The 1959 Chicago White Sox posted an impressive comeback win over the 1954 Cleveland Indians to wrap up the second week of play, giving the Sox the series win and sole possession of first place. The 1954 New York Giants couldn’t finish off a sweep against the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates and fell to second place. The 1957 Milwaukee Braves and 1950 Philadelphia Phillies both won to salvage a split in their series. Eight games have played and the season is one-quarter complete.
Milwaukee 5, New York Yankees 2
Mickey Mantle clubbed a two-run homer for the Yankees (5-3) in the bottom of the first inning, but New York wouldn’t score again. However, it took until the eighth inning for the Braves (4-4) to get to Whitey Ford. Eddie Mathews smashed his league-high fifth home run of the season, tying the game at two in the eighth. Then, in the ninth, Del Crandall slugged a three-run homer to put the Braves ahead. The Braves and Yankees split their four-game series.
1957 MILWAUKEE BRAVE AB R H BI 1953 NEW YORK YANKEE AB R H BI
Red Schoendienst 4 1 1 0 Gil McDougald 4 0 0 0
Frank Torre 4 0 1 0 Joe Collins 3 0 0 0
Eddie Mathews 4 1 1 2 Hank Bauer 3 1 0 0
Hank Aaron 4 0 2 0 Mickey Mantle 4 1 1 2
Wes Covington 4 1 1 0 Gene Woodling 4 0 1 0
Johnny Logan 3 1 1 0 Yogi Berra 3 0 0 0
Bill Bruton 2 0 0 0 Billy Martin 2 0 0 0
Del Crandall 4 1 1 3 Phil Rizzuto 3 0 0 0
Gene Conley BW 2 0 0 0 Whitey Ford BYW 2 0 1 0
Joe Adcock 1 0 0 0 Don Bollweg 1 0 0 0
Don McMahon ACKW 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 33 5 8 5 TOTALS 29 2 3 2
1957 MILWAUKEE BRAVES 000 000 023 -- 5
1953 NEW YORK YANKEES 200 000 000 -- 2
LOB--1957 MILWAUKEE BRAVES 5, 1953 NEW YORK YANKEES 4.
ERR--Wes Covington, Billy Martin. 2B--Red Schoendienst, Gene
Woodling. HR--Eddie Mathews, Del Crandall, Mickey Mantle.
HBP--Johnny Logan. SACB--Bill Bruton.
1957 MILWAUKEE BRAVES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Gene Conley BW 7.00 3 2 2 3 2 1
Don McMahon ACKW [W] 2.00 0 0 0 1 2 0
1953 NEW YORK YANKEES
Whitey Ford BYW 8.00 6 2 2 2 6 1
Allie Reynolds BX [L] 1.00 2 3 3 0 0 1
Chicago 4, Cleveland 3
The Indians (1-7) took a 2-1 lead on Larry Doby’s two-run homer in the bottom of the third, and a 3-2 lead after Jim Hegan’s solo homer in the sixth inning. It stayed 3-2 until the ninth. The Indians were two outs away from evening the series, but the White Sox’s Bubba Phillips doubled, and Jim McEnany tripled to tie the game. After the second out, an error scored McAnany for the go-ahead run. Chicago won the series 3-1, putting the White Sox (6-2) in first place.
1959 CHICAGO WHITE S AB R H BI 1954 CLEVELAND INDIA AB R H BI
Luis Aparicio 5 0 1 0 Al Smith 5 0 0 0
Nellie Fox 4 0 1 0 Bobby Avila 5 1 1 0
Jim Landis 4 0 1 1 Larry Doby 3 1 1 2
Sherm Lollar 3 1 0 0 Al Rosen 4 0 2 0
Al Smith 4 0 1 1 Vic Wertz 3 0 1 0
Earl Torgeson 4 0 0 0 Dave Philley 4 0 2 0
Bubba Phillips 4 1 1 0 George Strickland 4 0 0 0
Jim McAnany 4 1 2 1 Jim Hegan 3 1 1 1
Bob Shaw BZ 2 1 1 0 Bob Lemon BY 3 0 0 0
Ted Kluszewski 1 0 0 0 Wally Westlake 1 0 0 0
Billy Goodman 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 36 4 8 3 TOTALS 35 3 8 3
1959 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 001 001 002 -- 4
1954 CLEVELAND INDIANS 002 001 000 -- 3
LOB--1959 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 6, 1954 CLEVELAND INDIANS 8.
ERR--Al Smith, Bobby Avila, Al Rosen. 2B--Bubba Phillips, Al
Smith. 3B--Jim McAnany. HR--Jim Hegan, Larry Doby. SB--Luis
Aparicio.
