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MILWAUKEE * WISCONSIN
JOURNAL SENTINEL

Thursday 30 September 1958

***Late Edition***

BRAVES WIN!!!

Story by Lomas Robertson

All of Wisconsin is celebrating tonight following the events of this afternoon when the Milwaukee Braves completed an incredible comeback to win their second consecutive World Series Championship. The Braves defeated the New York Yankees 5-4 in ten innings in the seventh and deciding game of the series. Having fallen behind three games to one after Monday's game four they reeled off three straight wins, taking game five 6-3 and game six 13-6 before this afternoon's four hour epic secured one of the most astonishing victories in World Series history.

As was the case in yesterday's extraordinary game six the Braves came from behind to secure the win, tieing it up in the bottom of the 9th and then scoring the winning run in the 10th. The Yankees actually outhit the Braves in six of the seven games but were unable to make the most of their chances and unable to earn revenge for last year's Fall Classic loss to the Wisconsin ballclub, which also went the distance. Having won an unprecedented five consecutive World Championships from '49 through '53, the last five seasons have been frustrating ones for the New Yorkers with a 2nd place finish in '54 followed by four consecutive pennants but just the single World Championship in 1956.

The Yankees took a 2-0 lead in the 3rd, shortstop Tony Kubek continuing his fantastic form with a single to lead off the inning. Pitcher Bobby Shantz walked before Gil McDougald's flyball single into left scored Kubek. Two batters later Mickey Mantle brought Shantz home with a grounder through the gap between 1st and 2nd.

Milwaukee answered back in the bottom of the 4th, scoring three to take the lead. Joe Adcock kicked off the inning with a single before Eddie Mathews recorded his first RBI of the series, a double bringing Adcock home. After Red Schoendienst walked Mathews was forced out at 3rd on a hard hit Johnny Logan grounder, Logan gunned down at 1st by Andy Carey in a spectacular double play. But back-to-back singles from Bill Bruton and pitcher Joey Jay added two more runs, Schoendienst and Bruton scoring to give the Braves a 3-2 lead.

New York's reply was immediate, Yogi Berra batting Mantle in after the centrefielder's second hit of the game lead off the 5th. And so the game remained an unbearably tense affair until the top of the 8th, the Yankees taking a 4-3 lead when, after 1st baseman Bill Skowron singled, pinch runner Ted Beard stole 2nd and then came home courtesy of Harry Simpson's single in his first at-bat after replacing Tony Kubek in the lineup.

When the bottom of the 9th arrived the Yankees still held that one run lead and were just three outs from victory. But Red Schoendienst doubled leading off, bringing a thunderous round of applause from the crowd. He was replaced by pinch runner Andy Pafko but when both Frank Torre and Bill Bruton grounded out the Braves were on the verge of defeat. Felix Mantilla kept them alive when he walked before Del Crandall came up with what must be the most important hit of his career, his single into the gap between 1st and 2nd scoring Pafko and tieing the score at 4-4. The crowd were on their feet, delirious with excitement.

New York was able to end the Braves rally before it spiralled into complete disaster for them and then, despite getting two walks and a hit off Braves reliever Don McMahon they couldn't score in the top of the 10th.

Ten minutes later the moment finally arrived, the moment so many experts and observers had said was impossible throughout this 1958 Major League Baseball season: the moment when the Milwaukee Braves retained their World Championship. After Wes Covington grounded out to start the inning Hank Aaron had his second hit of the game. Joe Adcock flied out to centrefield and then, having gone through the first six games without a single hit Eddie Mathews had his second of game seven and second RBI. His flyball into right field dropped safely in open ground and after getting a great jump from 1st Aaron was able to slide into home, beating Nick Siebern's desperation throw.

It was all over and the Braves were World Champions once again! The entire team flooded the field, embracing Aaron and Mathews and celebrating jubilantly, the crowd on their feet applauding.

"I just cannot believe it," said an emotional Fred Haney afterwards. "I can't believe we've climbed this mountain again, can't believe we've won it this way. After yesterday's win and now this ... I don't know what to say."

Yankees manager Casey Stengel gave all credit to the Braves for their fighting effort.

"They just wanted it more than us," he said, shaking his head. "Take out game five and we had chances to win every one of them but we just didn't take them. We outhit them but they scored more runs. They came through when it mattered and they have to be congratulated for it. But I can't lie. This one really hurts and it will for some time. Our organisation has had an incredibly successful run during the last decade but that doesn't soften the blow of losing like this. This'll take some time to get over, I think."

Milwaukee rightfielder Hank Aaron was named World Series MVP, batting .367 for the series with four home runs and eleven RBI. He was clearly overwhelmed by the honor.

