The season reached its halfway point and the 1957 Milwaukee Braves continued their hot play, extending their winning streak to five and sweeping the four-game series against the 1959 Chicago White Sox. The Braves are now tied for first place at 10-6 with the 1953 New York Yankees, who salvaged a series split against the 1954 New York Giants.
The 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers won again, taking three of four from the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates and knocking the Pirates out of first place. The 1954 Cleveland Indians won to take three of four from the 1950 Philadelphia Phillies as the two teams swapped the final two spots in the standings.
Cleveland 8, Philadelphia 6
The Indians (6-10) took a 6-0 lead after two innings, but they ended up needing more. Larry Doby drove in runs in both the first and second innings, and Bobby Avila had a two-run single in the second to help the Indians to the big lead. But, Philadelphia (5-11) made it 6-3 after the top of fourth with the help of Del Ennis’ two-run homer, and trailed just 7-6 after Andy Seminick’s two-run homer in the sixth (his fifth of the season). The Phillies had runners on first and third with one out in the eighth but couldn’t tie it up. Doby had another RBI single for an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth. Art Houtteman didn’t pitch well but picked up his third win, while Don Mossi earned his third save.
1950 PHILADELPHIA PH AB R H BI 1954 CLEVELAND INDIA AB R H BI
Eddie Waitkus 5 0 0 0 Al Smith 5 3 2 0
Richie Ashburn 5 0 0 0 Bobby Avila 5 0 2 3
Dick Sisler 4 2 2 0 Larry Doby 4 0 2 3
Del Ennis 5 1 2 2 Al Rosen 5 0 1 0
Willie Jones 3 1 1 1 Vic Wertz 3 0 0 0
Granny Hamner 3 1 1 0 Dave Philley 4 1 1 0
Andy Seminick 4 1 3 2 George Strickland 3 1 2 0
Mike Goliat 4 0 1 1 Jim Hegan 4 2 2 0
Jimmy Bloodworth 0 0 0 0 Art Houtteman CZ 2 1 1 1
Dick Whitman 1 0 0 0 Wally Westlake 1 0 1 0
Bubba Church B 1 0 0 0
Bill Nicholson 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 36 6 10 6 TOTALS 36 8 14 7
1950 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 000 312 000 -- 6
1954 CLEVELAND INDIANS 150 100 01x -- 8
LOB--1950 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 7, 1954 CLEVELAND INDIANS 8.
ERR--Dick Sisler, Granny Hamner, Bobby Avila. 2B--Willie
Jones, Al Smith. 3B--George Strickland. HR--Andy Seminick,
Del Ennis. SACF--Larry Doby. SACB--Art Houtteman CZ. SB--Al
Rosen.
1950 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Bob Miller BRZ [L] 2.00 8 6 5 0 0 0
Milo Candini C 1.00 1 0 0 0 1 0
Bubba Church B 4.00 2 1 1 2 1 0
Ken Heintzelman C 1.00 3 1 1 0 1 0
1954 CLEVELAND INDIANS
Art Houtteman CZ [W] 5.00 9 6 6 3 0 2
Bob Feller BYZ 3.00 1 0 0 1 3 0
Don Mossi AX [S] 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brooklyn 5, Pittsburgh 3
The Dodgers took a 3-0 lead thanks to Gil Hodges’ two-run double in the fourth inning and Carl Furillo’s RBI single in the sixth. Preacher Roe was cruising, but was replaced in the eighth inning after giving up a single to Bill Mazeroski and an RBI triple to pinch-hitter Hal Smith. The change didn’t pay off, as Bill Virdon hit a two-run homer to tie the game. Still, Hodges saved the day with a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth to put Brooklyn (8-8) ahead to stay and give them the series win over the Pirates (9-7).
1960 PITTSBURGH PIRA AB R H BI 1953 BROOKLYN DODGER AB R H BI
Bill Virdon 4 1 1 2 Jim Gilliam 4 0 1 0
Dick Groat 3 0 0 0 Pee Wee Reese 4 0 0 0
Bob Skinner 4 0 2 0 Duke Snider 2 1 0 0
Dick Stuart 4 0 0 0 Jackie Robinson 4 2 3 0
Roberto Clemente 4 0 2 0 Roy Campanella 4 1 0 0
Smoky Burgess 4 0 1 0 Gil Hodges 4 1 3 4
Don Hoak 4 0 1 0 Carl Furillo 4 0 1 1
Bill Mazeroski 4 1 1 0 Billy Cox 3 0 0 0
Vern Law BZ 2 0 0 0 Preacher Roe CYZ 3 0 0 0
Hal Smith 1 1 1 1
TOTALS 34 3 9 3 TOTALS 32 5 8 5
1960 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 000 000 030 -- 3
1953 BROOKLYN DODGERS 000 201 02x -- 5
LOB--1960 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 5, 1953 BROOKLYN DODGERS 5.
2B--Gil Hodges. 3B--Hal Smith. HR--Bill Virdon, Gil Hodges.
