Milwaukee Braves

Baseball History Tidbit of the Week:  Not Perfect Enough

May 26, 1959:  Milwaukee Braves 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 0, 13 Innings

    On Memorial Day in 1959, Pittsburgh's Harvey Haddix completed arguably the most impressive pitching performance in baseball history--but it wasn't quite good enough.  He faced the Braves, who had won the National League pennant in 1957 and '58, and were soundly in first place at 23-14.  Milwaukee's ace, Lew Burdette took the mound against Haddix, bolstered by a lineup that featured four All-Stars that year, including Johnny Logan at short, catcher Del Crandall, and future Hall-of-Famers Eddie Mathews at third and, of course, Hank Aaron in right.

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In 1958, Skowron became the hero against Hank Aaron's Milwaukee Braves. Down 3-1, the Yankees won the next three to take the Series. Moose drove in the winning run in Game Six, and his three-run homer in the eighth inning of Game Seven sealed the deal for the Yankees; he drove in four of their six runs in that final game. Though pitcher Bob Turley won the Series MVP, Skowron's power numbers--2 homers and 7 RBI--were second only to Hank Bauer. 

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