1959 CHICAGO WHITE SOX IP H R ER BB SO HR
Bob Shaw BZ 6.00 7 3 3 2 3 2
Turk Lown BX [W] 2.00 1 0 0 0 0 0
Gerry Staley AZ [S] 1.00 0 0 0 1 1 0
1954 CLEVELAND INDIANS
Bob Lemon BY 8.00 6 2 2 1 7 0
Don Mossi AX [L] 1.00 2 2 1 0 1 0
Philadelphia 9, Brooklyn 7
The Dodgers were feeling good after Jackie Robinson’s two-run homer in the first inning, but the Phillies put together a seven-run third inning, highlighted by Del Ennis’ three-run home run. Dick Sisler made it 9-2 in the eighth with a two-run homer. The Dodgers made things interesting, scoring a run in the bottom of the eighth and then lighting up the Philadelphia bullpen for four runs in the ninth, including a three-run double from Robinson, but relief ace Jim Konstanty came in and got the final out with the tying run at the plate. Robinson had six RBI in the contest, while the Phillies’ Eddie Waitkus had three doubles. The Phillies (3-5) and Dodgers (3-5) split the series.
1950 PHILADELPHIA PH AB R H BI 1953 BROOKLYN DODGER AB R H BI
Eddie Waitkus 5 1 3 1 Jim Gilliam 4 1 0 0
Richie Ashburn 5 2 3 1 Pee Wee Reese 5 0 1 0
Dick Sisler 5 2 2 2 Duke Snider 4 3 2 1
Del Ennis 5 1 1 3 Jackie Robinson 5 1 3 6
Willie Jones 5 1 2 0 Roy Campanella 5 0 2 0
Granny Hamner 4 1 2 0 Gil Hodges 4 0 0 0
Andy Seminick 4 0 0 0 Carl Furillo 3 1 0 0
Mike Goliat 5 1 1 1 Billy Cox 4 1 2 0
Bob Miller BRZ 3 0 0 0 Bill Milliken BX 2 0 0 0
Bobby Morgan 1 0 1 0
George Shuba 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 41 9 14 8 TOTALS 38 7 11 7
1950 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 070 000 020 -- 9
1953 BROOKLYN DODGERS 200 000 014 -- 7
LOB--1950 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 8, 1953 BROOKLYN DODGERS 7.
ERR--Mike Goliat (2), Jackie Robinson. 2B--Eddie Waitkus
(3), Willie Jones, Richie Ashburn, Duke Snider, Jackie
Robinson, Billy Cox (2). HR--Dick Sisler, Del Ennis, Jackie
Robinson. SACB--Bob Miller BRZ. SB--Duke Snider (2), Jackie
Robinson.
1950 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Bob Miller BRZ [W] 8.00 9 3 3 0 1 1
Ken Johnson CYW 0.67 2 4 4 3 2 0
Jim Konstanty AZ [S] 0.33 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953 BROOKLYN DODGERS
Preacher Roe CYZ [L] 1.67 7 7 7 1 1 1
Bill Milliken BX 5.33 4 0 0 1 5 0
Ben Wade BXY 2.00 3 2 2 0 3 1
Pittsburgh 8, New York Giants 3
The Pirates (5-3) erased a 2-1 deficit on Don Hoak’s three-run homer in the sixth inning. They blew the game open with another run in the seventh and three in the eighth on a two-run double by Bill Mazeroski and an RBI single from Bill Virdon. Harvey Haddix got the complete-game win. The Pirates avoided a series sweep and ended a five-game winning streak by the Giants (5-3) with the victory.
1960 PITTSBURGH PIRA AB R H BI 1954 NEW YORK GIANTS AB R H BI
Bill Virdon 5 0 2 1 Whitey Lockman 4 0 1 1
Dick Groat 5 0 0 0 Al Dark 4 1 1 0
Bob Skinner 5 1 3 0 Hank Thompson 2 0 0 0
Dick Stuart 4 0 1 1 Willie Mays 4 1 2 1
Roberto Clemente 5 1 2 0 Don Mueller 4 0 1 0
Smoky Burgess 4 2 1 0 Monte Irvin 4 0 1 1
Don Hoak 5 2 3 3 Davey Williams 4 1 1 0
Bill Mazeroski 5 1 1 2 Ray Katt 4 0 0 0
Harvey Haddix CYZ 3 1 1 0 Sal Maglie BXZ 1 0 0 0
Dusty Rhodes 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 41 8 14 7 TOTALS 32 3 7 3
1960 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 000 103 130 -- 8
1954 NEW YORK GIANTS 100 010 001 -- 3
LOB--1960 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 9, 1954 NEW YORK GIANTS 5.
ERR--Hank Thompson. 2B--Harvey Haddix CYZ, Bob Skinner, Don
Hoak, Bill Mazeroski, Willie Mays, Whitey Lockman. 3B--Bob
Skinner. HR--Don Hoak. SACB--Sal Maglie BXZ.
1960 PITTSBURGH PIRATES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Harvey Haddix CYZ [W] 9.00 7 3 3 2 2 0
1954 NEW YORK GIANTS
Sal Maglie BXZ [L] 7.00 10 5 4 1 6 1
Windy McCall CX 0.33 3 3 3 1 1 0
Jim Hearn CW 1.67 1 0 0 1 0 0
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