Atlanta Braves Franchise History: 1957 World Series

Game Two

Burdette squared off against Shantz in game two and the Braves took the lead in top of the second when Joe Adcock singled to left driving in Aaron. The Yankees  equalized in the bottom half when Jerry Coleman drove in Enos (Country) Slaughter.

Johnny Logan led off the Braves third with a homer but in home half Hank Bauer did the same for the Yankees and the game was tied again. In the fourth the Braves scored twice when Covington singled to left driving in Adcock and Pafko. That forced Shantz from the game in favor of Art Ditmar who put out the fire

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Burdette shut the Yankees down from that point forward. Two Yankees made it into scoring position in the bottom of the sixth on a fielders choice and a double but coaxed tow infield grounders. A single in the bottom of the seventh came to nothings and Burdette force Mantle to foul out to Eddie Mathews, Berra to ground out and struck out Slaughter to end the inning.

In the ninth Burdette retired Simpson on a ground but Kubek singled.  After pinch hitter Joe Collins popped out to Logan Elston Howard singled moving Kubek to second but Burdette coaxed Bauer into an easy infield grounder tot end the game.

On the day Burdette faced 37 batters allowing two runs on seven hits, striking out five and walking three.

The Yankees hammered Bob Buhl in Game three winning 12 – 3. Warren Spahn righted the ship in game throwing a 10 inning complete game the Braves won when a Johnny Logan double drove in Felix Mantilla in the bottom of the tenth.

Game Five

Game five saw Burdette back on the mound to face Whitey Ford. Ford would go on to the Hall of Fame but on this day Burdette was the best man.

After a leadoff single in the first Casey Stengel decided to play for the early run, bunting the runner to second but Burdette retired the next two hitters t end the threat.  A single in the second was erased by a double play and a single in the third saw the runner still at first when the inning ended.

Ford and Burdette threw up zeros for five and a half innings before the Braves pushed a run across on back to back to back two out singles in the home half of the sixth.

The stalemate returned in the seventh. In the top of the eighth Coleman singled with one out and Stengel pulled Ford for pinch hitter Elston Howard.  Burdette struck out Howard and Del Crandell threw out pinch runner Mickey Mantle to end the inning.

Bob Turley shut the Braves out in the home eighth and Burdette took the mound in the ninth with a one run lead against the top of the Yankee order. He promptly struck out Bauer and Kubek and after a McDougal single jammed Yogi who popped up Mathews to end the game.

Burdette faced just 31 batters in his nine innings allowing seven hits and striking out five without a walk.