Baseball Historians

October 10, 1957 at Yankee Stadium
Braves 5, Yankees 0
Braves Win Best of Seven Game Series 4-3
The Braves won the 1957 World Series behind another spectacular outing by Lew Burdette.  In his second straight shutout and his third win of the series, Burdette held the Yankees to seven hits and a walk with three strikeouts.  The […]

October 9, 1957 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 3, Braves 2 
Best of Seven Game Series Tied 3-3
The Braves failed to wrap up their series and in the process, they were now forced to play a winner take all game seven.  The offense was held to a mere four hits by Yankees starter Bob Turley and while the […]

October 7, 1957 at County Stadium
Braves 1, Yankees 0
Braves Lead Best of Seven Game Series 3-2
The Braves took their first lead in the series with a win in what turned out to be an exciting pitcher’ s duel between Lew Burdette and Whitey Ford.  The game was scoreless until the bottom of the sixth inning […]

October 5, 1957 at County Stadium
Yankees 12, Braves 3
Yankees Lead Best of Seven Game Series 2-1
It definitely wasn’t a homecoming as the Yankees took the wood to Bob Buhl and the Braves bullpen.  Buhl took the loss and he gave up three runs before getting out of the first inning while four different relievers were […]

October 3, 1957 at Yankee Stadium
Braves 4, Yankees 2
Best of Seven Game Series Tied 1-1
The Braves bounced back and evened their series against the Yankees in a game where it seemed like the Yankees answered when the Braves put runs on the board.  Lew Burdette got the start for the Braves and it was Shantz […]

October 2, 1957 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 3, Braves 1
Yankees Lead Best of Seven Game Series 1-0
The Braves offense faltered against Yankees starter Whitey Ford as they dropped the first game of their seven game series against the Yankees.  The Braves didn’t score their run until the seventh inning when already down 3-0 and the run […]

September 29, 1957 at County Stadium
Braves 4, Reds 3  (95-59)
The Braves finished their regular season with an exciting win over the Reds.  Neither team scored until the seventh inning when Del Rice drew a bases loaded walk to push home the first run of the game.  The Braves added a second run in the bottomo […]

September 28, 1957 at County Stadium
Reds 6, Braves 0  (94-59)
Reds starter Johnny Klippstein had a career day as he held the Braves to just one hit and Warren Spahn was roughed up in his final start before the World Series.  Bob Hazle broke up the no-hitter with two outs in the eighth inning with a single […]

September 26, 1957 at County Stadium
Braves 2, Reds 1  (94-58)
Lew Burdette did a nice job on the mound in his final tune up start before the World Series.  He improved to 17-9 and he gave up one run on four hits and two walks with four strikeouts in the complete game win.
The Braves scored both […]

September 16, 1957 at County Stadium
Braves 5, Philies 1  (86-57)
The Braves ended their three game skid as they finally got their bats going in a nice offensive display.,  Del Rice hit his eighth homer of the season and he drove in two runs while Johnny Logan had a team high three hits and he scored […]

September 15, 1957 at County Stadium
Phillies 3, Braves 2  (85-57)
The Braves lost their third straight game and for the eighth time in eleven games and what was at one point an 8 1/2 game lead was now just 2 1/2 games.  The Braves jumped out to a 2-0 lead but the Phillies kept in it […]

September 14, 1957 at County Stadium
Dodgers 7, Braves 1  (85-56)
It’s a good thing the Braves built up a nice lead because at September was close to hitting the half way point, the Braves had lost seven of their last ten games and an 8 1/2 game lead then was now just four games.  Once again, […]

September 13, 1957 at County Stadium
Dodgers 5, Braves 1  (85-55)
The Braves were held in check once again at the plate as they managed just a single run on five hits.  It was the third straight game the Braves had scored two runs or less and the lone run was driven in by Johnny Logan with […]

September 12, 1957 at County Stadium
Braves 2, Dodgers 1  (85-54)
The Braves were outhit 7-4 but they made them count as they won a controversial game in the bottom of the ninth.  With the game tied 1-1, Johnny Logan led off with a single and then Wes Covington hit into what could have been a double […]

September 10, 1957 at County Stadium
Braves 4, Pirates 3  (84-53)
Hank Aaron belted his 40th homerun of the season as the Braves tried to get back on track with a win over the Pirates.  It was the first time the young centerfielder had hit 40 in a season.  Eddie Mathews had the big day at the […]

