Bravos Reach .500 For Only 2nd Time This Season. Sweep Phillies

GAME 1:

GWRBI-Adcock

Game MVP:Bob Buhl

County Stadium    (02-13-2024 08:58:55)       Time 1:58, 71ø  Night Game

Sep 1, 1959                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1959 Philadelphia 54-80       0 1 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      1  6  2
1959 Milwaukee 65-66          0 1 0   0 0 1   0 1 -      3  7  1

Recap

MBr :    Hank Aaron doubled, hit streak now 13.

Phi 2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Phi      Sparky Anderson hit a grounder scoring 1 to take the lead.  Phi  1 MBr 0.

MBr 2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit, and 2 errors.

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

MBr 6th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

MBr      Joe Adcock hit a solo HR(25) to take the lead.  Phi  1 MBr 2.

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

MBr      Frank Torre singled scoring Mathews.  Phi  1 MBr 3.

MBr  Bob Buhl pitched a solid complete game for the win: 1 earned run, 6 hits, 0 BB, 5 K. He's 7-8 on the year.

Phi  Don Cardwell went the distance and took the loss: 2 earned runs, 7 hits, 3 BB, 2 K. He drops to 6-9 on the season.

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GAME 2:

GWRBI-Aaron

Game MVP:Eddie Mathews

County Stadium    (02-13-2024 09:09:17)       Time 2:03, 69ø, Wind: 6 MPH Out to RF  Night Game

Sep 2, 1959                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1959 Philadelphia 54-81       0 1 1   0 0 0   0 0 1      3 12  0
1959 Milwaukee 66-66          1 1 0   0 1 0   1 0 -      4  7  1

Recap

MBr 1st: Scored 1 run on a hit.

MBr      Eddie Mathews hit a solo HR(36) to take the lead.  Phi  0 MBr 1.

Phi 2nd: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

Phi      Carl Sawatski doubled scoring Anderson to tie the score.  Phi  1 MBr 1.

MBr 2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit.

MBr      Joe Adcock hit a solo HR(26) to take the lead.  Phi  1 MBr 2.

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

Phi      Joe Koppe singled, hit streak now 10.

Phi      Wally Post singled scoring Koppe, E7 to tie the score.  Phi  2 MBr 2.

MBr 5th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 1 run on 2 hits and 2 walks.

MBr      Hank Aaron walked scoring Crandall to take the lead.  Phi  2 MBr 3.

MBr 7th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

MBr      Lee Maye hit a solo HR(4).  Phi  2 MBr 4.

Phi 9th: Scored 1 run on a hit and one walk.

Phi      Joe Koppe hit a grounder scoring 1.  Phi  3 MBr 4.

MBr  Lee Maye: 1 for 1, HR.

MBr  Lew Burdette pitched 6.2 innings to earn the win: 2 earned runs, 10 hits, 1 BB, 1 K. He moves to 12-15 on the year.

MBr  Don McMahon pitched the final 2 innings to record his 16th save of the season.

Phi  Robin Roberts threw a complete game but took the loss: 4 earned runs, 7 hits, 2 BB, 7 K. He's now 13-15 on the year.