1959 World Series Game 4

 October 5, 1959

 The Milwaukee Braves were looking at the possibility of being swept in this 1959 World Series by the Cleveland Indians, who had been hammering the ball the first three games while getting very good pitching. 

  Warren Spahn was making his 2nd start of The Series and hadn't pitched well in his first. The probable NL CY Young Award winner had been wild in that game. With a 3-0 Series lead, Cleveland manager Joe Gordon decided to start Jim 'Mudcat' Grant, giving his ace Cal McLish an extra day of rest.

 Both starters were on their game at the start of this contest. In the 4th inning, Milwaukee was the first to score. Eddie Mathews singled with 1 out and advanced to 2nd on a wild pitch. After another out, Joe Adcock came through with a clutch RBI single for a 1-0 Braves lead. The score stayed that way until the bottom of the 7th when Lee Maye connected for a 2-run homer and Milwaukee led 3-0. 

  Spahn got into trouble in the 9th inning and after giving up back-to-back singles he was relieved by Don McMahon. Cleveland proceeded to send 3 straight left-hand pinch-hitters up against him. McMahon allowed a ground out that scored a run, walked a batter, then got Russ Nixon to hit into a game ending double play. Milwaukee wins 3-1 and stays alive in The Series. 

  

BOXSCORE: 1959 Cleveland Indians At 1959 Milwaukee Braves           10/5/1959
 
  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Piersall CF       4  0  1  0 .333     B.Bruton CF         4  0  0  0 .313  
  V.Power 1B          4  0  2  0 .556     J.Logan SS          4  0  0  0 .313  
  M.Minoso LF         3  0  0  0 .400     E.Mathews 3B        3  1  1  0 .286  
  R.Colavito RF       4  1  1  0 .267     H.Aaron RF          4  0  0  0 .250  
  W.Held SS           4  0  1  0 .235     J.Adcock 1B         3  0  2  1 .235  
  J.Baxes 2B          3  0  0  0 .000   A-B.Avila PR          0  1  0  0 .000  
C-T.Francona PH       1  0  0  1 .417   B-F.Torre 1B          0  0  0  0 .333  
  G.Strickland 3B     2  0  1  0 .462     D.Crandall C        2  0  1  0 .214  
D-E.Valo PH           0  0  0  0 .000     L.Maye LF           3  1  2  2 .286  
  E.Fitz Gerald C     3  0  1  0 .167     F.Mantilla 2B       3  0  0  0 .167  
E-R.Nixon PH          1  0  0  0 .000     W.Spahn P           2  0  0  0 .000  
  M.Grant P           3  0  1  0 .333     D.McMahon P         0  0  0  0 ----  
  M.Garcia P          0  0  0  0 ----                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  1  8  1                 Totals      28  3  6  3
 
A-Pinch Ran For Adcock In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Avila In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Baxes In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Strickland In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Fitz Gerald In 9th Inning
 
Indians......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  1  8  0
Braves.......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  2 0    -  3  6  0
 
Indians (3-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Grant LOSS(0-1)         7       6   3   3   0   2   1   3.38
M.Garcia                  1       0   0   0   1   0   0   0.00
Totals                    8       6   3   3   1   2   1
 
Braves (1-3)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
W.Spahn WIN(1-1)          8       8   1   1   2   4   0   5.02
D.McMahon SAVE(1st)       1       0   0   0   1   0   0   0.00
Totals                    9       8   1   1   3   4   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,179 DATE- Monday, October 5th 1959 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:05
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 7  Braves: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 0  Braves: 2
DOUBLES- J.Piersall(1st)
HOME RUNS- L.Maye(1st)
RBIs- T.Francona(6th), J.Adcock(2nd), L.Maye-2(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Crandall, W.Spahn
WALKS- M.Minoso, G.Strickland, E.Valo, E.Mathews
STRIKE OUTS- W.Held, G.Strickland, E.Fitz Gerald, M.Grant, H.Aaron, W.Spahn
GIDP- J.Piersall, R.Nixon
WILD PITCHES- M.Grant
2-out RBI- J.Adcock
RLISP 2-out- W.Held-2, B.Bruton, L.Maye
TEAM RISP- Indians: 0 for 4  Braves: 2 for 4
 
Lee Maye left the yard and had 2 RBI as the Milwaukee Braves defeated the
Cleveland Indians 3 to 1 at County Stadium.
 
Warren Spahn(1-1) delivered a fine performance for Milwaukee.  He allowed 8
hits and 2 walks in 8 innings.  Cleveland made it exciting in the 9th, but
they were unable to push the needed runs across.  
 
Don McMahon got the save, his 1st.  Mudcat Grant(0-1) suffered the loss.  He
surrendered 3 runs and 6 hits in 7 innings.

CONDENSED PLAY LOG
TOP 1- Piersall-G, Power-Si, Minoso-W, Colavito-G, Held-F
BOT 1- Bruton-G, Logan-P, Mathews-F
TOP 2- Baxes-F, Strickland-Si, Fitz Gerald-L, Grant-G
BOT 2- Aaron-G, Adcock-F, Crandall-F
TOP 3- Piersall-Do, Power-Si, Minoso-Force, Colavito-G
BOT 3- Maye-Si, Mantilla-L, Spahn-Sac, Bruton-F
TOP 4- Held-F, Baxes-G, Strickland-W, Fitz Gerald-K
BOT 4- Logan-G, Mathews-Si, Aaron-G, WP, Adcock-Si, Crandall-Si, Maye-P
TOP 5- Grant-Si, Piersall-G-DP, Power-P
BOT 5- Mantilla-G, Spahn-K, Bruton-G
TOP 6- Minoso-L, Colavito-P, Held-K
BOT 6- Logan-G, Mathews-P, Aaron-K
TOP 7- Baxes-F, Strickland-K, Fitz Gerald-Si, Grant-K
BOT 7- Adcock-Si, Crandall-Sac, Maye-HR, Mantilla-G, Spahn-G
TOP 8- Piersall-P, Power-L, Minoso-F
BOT 8- Bruton-G, Logan-G, Mathews-W, Aaron-P
TOP 9- Colavito-Si, Held-Si, Francona-G, Valo-W, Nixon-G-DP