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Milwaukee Braves @ Pittsburgh Pirates
1954-07-28 · Night game · Forbes Field · Att: 6728 · night · 2:12
Milwaukee Braves defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 6–4. Milwaukee Braves put up 2 in the 6th. Lew Burdette earned the win and Dave Jolly picked up the save. Preston Ward went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ML1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | |
| PIT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
W: Lew Burdette L: Dick Littlefield SV: Dave Jolly
Umpires — HP: Augie Donatelli · 1B: Jocko Conlan · 2B: Artie Gore · 3B: Tom Gorman · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Milwaukee Braves — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bill Bruton | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Danny O'Connell | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Eddie Mathews | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Hank Aaron | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Adcock | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Andy Pafko | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Johnny Logan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Del Crandall | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Lew Burdette | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Thomson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Jolly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Curt Roberts | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Skinner | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Preston Ward | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Frank Thomas | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jerry Lynch | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Toby Atwell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Cole | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Vic Janowicz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dick Littlefield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Vern Law | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sid Gordon | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jack Shepard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Milwaukee Braves — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lew Burdette | 5.2 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
 Dave Koslo | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Jolly | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Littlefield | 4.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Vern Law | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bill Bruton: W
- Danny O'Connell: W.1-2
- Eddie Mathews: 99
- Hank Aaron: 99(1)/FO.2-3
- Joe Adcock: 99
Bot 1
- Curt Roberts: 99
- Bob Skinner: S7
- Preston Ward: HR/9.1-H
- Frank Thomas: 99
- Jerry Lynch: 99
Top 2
- Andy Pafko: W
- Johnny Logan: W.1-2
- Del Crandall: 99(2)/FO.1-2
- Lew Burdette: S1/BG.2-H(E1/TH3)(NR)(UR);1-2
- Bill Bruton: 99
- Danny O'Connell: 99(2)/FO
Bot 2
- Toby Atwell: 99
- Dick Cole: 99
- Vic Janowicz: K
Top 3
- Eddie Mathews: S
- Hank Aaron: 99(1)/FO
- Joe Adcock: D7.1-H
- Andy Pafko: 99
- Johnny Logan: 99
Bot 3
- Dick Littlefield: K
- Curt Roberts: 99
- Bob Skinner: 99
Top 4
- Del Crandall: 99
- Lew Burdette: 99
- Bill Bruton: 99
Bot 4
- Preston Ward: 99
- Frank Thomas: 99
- Jerry Lynch: S
- Toby Atwell: 99
Top 5
- Danny O'Connell: T/89
- Eddie Mathews: W
- Hank Aaron: S7.3-H;1-2
- Joe Adcock: 99/SH.2-3;1-2
- Andy Pafko: W
- Johnny Logan: 99(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
- Del Crandall: 99
Bot 5
- Dick Cole: 99
- Vic Janowicz: 99
- Vern Law: 99
Top 6
- Lew Burdette: 99
- Bill Bruton: D9
- Danny O'Connell: 99
- Eddie Mathews: IW
- Hank Aaron: T/78.2-H;1-H
- Joe Adcock: FLE7
- Joe Adcock: K
Bot 6
- Curt Roberts: 99
- Bob Skinner: T7
- Preston Ward: 99
- Frank Thomas: D7.3-H
- Jerry Lynch: D9.2-H
- Sid Gordon: 63
Top 7
- Andy Pafko: 99
- Johnny Logan: 99
- Del Crandall: S
- Bobby Thomson: 7
Bot 7
- Dick Cole: 99
- Jack Shepard: K
- Vern Law: 99
Top 8
- Bill Bruton: K
- Danny O'Connell: D7
- Eddie Mathews: 99
- Hank Aaron: S5.2-H(E5/TH)(NR)(UR);B-2
- Joe Adcock: K
Bot 8
- Curt Roberts: K
- Bob Skinner: 99
- Preston Ward: K
Top 9
- Andy Pafko: 99
- Johnny Logan: 99
- Del Crandall: W
- Dave Jolly: S.1-3
- Bill Bruton: K
Bot 9
- Frank Thomas: 99
- Jerry Lynch: K
- Sid Gordon: S
- Dick Cole: 99