The 1953 New York Yankees and the 1957 Milwaukee Braves remained tied for first place after both teams opened up their week 5 series with victories. Three of the four games on the day were decided by one run, while the Braves’ victory was by a two-run margin. Bob Friend pitched a shutout for the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates, keeping them just one game back in the standings, while the Yankees’ Warren Spahn and the Braves’ Gene Conley became the first four-game winners. The Braves’ Eddie Mathews and Wes Covington both homered to improve their league-leading totals to seven apiece.
New York Yankees 3, Philadelphia 2
The Phillies’ Curt Simmons pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the second inning by striking out three straight hitters. He loaded them up again in the third inning with three straight walks, and this time couldn’t come through as he issued a bases-loaded walk to Gene Woodling. The Phillies tied it up in the fourth, however, on a solo homer by Willie Jones. The Yankees went back ahead in the seventh on Mickey Mantle’s two-run homer. An error and a sacrifice fly by Jones got the Phillies one run back in the eighth inning, but they stranded the potential tying run on second base in the ninth. Whitey Ford improved to 4-0. Simmons struck out 12 in the loss.
1950 PHILADELPHIA PH AB R H BI 1953 NEW YORK YANKEE AB R H BI
Eddie Waitkus 5 0 2 0 Gil McDougald 5 0 0 0
Richie Ashburn 4 0 0 0 Joe Collins 3 2 1 0
Dick Sisler 1 0 0 0 Hank Bauer 3 0 0 0
Del Ennis 4 1 1 0 Mickey Mantle 2 1 2 2
Willie Jones 3 1 1 2 Gene Woodling 2 0 0 1
Granny Hamner 4 0 1 0 Yogi Berra 3 0 1 0
Andy Seminick 3 0 0 0 Billy Martin 4 0 1 0
Mike Goliat 3 0 0 0 Phil Rizzuto 4 0 0 0
Curt Simmons BXY 3 0 0 0 Whitey Ford BYW 3 0 1 0
Jimmy Bloodworth 0 0 0 0 Bill Renna 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 30 2 5 2 TOTALS 30 3 6 3
1950 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 000 100 010 -- 2
1953 NEW YORK YANKEES 001 000 20x -- 3
LOB--1950 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 9, 1953 NEW YORK YANKEES 10.
ERR--Willie Jones, Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford BYW.
HR--Willie Jones, Mickey Mantle. SACF--Willie Jones.
SACB--Jimmy Bloodworth.
1950 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Curt Simmons BXY [L] 8.00 6 3 3 7 12 1
1953 NEW YORK YANKEES
Whitey Ford BYW [W] 8.00 5 2 1 5 4 1
Tom Gorman CY [S] 1.00 0 0 0 1 0 0
Chicago 4, Brooklyn 3
The White Sox struck first in the top of the first on Nellie Fox’s double and Sherm Lollar’s RBI single. The Dodgers tied it in the third on Jim Gilliam’s solo homer. Chicago took the lead back in the fourth when Jim Landis tripled and Al Smith singled him home. Bubba Phillips added a solo homer in the fifth to make it 3-1. Once again, Brooklyn tied it up, as Jackie Robinson had an RBI single in the sixth and pinch-hitter Bobby Morgan had an RBI single in the seventh. Both teams had golden opportunities in the eighth. The White Sox loaded the bases with zero outs, and the Dodgers put runners on second and third with zero outs, but neither side scored. Chicago came through with the winning run in the top of the ninth when Jim McAnany doubled and scored on Luis Aparicio’s single. Chicago’s Turk Lown improved to 3-0 out of the bullpen, and Gerry Staley earned his fourth save.
1959 CHICAGO WHITE S AB R H BI 1953 BROOKLYN DODGER AB R H BI
Luis Aparicio 5 0 3 1 Jim Gilliam 5 1 1 1
Nellie Fox 5 1 1 0 Pee Wee Reese 4 1 1 0
Jim Landis 4 1 2 0 Duke Snider 3 0 1 0
Sherm Lollar 4 0 2 1 Jackie Robinson 4 0 2 1
Al Smith 4 0 2 1 Roy Campanella 4 0 0 0
Earl Torgeson 4 0 0 0 Gil Hodges 2 0 1 0
Bubba Phillips 4 1 1 1 Carl Furillo 4 1 1 0
Jim McAnany 4 1 1 0 Billy Cox 4 0 1 0
Billy Pierce CYZ 3 0 1 0 Preacher Roe CYZ 2 0 0 0
Ted Kluszewski 1 0 0 0 Bobby Morgan 1 0 1 1
George Shuba 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 38 4 13 4 TOTALS 34 3 9 3
1959 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 100 110 001 -- 4
1953 BROOKLYN DODGERS 001 001 100 -- 3
LOB--1959 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 10, 1953 BROOKLYN DODGERS 7.
ERR--Preacher Roe CYZ. 2B--Nellie Fox, Jim McAnany, Billy
Cox. 3B--Jim Landis. HR--Bubba Phillips, Jim Gilliam.
