The1957 World Series was thechampionship series ofMajor League Baseball's1957 season. The 54th edition of the World Series, it was abest-of-seven playoff that matched theAmerican League (AL) champion and defending World Series championNew York Yankees against theNational League (NL) championMilwaukee Braves. After finishing just one game behind the NL championBrooklyn Dodgers in 1956, the Braves came back in 1957 to win their firstpennant since moving fromBoston in 1953. The Braves defeated the Yankees in seven games, behindLew Burdette's three complete game victories, winning their first championship since1914 (when the team was still based inBoston). This was the first professional sports championship ever won by a Milwaukee-based team.

The series featured the MVPs of both leagues,Mickey Mantle of the Yankees andHank Aaron of the Braves, facing off for the first time in World Series history. In the decade of the 1950s, the Braves would be the fourth different team and the only non-New York based team to win the World Series. The other 3, the Yankees, Dodgers, andGiants were all based in New York at the time, but at the end of the1957 season, both the Giants and Dodgers moved west to California for the1958 season. In the decade of the 1950s, the Yankees won six world championships (1950-53, 56, & 58), the Dodgers won two (1955 in Brooklyn & 59 in Los Angeles), and the Giants (1954) and Braves won only one.

The Yankees had home field advantage in the series. Games 1, 2, 6, and 7 were played atYankee Stadium, whileMilwaukee County Stadium hosted Games 3, 4, and 5. This was the first time since1946 that the Series included scheduled off days after Games 2 and 5. As of 2025, this was the last seven-game World Series that ended atYankee Stadium.

Of the previous ten World Series, the Yankees had participated in eight of them and won seven. This was also the first World Series since1948 that a team from New York did not win every game.

This was the first World Series matchup between the Yankees and Braves, and the only Series that was won by the Braves; they lost in1958,1996 and1999, with the last two instances occurring with the Braves based inAtlanta.

Hank Aaron led all regulars with a .393 average and 11 hits, including a triple, three home runs and seven RBI.

Milwaukee’s victory marked the first Wisconsin pro championship won by a team other than theGreen Bay Packers. To date, this is the only World Series victory by a team from Milwaukee.

NLMilwaukee Braves (4) vs. ALNew York Yankees (3)

Note: It was the Braves' first championship since the "Miracle Braves" of1914.

In the third inning, theYankees replaced first basemanBill Skowron, who was complaining of back pain, withElston Howard. In the fifth inning the Braves had a runner in scoring position after anerror by Howard. The Braves did not manage to capitalize on this opportunity, assecond basemanRed Schoendienstgrounded out. By the end of the fifth inning, the Braves had left four men on base, with the game still scoreless.

The Yankees broke through that inning with a leadoff single byJerry Coleman, followed by twoground outs which moved the runner to third base, and then atriple bysluggerHank Bauer made the score 1–0. After three consecutive batters reached first base in the Yankees' half of the sixth inning, and a run scored onAndy Carey's single, Milwaukeemanager Fred Haney pulled starterWarren Spahn and replaced him withErnie Johnson.

The Yankees scored once more in the sixth inning when Coleman executed asqueeze play, allowingYogi Berra to score from third base. The Braves managed to score only once, whenWes Covington scored in the seventh on a single by Schoendienst.Whitey Ford pitched acomplete game for the Yankees.

Hank Aaron led off the second inning with a triple, then made it safe at home onJoe Adcock's single. The Yankees responded with one of their own in the bottom half of the second. Again in the third inning, the Yankees and Braves each scored one run, leaving the score 2–2 heading to the fourth inning. Both managers were worried about theirstarting pitchers, and after three straight singles from Adcock,Andy Pafko, andWes Covington and with two runs in, Yankees managerCasey Stengel replacedBobby Shantz withrelieverArt Ditmar. Ditmar had finished theregular season with an 8–3 record, a 3.25ERA and sixsaves.

Ditmar was able to prevent the Braves from scoring any more runs, but the score was 4–2 in favor of the Braves. After that, Braves starterLew Burdette's pitching improved significantly. He only gave up four hits for the rest of the game, two of them coming in the ninth inning. After a ground out,Tony Kubek singled to right to start things off. Stengel decided topinch hit leftyJoe Collins, who was 30–for–149 (.201) that year and was playing what turned out to be his final year, for the right-handed Coleman, who was a better 42–for–157 (.263) and also playing in his final season, to face right-handed pitcher Burdette. Collins popped toJohnny Logan atshortstop for the second out. Then, Stengel again opted to pinch hit for the pitcher,Bob Grim. Howard came up in his spot and singled to advance Kubek to second.Bobby Richardson pinch ran for Howard. Burdette recorded the final out as he got Bauer, the next batter, to ground to short, where Logan forced out Richardson.

