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Miley BB CD 1957 World Series Game 5
Called by Earl Gillespie and Bob Neal

Wes Covington's catch robs Gil McDougald of a possible home run in the fourth inning, and Joe Adcock's single drives in the only run of the game.  Lew Burdette bests the Yankees' ace, Whitey Ford.

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Milwaukee Braves 1, New York Yankees 0

World Series Game 5 Played on Monday, October 7, 1957 (D) at County Stadium

NY  A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0
MIL N 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 x - 1 6 1
BATTING
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bauer rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
Kubek cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
McDougald ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 7
Berra c 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 1
Slaughter lf 3 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
Simpson 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
Lumpe 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Coleman 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 1
Mantle pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ford p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Howard ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Richardson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 7 0 0 5 24 11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. McDougald-Coleman-Simpson.
BATTING - 
SH: Kubek (1,off Burdette).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Slaughter (1,2nd base by Burdette/Crandall); Mantle (2,2nd base by Burdette/Crandall).
Milwaukee Braves             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Schoendienst 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mantilla 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 7
Logan ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 3
Mathews 3b 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 2
Aaron cf 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Adcock 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 13 0
Torre 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Pafko rf 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
Covington lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Crandall c 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
Burdette p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
Totals 28 1 6 1 1 4 27 17
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Crandall-Logan, Mathews-Mantilla-Adcock, Logan-Adcock.
E: Adcock (1).
BATTING - 
SH: Covington (1,off Ford).
Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ford L(1-1) 7 6 1 1 1 2 0 27
Turley 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3
Totals 8 6 1 1 1 4 0 30
Milwaukee Braves             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Burdette W(2-0) 9 7 0 0 0 5 0 31
Umpires: HP - Joe Paparella, 1B - Jocko Conlan, 2B - Bill McKinley, 3B - Augie Donatelli, 
LF - Nestor Chylak, RF - Frank Secory