"I just can't believe that we've done it again!" he exclaimed. "For me personally, I'm only 24 years old and I feel like I've just started my career but I've already experienced two Championships. It's unbelieveable."

Aaron made special mention of Braves pitcher Lew Burdette, who was the MVP of the '57 series but whose season and, as it has turned out, career was ended by an elbow injury back in July. Burdette had spent time in the Braves dugout during the games at County Stadium and in Aaron's words, had been an "inspiration" to his teammates.

"We talked about it a lot leading into the series and during it," said Aaron. "And it was something that we really wanted to achieve, to win this Championship as a tribute to him and what he contributed to our team."

In winning the 1958 World Series, Milwaukee has become the first ballclub besides the Yankees to repeat as Champions since the Philadelphia Athletics in '29 and '30. To have defeated in consecutive years the team regarded as the greatest in the 56 year history of Major League Baseball is a marvellous achievement, to say the least...

***

1958 World Series, Game Seven Summary

New York Yankees
0 0 2, 0 1 0, 0 1 0 (0) - 4 / 12 / 0
MILWAUKEE BRAVES
0 0 0, 3 0 0, 0 0 1 (1) - 5 / 11 / 2

Top performing batters...

Gil McDougald (Yankees): 1-for-4, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 RBI
Mickey Mantle (Yankees): 2-for-3, 1 BB, 1 RBI
Tony Kubek (Yankees): 2-for-3, 1 R
Harry Simpson (Yankees): 2-for-2, 1 RBI
Hank Aaron (Braves): 2-for-5, 1 R
Joe Adcock (Braves): 1-for-4, 1 R, 1 BB
Eddie Mathews (Braves): 2-for-5, 2 RBI
Red Schoendienst (Braves): 2-for-3, 1 R, 1 RBI
Bill Bruton (Braves): 1-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI

Starting pitcher's lines...

Bobby Shantz (Yankees): 7.2 IP, 7 hits, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 136 pitches
Joey Jay (Braves): 7.2 IP, 9 hits, 4 ER, 3 BB, 0 K, 106 pitches

Team batting...

New York Yankees: 12-for-38 (.316), 4 R, 7 BB
Milwaukee Braves: 11-for-39 (.282), 5 R, 2 BB

Time: 4:05
Attendance: 43,360 (County Stadium)

