Milwaukee Sweeps St. Louis. Aug. 2nd Braves Finally Reach The Average Mark

 GAME 1:

GWRBI-Adcock

Game MVP:Bob Buhl

County Stadium    (01-09-2024 08:06:14)       Time 2:28, 75ø, Wind: 11 MPH In from LCF  Night Game

Jul 31, 1959                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1959 St. Louis 50-53          0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      0  7  1
1959 Milwaukee 48-51          4 0 1   0 0 0   0 0 -      5 10  1

Recap

MBr 1st: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 5 hits.

MBr      Joe Adcock singled scoring Avila to take the lead.  StL  0 MBr 1.

MBr      Johnny Logan hit a 2 run HR(12).  StL  0 MBr 3.

MBr      Johnny Logan extended his hit streak to 12.

MBr      Bill Bruton tripled scoring Pafko.  StL  0 MBr 4.

MBr 3rd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits, and an error.

MBr      Bill Bruton singled scoring Adcock.  StL  0 MBr 5.

MBr  Joe Adcock: 3 for 4, 2 runs.

MBr  Bob Buhl threw a shutout: 7 hits, 0 BB, 3 K. He's 5-5 on the year.

StL  Dean Stone pitched 4 innings and took the loss: 4 earned runs, 7 hits, 1 BB, 3 K. He drops to 1-2 on the year.

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GAME 2:

GWRBI-Covington

Game MVP:Don McMahon

County Stadium    (01-09-2024 08:14:36)       Time 2:42, 68ø, Wind: 5 MPH In from RF  Day Game

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

1959 St. Louis 50-54          0 0 1   4 0 0   0 1 0      6  9  1

1959 Milwaukee 49-51          2 0 0   0 2 0   4 0 -      8  9  1

Recap

MBr 1st: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks.

MBr      Hank Aaron doubled scoring Mathews to take the lead.  StL  0 MBr 1.

MBr      Bill Bruton singled scoring Aaron.  StL  0 MBr 2.

StL 3rd: Scored 1 run on a hit.

StL      Ken Boyer hit a 408 foot solo HR(16).  StL  1 MBr 2.

StL 4th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 5 hits.

StL      Don Blasingame singled scoring 2 to take the lead.  StL  3 MBr 2.

StL      Alex Grammas doubled  scoring 1.  StL  4 MBr 2.

StL      Gino Cimoli singled scoring Grammas.  StL  5 MBr 2.

MBr 5th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 2 hits, one walk and an error.

MBr      Bill Bruton hit a grounder scoring 1.  StL  5 MBr 3.

MBr      Johnny Logan singled, hit streak now 13.

MBr      Johnny Logan singled scoring 1.  StL  5 MBr 4.

MBr 7th: Sent 10 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 3 hits and 4 walks.

MBr      Wes Covington hit a 3 run HR(7) to take the lead.  StL  5 MBr 7.

MBr      Bobby Avila hit a grounder scoring 1.  StL  5 MBr 8.

StL 8th: Scored 1 run on an error.

StL      Bill White scored on a WP by McMahon.  StL  6 MBr 8.

StL  Ken Boyer: 2 for 5, HR.

MBr  Eddie Mathews: 0 for 2, 2 runs, 3 W.

MBr  Bill Bruton: 3 for 5.

MBr  Wes Covington: 3 for 3, HR, 3 RBI, 2 runs, 2 W.

MBr  Juan Pizarro pitched 7 innings to earn the win: 5 earned runs, 9 hits, 2 BB, 4 K. He's 8-2 on the season!

MBr  Don McMahon pitched the final 2 innings to record his 11th save of the season.

StL  Ernie Broglio pitched 6.2 innings and took the loss: 6 earned runs, 9 hits, 7 BB, 4 K. He drops to 3-9 on the season.

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GAME 3:

Game MVP:Bob Rush

County Stadium     Game 1    (01-09-2024 08:22:29)       Time 2:45, 75ø  Day Game

   

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

1959 St. Louis 50-55          0 0 1   2 0 2   0 0 0      5  9  0

1959 Milwaukee 50-51          0 1 2   1 0 0   2 0 -      6  9  2

Recap

MBr 2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit.

MBr      Joe Adcock hit a solo HR(19) to take the lead.  StL  0 MBr 1.

StL 3rd: Scored 1 run on an error.

StL      Don Blasingame hit a grounder scoring 1 to tie the score.  StL  1 MBr 1.

MBr 3rd: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.

MBr      Eddie Mathews hit a 2 run HR(26) to take the lead.  StL  1 MBr 3.

StL 4th: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.

StL      Stan Musial hit a 2 run HR(11) to tie the score.  StL  3 MBr 3.

MBr 4th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

MBr      Johnny Logan singled, hit streak now 14.

MBr      Johnny Logan singled scoring Bruton to take the lead.  StL  3 MBr 4.

StL 6th: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits, one walk and an error.

StL      Stan Musial singled scoring 1 to tie the score.  StL  4 MBr 4.

StL      Alex Grammas singled scoring Musial to take the lead.  StL  5 MBr 4.

MBr 7th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 4 hits.

MBr      Del Crandall hit a 2 run HR(11) to take the lead.  StL  5 MBr 6.

StL  Stan Musial: 2 for 4, HR, 2 RBI, 2 runs.

StL  Joe Cunningham: 2 for 3, double, 2 runs.

MBr  Joe Adcock: 2 for 4, HR.

MBr  Eddie Mathews: 2 for 4, HR, 2 RBI.

MBr  Bob Rush pitched 3 innings and picked up the win: 3 IP, 1 hit, 0 BB, 1 K. He's 4-5 on the season.

StL  Larry Jackson threw a complete game but took the loss: 6 earned runs, 9 hits, 0 BB, 4 K. He's 14-9 on the year.

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GAME 4:

GWRBI-Aaron

Game MVP:Hank Aaron

County Stadium     Game 2 (Game 1 - MBr 6, StL 5)    (01-09-2024 08:31:32)       Time 2:47, 78ø  Day Game

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

1959 St. Louis 50-56          0 0 0   0 0 0   0 2 0      2  5  1

1959 Milwaukee 51-51          0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 3      3  6  4

Recap

MBr 5th: Failed to score on a hit and 2 walks.

MBr      Johnny Logan DP with bases loaded, end 5th.

StL 8th: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits, and an error.

StL      Jay Porter doubled scoring Gray to take the lead.  StL  1 MBr 0.

StL      Gino Cimoli singled scoring Porter.  StL  2 MBr 0.

MBr 9th: Scored 3 runs on 2 hits and one walk.

MBr      Hank Aaron hit a 418 foot 3 run HR(23) to win the game.  StL  2 MBr 3.

MBr  Felix Mantilla: 1 for 3, 2 errors.

MBr  Eddie Mathews: 0 for 2, 3 W.

MBr  Hank Aaron: 3 for 4, HR, 3 RBI.

MBr  Bob Giggie picked up the win: .2 IP. He's now 2-4 on the season.

StL  Lindy McDaniel pitched 1.1 innings and took the loss: 1.1 IP, 3 earned runs, 3 hits, 1 BB, 1 K. He drops to 5-7 on the year.