The 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers made a statement in the first contest of their season-ending four-game series with the first-place 1953 New York Giants. The Dodgers handed the Yankees a 10-2 defeat to stay alive, and pull Brooklyn within two games with three to play. The 1957 Milwaukee Braves couldn’t capitalize, as they lost to stay two games back. The 1954 New York Giants were eliminated from championship contention with a loss.
Philadelphia 4, New York Giants 3
In a must-win game, the Giants scored first in the fourth inning when Don Mueller and Monte Irvin both singled, moving up a base on a wild pitch, and then Mueller scoring on a passed ball. The Phillies (12-17) finally broke through in the top of the eighth. Dick Sisler hit a three-run home run, his sixth of the season. Del Ennis followed with a double, and then scored on Willie Jones’ single to make it 4-1. The Giants came back with two runs in the bottom of the eighth on RBI singles by Mueller and Irvin. In the bottom of the ninth, the Giants (16-13) got a baserunner to third base with two outs but couldn’t bring him home. Robin Roberts didn’t give up an earned run in seven innings of work for the win. Jim Konstanty recorded his sixth save.
1950 PHILADELPHIA PH AB R H BI 1954 NEW YORK GIANTS AB R H BI
Eddie Waitkus 5 0 0 0 Whitey Lockman 3 0 0 0
Richie Ashburn 4 1 1 0 Al Dark 5 0 1 0
Dick Sisler 4 1 2 3 Hank Thompson 4 1 0 0
Del Ennis 4 1 1 0 Willie Mays 4 1 1 0
Willie Jones 4 0 2 1 Don Mueller 4 1 3 1
Granny Hamner 4 0 0 0 Monte Irvin 4 0 3 1
Andy Seminick 3 0 0 0 Davey Williams 4 0 1 0
Mike Goliat 3 0 0 0 Ray Katt 3 0 0 0
Robin Roberts BYZ 2 0 0 0 Ruben Gomez BY 3 0 0 0
Jimmy Bloodworth 1 1 1 0 Dusty Rhodes 0 0 0 0
Dick Whitman 1 0 1 0
TOTALS 35 4 8 4 TOTALS 34 3 9 2
1950 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 000 000 040 -- 4
1954 NEW YORK GIANTS 000 100 020 -- 3
LOB--1950 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 6, 1954 NEW YORK GIANTS 9.
ERR--Davey Williams. 2B--Willie Jones, Del Ennis. HR--Dick
Sisler. SACB--Whitey Lockman. SB--Willie Jones.
1950 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Robin Roberts BYZ [W] 7.00 6 1 0 2 3 0
Bubba Church B 1.00 3 2 2 1 0 0
Jim Konstanty AZ [S] 1.00 0 0 0 1 0 0
1954 NEW YORK GIANTS
Ruben Gomez BY [L] 7.67 4 2 2 2 3 0
Marv Grissom AX 0.33 3 2 2 0 0 1
Hoyt Wilhelm AX 1.00 1 0 0 0 0 0
Cleveland 7, Milwaukee 3
The Braves (17-12) got off to a great start, as Wes Covington clubbed a three-run homer in the top of first, his league-leading 11th of the season. But the Braves wouldn’t score again off Art Houtteman, as he went the entire way and improved to 4-3. The Indians (11-18) quickly came back with a five-run second inning, which featured a two-run double from Al Smith and a two-run homer by Bobby Avila. They tacked on two more runs in the third on back-to-back solo homers by Vic Wertz and Dave Philley.
1957 MILWAUKEE BRAVE AB R H BI 1954 CLEVELAND INDIA AB R H BI
Red Schoendienst 4 0 0 0 Al Smith 3 1 1 2
Frank Torre 2 0 0 0 Bobby Avila 4 1 1 2
Eddie Mathews 4 1 2 0 Larry Doby 4 0 1 0
Hank Aaron 4 1 2 0 Al Rosen 4 0 1 0
Wes Covington 3 1 1 3 Vic Wertz 4 2 3 1
Johnny Logan 4 0 1 0 Dave Philley 3 2 2 1
Bill Bruton 4 0 0 0 George Strickland 4 0 1 0
Del Crandall 4 0 1 0 Jim Hegan 4 0 2 0
Lew Burdette CRW 1 0 0 0 Art Houtteman CZ 3 1 1 1
Bob Hazle 1 0 1 0
Andy Pafko 1 0 0 0
Del Rice 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 33 3 8 3 TOTALS 33 7 13 7
1957 MILWAUKEE BRAVES 300 000 000 -- 3
1954 CLEVELAND INDIANS 052 000 00x -- 7
LOB--1957 MILWAUKEE BRAVES 7, 1954 CLEVELAND INDIANS 4.
2B--Al Smith. HR--Wes Covington, Bobby Avila, Dave Philley,
Vic Wertz. HBP--Frank Torre.