02-21-2008, 10:10 PM	#52 (permalink)
kenyan_cheena Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 4,621	MILWAUKEE * WISCONSIN JOURNAL SENTINEL Thursday 30 September 1958 *Late Edition* BRAVES WIN!!! Story by Lomas Robertson All of Wisconsin is celebrating tonight following the events of this afternoon when the Milwaukee Braves completed an incredible comeback to win their second consecutive World Series Championship. The Braves defeated the New York Yankees 5-4 in ten innings in the seventh and deciding game of the series. Having fallen behind three games to one after Monday's game four they reeled off three straight wins, taking game five 6-3 and game six 13-6 before this afternoon's four hour epic secured one of the most astonishing victories in World Series history. As was the case in yesterday's extraordinary game six the Braves came from behind to secure the win, tieing it up in the bottom of the 9th and then scoring the winning run in the 10th. The Yankees actually outhit the Braves in six of the seven games but were unable to make the most of their chances and unable to earn revenge for last year's Fall Classic loss to the Wisconsin ballclub, which also went the distance. Having won an unprecedented five consecutive World Championships from '49 through '53, the last five seasons have been frustrating ones for the New Yorkers with a 2nd place finish in '54 followed by four consecutive pennants but just the single World Championship in 1956. The Yankees took a 2-0 lead in the 3rd, shortstop Tony Kubek continuing his fantastic form with a single to lead off the inning. Pitcher Bobby Shantz walked before Gil McDougald's flyball single into left scored Kubek. Two batters later Mickey Mantle brought Shantz home with a grounder through the gap between 1st and 2nd. Milwaukee answered back in the bottom of the 4th, scoring three to take the lead. Joe Adcock kicked off the inning with a single before Eddie Mathews recorded his first RBI of the series, a double bringing Adcock home. After Red Schoendienst walked Mathews was forced out at 3rd on a hard hit Johnny Logan grounder, Logan gunned down at 1st by Andy Carey in a spectacular double play. But back-to-back singles from Bill Bruton and pitcher Joey Jay added two more runs, Schoendienst and Bruton scoring to give the Braves a 3-2 lead. New York's reply was immediate, Yogi Berra batting Mantle in after the centrefielder's second hit of the game lead off the 5th. And so the game remained an unbearably tense affair until the top of the 8th, the Yankees taking a 4-3 lead when, after 1st baseman Bill Skowron singled, pinch runner Ted Beard stole 2nd and then came home courtesy of Harry Simpson's single in his first at-bat after replacing Tony Kubek in the lineup. When the bottom of the 9th arrived the Yankees still held that one run lead and were just three outs from victory. But Red Schoendienst doubled leading off, bringing a thunderous round of applause from the crowd. He was replaced by pinch runner Andy Pafko but when both Frank Torre and Bill Bruton grounded out the Braves were on the verge of defeat. Felix Mantilla kept them alive when he walked before Del Crandall came up with what must be the most important hit of his career, his single into the gap between 1st and 2nd scoring Pafko and tieing the score at 4-4. The crowd were on their feet, delirious with excitement. New York was able to end the Braves rally before it spiralled into complete disaster for them and then, despite getting two walks and a hit off Braves reliever Don McMahon they couldn't score in the top of the 10th. Ten minutes later the moment finally arrived, the moment so many experts and observers had said was impossible throughout this 1958 Major League Baseball season: the moment when the Milwaukee Braves retained their World Championship. After Wes Covington grounded out to start the inning Hank Aaron had his second hit of the game. Joe Adcock flied out to centrefield and then, having gone through the first six games without a single hit Eddie Mathews had his second of game seven and second RBI. His flyball into right field dropped safely in open ground and after getting a great jump from 1st Aaron was able to slide into home, beating Nick Siebern's desperation throw. It was all over and the Braves were World Champions once again! The entire team flooded the field, embracing Aaron and Mathews and celebrating jubilantly, the crowd on their feet applauding. "I just cannot believe it," said an emotional Fred Haney afterwards. "I can't believe we've climbed this mountain again, can't believe we've won it this way. After yesterday's win and now this ... I don't know what to say." Yankees manager Casey Stengel gave all credit to the Braves for their fighting effort. "They just wanted it more than us," he said, shaking his head. "Take out game five and we had chances to win every one of them but we just didn't take them. We outhit them but they scored more runs. They came through when it mattered and they have to be congratulated for it. But I can't lie. This one really hurts and it will for some time. Our organisation has had an incredibly successful run during the last decade but that doesn't soften the blow of losing like this. This'll take some time to get over, I think." Milwaukee rightfielder Hank Aaron was named World Series MVP, batting .367 for the series with four home runs and eleven RBI. He was clearly overwhelmed by the honor. "I just can't believe that we've done it again!" he exclaimed. "For me personally, I'm only 24 years old and I feel like I've just started my career but I've already experienced two Championships. It's unbelieveable." Aaron made special mention of Braves pitcher Lew Burdette, who was the MVP of the '57 series but whose season and, as it has turned out, career was ended by an elbow injury back in July. Burdette had spent time in the Braves dugout during the games at County Stadium and in Aaron's words, had been an "inspiration" to his teammates. "We talked about it a lot leading into the series and during it," said Aaron. "And it was something that we really wanted to achieve, to win this Championship as a tribute to him and what he contributed to our team." In winning the 1958 World Series, Milwaukee has become the first ballclub besides the Yankees to repeat as Champions since the Philadelphia Athletics in '29 and '30. To have defeated in consecutive years the team regarded as the greatest in the 56 year history of Major League Baseball is a marvellous achievement, to say the least... * 1958 World Series, Game Seven Summary New York Yankees 0 0 2, 0 1 0, 0 1 0 (0) - 4 / 12 / 0 MILWAUKEE BRAVES 0 0 0, 3 0 0, 0 0 1 (1) - 5 / 11 / 2 Top performing batters... Gil McDougald (Yankees): 1-for-4, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 RBI Mickey Mantle (Yankees): 2-for-3, 1 BB, 1 RBI Tony Kubek (Yankees): 2-for-3, 1 R Harry Simpson (Yankees): 2-for-2, 1 RBI Hank Aaron (Braves): 2-for-5, 1 R Joe Adcock (Braves): 1-for-4, 1 R, 1 BB Eddie Mathews (Braves): 2-for-5, 2 RBI Red Schoendienst (Braves): 2-for-3, 1 R, 1 RBI Bill Bruton (Braves): 1-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI Starting pitcher's lines... Bobby Shantz (Yankees): 7.2 IP, 7 hits, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 136 pitches Joey Jay (Braves): 7.2 IP, 9 hits, 4 ER, 3 BB, 0 K, 106 pitches Team batting... New York Yankees: 12-for-38 (.316), 4 R, 7 BB Milwaukee Braves: 11-for-39 (.282), 5 R, 2 BB Time: 4:05 Attendance: 43,360 (County Stadium) __________________ MLB: 1958 and Beyond... The Greatest Prize in Sports** Last edited by kenyan_cheena : 03-12-2008 at 10:35 PM.