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Milwaukee Braves 8 Pittsburgh Pirates 10

August 15,1959

Visiting Team

Milwaukee Braves (59-49)

Home Team

Pittsburgh Pirates (55-59)

Game Date

Year

Game Type

Regular Season

Innings Played

9

Ballpark

Forbes Field

Time of Day

Day

Start Time

Attendance

34,478

Time of Game

2:47

Umpires

[HP]: Jocko Conlan [1B]: Augie Donatelli [2B]: Ken Burkhart [3B]: Tony Venzon

Milwaukee Braves 8 Pittsburgh Pirates 10

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7th inning: S9.3-H;2-H;1-H(E9/TH3)(UR);B-3 **Roberto Clemente's throw lodged in the tarp by the 3B stands**

team	record		1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9			R	H	E		div-rk	lg-rk	mlb-rk	links
Milwaukee Braves	MLN	59-49		1	0	0		0	1	0		3	3	0			8	13	0		3	3	5	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page
Pittsburgh Pirates	PIT	55-59		5	0	0		0	2	3		0	0	x			10	17	3		6	6	11	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page

Milwaukee Braves - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi		bb	so	avg		s-g	c-g
1	Bobby Avila	2b	35.135	R	5	0	2	0		0	1	.241		48	1221
2	Eddie Mathews	3b	27.306	L	5	1	0	0		0	2	.314		60	995
3	Hank Aaron	rf	25.191	R	5	0	2	0		0	1	.359		59	740
4	Joe Adcock	1b	31.289	R	5	0	2	1		0	0	.315		33	879
5	Lee Maye	lf	24.247	L	4	1	1	0		0	0	.353		7	7
	Andy Pafko	ph	38.171	R	1	0	0	0		0	0	.283		20	949
6	Johnny Logan	ss	32.145	R	4	2	2	0		0	0	.311		52	1018
7	Bill Bruton	cf	33.279	L	4	2	2	1		0	0	.320		53	735
8	Del Crandall	c	29.163	R	2	2	1	1		2	0	.271		57	799
	Mickey Vernon	ph	41.115	L	1	0	0	0		0	0	.186		31	1215
	Bob Trowbridge	p	29.049	R	1	0	0	0		0	1	.000		10	85
	Wes Covington	ph	27.141	L	1	0	1	2		0	0	.256		53	301
	Frank Torre	ph	27.228	L	1	0	0	1		0	0	.235		44	404
Totals

2B: Bobby Avila (1), Hank Aaron (26), Joe Adcock (7)

HR: Del Crandall (11)

RBI: Joe Adcock (25), Bill Bruton (20), Del Crandall (29), Wes Covington 2 (25), Frank Torre (10)

GDP: Johnny Logan (4)

Pittsburgh Pirates - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi		bb	so	avg		s-g	c-g
1	Bob Skinner	lf	27.316	L	4	1	0	0		1	0	.278		93	538
2	Dick Groat	ss	28.284	R	4	1	1	0		0	1	.264		100	643
3	Roberto Clemente	rf	24.362	R	5	3	4	1		0	0	.301		60	505
4	Rocky Nelson	1b	34.270	L	4	3	4	0		1	0	.274		62	293
5	Smoky Burgess	c	32.190	L	3	1	1	2		0	1	.310		73	833
	Hank Foiles	c	30.066	R	0	0	0	0		0	0	.192		39	379
6	Don Hoak	3b	31.191	R	5	1	2	4		0	1	.289		103	654
7	Dick Schofield	2b	24.220	B	5	0	4	2		0	1	.208		53	271
8	Bill Virdon	cf	28.067	L	4	0	0	0		1	1	.253		100	614
9	Ron Kline	p	27.159	R	4	0	1	1		0	1	.167		24	169
Totals

Errors: Bob Skinner, Dick Groat, Roberto Clemente

2B: Roberto Clemente (9)

RBI: Roberto Clemente (29), Smoky Burgess 2 (35), Don Hoak 4 (51), Dick Schofield 2 (4), Ron Kline (5)

SH: Dick Groat (6), Smoky Burgess (1), Hank Foiles (1)

Milwaukee Braves - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	Lew Burdette	R	L 8-7	2.0	7	5	5	1	2	0		4.76	1.28		17	284
2	Bob Trowbridge	R		3.1	7	5	5	1	2	0		8.66	2.04		9	86
3	Bob Giggie	R		0.2	1	0	0	1	2	0		7.36	2.36		8	8
4	Don McMahon	R		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2.89	1.75		26	96
5	Bob Buhl	R		1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0		3.84	1.41		15	181
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Lew Burdette (0-0-0), Bob Trowbridge (0-0-0), Bob Giggie (0-0-0), Don McMahon (0-0-0), Bob Buhl (0-0-0)

Pittsburgh Pirates - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	Ron Kline	R	W 8-10	6.0	8	4	4	1	2	1		4.24	1.40		24	177
2	Roy Face	R		1.1	4	3	3	1	2	0		2.31	1.17		41	258
3	Fred Green	L	SV 1	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0		3.09	0.86		7	8
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Ron Kline (0-0-0), Roy Face (0-0-0), Fred Green (0-0-0)