[1]BOXSCORE: 1959 Bat Cracking Bombers At 1955 Brentwood Bearcats      8/26/1959

[1]  Bombers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Bearcats           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Robinson 2B       5  2  3  1 .284     C.Gehringer 2B      4  0  0  0 .343 
  W.Boggs 3B          5  1  1  2 .309     L.Appling SS        3  0  2  0 .298 
  B.Bonds CF          5  0  0  0 .260     B.Ruth RF           3  0  1  0 .325 
  H.Aaron RF          3  1  0  0 .295     H.Greenberg 1B      4  1  1  1 .301 
  M.McGwire 1B        4  1  2  3 .262     W.Stargell LF       4  0  1  0 .325 
  J.Torre C           4  1  2  0 .272     G.Van Haltren CF    4  0  1  0 .324 
  D.Winfield LF       4  0  1  1 .217     E.Banks 3B          4  1  1  1 .263 
  O.Smith SS          4  0  0  0 .227     J.Bench C           4  0  2  0 .219 
  C.Mathewson P       3  1  0  0 .203     H.Score P           2  0  0  0 .157 
  B.Sutter P          0  0  0  0 .500   A-J.McGraw PH         1  0  0  0 .302 
                                          T.John P            0  0  0  0 .000 
                                        B-F.Lynn PH           1  0  0  0 .240 
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---     
[1]         Totals      37  7  9  7                 Totals      34  2  9  2

A-Pinch Hit For Score In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For John In 9th Inning

Bombers......... 0 0 1  1 1 1  3 0 0  -  7  9  0
Bearcats........ 0 0 0  2 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  9  1

[1]Bombers (71-53)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
C.Mathewson WIN(13-8)     8 2/3   9   2   2   2   6   2 130   4.31  A1 D8
B.Sutter                  0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.06  D9
[1]Totals                    9       9   2   2   2   7   2

[1]Bearcats (71-49)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
H.Score LOSS(8-9)         7       9   7   6   2   5   1 112   4.33  A1 D6
T.John                    2       0   0   0   0   0   0  24   2.16  D7
[1]Totals                    9       9   7   6   2   5   1

ATTENDANCE- 48,130 DATE- Wednesday, August 26th 1959 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:15
LEFT ON BASE- Bombers: 5  Bearcats: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Bombers: 2  Bearcats: 0
ERRORS- G.Van Haltren
DOUBLES- M.McGwire(12th), W.Stargell(8th), J.Bench(14th)
TRIPLES- J.Robinson-2(4th), W.Boggs(5th), D.Winfield(5th), L.Appling(4th)
HOME RUNS- M.McGwire(35th), H.Greenberg(26th), E.Banks(12th)
WALKS- H.Aaron, C.Mathewson, L.Appling, B.Ruth
STRIKE OUTS- B.Bonds-3, D.Winfield, C.Mathewson, B.Ruth, H.Greenberg,
             W.Stargell-2, G.Van Haltren, E.Banks, F.Lynn
GIDP- E.Banks

Mark McGwire homered and had 3 RBI at Tiger Stadium where the Bat Cracking
Bombers beat the Brentwood Bearcats 7 to 2.

Bat Cracking took the lead for good in the top of the 5th inning scoring a
single run.  Both teams ended up with 9 on the night. 

Christy Mathewson(13-8) got credit for the victory, pitching 8 and 2/3 innings
and allowing 2 runs. Herb Score(8-9) absorbed the loss.  With this win, Bat
Cracking has a 71-53 record.  They have been 6-4 lately.  Even with the loss,
Brentwood still has a nice 8-2 record in recent weeks.  They are 71-49 on the
season.
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