The Cubs came to County Stadium on May 29 and the '57 Braves were ready and beat them 6-2. Milwaukee was still trying to make up the ground they lost after dropping three of four games at Wrigley Field a few days earlier.
The game was scoreless until the bottom of the fourth. Billy Bruton singled in the first run. Del Rice hit a sacrifice fly to drive in a run, but Bruton was out trying to go to second.
Milwaukee scored two more in the bottom of the fifth. Bob Buhl and Dan O'Connell singled to start the inning. An error on the hit by O'Connell put both runners in scoring position. Felix Mantilla drove in Buhl and O'Connell with a single.
Ernie Banks homered and Cal Neeman had an RBI single in the seventh to get the Cubs to within 4-2. But, the Braves had the answer.
Mantilla doubled and Hank Aaron drove him in with a single in the bottom of the seventh. Bruton scored on a bunt by Buhl in the eighth for the final run.
Buhl closed out the game with a 1-2-3 ninth. Buhl struck out eight for his third win of the season.
Complete box score and play-by-play HERE.
The '57 Braves are now 22-14. They are still in third place in the National League and two games behind the Reds.
The Cubs are still at County Stadium and it is a double header day on May 30.
Scheduled starters 5/30/57:
CHI: Dick Drott; Tom Poholsky
MIL: Ray Crone; Taylor Phillips
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