The 1953 New York Yankees and the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates both won their games to win their series and end the third week of play tied for first place at 8-4. Both teams had strong pitching performances, as the Yankees’ Johnny Sain tossed a shutout and the Pirates’ Vern Law didn’t give up a hit until the seventh inning.
Milwaukee’s Warren Spahn also took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning in the Braves’ victory. The New York Giants avoided a third defeat to the last-place Cleveland Indians with a comeback win.
New York Yankees 4, Chicago 0
The Yankees (8-4) shut out the White Sox (7-5) for the second time and won the series 3-1. This time, it was Johnny Sain with a two-hitter. The Yankees got three runs in the first inning, which included RBI singles from Hank Bauer and Mickey Mantle and a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch to Billy Martin. Bauer led off the fourth inning with a double and scored on a Martin single to make it 4-0, and that was it. Bauer went 4-for-5 and had his league-best fifth triple of the season.
1953 NEW YORK YANKEE AB R H BI 1959 CHICAGO WHITE S AB R H BI
Gil McDougald 4 1 0 0 Luis Aparicio 3 0 0 0
Joe Collins 5 1 1 0 Nellie Fox 3 0 1 0
Hank Bauer 5 1 4 1 Jim Landis 4 0 0 0
Mickey Mantle 4 1 1 1 Sherm Lollar 4 0 0 0
Gene Woodling 3 0 0 0 Al Smith 3 0 0 0
Yogi Berra 2 0 0 0 Earl Torgeson 3 0 1 0
Billy Martin 3 0 1 2 Bubba Phillips 3 0 0 0
Phil Rizzuto 2 0 0 0 Jim McAnany 3 0 0 0
Johnny Sain BYZ 4 0 0 0 Dick Donovan C 1 0 0 0
Ted Kluszewski 1 0 0 0
Billy Goodman 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 32 4 7 4 TOTALS 29 0 2 0
1953 NEW YORK YANKEES 301 000 000 -- 4
1959 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 000 000 000 -- 0
LOB--1953 NEW YORK YANKEES 10, 1959 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 4.
ERR--Jim McAnany, Sherm Lollar. 2B--Hank Bauer. 3B--Hank
Bauer. HBP--Billy Martin.
1953 NEW YORK YANKEES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Johnny Sain BYZ [W] 9.00 2 0 0 2 5 0
1959 CHICAGO WHITE SOX
Dick Donovan C [L] 6.00 6 4 3 6 0 0
Barry Latman CY 2.00 0 0 0 1 0 0
Gerry Staley AZ 1.00 1 0 0 1 0 0
Pittsburgh 4, Philadelphia 2
The Pirates built a 4-0 lead, as Bob Skinner had a sacrifice fly in the first, Bill Virdon had an RBI triple in the fifth and Smoky Burgess slugged a two-run homer in the sixth. Vern Law didn’t give up a hit until Richie Ashburn’s double to lead off the seventh. Philadelphia (4-8) cut the deficit in half on Mike Goliat’s two-run homer in the eighth. Roy Face finished it off for his fourth save. Pittsburgh (8-4) won the series 3-1.
1950 PHILADELPHIA PH AB R H BI 1960 PITTSBURGH PIRA AB R H BI
Eddie Waitkus 4 0 0 0 Bill Virdon 4 1 2 1
Richie Ashburn 3 0 1 0 Dick Groat 4 0 1 0
Dick Sisler 4 0 0 0 Bob Skinner 2 0 1 1
Del Ennis 4 0 1 0 Dick Stuart 4 1 2 0
Willie Jones 3 0 0 0 Roberto Clemente 4 0 0 0
Granny Hamner 4 1 1 0 Smoky Burgess 3 1 1 2
Andy Seminick 3 0 0 0 Don Hoak 2 1 1 0
Mike Goliat 2 1 1 2 Bill Mazeroski 3 0 0 0
Robin Roberts BYZ 2 0 0 0 Vern Law BZ 3 0 0 0
Jimmy Bloodworth 1 0 1 0
TOTALS 30 2 5 2 TOTALS 29 4 8 4
1950 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 000 000 020 -- 2
1960 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 100 012 00x -- 4
LOB--1950 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 4, 1960 PITTSBURGH PIRATES
4. 2B--Richie Ashburn, Dick Stuart. 3B--Bill Virdon.
HR--Mike Goliat, Smoky Burgess. SACF--Bob Skinner.
