The 1953 New York Yankees took a big step toward repeating as champions, as they blasted the 1954 Cleveland Indians, 15-1, to win their series 3-1. The 1957 Milwaukee Braves couldn’t pull off the sweep against the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates, losing the finale of their series thanks to Vinegar Bend Mizell’s shutout. That means the Yankees lead the Braves by two games with four to play.
The 1954 New York Giants routed the 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers to even their series. Both teams are still alive, but barely. They’re both three back with four to play. In the final series, the 1950 Philadelphia Phillies shut out the 1959 Chicago White Sox, beating them for the third time to climb out of last place.
Philadelphia 2, Chicago 0
The Phillies (11-17) won the series 3-1 as Bob Miller and Jim Konstanty combined on the shutout. Philadelphia’s two runs came on one swing in the second inning, as Andy Seminick hit his eighth home run of the season. Miller pitched out of trouble multiple times, leaving runners in scoring position in the second, sixth and seventh innings. In the ninth, the White Sox (10-18) put two runners on with two out, and Philadelphia turned to the bullpen. Relief ace Konstanty came in and got the final out for his fifth save. Miller improved to 4-2.
1959 CHICAGO WHITE S AB R H BI 1950 PHILADELPHIA PH AB R H BI
Luis Aparicio 4 0 0 0 Eddie Waitkus 2 0 0 0
Nellie Fox 4 0 1 0 Richie Ashburn 3 0 2 0
Jim Landis 4 0 0 0 Dick Sisler 4 0 0 0
Sherm Lollar 4 0 0 0 Del Ennis 2 1 1 0
Al Smith 3 0 3 0 Willie Jones 3 0 0 0
Earl Torgeson 2 0 0 0 Granny Hamner 3 0 0 0
Bubba Phillips 4 0 0 0 Andy Seminick 3 1 2 2
Jim McAnany 3 0 1 0 Mike Goliat 3 0 0 0
Bob Shaw BZ 2 0 0 0 Bob Miller BRZ 3 0 1 0
Billy Goodman 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 31 0 5 0 TOTALS 26 2 6 2
1959 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 000 000 000 -- 0
1950 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 020 000 00x -- 2
LOB--1959 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 7, 1950 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 4.
ERR--Andy Seminick. 2B--Al Smith, Richie Ashburn, Del Ennis.
HR--Andy Seminick. SACB--Eddie Waitkus. SB--Al Smith.
1959 CHICAGO WHITE SOX IP H R ER BB SO HR
Bob Shaw BZ [L] 7.00 4 2 2 3 2 1
Barry Latman CY 1.00 2 0 0 0 0 0
1950 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
Bob Miller BRZ [W] 8.67 5 0 0 3 3 0
Jim Konstanty AZ [S] 0.33 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pittsburgh 2, Milwaukee 0
Vinegar Bend Mizell tossed his second shutout of the season and improved to 5-1 as the Pirates (13-15) avoided being swept in the series. The Braves (17-11) had runners reach base in every inning but two, and twice got runners to third base, but Mizell got out of every jam. The Pirates got a home run from Bob Skinner in the first inning. In the fifth, Bill Virdon and Dick Groat had back-to-back doubles.
1957 MILWAUKEE BRAVE AB R H BI 1960 PITTSBURGH PIRA AB R H BI
Red Schoendienst 3 0 0 0 Bill Virdon 4 1 2 0
Frank Torre 4 0 0 0 Dick Groat 4 0 1 1
Eddie Mathews 3 0 0 0 Bob Skinner 4 1 1 1
Hank Aaron 4 0 1 0 Dick Stuart 3 0 1 0
Wes Covington 3 0 2 0 Roberto Clemente 4 0 1 0
Johnny Logan 4 0 2 0 Smoky Burgess 1 0 1 0
Bill Bruton 4 0 0 0 Don Hoak 4 0 1 0
Del Crandall 4 0 0 0 Bill Mazeroski 4 0 0 0
Lew Burdette CRW 3 0 1 0 Vinegar Bend Mizell 3 0 0 0
Joe Adcock 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 33 0 6 0 TOTALS 31 2 8 2
1957 MILWAUKEE BRAVES 000 000 000 -- 0
1960 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 100 010 00x -- 2
LOB--1957 MILWAUKEE BRAVES 9, 1960 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 9.
2B--Bill Virdon (2), Dick Stuart, Dick Groat. HR--Bob
Skinner.
