The 1957 Milwaukee Braves had their seven-game winning streak come to an end, and it took a shutout from Don Liddle of the 1954 New York Giants to make it happen. Coupled with the 1953 New York Yankees’ victory, the standings are back to a first-place tie with the Braves and Yankees at 12-7. They have a two-game lead over the third-place teams.
All three series stand at 2-1 heading into their final matchup.
New York Yankees 3, Philadelphia 2
The Yankees (12-7) took the lead in the fifth when Billy Martin led off with a single, stole second, was sacrificed to third and scored on Gil McDougald’s double. McDougald also came through with a two-out, two-run single in the seventh inning that put the Yankees up 3-0. Philadelphia (6-13) finally got on the board in the seventh when Mike Goliat tripled with two on and two out. The Phillies got the tying run to second base in the ninth inning, but no further. Johnny Sain improved to 3-1.
1953 NEW YORK YANKEE AB R H BI 1950 PHILADELPHIA PH AB R H BI
Gil McDougald 4 0 3 3 Eddie Waitkus 4 0 1 0
Joe Collins 3 0 0 0 Richie Ashburn 3 0 0 0
Hank Bauer 4 0 1 0 Dick Sisler 4 0 0 0
Mickey Mantle 3 0 0 0 Del Ennis 4 0 2 0
Gene Woodling 3 0 0 0 Willie Jones 3 1 1 0
Yogi Berra 4 1 1 0 Granny Hamner 4 1 1 0
Billy Martin 4 2 2 0 Andy Seminick 4 0 0 0
Phil Rizzuto 4 0 0 0 Mike Goliat 3 0 1 2
Johnny Sain BYZ 2 0 0 0 Robin Roberts BYZ 1 0 0 0
Jimmy Bloodworth 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 31 3 7 3 TOTALS 31 2 6 2
1953 NEW YORK YANKEES 000 010 200 -- 3
1950 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 000 000 200 -- 2
LOB--1953 NEW YORK YANKEES 5, 1950 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 5.
2B--Billy Martin, Gil McDougald (2), Del Ennis. 3B--Mike
Goliat. SACB--Johnny Sain BYZ, Willie Jones. SB--Billy
Martin.
1953 NEW YORK YANKEES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Johnny Sain BYZ [W] 8.00 5 2 2 2 1 0
Allie Reynolds BX [S] 1.00 1 0 0 0 0 0
1950 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
Robin Roberts BYZ [L] 7.00 7 3 3 3 4 0
Bubba Church B 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0
Jim Konstanty AZ 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brooklyn 4, Chicago 2
The White Sox scored first in the second inning when Al Smith singled and later scored on a fielder’s choice. The Dodgers (10-9) went ahead 2-1 on Roy Campanella’s two-run homer in the fourth inning. They scored two more in the sixth on Duke Snider’s RBI double and Jackie Robinson’s RBI single. Chicago (8-11) got a solo homer from Sherm Lollar in the seventh, but couldn’t get a baserunner past first base the rest of the way. Russ Meyer got the win to improve to 3-2.
1953 BROOKLYN DODGER AB R H BI 1959 CHICAGO WHITE S AB R H BI
Jim Gilliam 4 0 0 0 Luis Aparicio 4 0 0 0
Pee Wee Reese 3 1 0 0 Nellie Fox 4 0 0 0
Duke Snider 4 1 2 1 Jim Landis 3 0 0 0
Jackie Robinson 4 1 2 1 Sherm Lollar 3 1 2 1
Roy Campanella 4 1 1 2 Al Smith 4 1 1 0
Gil Hodges 3 0 0 0 Earl Torgeson 3 0 0 0
Carl Furillo 4 0 0 0 Bubba Phillips 2 0 0 1
Billy Cox 1 0 0 0 Jim McAnany 3 0 1 0
Russ Meyer CY 2 0 0 0 Bob Shaw BZ 1 0 0 0
Ted Kluszewski 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 29 4 5 4 TOTALS 28 2 4 2
1953 BROOKLYN DODGERS 000 202 000 -- 4
1959 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 010 000 100 -- 2
LOB--1953 BROOKLYN DODGERS 3, 1959 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 3.
ERR--Jim Gilliam. 2B--Duke Snider, Jackie Robinson. HR--Roy
Campanella, Sherm Lollar. SACB--Russ Meyer CY, Bob Shaw BZ.