1957 MILWAUKEE BRAVES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Lew Burdette CRW [L] 3.00 8 7 7 2 1 3
Ernie Johnson CX 3.00 3 0 0 0 3 0
Juan Pizarro CXW 2.00 2 0 0 0 2 0
1954 CLEVELAND INDIANS
Art Houtteman CZ [W] 9.00 8 3 3 3 1 1
Pittsburgh 4, Chicago 2
The Pirates (14-15) scored all four of their runs in the fourth inning. Smoky Burgess had an RBI double, Bill Mazeroski had an RBI single and Bill Virdon drove in two runs with a single. Nellie Fox had a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning, and Al Smith drove in a run in the eighth inning as the White Sox (10-19) cut the deficit in half. But they wouldn’t score again as Bob Friend pitched eight good innings and Roy Face threw a scoreless ninth for his sixth save.
1959 CHICAGO WHITE S AB R H BI 1960 PITTSBURGH PIRA AB R H BI
Luis Aparicio 3 0 0 0 Bill Virdon 4 0 1 2
Nellie Fox 3 0 1 1 Dick Groat 4 0 0 0
Jim Landis 3 1 1 0 Bob Skinner 4 1 1 0
Sherm Lollar 2 0 1 0 Dick Stuart 4 0 2 0
Al Smith 4 0 1 1 Roberto Clemente 4 0 0 0
Earl Torgeson 4 0 0 0 Smoky Burgess 4 1 2 1
Bubba Phillips 4 0 0 0 Don Hoak 3 1 1 0
Jim McAnany 4 1 2 0 Bill Mazeroski 4 1 2 1
Billy Pierce CYZ 2 0 1 0 Bob Friend BYZ 1 0 0 0
Ted Kluszewski 1 0 0 0 Rocky Nelson 1 0 0 0
Billy Goodman 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 31 2 7 2 TOTALS 33 4 9 4
1959 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 000 010 010 -- 2
1960 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 000 400 00x -- 4
LOB--1959 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 7, 1960 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 8.
ERR--Bubba Phillips, Luis Aparicio, Bob Skinner. 2B--Dick
Stuart, Smoky Burgess. HBP--Sherm Lollar. SACF--Nellie Fox.
SACB--Bob Friend BYZ.
1959 CHICAGO WHITE SOX IP H R ER BB SO HR
Billy Pierce CYZ [L] 6.00 8 4 4 2 3 0
Turk Lown BX 2.00 1 0 0 0 0 0
1960 PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Bob Friend BYZ [W] 8.00 7 2 2 3 5 0
Roy Face BYZ [S] 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brooklyn 10, New York Yankees 2
The Dodgers (17-12) got the rout going early, scoring four times in the first on just two hits, a Jackie Robinson RBI double and a Billy Cox two-run single. Whitey Ford issued four walks in the first inning, including one with the bases loaded to Carl Furillo. The Yankees (19-10) came back with two runs in the fourth on RBI singles by Phil Rizzuto and Ford. The Dodgers put the game away thanks to Duke Snider, who hit a three-run homer in sixth inning and a two-run shot in the eighth, giving him eight on the season. Pinch-hitter Bobby Morgan also had a solo homer in the eighth inning. Billy Loes outdueled Ford to keep the Dodgers’ hopes alive and improve his record to 4-4.
1953 NEW YORK YANKEE AB R H BI 1953 BROOKLYN DODGER AB R H BI
Gil McDougald 5 0 0 0 Jim Gilliam 3 2 1 0
Joe Collins 3 0 0 0 Pee Wee Reese 5 1 1 0
Hank Bauer 3 0 0 0 Duke Snider 5 3 2 5
Mickey Mantle 3 0 1 0 Jackie Robinson 5 1 1 1
Gene Woodling 3 1 0 0 Roy Campanella 3 1 2 0
Yogi Berra 4 1 2 0 Gil Hodges 1 1 0 0
Billy Martin 4 0 0 0 Carl Furillo 3 0 0 1
Phil Rizzuto 4 0 1 1 Billy Cox 4 0 1 2
Whitey Ford BYW 2 0 2 1 Billy Loes CY 3 0 0 0
Irv Noren 1 0 1 0 Bobby Morgan 1 1 1 1
Don Bollweg 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 33 2 7 2 TOTALS 33 10 9 10
1953 NEW YORK YANKEES 000 200 000 -- 2
1953 BROOKLYN DODGERS 400 003 03x -- 10
LOB--1953 NEW YORK YANKEES 8, 1953 BROOKLYN DODGERS 6.
2B--Roy Campanella, Jackie Robinson. HR--Duke Snider (2),
Bobby Morgan. SB--Pee Wee Reese.
1953 NEW YORK YANKEES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Whitey Ford BYW [L] 6.00 7 7 7 6 4 1
Bob Kuzava BX 2.00 2 3 3 1 3 2
1953 BROOKLYN DODGERS
Billy Loes CY [W] 8.00 7 2 2 4 2 0
Jim Hughes BX 1.00 0 0 0 0 2 0
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