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kenyan_cheena · 02-18-2008, 05:21 AM

MILWAUKEE * WISCONSIN
JOURNAL SENTINEL

Monday 27 September 1958

***Late Edition***

BRAVES STILL BREATHING
FOLLOWING GAME FIVE VICTORY

Story by Matthew Jenkins in New York

Fans and staff of the New York Yankees will have to keep the champagne on ice for at least two more days after the Milwaukee Braves stayed alive in the 1958 World Series this afternoon. The Braves won game five by a score of 6-3, reducing New York's lead in the best-of-seven series to just a single game at 3-2. In doing so they achieved their goal of returning the series to Milwaukee, where it will continue with game six on Wednesday.

66,959 spectators had packed Yankee Stadium hoping to celebrate a 4-1 series victory and an 18th World Championship for their Bronx Bombers. Instead the Braves spoiled the party, souring the jovial atmosphere in the game's very first inning. It started nicely for the Yankees, with twenty-game winner Ryne Duren sending Bill Bruton and Wes Covington back to the dugout in quick time. But the inning went down hill quickly as Duren walked Eddie Mathews, gave up a single to Hank Aaron and then walked Joe Adcock in succession, loading the bases. Braves catcher Del Crandall then cleared them, smoking a groundball up the leftfield line and into the corner for a double to make it 3-0. It got worse in the next at-bat with 2nd baseman Red Scheondienst singling to bring Crandall home, the score now 4-0 before the game was even fifteen minutes old. Duren struck out Johnny Logan to end the frame but the damage had been done and the crowd could only sit in shocked silence.

It remained 4-0 through until the end of the 6th inning, the Yankees registering the occasional hit but never threatening to score. As had been the case in Milwaukee's game two victory the pitching matchup was wildly in the Yankees' favour, their 29 year-old gunslinger Ryne Duren up against the Milwaukee rookie Carl Willey. Duren had been one of the standouts in the American League, starting 35 games and going 20-8 with an ERA of 3.73 while Willey had only been inserted into the starting rotation on the 30th of August. Nevertheless, as was the case in game two the Braves rookie was outduelling his more fancied foe.

Milwaukee extended their lead to 5-0 when Willey singled and then scored on an error by Yankees leftfielder Norm Siebern in the 7th, sending a collective sigh around Yankee Stadium. Hope was somewhat restored in the bottom of the inning when Mickey Mantle smoked a leadoff home run. Two batters later Andy Carey walked before "Moose" Skowron cut Milwaukee's lead in half with a two-run homer to deep centrefield, the score now 5-3.

However, having been in a slumber through the first four games, Braves National League MVP favourite Joe Adcock homered to lead off the 8th, pushing the lead back out to three. Despite getting three hits off Milwaukee reliever Humberto Robinson the Yankees were unable to score again.

"It's a huge relief," said Braves outfielder Hank Aaron. "Now it's just two games at home. Nothing else matters now but going home and getting the job done on our own field."

Aaron heaped praise upon Willey, who pitched eight innings and gave up five hits and three runs on 106 pitches, striking out five. He was also 2-for-4 at the plate with a run scored.

"Carl has just been incredible for us," said Aaron. "We needed someone to fill Lew's shoes and I have to admit, I didn't expect Carl to be the man for the job. But he's come through for us when it counts. Two starts and two wins in the World Series. What more can you ask for?"

"We just didn't have it today," lamented Yankees manager Casey Stengel. "The tone was set in the 1st inning and no matter what we did, we just couldn't peg back that deficit. All credit to them for coming through when they had to."

The teams will now travel back to Milwaukee for game six on Wednesday and, if required, game seven on Thursday...

***

1958 World Series, Game Five Summary

Milwaukee Braves
4 0 0, 0 0 0, 1 1 0 - 6 / 7 / 0
NEW YORK YANKEES
0 0 0, 0 0 0, 3 0 0 - 3 / 8 / 2

Top performing batters...

Eddie Mathews (Braves): 0-for-2, 1 R, 3 BB
Joe Adcock (Braves): 1-for-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 BB, 1 RBI
Del Crandall (Braves): 1-for-4, 1 R, 3 RBI
Carl Willey (Braves): 2-for-4, 1 R
Hank Bauer (Yankees): 3-for-4
Mickey Mantle (Yankees): 1-for-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI
Bill Skowron (Yankees): 2-for-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Starting pitcher's lines...

Carl Willey (Braves): 8 IP, 5 hits, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 106 pitches
Ryne Duren (Yankees): 6.1 IP, 5 hits, 4 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 110 pitches

Team batting...

