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Braves
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
June 17, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Milwaukee Braves, played on June 17, 1959 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Game Summary
| Date | June 17, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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| Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 17, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Milwaukee Braves |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joey Jay |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Danny McDevitt |
| Ballpark | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 54,999 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Frank Secory 2B: Hal Dixon 3B: Vinnie Smith |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Casey Wise | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Del Crandall | Catcher |
| Frank Torre | First Baseman |
| Andy Pafko | Left Fielder |
| Felix Mantilla | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
| Joey Jay | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Neal | Second Baseman |
| Wally Moon | Right Fielder |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Frank Howard | Left Fielder |
| John Roseboro | Catcher |
| Don Zimmer | Shortstop |
| Danny McDevitt | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Dodgers
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
June 17, 1959
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wise vs. McDevitt
Wise 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 -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. McDevitt
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with McDevitt covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. McDevitt
Aaron 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
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Jay
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Neal vs. Jay
Neal strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Jay
Moon hits a line drive into left field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Jay
Snider strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. McDevitt
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Torre vs. McDevitt
Torre 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 -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. McDevitt
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Jay
Hodges hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Jay
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Jay
Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. McDevitt
Mantilla 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 -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. McDevitt
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDevitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jay vs. McDevitt
Jay 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
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Jay
Zimmer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wise settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McDevitt vs. Jay
McDevitt hits a fly ball into center field. Mantilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Jay
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jay fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wise vs. McDevitt
Wise hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. McDevitt
Mathews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. McDevitt
Aaron hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crandall vs. McDevitt
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Crandall for the out. Mathews moves to third. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Torre vs. McDevitt
Torre 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
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Jay
Neal hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Jay
Moon bunts towards first. Torre fields the ball and throws to Jay covering. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Jay
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Jay
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. McDevitt
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. McDevitt
Mantilla hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Logan vs. McDevitt
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Jay
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Jay
Roseboro hits a line drive into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Jay
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jay vs. McDevitt
Jay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wise vs. McDevitt
Wise hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. McDevitt
Mathews hits a line drive towards short. Zimmer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McDevitt vs. Jay
McDevitt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wise settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Jay
Gilliam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aaron throws the ball in to Logan who tags Gilliam trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Jay
Neal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jay fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. McDevitt
Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. McDevitt
Crandall bunts towards the mound. McDevitt fields it and throws to first for the out. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Torre vs. McDevitt
Torre strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. McDevitt
Pafko strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Jay
Moon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Jay
Snider bunts towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Moon moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Hodges vs. Jay
Hodges bunts towards third. Mathews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Moon moves to third. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Howard vs. Jay
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to home to get Moon. Snider moves to third. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Roseboro vs. Jay
Roseboro takes first base on ball four. Snider scores. Hodges moves to third. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Zimmer vs. Jay
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out. Hodges scores. Howard moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
McDevitt vs. Jay
McDevitt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McDevitt for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Mantilla vs. McDevitt
Wally Moon now playing left field. Don Demeter now playing center field. Ron Fairly now playing right field.
Mantilla takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. McDevitt
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Logan for the out. Mantilla moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Covington vs. McDevitt
Wes Covington pinch hits for Joey Jay.
Covington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal misplays the ball. That's an error on Neal. Mantilla moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wise vs. McDevitt
Johnny O'Brien pinch runs for Wes Covington.
Wise hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Trowbridge
Bob Trowbridge now pitching.
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trowbridge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Neal vs. Trowbridge
Neal hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Trowbridge
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trowbridge fields it and throws to first for the out. Neal moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Demeter vs. Trowbridge
Demeter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Neal scores. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Trowbridge
There's a wild pitch. Demeter moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Trowbridge
Hodges hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pafko. Hodges reaches second base with a double. Demeter scores. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Fairly vs. Trowbridge
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. McDevitt
Mathews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. McDevitt
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. McDevitt
Crandall hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. McDevitt
Torre 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
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Box Score
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Game of 6/17/1959, game 2 -- Milwaukee at Los Angeles (N)
Milwaukee AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Wise C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Gilliam J, 3b 3 0 1 0
Mathews E, 3b 2 0 0 0 Neal C, 2b 4 1 1 0
Aaron H, rf 4 0 2 0 Moon W, rf-lf 4 0 2 0
Crandall D, c 3 0 0 0 Snider D, cf 2 1 0 0
Torre F, 1b 4 0 0 0 Demeter D, cf 1 1 1 1
Pafko A, lf 3 0 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 4 1 2 1
Mantilla F, cf 2 0 0 0 Howard F, lf 3 0 0 0
Logan J, ss 3 0 0 0 Fairly R, rf 1 0 0 0
Jay J, p 2 0 0 0 Roseboro J, c 2 0 0 1
Covington W, ph 1 0 0 0 Zimmer D, ss 3 0 0 1
O'Brien J, pr 0 0 0 0 McDevitt D, p 3 0 0 0
Trowbridge B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28 0 2 0 30 4 7 4
Milwaukee 000 000 000 -- 0
Los Angeles 000 000 22x -- 4
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Jay J (L) 7.0 4 2 2 2 2
Trowbridge B 1.0 3 2 2 0 0
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
McDevitt D (W) 9.0 2 0 0 3 2
E -- Neal C
DP -- Los Angeles 1
LOB -- Milwaukee 5, Los Angeles 5
2B -- Hodges G
SH -- Crandall D, Snider D
WP -- Trowbridge B
T -- 2:08
A -- 54999
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