May 30. Gm# 40. Forbes Field Milwaukee 3 Pittsburgh 2
BRAVES WIN OPENER ON ADCOCK HR; GAME TWO IS WASHED OUT BY RAIN
Milwaukee’s Joe Adcock hit an eighth inning solo homerun off of Tom Cheney(0-4), to snap a 2-2 tie, sending the Braves to a 3-2 win over Pittsburgh, in game one of a double header. The second game was postponed by rain.
Warren Spahn went the distance for Milwaukee, grinding out a complete game victory, while Harvey Haddix took a no decision. It’s been a rough start for Cheney, who is winless in four decisions.
Smokey Burgess and Bill Virdon led the offense with two hits apiece.
Here is the rest of the Memorial Day action in the league: St. Louis 15 Los Angeles 3; Cincinnati 5, 1 Philadelphia 4, 6; Chicago 2, 4 San Francisco 1, 5.
National League Standings
San Francisco/41/26/15/.634/—
Milwaukee/31/19/12/.613/2
Cincinnati/41/23/18/.561/3
Pittsburgh/40/21/19/.525/4.5
St. Louis/39/20/19/.513/5
Los Angeles/40/18/22/.450/7.5
Chicago/34/14/20/.412/8.5
Philadelphia/40/12/28/.300/13.5
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