Milwaukee Braves: 7-for-34 (.206), 6 R, 5 BB
New York Yankees: 8-for-34 (.235), 3 R, 1 BB

Time: 3:36
Attendance: 66,959 (Yankee Stadium)

02-18-2008, 05:21 AM	#49 (permalink)
kenyan_cheena Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 4,624	MILWAUKEE * WISCONSIN JOURNAL SENTINEL Monday 27 September 1958 *Late Edition* BRAVES STILL BREATHING FOLLOWING GAME FIVE VICTORY Story by Matthew Jenkins in New York Fans and staff of the New York Yankees will have to keep the champagne on ice for at least two more days after the Milwaukee Braves stayed alive in the 1958 World Series this afternoon. The Braves won game five by a score of 6-3, reducing New York's lead in the best-of-seven series to just a single game at 3-2. In doing so they achieved their goal of returning the series to Milwaukee, where it will continue with game six on Wednesday. 66,959 spectators had packed Yankee Stadium hoping to celebrate a 4-1 series victory and an 18th World Championship for their Bronx Bombers. Instead the Braves spoiled the party, souring the jovial atmosphere in the game's very first inning. It started nicely for the Yankees, with twenty-game winner Ryne Duren sending Bill Bruton and Wes Covington back to the dugout in quick time. But the inning went down hill quickly as Duren walked Eddie Mathews, gave up a single to Hank Aaron and then walked Joe Adcock in succession, loading the bases. Braves catcher Del Crandall then cleared them, smoking a groundball up the leftfield line and into the corner for a double to make it 3-0. It got worse in the next at-bat with 2nd baseman Red Scheondienst singling to bring Crandall home, the score now 4-0 before the game was even fifteen minutes old. Duren struck out Johnny Logan to end the frame but the damage had been done and the crowd could only sit in shocked silence. It remained 4-0 through until the end of the 6th inning, the Yankees registering the occasional hit but never threatening to score. As had been the case in Milwaukee's game two victory the pitching matchup was wildly in the Yankees' favour, their 29 year-old gunslinger Ryne Duren up against the Milwaukee rookie Carl Willey. Duren had been one of the standouts in the American League, starting 35 games and going 20-8 with an ERA of 3.73 while Willey had only been inserted into the starting rotation on the 30th of August. Nevertheless, as was the case in game two the Braves rookie was outduelling his more fancied foe. Milwaukee extended their lead to 5-0 when Willey singled and then scored on an error by Yankees leftfielder Norm Siebern in the 7th, sending a collective sigh around Yankee Stadium. Hope was somewhat restored in the bottom of the inning when Mickey Mantle smoked a leadoff home run. Two batters later Andy Carey walked before "Moose" Skowron cut Milwaukee's lead in half with a two-run homer to deep centrefield, the score now 5-3. However, having been in a slumber through the first four games, Braves National League MVP favourite Joe Adcock homered to lead off the 8th, pushing the lead back out to three. Despite getting three hits off Milwaukee reliever Humberto Robinson the Yankees were unable to score again. "It's a huge relief," said Braves outfielder Hank Aaron. "Now it's just two games at home. Nothing else matters now but going home and getting the job done on our own field." Aaron heaped praise upon Willey, who pitched eight innings and gave up five hits and three runs on 106 pitches, striking out five. He was also 2-for-4 at the plate with a run scored. "Carl has just been incredible for us," said Aaron. "We needed someone to fill Lew's shoes and I have to admit, I didn't expect Carl to be the man for the job. But he's come through for us when it counts. Two starts and two wins in the World Series. What more can you ask for?" "We just didn't have it today," lamented Yankees manager Casey Stengel. "The tone was set in the 1st inning and no matter what we did, we just couldn't peg back that deficit. All credit to them for coming through when they had to." The teams will now travel back to Milwaukee for game six on Wednesday and, if required, game seven on Thursday... * 1958 World Series, Game Five Summary Milwaukee Braves 4 0 0, 0 0 0, 1 1 0 - 6 / 7 / 0 NEW YORK YANKEES 0 0 0, 0 0 0, 3 0 0 - 3 / 8 / 2 Top performing batters... Eddie Mathews (Braves): 0-for-2, 1 R, 3 BB Joe Adcock (Braves): 1-for-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 BB, 1 RBI Del Crandall (Braves): 1-for-4, 1 R, 3 RBI Carl Willey (Braves): 2-for-4, 1 R Hank Bauer (Yankees): 3-for-4 Mickey Mantle (Yankees): 1-for-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI Bill Skowron (Yankees): 2-for-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI Starting pitcher's lines... Carl Willey (Braves): 8 IP, 5 hits, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 106 pitches Ryne Duren (Yankees): 6.1 IP, 5 hits, 4 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 110 pitches Team batting... Milwaukee Braves: 7-for-34 (.206), 6 R, 5 BB New York Yankees: 8-for-34 (.235), 3 R, 1 BB Time: 3:36 Attendance: 66,959 (Yankee Stadium) __________________ MLB: 1958 and Beyond... The Greatest Prize in Sports** Last edited by kenyan_cheena : 02-18-2008 at 09:33 PM.