April 24. Gm# 11 Forbes Field Milwaukee 8 Pittsburgh 3
MILWAUKEE BEATS PITTSBURGH, 8-3, TO SWEEP THE SERIES
A decisive, 8-3 win by the Braves means a sweep of the latest series between they and the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Ed Mathews homered and Johnny Logan, Joe Adcock and Mel Roach each had two hits.
For the Pirates, Hal Smith, Bill Mazeroski and Rocky Nelson all had two hits apiece, but the Bucs left too many runners stranded.
Jim Umbrecht(0-1) was the losing pitcher.
There is only one game in the National League tomorrow. The Giants play the Cardinals.
Today’s other National League scores: Chicago 9 San Francisco 4; Philadelphia 9,4 Cincinnati 5, 10; St. Louis 7 Los Angeles 2.
National League Standings
San Francisco/10/7/3/.700/—
Milwaukee/9/6/3/.667/.5
Pittsburgh/11/7/4/.636/.5
Los Angeles/10/5/5/.500/2
St. Louis/9/4/5/.444/2.5
Cincinnati/11/4/7/.364/3.5
Philadelphia/11/4/7/.364/3.5
Chicago/9/3/6/.333/3.5
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