The Braves' win in Game 2 was the first World Series game won by a non-New York City team since1948. In every World Series between 1948 and 1957, either both teams were from New York City or a New York City team won in a sweep (1950 and1954).

New York'sTony Kubek began the scoring with a one-out solo homer in the first inning. After that, things quickly fell apart forBob Buhl, who had pitched quite well in the regular season (18–7, 2.74 ERA). He walkedMickey Mantle andYogi Berra, then made anerror attempting to pick Mantle off at second base. After asacrifice fly byGil McDougald and a single byfirst basemanHarry Simpson, managerFred Haney pulled Buhl and brought inrookieJuan Pizarro. Pizarro got the final out in the first inning, and followed that with a solid second inning. In the third inning, however, the Yankees began to capitalize on their lead. After allowing hits from Mantle, Berra andJerry Lumpe, and awalk toElston Howard, who waspinch-hitting forHarry Simpson, Pizarro was removed from the game.Gene Conley was called in to finish the inning. He did get the last two outs, but gave up a two-run home run to Mantle in the fourth inning.

By the bottom of the fifth inning, the score was 7–1 in favor of the Yankees. Logan led off with a single, andEddie Mathewsflied to left.Hank Aaron hit one of his three postseason homers to make the game 7–3. After a Covington walk,Joe Adcock andBob Hazle each made outs to end the fifth. Yankees relief pitcherDon Larsen had his comfortable lead cut down to just four runs.

In the seventh inning the Yankees secured their lead with a five-run inning against relieverBob Trowbridge. The five runs started with a two-run bases-loaded single by Bauer and a three-run home run by Kubek. The score was 12–3 heading into the bottom of the seventh.

There was only one more hit the rest of the game, a single by Aaron in the ninth.Del Crandall made the last out and the series was on to Game 4 with the Yankees up 2–1.Left fielder Kubek was only the second rookie in history to hit twohome runs in a World Series game. This was the first World Series game played in the state of Wisconsin.

After a game with two homers and four RBIs,Tony Kubek led off the first inning for the Yankees, laying down a bunt which ultimately led to a run afterMickey Mantle reached on afielder's choice,Yogi Berra walked, andGil McDougald singled.

The second inning started with a single byHank Aaron and then astolen base byWes Covington, but they could not convert. The fourth inning began with a walk toJohnny Logan.Eddie Mathewsdoubled to right field, which sent Logan to third. Aaron then hit a three-run home run which completely cleared the stadium. The next batter, Covington, grounded out. This was followed by a shot off the bat ofFrank Torre, a part-time first baseman who was givingJoe Adcock a day off. The Braves were then up 4–1 against Yankees starterTom Sturdivant.

The next four innings for the Yankees were plagued bydouble plays.Warren Spahn was getting ground out after ground out and the Yankees looked helpless until the ninth. With two outs and a three-run deficit in the top of the ninth, New York found new life in two back-to-back singles. Spahn gave up one to Berra, followed by one to McDougald. With two runners on, Howard hit a three-run homer to tie the game.

Left-handedTommy Byrne had replaced right-handedJohnny Kucks in the eighth inning for New York. This prompted Haney to pinch hit Adcock for Torre. Adcock grounded to shortstop and Milwaukee went 1–2–3 that inning. The game thus went on to extra innings.

Milwaukee starter Spahn came out for the tenth. Kubek got his second hit in the top of the tenth, followed by a triple byHank Bauer to score a run. After Mantle flied to right, the Braves got ready for the bottom of the tenth down one. Spahn was due up first for the Braves, and Haney opted to pinch hit withNippy Jones, who had played in just 30 games that year. In what turned out to be his final appearance, Jones was part of a pivotal play in the inning. A wildTommy Byrne pitch bounced near Jones, but umpire Donatelli initially called a ball. After an argument hinging on a spot of shoe polish on the baseball, Jones convinced umpireAugie Donatelli that he was hit on theshoe.

The inning continued withFelix Mantilla running for Jones.Red Schoendienst hit asacrifice bunt to advance Mantilla, who scored the tying run on a double by Logan. Mathews followed with a towering two-run home run to win it for the Braves, 7–5, and tied the series at two games apiece.

