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June 7, 1959

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Top 9	R	H	E
Dodgers	2	4	1
Braves	8	12	0

Top 9	R	H	E
Dodgers	2	4	1
Braves	8	12	0

Gil Hodges Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.333	.289
OBP	.333	.400
At Bats	3	135
Hits	1	39
• Singles	0	22
• Doubles	0	7
• Triples	0	2
• Home Runs	1	8
Walks	0	25
RBI’s	1	28

Bob Buhl Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
4	3	0

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County Stadium - June 7, 1959

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Strikeout

Bob Buhl

Del Crandall

Frank Torre

Casey Wise

Eddie Mathews

Felix Mantilla

Andy Pafko

Bill Bruton

Hank Aaron

Gil Hodges

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Los Angeles Dodgers	2	4	1	2
Milwaukee Braves	8	12	0	7
Winning Pitcher	Bob Buhl
Losing Pitcher	Don Drysdale
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Casey Wise
Attendance	32,399
Time of Game	2 hours 20 minutes

View Box Score

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Hodges strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buhl fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 9 Neal hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Aaron hits a line drive into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Mathews hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 8 Wise hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klippstein fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Johnny Klippstein now pitching. Buhl strikes out.

Top 8 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Crandall fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Norm Larker pinch hits for Art Fowler. Larker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. Wills moves to second.

Top 8 Wills hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 8 Demeter hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 8 Andy Pafko now playing left field. Fairly strikes out.

Bottom 7 Mantilla hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fowler fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 The ball gets by Roseboro for a passed ball. Torre moves to third. Bruton moves to second.

Bottom 7 Art Fowler now pitching. Crandall hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Bruton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pafko scores. Torre moves to second.

Bottom 7 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges juggles the ball. That's an error on Hodges. Pafko moves to third.

Bottom 7 Andy Pafko pinch hits for Mickey Vernon. Pafko hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Moon. Pafko reaches second base with a double. Wise scores. Mathews scores. Aaron goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 7 Aaron is hit by the pitch. Mathews moves to second.

Bottom 7 Danny McDevitt now pitching. Mathews hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Crandall scores. Mantilla scores. Wise moves to third.

Bottom 7 Wise takes first base on ball four. Bruton scores. Crandall moves to third. Mantilla moves to second.

Bottom 7 Buhl strikes out.

Bottom 7 Mantilla is hit by the pitch. Crandall moves to second.

Bottom 7 Crandall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Torre scores. Bruton moves to third.

Bottom 7 Bruton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Torre moves to third.

Bottom 7 Torre hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 7 Roseboro hits a fly ball into left field. Vernon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Hodges hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 7 Moon hits a fly ball into left field. Vernon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Neal strikes out.

Bottom 6 Vernon hits a popup towards third. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Aaron is walked intentionally. Mathews moves to second.

Bottom 6 Mathews hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Wise moves to third.

Bottom 6 Wise takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 6 Buhl hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Mantilla hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.

Top 6 Drysdale hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buhl fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Wills bunts towards the mound. Buhl fields it and throws to first for the out. Demeter moves to second.

Top 6 Demeter hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 There goes Bruton. The throw from Roseboro and he is out, Neal applying the tag.

Bottom 5 Crandall hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Bruton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Torre hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roseboro settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Fairly hits a popup towards short. Mantilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Roseboro strikes out.

Top 5 Hodges strikes out.

Bottom 4 Vernon strikes out.

Bottom 4 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 There goes Moon. The throw from Crandall and he is out, Wise applying the tag.

Top 4 Moon takes first base on ball four.

Top 4 Neal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops it up and throws to first, with Buhl covering, for the out.

Bottom 3 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.

Bottom 3 Buhl strikes out.

Bottom 3 Mantilla hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drysdale fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Drysdale hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Vernon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards second. Neal scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.

Bottom 2 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 2 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.

Top 2 Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wise scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Roseboro strikes out.

Top 2 Hodges hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drysdale fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Aaron hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moon. Aaron reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 1 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Wise for the double play.

Bottom 1 Wise hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drysdale fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 1 Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buhl fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Neal hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wise scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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