October 6, 1959
There will be a Game 6 in Cleveland. In a dramatic finish, the Milwaukee Braves came from 3 runs behind in the 9th inning to defeat the Cleveland Indians 6-5.
Cleveland came right out of the gate scoring a run in the 1st inning and added another in the 3rd. Already ahead 2-0 in the 5th inning, Cleveland's Tito Francona smashed a 3-run homer off Lew Burdette for a 5-0 lead. Milwaukee answered with a home run from Eddie Mathews in the 6th and a pinch-hit homer from Casey Wise in the 8th. With a 5-2 lead heading into the bottom of the 9th, the Indians were on the verge of winning the World Series.
Starter Cal McLish was still on the hill for Cleveland in the bottom of the 9th when the roof caved in. McLish gave up a leadoff single to Hank Aaron and a triple to Joe Adcock, ending his day on the mound. Lefty Don Ferrarese was brought in to face Lee Maye, but Maye was pinch-hit for by Andy Pafko. Pafko worked a walk to put runners on 1st and 3rd with nobody out and the score now 5-3. Right-hander Dick Brodowski was brought in to pitch and Del Crandall greeted him with a run scoring single making it 5-4. Bobby Avila was up next and he hit into a force play for the 1st out of the inning. Jim Pisoni pinch-hit for the pitcher, Don McMahon, and he hit one back to the mound that Brodowski misplayed for an error. With the bases loaded, lefty Herb Score was brought in to pitch to lefty Billy Bruton. Bruton worked a walk, forcing in a run and tying the score at 5-5. Continuing the parade of pitchers, Bobby Locke was brought in next to face Johnny Logan.
With the bases loaded, 1 out, game tied, and the crowd on their feet screaming for a hit, Logan laced a base-hit the opposite way into rightfield for the game winning RBI. The improbable win keeps the Braves alive and there will be a Game 6 back in Cleveland.
BOXSCORE: 1959 Cleveland Indians At 1959 Milwaukee Braves 10/6/1959
Indians AB R H RBI AVG Braves AB R H RBI AVG
J.Piersall CF 5 1 1 0 .294 B.Bruton CF 3 0 0 1 .263
V.Power 2B,1B 5 0 2 0 .522 J.Logan SS 5 0 2 1 .333
M.Minoso LF 5 1 3 2 .450 E.Mathews 3B 4 1 1 1 .278
R.Colavito RF 5 1 2 0 .300 H.Aaron RF 4 1 1 0 .250
T.Francona 1B 4 1 3 3 .500 J.Adcock 1B 4 1 1 1 .238
F-B.Martin 2B 0 0 0 0 .400 L.Maye LF 3 0 0 0 .235
W.Held SS 5 0 0 0 .182 G-A.Pafko PH 0 0 0 0 .333
R.Nixon C 4 0 1 0 .100 D.Crandall C 4 0 2 1 .278
C-J.Baxes PH 0 0 0 0 .000 I-F.Mantilla PR 0 1 0 0 .167
D-C.Tanner PH 1 0 0 0 .500 B.Avila 2B 3 1 0 0 .000
E-E.Fitz Gerald C 0 0 0 0 .167 L.Burdette P 1 0 0 0 .000
B.Locke P 0 0 0 0 ---- A-F.Torre PH 1 0 0 0 .250
G.Strickland 3B 3 0 1 0 .438 C.Willey P 0 0 0 0 .000
C.McLish P 3 1 2 0 .500 B-C.Wise PH 1 1 1 11.000
D.Ferrarese P 0 0 0 0 ---- B.Rush P 0 0 0 0 ----
D.Brodowski P 0 0 0 0 ---- J.Pizarro P 0 0 0 0 ----
H.Score P 0 0 0 0 ---- D.McMahon P 0 0 0 0 ----
J-D.Brown C 0 0 0 0 .571 H-J.Pisoni PH 1 0 0 0 .000
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Totals 40 5 15 5 Totals 34 6 8 6
A-Pinch Hit For Burdette In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Willey In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Nixon In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Baxes In 9th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Tanner In 9th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Francona In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Maye In 9th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For McMahon In 9th Inning
