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Milwaukee Braves @ New York Yankees

1957-10-03 · 1957 World Series · Game 2 of 7 ◀ Game 1 Game 3 ▶ · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 65202 · 2:26

Milwaukee Braves defeated New York Yankees 4–2. Milwaukee Braves put up 2 in the 4th. Lew Burdette earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ML1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	8
NYA	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7

W: Lew Burdette L: Bobby Shantz SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jocko Conlan · 1B: Bill McKinley · 2B: Augie Donatelli · 3B: Joe Paparella · LF: Frank Secory · RF: Nestor Chylak

Milwaukee Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Red Schoendienst	4	0	0	0	0	1
Johnny Logan	3	1	1	1	0	1
Eddie Mathews	4	0	0	0	0	2
Hank Aaron	4	1	1	0	0	1
Joe Adcock	4	1	2	1	0	0
Andy Pafko	4	1	1	0	0	0
Wes Covington	4	0	2	1	0	1
Del Crandall	3	0	1	0	1	0
Lew Burdette	3	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Hank Bauer	5	1	1	1	0	1
Gil McDougald	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mickey Mantle	3	0	0	0	1	0
Yogi Berra	4	0	0	0	0	0
Enos Slaughter	3	1	1	0	1	2
Harry Simpson	4	0	0	0	0	1
Tony Kubek	4	0	2	0	0	0
Jerry Coleman	2	0	1	1	1	0
Bobby Shantz	1	0	0	0	0	0
Art Ditmar	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jerry Lumpe	1	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Collins	1	0	0	0	0	0
Elston Howard	1	0	1	0	0	0

Milwaukee Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lew Burdette	9.0	7	3	5

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bobby Shantz	3.0	6	1	3
Art Ditmar	4.0	1	0	1
Bob Grim	2.0	1	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Red Schoendienst: K/C
Johnny Logan: K/C
Eddie Mathews: K

Bot 1

Hank Bauer: K/C
Gil McDougald: 9
Mickey Mantle: 163

Top 2

Hank Aaron: T8/8XD
Joe Adcock: S8/L89.3-H;B-2(E8)
Andy Pafko: 9
Wes Covington: 5/L
Del Crandall: W
Lew Burdette: 13

Bot 2

Yogi Berra: 43
Enos Slaughter: W
Harry Simpson: K
Tony Kubek: S7/L56D.1-3
Jerry Coleman: S1/G25.3-H;1-2
Bobby Shantz: 7/L

Top 3

Red Schoendienst: 8/F89
Johnny Logan: HR/7LD
Eddie Mathews: 8/F8
Hank Aaron: 6/P6D

Bot 3

Hank Bauer: HR/7LD
Gil McDougald: 7/F7LD
Mickey Mantle: 8/F8D
Yogi Berra: 7/F7D

Top 4

Joe Adcock: S7/G56
Andy Pafko: S7/L7.1-2
Wes Covington: S7/F56D.2-H;1-H(UR)(E5);B-3
Del Crandall: 3/P23F
Lew Burdette: 3/P3
Red Schoendienst: 63/G6

Bot 4

Enos Slaughter: K
Harry Simpson: 8/F89XD
Tony Kubek: 13/G1

Top 5

Johnny Logan: HP
Eddie Mathews: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M
Hank Aaron: 3/P3

Bot 5

Jerry Coleman: W
Art Ditmar: K
Hank Bauer: 63/G6MS.1-2
Gil McDougald: 43/G4

Top 6

Joe Adcock: 9/F9L
Andy Pafko: 3/P3D
Wes Covington: K

Bot 6

Mickey Mantle: W
Yogi Berra: 36(1)/FO/G3
Enos Slaughter: D7/L7L.1-3
Harry Simpson: 13/G25
Tony Kubek: 43/G4

Top 7

Del Crandall: S/BG5S
Lew Burdette: 34/SH/BG3S.1-2
Red Schoendienst: 43/G4.2-3
Johnny Logan: 7/L78

Bot 7

Jerry Coleman: 53/G5
Jerry Lumpe: S9/L89
Hank Bauer: 6/P6M
Gil McDougald: 9/L9D

Top 8

Eddie Mathews: K/C
Hank Aaron: K
Joe Adcock: 9/F9LD

Bot 8

Mickey Mantle: 5/FL
Yogi Berra: 53/G5
Enos Slaughter: K/C

Top 9

Andy Pafko: 7/F7
Wes Covington: S7/L7
Del Crandall: 53/G56S.1-2
Lew Burdette: 63/G6

Bot 9

Harry Simpson: 13/G1
Tony Kubek: S9/L9S
Joe Collins: 6/P4MD
Elston Howard: S6/G6MD.1-2
Hank Bauer: 64(1)/FO/G56

Notes & reviews

off Burdette's leg
over Mantle's head
good leaping catch by Kubek
good backhanded running catch
bloop single over McDougald's head; Slaughter's throw to third went through Kubek's legs

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