1953 BROOKLYN DODGERS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Russ Meyer CY [W] 7.00 3 2 2 3 2 1
Clem Labine BZ [S] 2.00 1 0 0 0 0 0
1959 CHICAGO WHITE SOX
Bob Shaw BZ [L] 8.00 5 4 4 3 2 1
Gerry Staley AZ 1.00 0 0 0 1 0 0
Cleveland 9, Pittsburgh 4
Larry Doby hit a two-run home run in the first inning and had an RBI single in the fifth as the Indians led 3-1. Pittsburgh (10-9) scored three times in the bottom of the seventh to take the lead, which included a sacrifice fly from Bill Mazeroski and a pinch-hit two-run homer by Rocky Nelson. Cleveland (8-11) teed off on Pirate reliever Fred Green in the eighth inning, however, getting five runs on five hits. Five different players drove in runs, including pinch-hitter Wally Westlake on a triple and Al Smith on a double. That put the Indians back in front 8-4. They scored another run in the ninth on Smith’s fourth hit and third double of the contest. The comeback enabled Early Wynn to get his first victory after starting the season 0-4.
1954 CLEVELAND INDIA AB R H BI 1960 PITTSBURGH PIRA AB R H BI
Al Smith 6 2 4 2 Bill Virdon 3 0 0 0
Bobby Avila 6 2 1 1 Dick Groat 4 0 1 0
Larry Doby 4 2 2 3 Bob Skinner 4 1 2 0
Al Rosen 4 0 2 1 Dick Stuart 4 0 1 0
Vic Wertz 5 0 2 1 Roberto Clemente 4 1 1 0
Dave Philley 4 1 2 0 Smoky Burgess 4 0 0 0
George Strickland 4 0 0 0 Don Hoak 4 1 1 0
Jim Hegan 4 1 1 0 Bill Mazeroski 2 0 0 1
Early Wynn BXZ 2 0 1 0 Vinegar Bend Mizell 2 0 0 0
Wally Westlake 1 1 1 1 Rocky Nelson 1 1 1 2
Hal Newhouser BX 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 40 9 16 9 TOTALS 32 4 7 3
1954 CLEVELAND INDIANS 200 010 051 -- 9
1960 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 000 100 300 -- 4
LOB--1954 CLEVELAND INDIANS 11, 1960 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 3.
ERR--Jim Hegan, Bill Mazeroski. 2B--Al Smith (3), Bob
Skinner. 3B--Wally Westlake. HR--Larry Doby, Rocky Nelson.
SACF--Bill Mazeroski. SACB--George Strickland, Hal Newhouser
BX, Early Wynn BXZ. SB--Bob Skinner.
1954 CLEVELAND INDIANS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Early Wynn BXZ [W] 7.00 7 4 4 1 7 1
Hal Newhouser BX 2.00 0 0 0 0 1 0
1960 PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Vinegar Bend Mizell 7.00 10 3 3 2 6 1
Fred Green BY [L] 0.67 5 5 5 2 0 0
Clem Labine CY 1.33 1 1 0 0 0 0
New York Giants 3, Milwaukee 0
The Giants (10-9) took a page out of the Braves’ playbook by hitting three home runs. Willie Mays had a solo shot in the fourth inning (his fourth of the season), and Ray Katt hit a pair of solo bombs in the fifth and seventh innings, his fifth and sixth of the season. Don Liddle pitched a four-hit shutout to improve to 3-2. Only two Milwaukee baserunners made it to second base, and the Braves (12-7) never had multiple baserunners in an inning.
1957 MILWAUKEE BRAVE AB R H BI 1954 NEW YORK GIANTS AB R H BI
Red Schoendienst 4 0 0 0 Whitey Lockman 4 0 0 0
Frank Torre 4 0 1 0 Al Dark 3 0 0 0
Eddie Mathews 4 0 0 0 Hank Thompson 4 0 0 0
Hank Aaron 4 0 2 0 Willie Mays 4 1 1 1
Wes Covington 4 0 0 0 Don Mueller 3 0 0 0
Johnny Logan 3 0 1 0 Monte Irvin 2 0 0 0
Bill Bruton 3 0 0 0 Davey Williams 3 0 0 0
Del Crandall 3 0 0 0 Ray Katt 3 2 3 2
Bob Buhl AYW 1 0 0 0 Don Liddle B 2 0 1 0
Del Rice 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 31 0 4 0 TOTALS 28 3 5 3
1957 MILWAUKEE BRAVES 000 000 000 -- 0
1954 NEW YORK GIANTS 000 110 10x -- 3
LOB--1957 MILWAUKEE BRAVES 5, 1954 NEW YORK GIANTS 4.
2B--Hank Aaron. HR--Willie Mays, Ray Katt (2). SACB--Don
Liddle B.
1957 MILWAUKEE BRAVES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Bob Buhl AYW [L] 7.00 5 3 3 2 1 3
Bob Trowbridge CY 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
1954 NEW YORK GIANTS
Don Liddle B [W] 9.00 4 0 0 1 3 0
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