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Dodgers
@ Braves
County Stadium
August 17, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on August 17, 1959 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 17, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 17, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sandy Koufax |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Buhl |
| Ballpark | County Stadium |
| City | Milwaukee |
| State | WI |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Bill Jackowski 2B: Shag Crawford 3B: Vic Delmore |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Left Fielder |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Norm Larker | First Baseman |
| Ron Fairly | Right Fielder |
| John Roseboro | Catcher |
| Don Zimmer | Shortstop |
| Sandy Koufax | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
| Andy Pafko | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Del Crandall | Catcher |
| Bob Buhl | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Braves
County Stadium
August 17, 1959
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Buhl
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buhl fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Buhl
Neal hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Buhl
Moon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Koufax
Avila takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Koufax
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker races to the bag, beating Mathews for the out, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Avila moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Aaron vs. Koufax
Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Avila scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Koufax
Adcock hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Koufax
Pafko takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Koufax
Logan takes first base on ball four. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Bruton vs. Koufax
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pafko moves to third. Logan moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Crandall vs. Koufax
Crandall is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Buhl vs. Koufax
Buhl strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Buhl
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Buhl
Larker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Fairly vs. Buhl
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Koufax
Avila strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Koufax
Mathews hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Koufax
Aaron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Klippstein
Johnny Klippstein now pitching.
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Buhl
Roseboro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Buhl
Zimmer strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klippstein vs. Buhl
Klippstein hits a line drive into left field. Pafko catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Pafko. Roseboro moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Gilliam vs. Buhl
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Klippstein
Pafko takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Klippstein
Logan hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Bruton vs. Klippstein
Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pafko moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Crandall vs. Klippstein
Crandall strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Buhl vs. Klippstein
Buhl hits a popup towards third. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Buhl
Neal hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Buhl
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Buhl
Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Larker vs. Buhl
There goes Snider. The throw from Crandall and he is out, Logan applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Klippstein
Avila takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Klippstein
Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Avila moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Aaron vs. Klippstein
Aaron hits a line drive towards the mound. Klippstein throws towards first. Larker fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Larker. Avila scores. Mathews moves to third. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Adcock vs. Klippstein
Adcock is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Pafko vs. Churn
Chuck Churn now pitching.
Pafko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mathews scores. Aaron scores. Adcock moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Logan vs. Churn
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Adcock moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Bruton vs. Churn
Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larker vs. Buhl
Larker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Larker for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Buhl
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Buhl
Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Churn
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Buhl vs. Churn
Buhl strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Churn
Avila strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Buhl
Zimmer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Churn vs. Buhl
Churn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Buhl
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Buhl
Neal hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Churn
Mathews strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Churn
Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Churn
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Churn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Buhl
Moon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Buhl
Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Larker vs. Buhl
Larker hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fairly vs. Buhl
Fairly hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Buhl
Roseboro takes first base on ball four. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Zimmer vs. Buhl
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Churn
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Churn
Logan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moon. Logan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Bruton vs. Churn
Bruton is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Crandall vs. Churn
Crandall hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roseboro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Buhl vs. Churn
Buhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Essegian vs. Buhl
Chuck Essegian pinch hits for Chuck Churn.
Essegian hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pafko. Essegian reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Gilliam vs. Buhl
Gilliam hits a line drive towards third. Mathews reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Neal vs. Buhl
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Buhl
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buhl fields it and throws to first for the out. Essegian moves to third. Neal moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Snider vs. Buhl
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Larker vs. Buhl
Larker hits a fly ball into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Labine
Clem Labine now pitching.
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Labine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Labine
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Labine
Aaron hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Labine
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Labine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Buhl
Lee Maye now playing right field.
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Buhl covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Buhl
Roseboro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Buhl
Rip Repulski pinch hits for Don Zimmer.
Repulski strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Demeter vs. Buhl
Don Demeter pinch hits for Clem Labine.
Demeter strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/17/1959, game 1 -- Los Angeles at Milwaukee (N)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI
Gilliam J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Avila B, 2b 3 2 0 0
Neal C, 2b 4 0 1 0 Mathews E, 3b 5 2 2 1
Moon W, lf 4 1 1 1 Aaron H, rf 5 3 4 3
Snider D, cf 3 0 2 0 Maye L, rf 0 0 0 0
Larker N, 1b 3 0 0 0 Adcock J, 1b 4 1 1 2
Fairly R, rf 4 0 0 0 Pafko A, lf 2 0 1 2
Roseboro J, c 3 0 2 0 Logan J, ss 3 0 2 0
Zimmer D, ss 3 0 0 0 Bruton B, cf 3 0 0 0
Repulski R, ph 1 0 0 0 Crandall D, c 3 0 0 0
Koufax S, p 0 0 0 0 Buhl B, p 4 0 0 0
Klippstein J, p 1 0 0 0
Churn C, p 1 0 0 0
Essegian C, ph 1 0 1 0
Labine C, p 0 0 0 0
Demeter D, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 7 1 32 8 10 8
Los Angeles 000 000 100 -- 1
Milwaukee 310 300 01x -- 8
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Koufax S (L) 1.1 4 4 3 4 2
Klippstein J* 1.2 3 3 3 3 1
Churn C 4.0 2 0 0 1 3
Labine C 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Buhl B (W) 9.0 7 1 1 4 4
* Pitched to 4 batters in 4th
E -- Larker N 2, Pafko A
DP -- Los Angeles 2, Milwaukee 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 8, Milwaukee 8
2B -- Logan J, Essegian C
HR -- Adcock J, Mathews E, Moon W, Aaron H
CS -- Snider D
T -- 2:33
A -- 0
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