee's pitching was at its best, shutting out LA in both games, 5-0 and 2-0. Bob Buhl threw a 4 hitter in game 1 and Carl Wiley threw a 2 hitter in the nightcap. Hank Aaron hit his NL leading 40th homerun in Game 1 and had 2 RBI, giving him a league leading 100 on the season.
BOXSCORE: 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers At 1959 Milwaukee Braves 8/17/1959
Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Braves AB R H RBI AVG
J.Gilliam 3B 4 0 0 0 .276 B.Avila 2B 3 1 1 0 .266
C.Neal 2B 4 0 1 0 .321 E.Mathews 3B 3 0 0 0 .284
W.Moon LF 3 0 0 0 .296 H.Aaron RF 4 1 1 2 .358
D.Snider CF 4 0 1 0 .218 J.Adcock 1B 3 0 1 0 .284
N.Larker 1B 4 0 0 0 .304 A.Pafko LF 4 0 1 0 .178
R.Fairly RF 3 0 1 0 .234 J.Logan SS 4 1 1 0 .288
J.Roseboro C 3 0 1 0 .229 B.Bruton CF 3 0 2 0 .311
D.Zimmer SS 2 0 0 0 .186 D.Crandall C 3 2 2 2 .302
S.Koufax P 1 0 0 0 .219 B.Buhl P 3 0 1 1 .184
A-G.Hodges PH 1 0 0 0 .270
C.Churn P 0 0 0 0 ----
B-D.Demeter PH 1 0 0 0 .224
J.Klippstein P 0 0 0 0 .000
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Totals 30 0 4 0 Totals 30 5 10 5
A-Pinch Hit For Koufax In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Churn In 8th Inning
Dodgers......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0
Braves.......... 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 - 5 10 0
Dodgers (71-47) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
S.Koufax LOSS(7-6) 4 7 5 5 3 2 2 4.32
C.Churn 3 1 0 0 0 4 0 0.00
J.Klippstein 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.59
Totals 8 10 5 5 3 6 2
Braves (76-40) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
B.Buhl WIN(13-4) 9 4 0 0 3 7 0 2.13
Totals 9 4 0 0 3 7 0
ATTENDANCE- 43,310 DATE- Monday, August 17th 1959 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 2:19
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 6 Braves: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 3 Braves: 1
DOUBLES- B.Avila(3rd)
HOME RUNS- H.Aaron(40th), D.Crandall(19th)
RBIs- H.Aaron-2(100th), D.Crandall-2(59th), B.Buhl
CAUGHT STEALING- B.Bruton
WALKS- W.Moon, R.Fairly, D.Zimmer, B.Avila, E.Mathews, J.Adcock
STRIKE OUTS- W.Moon, D.Snider-2, N.Larker, D.Zimmer, S.Koufax, G.Hodges,
B.Avila, A.Pafko, J.Logan, B.Bruton, B.Buhl-2
GIDP- J.Roseboro, B.Avila, H.Aaron, J.Logan
2-out RBI- D.Crandall
RLISP 2-out- A.Pafko, S.Koufax
TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 0 for 1 Braves: 2 for 5
Bob Buhl threw a complete game shutout at County Stadium where the potent
Milwaukee Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5 to 0.
Buhl(13-4) was virtually untouchable. He didn't allow much, just 4 hits and 3
walks in 9 innings. Both teams' bats went to sleep after the 4th inning with
no runs scored after that point.
Sandy Koufax(7-6) was the loser. He was hit hard and gave up 7 hits and 3
walks in 4 innings.
BOXSCORE: 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers At 1959 Milwaukee Braves 8/17/1959
Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Braves AB R H RBI AVG
J.Gilliam 3B 4 0 0 0 .273 B.Bruton CF 4 0 2 0 .313
C.Churn P 0 0 0 0 ---- E.Mathews 3B 4 0 1 0 .284
C.Neal 2B 4 0 1 0 .320 H.Aaron RF 4 1 1 0 .357
W.Moon LF 3 0 0 0 .294 W.Covington LF 3 1 1 2 .290
D.Snider CF 4 0 0 0 .215 A-A.Pafko LF 1 0 0 0 .177
N.Larker 1B 3 0 0 0 .299 J.Adcock 1B 2 0 1 0 .286
R.Fairly RF 2 0 1 0 .237 S.Lopata C 3 0 0 0 .088
J.Roseboro C 3 0 0 0 .227 J.Logan SS 1 0 0 0 .287
D.Zimmer SS 3 0 0 0 .184 F.Mantilla 2B 3 0 0 0 .131
S.Williams P 2 0 0 0 .207 C.Willey P 3 0 0 0 .194
B-G.Hodges PH,3B 1 0 0 0 .269
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Totals 29 0 2 0 Totals 28 2 6 2
A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Covington In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Williams In 8th Inning
Dodgers......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 0
Braves.......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 1
Dodgers (71-48) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
S.Williams LOSS(5-8) 7 4 2 2 3 7 1 5.42
C.Churn 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Totals 8 6 2 2 3 7 1
Braves (77-40) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
C.Willey WIN(7-4) 9 2 0 0 3 3 0 2.79
Totals 9 2 0 0 3 3 0
ATTENDANCE- 40,608 DATE- Monday, August 17th 1959 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:00
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 5 Braves: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 1 Braves: 1
ERRORS- B.Bruton
HOME RUNS- W.Covington(5th)
RBIs- W.Covington-2(50th)
STOLEN BASES- W.Moon(11th), H.Aaron(3rd)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Logan
WALKS- W.Moon, N.Larker, R.Fairly, J.Adcock, J.Logan-2
STRIKE OUTS- W.Moon, D.Snider, D.Zimmer, B.Bruton, W.Covington, J.Adcock,
S.Lopata-2, J.Logan, C.Willey
GIDP- W.Moon
2-out RBI- W.Covington-2
RLISP 2-out- D.Zimmer-2, B.Bruton, S.Lopata, N.Larker
TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 0 for 3 Braves: 0 for 4
WEB GEMS- Bot 4th: Ron Fairly robbed Carl Willey of an extra base hit.
Carl Willey shut down the Los Angeles batters on just 2 hits at County Stadium
where the spectacular Milwaukee Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers by the
score of 2 to 0.
Willey(7-4) was tremendous on the mound for Milwaukee. He didn't give up
much, just 2 hits and 3 walks in 9 innings lowering his ERA to 2.79. The
pitchers took over after the 1st inning as neither team was able to score
again.
The losing pitcher was Stan Williams(5-8). 'When Willey is on like that it is
a tough game to play, no doubt about it,' Walter Alston said. 'He always
pitches well against us.'