Hot August Baseball Has Milwaukee Sweeping Pirates

 GAME 1:

GWRBI-Torre

Game MVP:Juan Pizarro

County Stadium    (01-07-2023 07:24:56)       Time 2:36, 78ø, Wind: 5 MPH In from LCF  Night Game

Aug 4, 1958            1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1958 Pittsburgh        3 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      3  4  2
1958 Milwaukee         4 0 1   0 1 0   0 0 -      6 11  0

Recap

Pit 1st: Scored 3 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks.

Pit      Dick Stuart hit a 2 run HR(10) to take the lead.  Pit  2 MBr 0.

Pit      Frank Thomas hit a solo HR(28).  Pit  3 MBr 0.

MBr 1st: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 3 hits, one walk and an error.

MBr      Bill Bruton hit a solo HR(1).  Pit  3 MBr 1.

MBr      Hank Aaron doubled  scoring 1.  Pit  3 MBr 2.

MBr      Wes Covington singled scoring Mathews to tie the score.  Pit  3 MBr 3.

MBr      Frank Torre hit a grounder scoring 1 to take the lead.  Pit  3 MBr 4.

MBr 2nd: Failed to score on a hit, one walk and an error.

MBr      Hank Aaron DP with bases loaded, end 2nd.

MBr 3rd: Scored 1 run on a hit.

MBr      Johnny Logan hit a solo HR(9).  Pit  3 MBr 5.

MBr 5th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 1 run on 4 hits.

MBr      Wes Covington singled scoring Mathews.  Pit  3 MBr 6.

MBr  Juan Pizarro threw a complete game for the win: 3 earned runs, 4 hits, 5 BB, 8 K. He's now 2-1 on the year.

Pit  Curt Raydon pitched 6 innings and took the loss: 5 earned runs, 9 hits, 2 BB, 4 K. He goes to 5-5 on the year.

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GAME 2:

GWRBI-Mathews

Game MVP:Eddie Mathews

County Stadium    (01-07-2023 07:33:42)       Time 2:11, 77ø  Night Game

Aug 5, 1958            1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1958 Pittsburgh        0 0 2   1 0 2   0 1 1      7 11  2
1958 Milwaukee         5 3 0   1 0 2   0 0 -     11 15  0

Recap

MBr 1st: Sent 10 batters to the plate scoring 5 runs on 7 hits, and an error.

MBr      Eddie Mathews doubled scoring Bruton to take the lead.  Pit  0 MBr 1.

MBr      Hank Aaron hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Pit  0 MBr 2.

MBr      Frank Torre hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Pit  0 MBr 3.

MBr      Del Crandall singled scoring 2.  Pit  0 MBr 5.

MBr 2nd: Scored 3 runs on 3 hits.

MBr      Hank Aaron hit a 3 run HR(21).  Pit  0 MBr 8.

Pit 3rd: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 4 hits.

Pit      Bill Virdon singled scoring Groat.  Pit  1 MBr 8.

Pit      Roberto Clemente singled scoring Foiles.  Pit  2 MBr 8.

Pit 4th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Pit      Bill Mazeroski hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Pit  3 MBr 8.

MBr 4th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

MBr      Wes Covington hit a solo HR(18).  Pit  3 MBr 9.

Pit 6th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.

Pit      Bob Skinner tripled scoring Stuart.  Pit  4 MBr 9.

Pit      Bill Mazeroski hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Pit  5 MBr 9.

MBr 6th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.

MBr      Eddie Mathews hit a 2 run HR(23).  Pit  5 MBr 11.

Pit 8th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Pit      Frank Thomas doubled scoring Clemente.  Pit  6 MBr 11.

Pit 9th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Pit      Hank Foiles hit a solo HR(8).  Pit  7 MBr 11.

Pit  Hank Foiles: 2 for 4, HR, 2 runs.

Pit  Bob Skinner: 3 for 4, 2 triples, 2 runs.

MBr  Hank Aaron: 1 for 4, HR, 4 RBI.

MBr  Bill Bruton: 3 for 5.

MBr  Wes Covington: 2 for 4, HR, 2 runs.

MBr  Eddie Mathews: 3 for 5, double, HR, 3 RBI, 3 runs.

MBr  Red Schoendienst: 3 for 5, double, 3 runs.

MBr  Lew Burdette went the distance for the win: 7 earned runs, 11 hits, 1 BB, 3 K. He moves to 16-5 on the season!

Pit  Ron Kline pitched poorly for 2 innings and took the loss: 8 earned runs, 10 hits, 0 BB, 2 K. He drops to 9-7 on the season.

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GAME 3:

GWRBI-Logan

Game MVP:Johnny Logan

County Stadium    (01-07-2023 07:41:16)       Time 2:24, 77ø, Cloudy, Threatening, Wind: 5 MPH Left to Right  Night Game

Aug 6, 1958            1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1958 Pittsburgh        1 0 1   0 0 0   0 0 1      3  8  0
1958 Milwaukee         0 0 0   0 0 5   1 0 -      6 13  0

Recap

Pit 1st: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Pit      Dick Stuart hit a solo HR(11) to take the lead.  Pit  1 MBr 0.

Pit      Dick Stuart extended his hit streak to 10.

Pit 3rd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Pit      Roberto Clemente singled scoring Virdon.  Pit  2 MBr 0.

MBr 6th: Sent 10 batters to the plate scoring 5 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks.

MBr      Johnny Logan hit a Grand Slam(10) to take the lead.  Pit  2 MBr 4.

MBr      Bill Bruton singled scoring Crandall.  Pit  2 MBr 5.

MBr 7th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

MBr      Johnny Logan doubled  scoring 1.  Pit  2 MBr 6.

Pit 9th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

Pit      Bob Skinner hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Pit  3 MBr 6.

MBr  Johnny Logan: 3 for 4, 2 doubles, HR, 5 RBI, grand slam.

MBr  Carl Willey pitched a complete game for the win: 3 earned runs, 8 hits, 1 BB, 4 K. He's now 4-3 on the year.

Pit  Vern Law pitched 7 innings and took the loss: 6 earned runs, 13 hits, 3 BB, 1 K. He's 7-8 on the year.

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GAME 4:

Game MVP:Warren Spahn

Injury: Foiles (today only)

County Stadium    (01-07-2023 07:47:08)       Time 2:06, 82ø, Wind: 14 MPH Out to CF  Day Game

Aug 7, 1958            1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1958 Pittsburgh        0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      0  8  0

1958 Milwaukee         0 0 0   0 0 2   0 0 -      2  6  0

Recap

Pit :    Hank Foiles injured, out today.

MBr 6th: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.

MBr      Eddie Mathews hit a 2 run HR(24) to take the lead.  Pit  0 MBr 2.

MBr  Warren Spahn threw a shutout: 8 hits, 0 BB, 3 K. He moves to 13-10 on the year.

Pit  Bob Friend pitched 7 solid innings but took the loss: 2 earned runs, 6 hits, 1 BB, 3 K. He drops to 14-9 on the year.