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Retrosheet Boxscore: Milwaukee Braves 7, Cincinnati Reds 4

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Milwaukee Braves 7, Cincinnati Reds 4

Day

Game Played on Tuesday, April 21, 1959 (D) at County Stadium

CIN N    0  0  2    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   4 11  0
MIL N    0  0  3    2  2  0    0  0  x  -   7 11  0
BATTING
Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Temple 2b                     5   2   2   0       0   0       1   3
Pinson cf                     4   0   3   4       0   0       1   0
Whisenant rf                  4   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Robinson 1b                   4   0   0   0       0   1       9   0
Thomas 3b                     4   0   1   0       0   0       0   1
Ennis lf                      4   0   1   0       0   1       2   0
E. Bailey c                   4   0   0   0       0   1       4   0
McMillan ss                   4   1   2   0       0   0       5   3
Purkey p                      1   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Acker p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Pendleton ph                1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Cuellar p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Thurman ph                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Schmidt p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Dropo ph                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       37   4  11   4       0   6      24   8
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Temple-McMillan-Robinson, Schmidt-McMillan-Robinson.
BATTING - 
2B: Temple (4,off Spahn); Pinson (2,off Spahn).
3B: Pinson (2,off Spahn).
Team LOB: 6.
Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bruton cf                     2   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Pisoni cf                   2   0   0   0       0   1       4   1
Mathews 3b                    4   1   1   0       0   1       1   4
Aaron rf                      4   1   3   2       0   0       1   0
Covington lf                  4   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Torre 1b                      2   1   0   1       1   0      12   0
Crandall c                    4   1   3   1       0   0       7   0
Logan ss                      3   1   1   1       0   0       1   1
Cottier 2b                    3   1   2   1       0   0       1   3
Spahn p                       2   0   0   1       0   2       0   2
Totals                       30   7  11   7       1   4      27  11
BATTING - 
2B: Cottier (1,off Purkey); Aaron (5,off Cuellar).
3B: Aaron (1,off Purkey).
SF: Spahn (1,off Purkey); Logan (1,off Purkey); Torre (1,off Cuellar).
GDP: Covington (2,off Schmidt); Logan (1,off Schmidt).
Team LOB: 3.
PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Purkey L(2-1)                 3.1   6   5   5   1   0   0  17
Acker                         0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2
Cuellar                       2     3   2   2   0   1   0   9
Schmidt                       2     2   0   0   0   1   0   6
Totals                        8    11   7   7   1   4   0  34
Inherited Runners - Scored: Acker 1-0.
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Milwaukee Braves             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Spahn W(2-0)                  9    11   4   4   0   6   0  37

Umpires: HP - Frank Secory, 1B - Hal Dixon, 2B - Vinnie Smith, 3B - Frank Dascoli
Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 6869
Starting Lineups:

   Cincinnati Reds               Milwaukee Braves         
1. Temple              2b        Bruton              cf
2. Pinson              cf        Mathews             3b
3. Whisenant           rf        Aaron               rf
4. Robinson            1b        Covington           lf
5. Thomas              3b        Torre               1b
6. Ennis               lf        Crandall            c
7. E. Bailey           c         Logan               ss
8. McMillan            ss        Cottier             2b
9. Purkey              p         Spahn               p

REDS 1ST: Temple grounded out (third to first); Pinson grounded
out (first unassisted); Whisenant struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Bruton grounded out (first unassisted); Mathews
grounded out (second to first); Aaron grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 2ND: Robinson struck out; Thomas grounded out (second to
first); Ennis grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Covington flied out to center; Torre lined to first;
Crandall lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Braves 0.

REDS 3RD: E. Bailey grounded out (second to first); McMillan
grounded out (third to first); Purkey singled to right; Temple
singled to left [Purkey to second]; Pinson tripled to center
[Purkey scored, Temple scored]; Whisenant grounded out (third to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Logan singled to center; Cottier singled to center
[Logan to third]; Spahn hit a sacrifice fly to left [Logan
scored]; Bruton singled to left [Cottier to second]; Mathews
flied out to left; Aaron tripled to left [Cottier scored, Bruton
scored]; Covington popped to shortstop; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Reds 2, Braves 3.

REDS 4TH: PISONI REPLACED BRUTON (PLAYING CF); Robinson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Bill Bruton left with leg injury
suffered on 04/17; Thomas grounded out (pitcher to first);
Ennis singled to center; E. Bailey flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Braves 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Torre walked; Crandall singled to center [Torre to
third, Crandall to second (on throw)]; Logan hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Torre scored, Crandall to third]; Cottier doubled to
left [Crandall scored]; ACKER REPLACED PURKEY (PITCHING); Spahn
struck out; Pisoni struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2,
Braves 5.

REDS 5TH: McMillan singled to left; PENDLETON BATTED FOR ACKER;
Pendleton singled to center [McMillan to third]; Temple flied
out to center; Pinson singled to center [McMillan scored,
Pendleton to third, Pinson out at first (center to second to
first)]; Vada Pinson rounded 1B too far; Whisenant popped
to first; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 5.

BRAVES 5TH: CUELLAR REPLACED PENDLETON (PITCHING); Mathews
singled to right; Aaron doubled to right [Mathews to third];
Covington popped to first in foul territory; Torre hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Mathews scored, Aaron to third];
Crandall singled to left [Aaron scored]; Logan forced Crandall
(shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 7.

REDS 6TH: Robinson popped to catcher in foul territory; Thomas
singled to left; Ennis flied out to center; E. Bailey was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 7.

BRAVES 6TH: Cottier popped to shortstop; Spahn struck out;
Pisoni grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Reds 3, Braves 7.

REDS 7TH: McMillan lined to center; THURMAN BATTED FOR CUELLAR;
Thurman was called out on strikes; Temple doubled to center;
Pinson doubled to center [Temple scored]; Whisenant popped to
third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 7.

BRAVES 7TH: SCHMIDT REPLACED THURMAN (PITCHING); Mathews struck
out; Aaron singled to center; Covington grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Aaron out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 7.

REDS 8TH: Robinson popped to shortstop; Thomas grounded out
(third to first); Ennis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
4, Braves 7.

BRAVES 8TH: Torre grounded out (first unassisted); Crandall
singled to center; On a bunt Logan grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Crandall out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 7.

REDS 9TH: E. Bailey lined to second; McMillan singled to left;
DROPO BATTED FOR SCHMIDT; Dropo struck out; Temple flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Braves 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Reds             4  11   0    6
 Braves           7  11   0    3
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