Dick Donovan’s shutout victory for the 1959 Chicago White Sox gave them sole possession of first place with a 5-1 record (and kept the 1954 Cleveland Indians winless). The 1953 New York Giants beat the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates for the second straight game, putting both squads at 4-2. The 1957 Milwaukee Braves also pitched an unlikely shutout, keeping the 1953 New York Yankees off the scoreboard and out of first place. The 1950 Philadelphia Phillies evened their series with the 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers.
New York Giants 5, Pittsburgh 3
The Pirates got off to a good start by scoring runs in each of the first three innings. Roberto Clemente had an RBI single in the first and a solo homer in the third, sandwiching an RBI single by Bill Virdon in the second. Vinegar Bend Mizell had things going for a while, but his no-hit bid ended in the sixth on Ray Katt’s home run. New York then went ahead with a three-run seventh inning, which included RBI singles by Monte Irvin and Katt, and a bases-loaded walk to Whitey Lockman. Don Mueller added an RBI single in the eighth to help the Giants (4-2) to their second straight win over the Pirates (4-2).
1954 NEW YORK GIANTS AB R H BI 1960 PITTSBURGH PIRA AB R H BI
Whitey Lockman 4 0 1 1 Bill Virdon 2 0 1 1
Al Dark 5 0 0 0 Gino Cimoli 2 0 1 0
Hank Thompson 5 1 1 0 Dick Groat 3 1 0 0
Willie Mays 4 0 0 0 Bob Skinner 4 0 1 0
Don Mueller 4 1 2 1 Dick Stuart 3 0 0 0
Monte Irvin 4 1 1 1 Roberto Clemente 4 1 2 2
Davey Williams 2 1 0 0 Smoky Burgess 4 0 0 0
Ray Katt 4 1 2 2 Don Hoak 4 0 0 0
Don Liddle B 2 0 0 0 Bill Mazeroski 2 1 0 0
Dusty Rhodes 1 0 0 0 Vinegar Bend Mizell 1 0 0 0
Rocky Nelson 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 35 5 7 5 TOTALS 30 3 5 3
1954 NEW YORK GIANTS 000 001 310 -- 5
1960 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 111 000 000 -- 3
LOB--1954 NEW YORK GIANTS 7, 1960 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 4.
ERR--Bob Skinner. 2B--Hank Thompson. 3B--Don Mueller.
HR--Ray Katt, Roberto Clemente. SACB--Vinegar Bend Mizell B.
1954 NEW YORK GIANTS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Don Liddle B [W] 8.00 5 3 3 3 3 1
Hoyt Wilhelm AX [S] 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0
1960 PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Vinegar Bend Mizell [L] 6.67 4 4 4 3 0 1
Clem Labine CY 0.33 0 0 0 0 1 0
Tom Cheney CYW 2.00 3 1 1 1 1 0
Milwaukee 4, New York Giants 0
The Braves (3-3) tossed a four-hit shutout, though starter Lew Burdette was injured in the second inning. Bob Trowbridge came in and was terrific over the next 7 2/3 innings to keep the Yankees (4-2) off the scoreboard, stranding runners in scoring position four times. Bill Bruton opened the scoring with a two-run double in the fourth inning. Eddie Mathews had an RBI double in the fifth and a solo homer in the eighth.
1953 NEW YORK YANKEE AB R H BI 1957 MILWAUKEE BRAVE AB R H BI
Gil McDougald 4 0 0 0 Red Schoendienst 4 1 1 0
Joe Collins 4 0 0 0 Frank Torre 3 0 0 0
Hank Bauer 4 0 0 0 Eddie Mathews 4 1 3 2
Mickey Mantle 3 0 2 0 Hank Aaron 3 1 0 0
Gene Woodling 2 0 1 0 Wes Covington 3 0 0 0
Yogi Berra 4 0 0 0 Johnny Logan 3 1 1 0
Billy Martin 3 0 1 0 Bill Bruton 3 0 1 2
Phil Rizzuto 3 0 0 0 Del Crandall 3 0 0 0
Vic Raschi BYZ 2 0 0 0 Lew Burdette CRW 0 0 0 0
Irv Noren 1 0 0 0 Bob Trowbridge CY 3 0 0 0
TOTALS 30 0 4 0 TOTALS 29 4 6 4
1953 NEW YORK YANKEES 000 000 000 -- 0
1957 MILWAUKEE BRAVES 000 210 01x -- 4
LOB--1953 NEW YORK YANKEES 6, 1957 MILWAUKEE BRAVES 5.
ERR--Mickey Mantle, Red Schoendienst. 2B--Billy Martin,
Eddie Mathews, Bill Bruton. 3B--Red Schoendienst. HR--Eddie
Mathews. HBP--Johnny Logan.