September 8, 1957 at County Stadium
Cubs 5, Braves 3  (83-53)
The Braves once again just couldn’t seem to get on track and while they scored a run in the bottom of the ninth to send the game in extra innings, Ernie Johnson gave up two runs in the top of the tenth as the Braves lost […]

September 7, 1957 at County Stadium
Braves 7, Cubs 2  (83-52)
The Braves ended their three game losing streak as they got a three run blast in the third inning from Wes Covington which they never looked back from.  The homerun was the beginning of a five run inning.  The Andy Pafko added two runs in the […]

September 6, 1957 at County Stadium
Cubs 5, Braves 4  (82-52)
It wasn’t a sweet homecoming as the Cubs came to Milwaukee and handed the Braves their third straight defeat.  A three run lead turned into a 5-3 deficit in a hurry as Bob Trowbridge was tagged for five runs in just the seventh inning.  Trowbridge fell […]

August 24, 1957 at Ebbets Field
Braves 13, Dodgers 7  (75-46)
The Braves won their rubber game over the Dodgers in grand fashion as they turned on the offense in a blow out.  Felix Mantilla was the hitting star and he went three for five with a homerun, four RBIs and three runs.  Andy Pafko homered and […]

August 23, 1957 at Ebbets Field
Dodgers 3, Braves 2  (74-46)
Outside of Hank Aaron, the Braves lineup was shut down by Dodgers starter Don Drysdale.  Of the five hits, Aaron had two of them and he also drove in both Braves runs.  He also belted homerun number 36 on the season.
A pretty good start by Gene […]

August 22, 1957 at Ebbets Field
Braves 6, Dodgers 1  (74-45)
Lew Burdette improved to 12-7 on the season with a nice outing as the Braves continued their impressive month of August.  He gave up just one run on seven hits and a walk with three strikeouts in the complete game win.
Hank Aaron hit homerun number 35, […]

August 20, 1957 at Forbes Field
Braves 3, Pirates 1  (73-45)
The Braves ended their mini-skid as they hit the road and it was Warren Spahn who pitched them to a win.  He improved to 15-8 and he gave up one run on seven hits and one walk with two strikeouts in the complete game win.
Eddie Mathews […]

August 18, 1957 at County Stadium
Cardinals 8, Braves 6  (72-44)
The Cardinals handed the Braves their second loss of the series in the front end of a doubleheader.  Bob Buhl pitched to only two batters, both of whom he walked, and from the on, it was left up to the bullpen.  Three different relievers gave up […]

August 17, 1957 at County Stadium
Braves 5, Cardinals 4  (72-43)
The Braves got some extra inning heroics from Hank Aaron to take care of the Cardinals.  After Warren Spahn gave up a single run in the top of the eleventh, Hank Aaron came up huge with a two run walk off double to win it for […]

August 16, 1957 at County Stadium
Cardinals 6, Braves 2  (71-43)
It had to end and the Braves lost for just the second time in the month of August as their ten game winning streak came to an end.  Gene Conley was roughed up and he fell to 8-6 on the season.  He gave up three runs […]

August 15, 1967 at Crosley Field
Braves 8, Reds 1  (71-42)
The Braves swept their third consecutive series and won their tenth straight game in an amazing run.  With the month of August half way done, the Braves had lost just one game.  This time, it was Warren Spahn who picked up the win.  He gave up […]

August 14, 1957 at Crosley Field
Braves 13, Reds 3  (70-42)
The Braves won their ninth straight game as they blew out the Reds for the second straight time.  This time it was thirteen runs that they put on the board.  Wes Covington went two for five with a homerun and five RBIs.  Johnny Logan homered, drove […]

August 8, 1957 at County Stadium
Braves 5, Reds 3  (65-42)
The Braves swept the Reds, won their fourth straight and it was also their ninth win in ten games.  This time it was Lew Burdette who threw a nice game.  He gave up three runs on ten hits and one walk with one strikeout in eight […]

August 7, 1957 at County Stadium
Braves 12, Reds 2  (64-42)
The Braves piled on the runs in their third straight win behind some outstanding hitting by Wes Covington.  He homered twice, drew a walk, drove in four and scored four as he was a one man wrecking crew at the plate.  Red Schoendienst also had a […]

August 6, 1957 at County Stadium
Braves 5, Reds 4  (63-42)
The Braves won their second straight and it was their seventh win in eight games as Warren Spahn got it done on the mound.  He improved to 11-8 and he gave up four runs (three earned) on nine hits and a walk with three strikeouts in […]