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Miley BB CD 1959 Braves-Dodgers Playoff Game 2
Called by Tony Flynn & Bob Finnegan

The Dodgers score 3 runs in the ninth to tie the game, and then win in the 12th.  Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax pitch in this game, but Stan Williams earns the win with three shutout, hitless innings in relief.

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Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Milwaukee Braves 5

Game Played on Tuesday, September 29, 1959 (D) at LA Memorial Coliseum

MIL N    2  1  0    0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   5 10  2
LA N 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 - 6 15 2
BATTING
Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bruton cf 6 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Mathews 3b 4 2 2 1 2 0 2 2
Aaron rf 4 1 2 0 2 0 3 0
Torre 1b 3 0 1 2 3 0 10 2
Maye lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Pafko ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Slaughter ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DeMerit lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Spangler ph,lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
Logan ss 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 5
Schoendienst 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vernon ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Cottier 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Adcock ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Avila 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Crandall c 6 1 1 0 0 2 6 1
Mantilla 2b,ss 5 0 1 1 0 2 1 1
Burdette p 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 2
McMahon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spahn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jay p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Rush p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 44 5 10 4 9 9 35 13
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Torre-Logan-Torre.
E: Mantilla 2 (17).
BATTING - 
2B: Aaron (46,off Drysdale).
3B: Crandall (2,off Churn).
HR: Mathews (46,5th inning off Drysdale 0 on 1 out).
SF: Mantilla (2,off Churn).
GDP: Maye (2,off Drysdale).
IBB: Torre (7,by Williams).
Team LOB: 13.
Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Gilliam 3b 5 0 1 0 1 0 4 3
Neal 2b 6 2 2 1 0 0 3 2
Moon rf,lf 6 1 3 1 0 0 3 1
Snider cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 0
Lillis pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Williams p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Hodges 1b 5 2 2 0 1 1 11 0
Larker lf 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 0
Pignatano pr,c 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Roseboro c 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Furillo ph,rf 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
Wills ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 5
Drysdale p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Podres p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Churn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Demeter ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Koufax p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Labine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Essegian ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fairly ph,cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 48 6 15 5 2 5 36 14
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Wills-Neal-Hodges.
E: Neal (9), Snider (4).
PB: Pignatano (5).
BATTING - 
3B: Neal (11,off Burdette).
HR: Neal (19,4th inning off Burdette 0 on 0 out).
SF: Furillo (2,off Spahn).
HBP: Pignatano (2,by Jay).
GDP: Roseboro (7,off Burdette).
Team LOB: 11.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Moon (6,2nd base by Burdette/Crandall).
PITCHING
Milwaukee Braves             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Burdette 8 10 5 5 0 4 1 32
McMahon 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Spahn 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jay 2.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 11
Rush L(5-6) 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 6
Totals 11.2 15 6 5 2 5 1 52
Burdette faced 3 batters in the 9th inning
McMahon faced 1 batter in the 9th inning
HBP: Jay (5,Pignatano).
Los Angeles Dodgers          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Drysdale 4.1 6 4 3 2 3 1 21
Podres 2.1 3 0 0 1 1 0 10
Churn 1.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 5
Koufax 0.2 0 0 0 3 1 0 5
Labine 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Williams W(5-5) 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 12
Totals 12 10 5 4 9 9 1 54
WP: Podres (8).
IBB: Williams (7,Torre).
Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Dusty Boggess, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Jocko Conlan, 
LF - Bill Jackowski, RF - Tom Gorman