The offenses came alive on gameday #18, with three of the winning teams scoring 12, 12 and nine runs. Two of the losers had seven and six. The only low-scoring contest came in the 1954 Cleveland Indians’ 4-0 win, which featured a shutout by Bob Lemon.
The 1957 Milwaukee Braves stayed hot, hitting another three home runs and winning their seventh consecutive game — and their second straight over the 1954 New York Giants — to take sole possession of first place. The other three series are all tied 1-1.
Philadelphia 12, New York Yankees 2
The Phillies (6-12) had their biggest offensive explosion of the season and posted a pair of five-run innings. Eddie Waitkus and Richie Ashburn both had four-hit games, and Andy Seminick belted a grand slam in the ninth inning, his sixth homer of the season. The loss evened the series and knocked the Yankees (11-7) out of first place.
1950 PHILADELPHIA PH AB R H BI 1953 NEW YORK YANKEE AB R H BI
Eddie Waitkus 6 1 4 1 Gil McDougald 5 0 1 1
Richie Ashburn 5 1 4 1 Joe Collins 4 1 0 0
Dick Sisler 6 1 2 1 Hank Bauer 4 0 1 0
Del Ennis 4 1 1 1 Mickey Mantle 5 0 3 1
Willie Jones 3 2 1 0 Gene Woodling 2 0 0 0
Granny Hamner 5 2 2 0 Yogi Berra 3 0 0 0
Andy Seminick 5 1 2 4 Billy Martin 4 1 1 0
Mike Goliat 4 1 2 2 Phil Rizzuto 2 0 1 0
Russ Meyer DY 3 1 1 2 Vic Raschi BYZ 0 0 0 0
Jimmy Bloodworth 1 0 0 0 Bob Kuzava BX 0 0 0 0
Milo Candini C 1 1 0 0 Irv Noren 1 0 0 0
Don Bollweg 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 43 12 19 12 TOTALS 31 2 7 2
1950 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 052 000 005 -- 12
1953 NEW YORK YANKEES 110 000 000 -- 2
LOB--1950 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 9, 1953 NEW YORK YANKEES 12.
ERR--Andy Seminick, Hank Bauer. 2B--Eddie Waitkus, Russ
Meyer DY, Dick Sisler, Granny Hamner, Mickey Mantle.
3B--Eddie Waitkus. HR--Andy Seminick. SACB--Vic Raschi BYZ.
1950 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Russ Meyer DY [W] 7.00 7 2 2 7 2 0
Milo Candini C 2.00 0 0 0 2 0 0
1953 NEW YORK YANKEES
Vic Raschi BYZ [L] 2.33 8 7 7 3 2 0
Bob Kuzava BX 3.67 4 0 0 0 0 0
Jim McDonald CZ 2.00 1 0 0 1 0 0
Steve Kraly CW 1.00 6 5 5 1 0 1
Brooklyn 12, Chicago 6
The Dodgers (9-9) scored in each of the first six innings, and four of them were multi-run innings. Pee Wee Reese and Roy Campanella both had three hits and drove in four runs. Campanella hit a two-run homer during a four-run fourth inning, which also featured a two-run double from Jackie Robinson. Bubba Phillips had three hits and homered for the White Sox (8-10).
1959 CHICAGO WHITE S AB R H BI 1953 BROOKLYN DODGER AB R H BI
Luis Aparicio 4 0 0 0 Jim Gilliam 3 2 0 0
Nellie Fox 4 0 1 1 Pee Wee Reese 4 1 3 4
Jim Landis 4 1 1 0 Duke Snider 5 0 0 0
Sherm Lollar 3 1 0 0 Jackie Robinson 5 2 2 2
Al Smith 4 0 2 0 Roy Campanella 4 2 3 4
Earl Torgeson 4 0 0 1 Gil Hodges 4 1 0 0
Bubba Phillips 4 2 3 2 Carl Furillo 4 0 2 2
Jim McAnany 3 2 2 1 Billy Cox 4 1 1 0
Dick Donovan C 2 0 0 0 Carl Erskine BXY 2 3 1 0
Billy Goodman 1 0 1 1 Jim Hughes BX 1 0 0 0
Ted Kluszewski 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 34 6 10 6 TOTALS 36 12 12 12
1959 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 022 002 000 -- 6
1953 BROOKLYN DODGERS 121 422 00x -- 12
LOB--1959 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 6, 1953 BROOKLYN DODGERS 6.
ERR--Dick Donovan C, Jim McAnany, Billy Cox. 2B--Billy
Goodman, Al Smith, Jim McAnany, Jackie Robinson, Pee Wee
Reese, Carl Furillo, Billy Cox. 3B--Jim McAnany. HR--Bubba
Phillips, Roy Campanella. HBP--Jim Landis, Carl Erskine BXY.