I-Pinch Ran For Crandall In 9th Inning
J-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Score In 9th Inning
Indians......... 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 5 15 1
Braves.......... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 - 6 8 0
Indians (3-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
C.McLish 8 6 4 4 2 1 2 4.15
D.Ferrarese 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 9.00
D.Brodowski L(0-1) H(1st) 0 1/3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
H.Score BS(1st) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
B.Locke 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Totals 8 1/3 8 6 5 4 1 2
Braves (2-3) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
L.Burdette 5 10 5 5 2 2 1 11.42
C.Willey 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 0.93
B.Rush 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.91
J.Pizarro 0 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
D.McMahon WIN(1-0) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Totals 9 15 5 5 2 4 1
ATTENDANCE- 42,217 DATE- Tuesday, October 6th 1959 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:34
LEFT ON BASE- Indians:11 Braves: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 0 Braves: 0
ERRORS- D.Brodowski
TRIPLES- J.Adcock(1st)
HOME RUNS- T.Francona(1st), E.Mathews(2nd), C.Wise(1st)
RBIs- M.Minoso-2(6th), T.Francona-3(9th), B.Bruton(2nd), J.Logan(1st),
E.Mathews(3rd), J.Adcock(3rd), D.Crandall(2nd), C.Wise(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- C.McLish
WALKS- T.Francona, G.Strickland, B.Bruton-2, A.Pafko, B.Avila
STRIKE OUTS- R.Colavito-2, W.Held-2, J.Adcock
RLISP 2-out- T.Francona, W.Held-2, E.Mathews-2, C.McLish, V.Power, C.Tanner
TEAM RISP- Indians: 3 for 13 Braves: 3 for 6
Shortstop Johnny Logan had 2 base hits at County Stadium as the Milwaukee
Braves came back dramatically to top the Cleveland Indians by the score of 6
to 5.
Milwaukee scored the winning runs in the 9th inning when they came up with 4
runs on 4 hits. Cleveland out-hit Milwaukee 15 to 8, but Milwaukee ended up
with more runs.
Don McMahon(1-0) got credit for the victory, pitching 1/3 of an inning and
allowing no runs. Dick Brodowski(0-1) took the loss in relief.
'Wow, that was fun!', McMahon said following the game. 'Once in a while you
play a game that reminds you just why you got into this business to begin
with!'
CONDENSED PLAY LOG TOP 1- Piersall-Si, Power-Si, Minoso-G, Colavito-K, Francona-L BOT 1- Bruton-L, Logan-F, Mathews-F TOP 2- Held-K, Nixon-G, Strickland-G BOT 2- Aaron-L, Adcock-P, Maye-F TOP 3- McLish-Si, Piersall-F, Power-Si, Minoso-Si, Colavito-G, Francona-IW Held-L BOT 3- Crandall-F, Avila-W, Burdette-F, Bruton-W, Logan-Si, Mathews-F TOP 4- Nixon-G, Strickland-F, McLish-Si, Piersall-G BOT 4- Aaron-G, Adcock-F, Maye-G TOP 5- Power-P, Minoso-Si, Colavito-Si, Francona-HR, Held-F, Nixon-Si Strickland-W, McLish-F BOT 5- Crandall-Si, Avila-F, Torre-L, Bruton-F TOP 6- Piersall-G, Power-G, Minoso-P BOT 6- Logan-P, Mathews-HR, Aaron-G, Adcock-K TOP 7- Colavito-K, Francona-Si, Held-K, Nixon-L BOT 7- Maye-F, Crandall-G, Avila-G TOP 8- Strickland-Si, McLish-Sac, Piersall-F, Power-F BOT 8- Wise-HR, Bruton-L, Logan-F, Mathews-F TOP 9- Minoso-Si, Colavito-Si, Francona-Si, Held-FC, Tanner-F BOT 9- Aaron-Si, Adcock-Tr, Pafko-W, Crandall-Si, Avila-Force, Pisoni-E-P Bruton-W, Logan-Si
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