HBP--Al Smith. SB--Nellie Fox, Luis Aparicio, Duke Snider,
Jackie Robinson (2), Pee Wee Reese.
1959 CHICAGO WHITE SOX IP H R ER BB SO HR
Billy Pierce CYZ 7.00 9 3 3 3 5 1
Turk Lown BX [W] 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gerry Staley AZ [S] 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0
1953 BROOKLYN DODGERS
Preacher Roe CYZ 7.00 9 3 3 0 5 1
Johnny Podres BXYW [L] 1.67 4 1 1 2 0 0
Bill Milliken BX 0.33 0 0 0 0 1 0
PIttsburgh 1, Cleveland 0
Pittsburgh’s Bob Friend and Cleveland’s Mike Garcia put on a fantastic pitchers’ duel. It was 0-0 through eight innings. Friend had only given up one hit to that point. Garcia had given up two. It was Garcia that finally faltered in the top of the ninth, as Dick Groat and Bob Skinner had back-to-back doubles for the game’s only run. Friend gave up a second hit in the ninth inning, but got the final two outs to complete the shutout. None of the three Cleveland batters that reached base made it past first base.
1960 PITTSBURGH PIRA AB R H BI 1954 CLEVELAND INDIA AB R H BI
Bill Virdon 4 0 0 0 Al Smith 4 0 0 0
Dick Groat 4 1 1 0 Bobby Avila 4 0 0 0
Bob Skinner 4 0 2 1 Larry Doby 3 0 0 0
Dick Stuart 3 0 0 0 Al Rosen 3 0 0 0
Roberto Clemente 3 0 0 0 Vic Wertz 3 0 0 0
Smoky Burgess 3 0 0 0 Dave Philley 3 0 0 0
Don Hoak 2 0 0 0 George Strickland 3 0 0 0
Bill Mazeroski 3 0 1 0 Jim Hegan 3 0 1 0
Bob Friend BYZ 3 0 0 0 Mike Garcia BYZ 2 0 0 0
Bill Glynn 1 0 1 0
TOTALS 29 1 4 1 TOTALS 29 0 2 0
1960 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 000 000 001 -- 1
1954 CLEVELAND INDIANS 000 000 000 -- 0
LOB--1960 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 5, 1954 CLEVELAND INDIANS 2.
ERR--Don Hoak. 2B--Bob Skinner, Dick Groat.
1960 PITTSBURGH PIRATES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Bob Friend BYZ [W] 9.00 2 0 0 0 6 0
1954 CLEVELAND INDIANS
Mike Garcia BYZ [L] 8.00 4 1 1 4 6 0
Ray Narleski BX 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
Milwaukee 6, New York Giants 4
The Braves added three more home runs to their league-leading total. Johnny Logan and Eddie Mathews had solo homers in the second and sixth innings, respectively. Between them, Hank Aaron had an RBI triple in the fourth. Hank Thompson had a solo homer in the first for the Giants. It was 3-2 Milwaukee going to the eighth inning, and Wes Covington provided a three-run shot to put the Braves up by four. They ended up needing those runs, as in the top of the ninth, Willie Mays picked up his second RBI of the game with a single, and Don Mueller followed with an RBI single to make it 6-4. Don McMahon was able to get the final out for his sixth save. Gene Conley improved to 4-0 after five starts.
1954 NEW YORK GIANTS AB R H BI 1957 MILWAUKEE BRAVE AB R H BI
Whitey Lockman 3 1 0 0 Red Schoendienst 4 0 1 0
Al Dark 3 1 1 0 Frank Torre 4 1 0 0
Hank Thompson 3 2 1 1 Eddie Mathews 3 3 2 1
Willie Mays 4 0 2 2 Hank Aaron 4 0 1 1
Don Mueller 5 0 2 1 Wes Covington 4 1 1 3
Monte Irvin 3 0 1 0 Johnny Logan 4 1 1 1
Davey Williams 4 0 1 0 Bill Bruton 4 0 1 0
Ray Katt 4 0 0 0 Del Crandall 4 0 0 0
Ruben Gomez BY 3 0 1 0 Gene Conley BW 3 0 2 0
Dusty Rhodes 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 33 4 9 4 TOTALS 34 6 9 6
1954 NEW YORK GIANTS 101 000 002 -- 4
1957 MILWAUKEE BRAVES 010 101 03x -- 6
LOB--1954 NEW YORK GIANTS 11, 1957 MILWAUKEE BRAVES 5.
ERR--Davey Williams. 2B--Willie Mays, Gene Conley BW, Bill
Bruton. 3B--Hank Aaron. HR--Hank Thompson, Wes Covington,
Eddie Mathews, Johnny Logan. SACF--Willie Mays. SACB--Al
Dark.
1954 NEW YORK GIANTS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Ruben Gomez BY [L] 7.00 6 3 3 1 6 2
Windy McCall CX 1.00 3 3 2 0 0 1
1957 MILWAUKEE BRAVES
Gene Conley BW [W] 8.67 8 4 4 7 1 1
Don McMahon ACKW [S] 0.33 1 0 0 0 0 0
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