1959 CHICAGO WHITE SOX IP H R ER BB SO HR
Dick Donovan C [L] 4.67 11 10 6 3 2 1
Ray Moore CYW 0.33 0 0 0 0 0 0
Barry Latman CY 2.00 1 2 2 2 1 0
Rudy Arias CYZ 1.00 0 0 0 0 2 0
1953 BROOKLYN DODGERS
Carl Erskine BXY [W] 5.00 9 6 6 3 3 1
Jim Hughes BX [S] 4.00 1 0 0 1 0 0
Cleveland 4, Pittsburgh 0
Bob Lemon had another excellent performance, tossing a five-hit shutout with two walks, to improve to 3-1 after five starts. Lemon has won three straight starts and given up just three runs in 25 innings of work. The Indians (7-11) got an RBI double from Bobby Avila in the third inning to make it 1-0. They scored three more in the fifth on a two-run triple from Al Smith and an RBI single from Avila. The Pirates (10-8) put runners into scoring position in four different innings but couldn’t get one home.
1960 PITTSBURGH PIRA AB R H BI 1954 CLEVELAND INDIA AB R H BI
Bill Virdon 4 0 1 0 Al Smith 4 1 1 2
Dick Groat 4 0 0 0 Bobby Avila 4 0 2 2
Bob Skinner 3 0 2 0 Larry Doby 4 0 1 0
Dick Stuart 3 0 0 0 Al Rosen 4 0 0 0
Roberto Clemente 4 0 0 0 Vic Wertz 3 0 1 0
Smoky Burgess 3 0 1 0 Dave Philley 3 0 0 0
Don Hoak 3 0 1 0 George Strickland 3 0 0 0
Bill Mazeroski 3 0 0 0 Jim Hegan 3 2 2 0
Vern Law BZ 2 0 0 0 Bob Lemon BY 0 1 0 0
Gino Cimoli 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 30 0 5 0 TOTALS 28 4 7 4
1960 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 000 000 000 -- 0
1954 CLEVELAND INDIANS 001 030 00x -- 4
LOB--1960 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 5, 1954 CLEVELAND INDIANS 7.
ERR--Dick Stuart. 2B--Bob Skinner, Don Hoak, Bobby Avila,
Jim Hegan. 3B--Al Smith. SACB--Bob Lemon BY (3).
1960 PITTSBURGH PIRATES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Vern Law BZ [L] 7.00 6 4 3 2 0 0
Tom Cheney CYW 1.00 1 0 0 2 1 0
1954 CLEVELAND INDIANS
Bob Lemon BY [W] 9.00 5 0 0 2 3 0
Milwaukee 9, New York Giants 7
The Braves (12-6) took a 5-1 lead thanks to a three-run homer from Hank Aaron in the third inning and a two-run blast from Wes Covington in the fifth. Covington’s eighth home run of the season leads the league. The Giants (9-9) scored twice in the seventh and twice in the eighth, tying the contest at five on Ray Katt’s two-run single. Milwaukee came right back with a four-run eighth inning. They put together four consecutive hits off Giant relief ace Hoyt Wilhelm, who had only allowed one hit and zero runs in his first seven appearances. Bill Bruton had an RBI triple, Del Rice followed with a run-scoring single and pinch-hitter Joe Adcock slammed a two-run homer. Willie Mays had a two-run double in the ninth to cut the deficit to two, but Milwaukee closer Don McMahon came in and got the final two outs for his seventh save.
1954 NEW YORK GIANTS AB R H BI 1957 MILWAUKEE BRAVE AB R H BI
Whitey Lockman 4 1 1 0 Red Schoendienst 5 0 1 0
Al Dark 5 0 0 0 Frank Torre 3 1 1 0
Hank Thompson 3 2 2 0 Eddie Mathews 3 2 1 0
Willie Mays 5 0 1 2 Hank Aaron 3 1 2 3
Don Mueller 5 0 0 0 Wes Covington 3 1 2 2
Monte Irvin 3 3 2 0 Johnny Logan 4 1 1 0
Davey Williams 4 1 3 1 Bill Bruton 4 1 1 1
Ray Katt 4 0 2 3 Del Crandall 2 0 0 0
Johnny Antonelli AX 2 0 0 0 Del Rice 2 1 1 1
Dusty Rhodes 0 0 0 1 Lew Burdette CRW 3 0 0 0
Joe Garagiola 1 0 0 0 Joe Adcock 1 1 1 2
TOTALS 36 7 11 7 TOTALS 33 9 11 9
1954 NEW YORK GIANTS 000 010 222 -- 7
1957 MILWAUKEE BRAVES 003 020 04x -- 9
LOB--1954 NEW YORK GIANTS 8, 1957 MILWAUKEE BRAVES 4.
ERR--Wes Covington. 2B--Willie Mays. 3B--Davey Williams,
Frank Torre, Bill Bruton. HR--Wes Covington, Hank Aaron, Joe
Adcock. HBP--Frank Torre. SACF--Dusty Rhodes.
1954 NEW YORK GIANTS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Johnny Antonelli AX 6.00 6 5 5 2 6 2
Marv Grissom AX 1.00 1 0 0 0 0 0
Hoyt Wilhelm AX [L] 1.00 4 4 4 1 0 1
1957 MILWAUKEE BRAVES
Lew Burdette CRW 7.67 7 5 5 4 1 0
Bob Trowbridge CY 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0
Ernie Johnson CX [W] 0.33 0 0 0 0 0 0
Juan Pizarro CXW 0.33 2 2 2 1 1 0
Don McMahon ACKW [S] 0.67 0 0 0 0 1 0
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