The '57 Braves were swept in a double header by the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on May 26.
Game one was a 7-5 loss. The Cubs scored three times in the bottom of the first inning off Gene Conley. Walt Moryn's three-run homer provided the runs.
Chuck Tanner homered in the top of the third inning for Milwaukee.
The score stayed 3-1 until the seventh inning. Ernie Banks hit a two-out, two-run home run for a 5-1 cushion. The Cubs scored two more runs in the inning.
Milwaukee rallied for two runs in the eighth. Del Crandall hit a two run homer in the top of the ninth. Then, Johnny Logan singled to bring the tying run to the plate. But, Dick Drott struck out Billy Bruton for a complete game victory.
Complete game one box score and play-by-play HERE.
In game two, the Cubs rallied for a 5-4 win and the sweep.
Eddie Matthews homered in the first inning for the Braves. Hank Aaron's RBI double in the top of the sixth inning gave Milwaukee a 2-0 lead.
But, the Cubs tied the game with a two-out, two-run homer by Cal Neeman off Juan Pizarro.
Del Rice gave Milwaukee the lead back with a home run in the seventh. The Braves went up 4-2 on a Johnny Logan RBI triple in the eighth.
But, back came the Cubs. Frank Ernaga homered in the eighth off Pizarro and the Cubs were down 4-3.
Pizarro got into trouble in the bottom of the ninth. He struck out the first batter (his eighth K of the game) to start the inning. But, he walked the next batter (his seventh walk of the game). Then, a single. Then, an RBI single Lee Walls tied the game. Ray Crone relieved Pizarro, but he was facing Ernie Banks. Banks hit an infield single and got the winning across the plate for a Cub sweep.
Game two box score and play-by-play are HERE.
The two losses for the Braves puts their record at 20-13. They are in third place in the National League. Milwaukee trails the Reds by 2-1/2 games.
Speaking of the first place Reds, they are in Milwaukee to start a series May 27.
Scheduled starters 5/27/57:
CIN: Johnny Klippstein
MIL: Lew Burdette
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