With the opposing teams' top pitchers,Whitey Ford andLew Burdette, facing each other, Game 5 was expected to be a low-scoring affair. However, the game started out with the Yankees looking to score in the first inning. After a leadoff single byHank Bauer and a sacrifice bunt byTony Kubek,Gil McDougald hit aline drive that turned into the second out of the inning.Yogi Berra then grounded out. After that, Burdette only allowed multiple Yankee baserunners in the fourth inning.

At the start of the sixth inning, the game was still scoreless. In the bottom of the sixth with two outs and nobody on,Eddie Mathews,Hank Aaron, andJoe Adcock singled, scoring Mathews and giving the Braves a 1–0 lead that held up for the rest of the game.

The Yankees' best scoring chance came in the eighth inning after a hit byJerry Coleman to right field.Mickey Mantle came in to pinch-run for Coleman, but wascaught stealing at second base bycatcherDel Crandall. Ford was then taken out and Yankee relieverBob Turley came in, striking out two batters while giving up no hits in the inning.

Yogi Berra made the last Yankee out in the 1–0 complete-game by Burdette, and theMilwaukee Braves took the series lead three games to two.

Bob Buhl started for the Braves but did not last very long. In the first two innings, no one scored, although there were some opportunities, including the Yankees' first inning whenEnos Slaughter reached third andYogi Berra got to second on Buhl's wild pitch. Buhl struck outGil McDougald to end the inning.

In the bottom of the third, the Yankees scored two runs to take the lead on a Berra two-run homer, scoring Slaughter. After thatErnie Johnson replaced Buhl. Johnson then held the Yankees scoreless until the seventh inning.

The Braves cut the lead in their half in the fifth onFrank Torre's home run, his second of the series. The Braves then tied it in the top of the seventh with a homer byHank Aaron, his third. The game was now tied and Braves' pitcher Johnson was holding the Yankees to just one hit in3+1⁄3 innings. Leading off the seventh, pitcherBob Turley was out on a bunt attempt with two strikes. Then,right fielderHank Bauer hit a home run off the left-field foul pole to give the Yankees a one-run lead.

In the Braves' ninth, after anEddie Mathews walk, Turley got leftyWes Covington to ground into a 1–6–3 double play to end the game and force a deciding Game 7.

Lew Burdette was called in to start game 7 for the Braves on two days' rest when the expected starter,Warren Spahn, was struck with theAsian flu.

After two scoreless innings, the Braves broke through in the third, started by aBob Hazle single and an error byTony Kubek at third base; one of three Yankee errors in the game. The inning continued with a hard-hitEddie Mathews double, which promptedCasey Stengel to take out starterDon Larsen and bring in leftyBobby Shantz. Shantz then gave up an RBI single toHank Aaron and a single byWes Covington advanced Aaron to third.Frank Torre grounded into a fielders' choice which scored Aaron.Felix Mantilla then flied toHank Bauer in right to end the inning, ending the Braves' scoring at four runs.

The Yankees' best chance came in the sixth, when they had runners on first and second with two outs after aMickey Mantle single and an error by Mathews at third.Gil McDougald then grounded out forcing Mantle at third to end the inning and the threat.

In the ninth, after Milwaukee made it 5–0 on aDel Crandall homer, the Yankees attempted to mount a rally. With two outs and McDougald on first base,Jerry Coleman singled to right. Then,Tommy Byrne singled to load the bases for Bill Skowron. With the tying run on deck, Burdette retired Skowron on a ground out to third with Mathews making the final out which secured the world championship for the Braves.

In the game, the Yankees were limited to seven hits and one walk. Burdette was named the Series MVP after pitching three complete games and two shutouts while recording 13 strikeouts, two earned runs off 21 hits, and a 0.67 ERA. He was the first pitcher sinceChristy Mathewson to pitch two shutouts in a World Series.

Despite the Yankees having made 17 more appearances in the World Series since this one, this game, to date, is the most recent time the team has hosted a World Series Game 7.

Following the death ofArt Schallock in 2025, this is the earliest World Series from which a player is still living. (John DeMerit, Tony Kubek, Bobby Richardson, and Bobby Shantz)

1957 World Series(4–3):Milwaukee Braves (N.L.) overNew York Yankees (A.L.)

• Games – 3
• Games started – 3
• ERA – 0.67
• Wins – 3
• Loses – 0
• Hits – 21
• Complete games – 3
• Shutouts – 2
• Innings pitched – 27 (3 complete games)
• Earned runs – 2 (both in Game 2)
• Strikeouts – 13
• Walks – 4

• 1957 Japan Series

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