1950 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Robin Roberts BYZ [L] 7.00 8 4 4 1 5 1
Jim Konstanty AZ 1.00 0 0 0 1 1 0
1960 PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Vern Law BZ [W] 8.00 4 2 2 3 2 1
Roy Face BYZ [S] 1.00 1 0 0 0 0 0
New York Giants 4, Cleveland 2
The Indians (3-9) had a chance to win the series after going up 2-0 after five innings. A run scored on a double play in the second inning, and Larry Doby had an RBI single in the fifth inning. Al Dark hit a solo homer for the Giants in the sixth to cut it to 2-1. With two out in the eighth inning, Hank Thompson hit a three-run home run to give the Giants (7-5) the comeback victory and a series split.
1954 CLEVELAND INDIA AB R H BI 1954 NEW YORK GIANTS AB R H BI
Al Smith 5 1 1 0 Whitey Lockman 4 1 1 0
Bobby Avila 3 0 1 0 Al Dark 4 1 1 1
Larry Doby 3 0 2 1 Hank Thompson 4 1 2 3
Al Rosen 5 0 1 0 Willie Mays 4 0 0 0
Vic Wertz 5 1 1 0 Don Mueller 3 0 1 0
Dave Philley 3 0 2 0 Monte Irvin 3 0 0 0
George Strickland 3 0 0 0 Davey Williams 3 0 0 0
Jim Hegan 4 0 2 0 Ray Katt 3 0 2 0
Early Wynn BXZ 3 0 1 0 Sal Maglie BXZ 2 0 0 0
Dusty Rhodes 1 1 1 0
TOTALS 34 2 11 1 TOTALS 31 4 8 4
1954 CLEVELAND INDIANS 010 010 000 -- 2
1954 NEW YORK GIANTS 000 001 03x -- 4
LOB--1954 CLEVELAND INDIANS 12, 1954 NEW YORK GIANTS 3.
ERR--Al Smith, Sal Maglie BXZ. 2B--Early Wynn BXZ, Ray Katt.
HR--Hank Thompson, Al Dark. SACB--Early Wynn BXZ.
1954 CLEVELAND INDIANS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Early Wynn BXZ [L] 8.00 8 4 4 0 5 2
1954 NEW YORK GIANTS
Sal Maglie BXZ [W] 8.00 11 2 2 5 8 0
Marv Grissom AX [S] 1.00 0 0 0 1 0 0
Milwaukee 5, Brooklyn 4
The Braves went up 2-0 early, as Red Schoendienst hit a leadoff homer in the first inning, and Wes Covington tripled and scored on Bill Bruton’s single in the second. It stayed 2-0 until the seventh. The Dodgers broke up Warren Spahn’s no-hit bid when Gil Hodges led off the seventh with a homer. Johnny Logan slugged a three-run homer for Milwaukee in the eighth to make it 5-1. Brooklyn scored three times in the ninth, including a two-RBI double from pinch-hitter Bobby Morgan and an RBI single from Jim Gilliam, but closer Don McMahon got the final two outs for his third save. The Braves (6-6) split the series with the Dodgers (5-7).
1953 BROOKLYN DODGER AB R H BI 1957 MILWAUKEE BRAVE AB R H BI
Jim Gilliam 5 0 1 1 Red Schoendienst 4 1 1 1
Pee Wee Reese 4 0 0 0 Frank Torre 4 0 1 0
Duke Snider 4 0 0 0 Eddie Mathews 4 0 1 0
Jackie Robinson 3 0 0 0 Hank Aaron 3 1 1 0
Roy Campanella 4 0 0 0 Wes Covington 4 2 2 0
Gil Hodges 3 1 1 1 Johnny Logan 4 1 1 3
Carl Furillo 4 1 2 0 Bill Bruton 4 0 1 1
Billy Cox 1 1 1 0 Del Crandall 3 0 0 0
Carl Erskine BXY 1 0 0 0 Warren Spahn B 2 0 0 0
George Shuba 1 0 0 0
Bobby Morgan 1 1 1 2
TOTALS 31 4 6 4 TOTALS 32 5 8 5
1953 BROOKLYN DODGERS 000 000 103 -- 4
1957 MILWAUKEE BRAVES 110 000 03x -- 5
LOB--1953 BROOKLYN DODGERS 8, 1957 MILWAUKEE BRAVES 5.
ERR--Carl Erskine BXY. 2B--Bobby Morgan, Billy Cox. 3B--Wes
Covington. HR--Gil Hodges, Johnny Logan, Red Schoendienst.
SACB--Carl Erskine BXY.
1953 BROOKLYN DODGERS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Carl Erskine BXY [L] 6.00 6 2 2 1 6 1
Bill Milliken BX 2.00 2 3 3 1 3 1
1957 MILWAUKEE BRAVES
Warren Spahn B [W] 8.33 5 4 4 7 3 1
Don McMahon ACKW [S] 0.67 1 0 0 0 1 0
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