1953 NEW YORK YANKEES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Vic Raschi BYZ [L] 7.00 5 3 3 1 3 0
Tom Gorman CY 1.00 1 1 1 2 0 1
1957 MILWAUKEE BRAVES
Lew Burdette CRW 1.33 0 0 0 2 0 0
Bob Trowbridge CY [W] 7.67 4 0 0 1 5 0
Philadelphia 6, Brooklyn 3
The Phillies jumped out to a 5-0 lead. Andy Seminick hit his league-best-tying third home run of the season, a solo shot, in the third inning. Philadelphia scored four more in the fourth inning, with RBI singles from Mike Goliat, Curt Simmons and Del Ennis, and an RBI double from Dick Sisler. Brooklyn closed the gap with Roy Campanella’s two-run homer in the seventh, and Jackie Robinson’s RBI double in the eighth, making it 5-3. Pinch-hitter Dick Whitman had an RBI double in the top of the ninth to increase the Phillies’ lead back to three.
1950 PHILADELPHIA PH AB R H BI 1953 BROOKLYN DODGER AB R H BI
Eddie Waitkus 5 0 0 0 Jim Gilliam 4 1 1 0
Richie Ashburn 4 1 1 0 Pee Wee Reese 3 0 0 0
Dick Sisler 4 1 1 1 Duke Snider 4 0 0 0
Del Ennis 3 0 1 1 Jackie Robinson 4 1 2 1
Willie Jones 4 0 0 0 Roy Campanella 4 1 1 2
Granny Hamner 3 2 1 0 Gil Hodges 4 0 0 0
Andy Seminick 3 2 1 1 Carl Furillo 3 0 3 0
Mike Goliat 4 0 1 1 Billy Cox 2 0 0 0
Curt Simmons BXY 3 0 1 1 Billy Loes CY 1 0 0 0
Dick Whitman 1 0 1 1 Johnny Podres BXYW 1 0 0 0
Bobby Morgan 1 0 0 0
George Shuba 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 34 6 8 6 TOTALS 32 3 7 3
1950 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 001 400 001 -- 6
1953 BROOKLYN DODGERS 000 000 210 -- 3
LOB--1950 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 4, 1953 BROOKLYN DODGERS 6.
2B--Dick Whitman, Dick Sisler, Granny Hamner, Jackie
Robinson, Jim Gilliam, Carl Furillo (2). HR--Andy Seminick,
Roy Campanella.
1950 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Curt Simmons BXY [W] 8.00 6 3 3 4 9 1
Jim Konstanty AZ [S] 1.00 1 0 0 0 1 0
1953 BROOKLYN DODGERS
Billy Loes CY [L] 3.67 7 5 5 1 3 1
Johnny Podres BXYW 3.33 0 0 0 1 5 0
Bill Milliken BX 2.00 1 1 1 1 0 0
Chicago 3, Cleveland 0
Chicago’s C-rated Dick Donovan pitched a six-hit shutout. He stranded Indian (0-6) baserunners on third base twice and second base three times. Much like their previous two meetings, this one was decided late. It was 0-0 until the bottom of the eighth when Early Wynn finally faltered. Luis Aparicio led off with a triple, and he would score on Jim Landis’ single. Al Smith would later provide a two-run double for the White Sox (5-1).
1954 CLEVELAND INDIA AB R H BI 1959 CHICAGO WHITE S AB R H BI
Al Smith 4 0 2 0 Luis Aparicio 4 1 2 0
Bobby Avila 4 0 0 0 Nellie Fox 2 1 0 0
Larry Doby 3 0 2 0 Jim Landis 4 1 1 1
Al Rosen 2 0 1 0 Sherm Lollar 3 0 1 0
Rudy Regalado 2 0 0 0 Al Smith 3 0 1 2
Vic Wertz 4 0 0 0 Earl Torgeson 4 0 2 0
Dave Philley 4 0 0 0 Bubba Phillips 4 0 2 0
George Strickland 4 0 0 0 Jim McAnany 3 0 0 0
Jim Hegan 2 0 0 0 Dick Donovan C 3 0 0 0
Early Wynn BXZ 3 0 1 0
TOTALS 32 0 6 0 TOTALS 30 3 9 3
1954 CLEVELAND INDIANS 000 000 000 -- 0
1959 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 000 000 03x -- 3
LOB--1954 CLEVELAND INDIANS 7, 1959 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 7.
2B--Larry Doby, Al Smith. 3B--Luis Aparicio. HBP--Sherm
Lollar.
1954 CLEVELAND INDIANS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Early Wynn BXZ [L] 7.33 9 3 3 3 5 0
Bob Feller BYZ 0.67 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 CHICAGO WHITE SOX
Dick Donovan C [W] 9.00 6 0 0 2 3 0
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