Braves Reds Split. Milwaukee 5 Games Shy Of 2nd Straight NL Title

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Hank Aaron

County Stadium    (02-21-2023 13:45:49)       Time 3:05, 57ø  Night Game

Sep 9, 1958            1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9   10 11    R  H  E
1958 Cincinnati        0 1 0   0 0 0   0 0 1    0  0    2  7  0
1958 Milwaukee         0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 2    0  1    3  5  0

Recap

Cin 2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit and one walk.

Cin      Don Hoak doubled scoring Robinson to take the lead.  Cin  1 MBr 0.

MBr 4th: Failed to score on 2 hits and one walk.

MBr      Hank Aaron singled, hit streak now 11.

Cin 9th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Cin      Don Hoak hit a grounder scoring 1.  Cin  2 MBr 0.

MBr 9th: Scored 2 runs on a hit and one walk.

MBr      Hank Aaron hit a 2 run HR(28) to tie the score.  Cin  2 MBr 2.

MBr  Hank Aaron: 2 for 4, HR, 2 RBI.

MBr  Bob Trowbridge pitched 3 innings and picked up the win: 3 IP, 1 earned run, 3 hits, 2 BB, 0 K. He's 4-2 on the season.

Cin  Hal Jeffcoat took the loss: 1 IP, 1 earned run, 1 hit. He drops to 3-8 on the year.

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GAME 2:

Game MVP:Bob Purkey

County Stadium    (02-21-2023 13:53:01)       Time 2:16, 75ø, Cloudy, Rain, Wind: 3 MPH Out to CF  Night Game

Sep 10, 1958           1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1958 Cincinnati        0 0 0   0 0 0   0 1 0      1  4  0

1958 Milwaukee         0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      0  5  0

Recap

Cin 8th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and one walk.

Cin      Pete Whisenant hit a fly ball scoring 1 to take the lead.  Cin  1 MBr 0.

Cin  Bob Purkey threw a shutout: 5 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He moves to 15-12 on the year.

MBr  Juan Pizarro pitched a great 8 innings but took the loss: 1 earned run, 4 hits, 5 BB, 5 K. He drops to 3-5 on the season.