1957 MILWAUKEE BRAVES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Lew Burdette CRW [L] 7.67 8 2 2 4 0 1
Bob Trowbridge CY 0.33 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Vinegar Bend Mizell [W] 9.00 6 0 0 3 3 0
New York Giants 9, Brooklyn 3
The Giants (16-12) had a couple of big innings at the plate and earned a split of the series with the Dodgers (16-12). Hank Thompson hit a three-run homer in the first inning, his fifth of the season. In a five-run fifth inning, Willie Mays had a bases-loaded double that scored all three runners (his league-best 17th double of the season), and Al Dark and Don Mueller had RBI singles. Johnny Antonelli improved to 4-1 with the win. Carl Furillo hit his fifth home run of the season for Brooklyn.
1954 NEW YORK GIANTS AB R H BI 1953 BROOKLYN DODGER AB R H BI
Whitey Lockman 5 2 2 0 Jim Gilliam 4 0 1 0
Al Dark 5 2 2 1 Pee Wee Reese 4 0 1 1
Hank Thompson 4 2 1 3 Duke Snider 2 0 0 0
Willie Mays 5 1 1 3 Jackie Robinson 3 1 1 0
Don Mueller 4 0 1 1 Roy Campanella 4 0 0 0
Monte Irvin 2 1 0 0 Gil Hodges 4 0 1 0
Davey Williams 4 0 0 0 Carl Furillo 4 1 2 1
Ray Katt 4 0 1 0 Billy Cox 2 1 1 0
Johnny Antonelli AX 3 1 1 0 Billy Loes CY 2 0 0 0
Bobby Hofman 1 0 1 1 Bobby Morgan 1 0 0 0
Don Thompson 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 37 9 10 9 TOTALS 31 3 7 2
1954 NEW YORK GIANTS 300 050 010 -- 9
1953 BROOKLYN DODGERS 010 000 110 -- 3
LOB--1954 NEW YORK GIANTS 4, 1953 BROOKLYN DODGERS 10.
ERR--Ray Katt, Jim Gilliam, Pee Wee Reese. 2B--Willie Mays.
HR--Hank Thompson, Carl Furillo. SB--Jackie Robinson.
1954 NEW YORK GIANTS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Johnny Antonelli AX [W] 7.00 3 2 2 8 0 1
Windy McCall CX 2.00 4 1 1 1 1 0
1953 BROOKLYN DODGERS
Billy Loes CY [L] 4.00 6 8 7 2 2 1
Clem Labine BZ 3.00 1 0 0 0 1 0
Johnny Podres BXYW 1.00 2 1 1 1 1 0
Bill Milliken BX 1.00 1 0 0 0 0 0
New York Yankees 15, Cleveland 1
The Yankees (19-9) had the highest scoring output by any team this season to win the series 3-1. Joe Collins led the way, as he hit a three-run home run in the sixth inning and a grand slam in the ninth, doubling his season output and giving him four. Yogi Berra also had a three-run homer in the fifth. All nine Yankee starters got a hit, and four of them had three hits. If not for pinch-hitter Wally Westlake’s home run in the eighth inning, the Indians (10-18) would have been shut out by Vic Raschi.
1953 NEW YORK YANKEE AB R H BI 1954 CLEVELAND INDIA AB R H BI
Gil McDougald 5 3 3 0 Al Smith 2 0 0 0
Joe Collins 5 3 3 7 Bobby Avila 4 0 0 0
Hank Bauer 6 1 1 0 Larry Doby 2 0 1 0
Mickey Mantle 3 2 3 0 Al Rosen 4 0 2 0
Gene Woodling 5 1 1 2 Vic Wertz 3 0 0 0
Yogi Berra 5 1 3 4 Dave Philley 4 0 0 0
Billy Martin 5 1 1 1 George Strickland 4 0 0 0
Phil Rizzuto 5 1 1 0 Jim Hegan 2 0 0 0
Vic Raschi BYZ 4 2 1 1 Art Houtteman CZ 1 0 0 0
Bill Glynn 1 0 0 0
Wally Westlake 1 1 1 1
TOTALS 43 15 17 15 TOTALS 28 1 4 1
1953 NEW YORK YANKEES 200 043 006 -- 15
1954 CLEVELAND INDIANS 000 000 010 -- 1
LOB--1953 NEW YORK YANKEES 6, 1954 CLEVELAND INDIANS 6.
ERR--Bob Feller BYZ. 2B--Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle, Al
Rosen. HR--Yogi Berra, Joe Collins (2), Wally Westlake.
SB--Gil McDougald.
1953 NEW YORK YANKEES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Vic Raschi BYZ [W] 9.00 4 1 1 6 6 1
1954 CLEVELAND INDIANS
Art Houtteman CZ [L] 5.00 9 6 6 2 1 1
Bob Feller BYZ 3.00 4 3 2 1 2 1
Hal Newhouser BX 1.00 4 6 6 2 0 1
ROGER SPORTS & GAMES 