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» Pittsburgh Pirates 11 Milwaukee Braves 5

Date: April 18, 1959
Stadium: County Stadium (Milwaukee,WI)

PIT:	1-6	Prev Game (MLN)	Next Game (CIN)
MLN:	4-2	Prev Game (PIT)	Next Game (CIN)

Game Notes:
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Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	1	3	3	0	4	0	0	0	0	11	11	1
MLN	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	5	10	3

Pittsburgh Pirates	Career	Pos	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	PIT	AVG

1. Bill Virdon	cr	cf	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	.192
2. Roberto Clemente	cr	rf	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	.310
3. Bob Skinner	cr	lf	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.200
Roman Mejias	cr	ph-lf	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	.143
4. Ted Kluszewski	cr	1b	5	1	2	1	0	2	0	.400
Rocky Nelson	cr	1b	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
5. Don Hoak	cr	3b	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	.259
6. Bill Mazeroski	cr	2b	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	.222
7. Dick Groat	cr	ss	4	2	1	1	1	1	0	.192
8. Smoky Burgess	cr	c	5	1	1	3	0	0	0	.546
9. Vern Law	cr	p	3	2	1	2	1	1	0	.500

Totals - 11 players			39	11	11	10	3	5	0	.258

Milwaukee Braves	Career	Pos	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	PIT	AVG

1. Jim Pisoni	cr	cf	5	1	3	0	0	2	0	.273
2. Eddie Mathews	cr	3b	5	1	1	0	0	2	0	.259
3. Hank Aaron	cr	rf	5	2	2	3	0	0	0	.539
4. Wes Covington	cr	lf	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240
5. Frank Torre	cr	1b	4	0	1	2	0	0	0	.263
6. Johnny Logan	cr	ss	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100
7. Del Rice	cr	c	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	.333
8. Chuck Cottier	cr	2b	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.143
9. Bob Buhl	cr	p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	--
Joey Jay	cr	p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	--
Joe Morgan	cr	ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500
Juan Pizarro	cr	p	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Bob Trowbridge	cr	p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	--
Joe Adcock	cr	ph	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333
Johnny O'Brien	cr	pr	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500
Bob Giggie	cr	p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	--
Mickey Vernon	cr	ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500

Totals - 17 players			38	5	10	5	1	5	0	.284

E: Roberto Clemente (2)

2B: Don Hoak (1), Ted Kluszewski (2)
3B: Bill Virdon (1)
HR: Smoky Burgess (1), Vern Law (1)

RBI: Smoky Burgess 3(3), Dick Groat (2), Ted Kluszewski (1), Vern Law 2(2), Roman Mejias 2(2), Bill Virdon (1)

SB: None
CS: None

S: None
SF: None
HP: Roberto Clemente (1), Roman Mejias (1)
IBB: None
GDP: None

E: Johnny Logan (1), Eddie Mathews (1), Jim Pisoni (1)

2B: Jim Pisoni (1)
3B: None
HR: Hank Aaron (2)

RBI: Hank Aaron 3(5), Frank Torre 2(3)

SB: None
CS: None

S: None
SF: None
HP: None
IBB: None
GDP: None

PIT Pitchers	Car	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PIT/Str	ERA

Vern Law W (1-1)	cr	9	10	5	5	1	5	1	0-0	5.93

Totals - 1 pitcher(s)		9.0	10	5	5	1	5	1	--	5.31

WP: None
BK: None
TBF: Vern Law 39
GB/FB: Vern Law 9-14

MLN Pitchers	Car	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PIT/Str	ERA

Bob Buhl L (0-1)	cr	2	5	4	2	0	0	1	0-0	9.00
Joey Jay	cr	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0.00
Juan Pizarro	cr	2.2	4	7	6	3	2	1	0-0	20.25
Bob Trowbridge	cr	2.1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0-0	0.00
Bob Giggie	cr	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0.00

Totals - 5 pitcher(s)		9.2	11	11	8	3	5	2	--	3.04

WP: None
BK: None
TBF: Bob Buhl 10, Joey Jay 2, Juan Pizarro 17, Bob Trowbridge 8, Bob Giggie 7
GB/FB: Bob Buhl 2-3, Joey Jay 1-1, Juan Pizarro 3-3, Bob Trowbridge 0-5, Bob Giggie 4-2

Umpires: H: dascf901 1B: secof101 2B: dixoh901 3B: smitv101
Time of game: 2:37
Attendance: 15,703
Temperature: 0 degrees F - 0
Wind: -1 mph -

Streaks in Progress: Smoky Burgess 5, Roberto Clemente 3, Dick Groat 2, Don Hoak 1, Ted Kluszewski 2, Vern Law 2, Roman Mejias 1, Bob Skinner 5, Bill Virdon 4

Streaks Ended:

Streaks in Progress: Hank Aaron 6, Joe Adcock 1, Chuck Cottier 1, Eddie Mathews 6, Jim Pisoni 1, Del Rice 1, Frank Torre 3

Streaks Ended:

Milestones

None

Milestones

Chuck Cottier had his 1st career hit.
Juan Pizarro issued the 100th walk of his career.
Bob Giggie pitched in his 1st major league game.
Bob Giggie allowed his 1st career hit.

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