Block 5 Results
Brooklyn 13 Chicago 1
WP- Don Newcombe (2-0) LP- Billy Pierce (1-1)
HR- Duke Snider (2) gs, Sandy Amoros (2), Roy Campanella (2); Fred Hatfield (1)
This was the only game in this block that was a complete blowout. The Dodgers had a 10-0 lead after four and a half innings. Gil Hodges had five hits, Pee Wee Reese had four. Jim Gilliam and Roy Campanella pitched in with three apiece. Don Newcombe pitched a solid seven innings, to earn a quality start.
Cincinnati 6 Boston 8
WP- Frank Baumann (1-0) LP- Joe Black (0-1) SV- Leo Kiely (1)
Boston put up a “snowman”, that is, an eight-run, seventh inning and needed them all, to get past Cincinnati, who out hit the Red Sox, 14 to 10. Boston batted around in the seventh. Frank Malzone, who walked to begin the inning, then hit a two-run blast in his second time up to bat. The Redlegs scored twice against reliever, Leo Kiely, in the top of the ninth, to present a save opportunity. Kiely buckled down and got the final out to earn the save.
Cleveland 0 New York 1
WP- Johnny Kucks (1-1) LP- Bob Lemon (0-2) SV- Tom Morgan (1)
The best game in terms of pitching this time around was a 1 to 0 Yankee win over Cleveland. Johnny Kucks and Tom Morgan combined for the shutout over the Indians. Bob Lemon was tagged with a hard luck loss, getting credit for an eight inning, complete game. He allowed just five hits and an unearned run. Rocky Colavito, known for a great arm, not so much a great glove, made an error in the eighth, which led directly to the Yankees’ lone run.
Detroit 5 Milwaukee 4
WP- Frank Lary (2-0) LP- Ernie Johnson (0-1) SV- Jim Bunning (1)
HR- Joe Adcock (1)
Milwaukee led 2 to 0 after the sixth inning, then Detroit scored twice in the seventh and added three more in the eighth, to take a 5 to 2 lead. Joe Adcock’s two-run clout cut the lead to just one. After getting the first two outs in the bottom of the ninth, reliever, Al Aber hit Johnny Logan with a pitch, then walked Ed Mathews, putting the winning run on base. Jim Bunning came in and got Henry Aaron to ground out to second, ending the ballgame.
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Block 5 Recap:
Something for everyone. A blowout win, a grand slam, an eight-run inning and a pitcher’s duel. The Boston Red Sox moves to the head of the pack, leading by one game over four teams. They currently have a four-game win streak. Conversely, Cleveland remains winless, having dropped four in a row.
Duke Snider joins teammate, Roy Campanella, as the only players who have hit grand slams, so far this season.
Block 6 Schedule and Probable Pitchers
Boston (Brewer 1-0, 1.29) at Milwaukee (Burdette 1-0, 0.00)
Chicago (Donovan 0-1, 4.32) at Detroit (Hoeft 0-1, 2.57)
Cincinnati (Lawrence 0-0, 2.57) at Cleveland (Wynn 0-1, 3.00)
New York (Ford 1-0, 1.00) at Brooklyn (Craig 0-1, 1.50)
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