1960 PITTSBURGH PIRATES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Vern Law BZ 7.00 6 3 3 2 6 0
Clem Labine CY [L] 1.00 2 2 2 0 1 1
1953 BROOKLYN DODGERS
Preacher Roe CYZ 7.00 7 2 2 1 0 0
Bill Milliken BX [W] 1.00 1 1 1 0 3 1
Jim Hughes BX [S] 1.00 1 0 0 0 0 0
New York Yankees 5, New York Giants 4
The Giants went up 2-0 in the top of the first on Don Mueller’s two-out, two-run single. The Yankees (10-6) came right back and tied in the bottom of the first, with Hank Bauer and Gene Woodling driving in runs. The Yankees scored two more in the third as Woodling had an RBI double and Yogi Berra had an RBI single to make it 4-2. The Giants (9-7) then evened it at four in the fifth inning as Hank Thompson and Willie Mays drove in runs. The Yankees took the lead for good in the seventh when Bauer led off the inning with his sixth triple of the season, and Woodling doubled him home for his third RBI of the day.
1954 NEW YORK GIANTS AB R H BI 1953 NEW YORK YANKEE AB R H BI
Whitey Lockman 3 1 0 0 Gil McDougald 5 1 1 0
Al Dark 5 2 1 0 Joe Collins 5 1 1 0
Hank Thompson 4 0 0 1 Hank Bauer 5 1 2 1
Willie Mays 4 0 1 1 Mickey Mantle 2 1 0 0
Don Mueller 4 0 1 2 Gene Woodling 4 1 3 3
Monte Irvin 2 0 0 0 Yogi Berra 3 0 1 1
Davey Williams 4 0 2 0 Billy Martin 3 0 1 0
Ray Katt 4 0 0 0 Phil Rizzuto 3 0 0 0
Don Liddle B 2 1 1 0 Vic Raschi BYZ 3 0 0 0
Dusty Rhodes 1 0 0 0 Bill Renna 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 33 4 6 4 TOTALS 34 5 9 5
1954 NEW YORK GIANTS 200 020 000 -- 4
1953 NEW YORK YANKEES 202 000 10x -- 5
LOB--1954 NEW YORK GIANTS 8, 1953 NEW YORK YANKEES 10.
ERR--Billy Martin. 2B--Davey Williams, Joe Collins, Gene
Woodling (2). 3B--Hank Bauer. SB--Al Dark.
1954 NEW YORK GIANTS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Don Liddle B [L] 6.33 9 5 5 3 2 0
Windy McCall CX 0.67 0 0 0 2 1 0
Hoyt Wilhelm AX 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0
1953 NEW YORK YANKEES
Vic Raschi BYZ [W] 7.00 5 4 2 6 3 0
Allie Reynolds BX [S] 2.00 1 0 0 0 2 0
Milwaukee 5, Chicago 2
Milwaukee (10-6) scored two in the bottom of the first thanks to a Red Schoendienst double, a Hank Aaron triple and a Wes Covington single. The White Sox (7-9) thought they tied it up in the second inning on Jim McAnany’s two-run double, but one of the baserunners was called out on appeal for missing third base. The Braves went up 3-1 in the bottom of the second when Bill Bruton tripled and scored on a Schoendienst single. Aaron hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning, his fourth of the season, to make it 5-1. Chicago’s Al Smith hit a solo homer in the top of the ninth, and the White Sox were able to get the potential tying run to the plate, but Milwaukee closer Don McMahon finished it off for his fifth save. Gene Conley improved to 3-0 with the win.
1959 CHICAGO WHITE S AB R H BI 1957 MILWAUKEE BRAVE AB R H BI
Luis Aparicio 4 0 0 0 Red Schoendienst 4 1 2 1
Nellie Fox 4 0 0 0 Frank Torre 4 0 0 0
Jim Landis 4 0 2 0 Eddie Mathews 4 1 2 0
Sherm Lollar 4 1 1 0 Hank Aaron 4 2 2 3
Al Smith 3 1 1 1 Wes Covington 4 0 1 1
Earl Torgeson 3 0 0 0 Johnny Logan 4 0 1 0
Bubba Phillips 3 0 0 0 Bill Bruton 3 1 1 0
Jim McAnany 3 0 1 1 Del Crandall 2 0 0 0
Early Wynn BX 2 0 1 0 Gene Conley BW 3 0 0 0
Billy Goodman 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 31 2 6 2 TOTALS 32 5 9 5
1959 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 010 000 001 -- 2
1957 MILWAUKEE BRAVES 210 020 00x -- 5
LOB--1959 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 6, 1957 MILWAUKEE BRAVES 4.
ERR--Early Wynn BX. 2B--Jim McAnany, Eddie Mathews (2),
Johnny Logan, Red Schoendienst. 3B--Hank Aaron, Bill Bruton.
HR--Al Smith, Hank Aaron.
1959 CHICAGO WHITE SOX IP H R ER BB SO HR
Early Wynn BX [L] 7.00 9 5 5 1 2 1
Turk Lown BX 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 MILWAUKEE BRAVES
Gene Conley BW [W] 8.67 6 2 2 3 2 1
Don McMahon ACKW [S] 0.33 0 0 0 1 0 0
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