Braves @ Reds
August 12, 1959

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 6 10 0
Reds 4 11 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 6 10 0
Reds 4 11 0

Gus Bell Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .281
OBP 1.000 .313
At Bats 4 406
Hits 4 114
• Singles 3 82
• Doubles 1 16
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 16
Walks 0 21
RBI’s 3 82

Bob Rush Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 3 0
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Crosley Field - August 12, 1959
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Out
Bob Rush
Del Crandall
Joe Adcock
Bobby Avila
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Andy Pafko
Bill Bruton
Hank Aaron
Gus Bell
Vada Pinson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Milwaukee Braves 6 10 0 4
Cincinnati Reds 4 11 0 8
Winning Pitcher Bob Rush
Losing Pitcher Jim O'Toole
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Hank Aaron
Attendance 13,221
Time of Game 2 hours 44 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 9 Whitey Lockman pinch hits for Brooks Lawrence. Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Brooks Lawrence now pitching. Rush strikes out.
Top 9 Pafko bunts towards the mound. O'Toole fields it and throws to first for the out. Bruton moves to second.
Top 9 Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Logan hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Crandall is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Adcock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Aaron tags and scores.
Top 8 Jerry Lynch now playing left field. Aaron hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson who is chasing the ball. Aaron reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 7 Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Frank Thomas. Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Robinson hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with O'Toole covering, for the out.
Top 7 Avila strikes out.
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Rush moves to second.
Top 7 Rush hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Pafko hits a line drive into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 O'Toole hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kasko hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bruton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Adcock, and towards Avila, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Thomas hits a line drive into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Adcock strikes out.
Top 5 Aaron hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Top 5 Avila takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pinson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Pinson bunts towards the mound. Rush fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rush strikes out.
Top 4 Pafko strikes out.
Top 4 Bruton bunts towards the mound. O'Toole fields it and throws to first for the out. Logan moves to second.
Top 4 Logan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 O'Toole is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kasko for the out. Bailey moves to third.
Bottom 3 Bailey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Bailey reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Jones strikes out.
Top 3 Crandall strikes out.
Top 3 Adcock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Aaron strikes out.
Top 3 Mathews hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Avila hits a popup towards short. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rush hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Thomas strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bob Rush now pitching. Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pinson scores. Bell moves to third.
Bottom 2 Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Temple scores. Pinson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Pinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Temple moves to second.
Bottom 2 Temple takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 O'Toole hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Kasko strikes out.
Top 2 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Bruton takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bailey is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Jones takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Bell reaches second base with a double. Temple scores. Pinson goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Pinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Temple moves to second.
Bottom 1 Temple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Crandall is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Adcock hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Mathews hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Avila hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.