Bravos Move to Within 1 Game of .500 by sweeping Gints

 GAME 1:

GWRBI-Torre

Game MVP:Lew Burdette

County Stadium    (12-16-2023 06:04:29)       Time 1:58, 85ø, Cloudy, Threatening, Wind: 6 MPH Out to RF  Day Game

Jul 12, 1959                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1959 San Francisco 38-47      1 0 0   1 0 0   0 0 0      2  7  0
1959 Milwaukee 39-41          0 0 0   0 2 0   2 3 -      7  7  2

Recap

SF  1st: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

SF       Jim Davenport scored on a PB by Crandall to take the lead.  SF   1 MBr 0.

SF  4th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

SF       Jim Davenport singled scoring Landrith.  SF   2 MBr 0.

MBr 5th: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.

MBr      Frank Torre tripled scoring 1.  SF   2 MBr 1.

MBr      Del Crandall hit a grounder scoring 1 to tie the score.  SF   2 MBr 2.

MBr 7th: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.

MBr      Frank Torre doubled  scoring 1 to take the lead.  SF   2 MBr 3.

MBr      Johnny Logan hit a grounder scoring 1.  SF   2 MBr 4.

MBr 8th: Scored 3 runs on a hit and 2 walks.

MBr      Hank Aaron doubled scoring Bruton.  SF   2 MBr 5.

MBr      Wes Covington hit a grounder scoring 1.  SF   2 MBr 6.

MBr      Frank Torre hit a grounder scoring 1.  SF   2 MBr 7.

MBr  Frank Torre: 2 for 4, double, triple, 3 RBI, 2 runs.

MBr  Lew Burdette went the distance for the win: 2 earned runs, 7 hits, 1 BB, 3 K. He's 7-9 on the year.

SF   Jack Sanford pitched a complete game but took the loss: 7 earned runs, 7 hits, 2 BB, 9 K. He drops to 6-8 on the year.

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GAME 2:

GWRBI-O'Brien

Game MVP:Warren Spahn

County Stadium    (12-16-2023 06:11:06)       Time 2:12, 78ø, Wind: 9 MPH Right to Left  Night Game

Jul 13, 1959           1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1959 San Francisco     0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      0  6  2

1959 Milwaukee         0 0 0   2 0 0   0 0 -      2  4  1

Jul 13, 1959                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1959 San Francisco 38-48      0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      0  6  2

1959 Milwaukee 40-41          0 0 0   2 0 0   0 0 -      2  4  1

Recap

MBr 4th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs 4 walks and an error.

MBr      Johnny O'Brien walked scoring Covington to take the lead.  SF   0 MBr 1.

MBr      Warren Spahn hit a grounder scoring 1.  SF   0 MBr 2.

MBr  Warren Spahn threw a shutout: 6 hits, 1 BB, 4 K. He's 13-4 on the season!

SF   Sam Jones pitched 7 solid innings but took the loss: 1 earned run, 4 hits, 6 BB, 3 K. He drops to 8-10 on the season.