"You speak about future, good, you cannot rule that out. We have been hard-nosed and that confirmed up in 1957." -- Braves catcher Del Crandall to editor Gregory H. Wolf

Few groups in baseball historical past have captured the hearts in their enthusiasts just like the Milwaukee Braves of the 1950. in the course of the Braves' 13-year tenure in Milwaukee (1953-1965), that they had a successful checklist each season, gained consecutive NL pennants (1957 and 1958), misplaced extra within the ultimate week of the season (1956 and 1959), and set big-league attendance files alongside the way.

This publication celebrates the Milwaukee Braves' historical 1957 international sequence championship season. Led through the bats of nationwide League most dear participant Henry Aaron and slugging 3rd baseman Eddie Mathews and the "Big 3" pitching trio (Cy younger Award winner Warren Spahn, Lew Burdette, and Bob Buhl) the Braves gained ninety five video games. The crew loved standout seasons by means of shortstop Johnny Logan, outfielder Wes Covington, and catcher Del Crandall And GM John Quinn pulled off the largest exchange of the summer season, buying All-Star moment baseman purple Schoendienst from the hot York Giants. The Braves cemented their position in background via defeating the recent York Yankees on this planet sequence. in a single of the best performances within the background of the autumn vintage, artful Lew Burdette tossed his moment consecutive shutout (and 3rd entire video game) to defeat the Bronx Bombers in video game Seven, in Yankee Stadium.

A collaborative attempt of 32 individuals of the Society for American Baseball study (SABR), Thar's pleasure in Braveland! The 1957 Milwaukee Braves portrays that memorable group with existence tales of the entire roster gamers, the executive and training employees, the landlord, the overall supervisor, and sportswriters and radio announcers. Summaries of the standard season and international sequence re-create the magic of that unforgettable season.

Table of Contents:
Introduction:The Milwaukee Braves Make heritage by way of Gregory H Wolf
From Yawkey to Milwaukee: Lou Perini Makes his movement by way of Saul Wisnia

THE BRAVES
Henry “Hank” Aaron by means of William Johnson
Joe Adcock by way of Gregory H Wolf
Bill Bruton by means of John Harry Stahl
Bob Buhl by means of Gregory H Wolf
Lew Burdette via Alex Kupfer
Dick Cole via Doug Engleman
Gene Conley via John R Husman
Wes Covington through Andy Sturgill
Del Crandall through Gregory H Wolf
Ray Crone via Gregory H Wolf
John DeMerit via Steven Schmitt
Harry Hanebrink by way of Andy Sturgill
Bob Hazle by way of Nancy Snell Griffith
Joey Jay by way of Joe Wancho
Ernie Johnson by way of Dana Sprague
Dave Jolly by means of Chip Greene
Nippy Jones by means of Dan Fields
Johnny Logan by way of Bob Buege
Bobby Malkmus by way of Gregory H Wolf
Felix Mantilla through Rick Schabowski
Eddie Mathews by way of David Fleitz
Don McMahon via John Vorperian
Red Murff via Michael J Bielawa
Danny O’Connell by way of Mel Marmer
Andy Pafko by means of Dale Voiss
Phil Paine via Chip Greene
Taylor Phillips through Rick Schabowski
Juan Pizarro through Rory Costello
Del Rice via Norm King
Mel Roach by way of David Fleitz
Carl Sawatski through Gregory H Wolf
Red Schoendienst by means of Kristen Lokemoen
Ray Shearer via William Johnson
Warren Spahn by means of Jim Kaplan
Chuck Tanner via Dan Fields
Hawk Taylor via Steven Schmitt
Bobby Thomson through Jeff Findley
Frank Torre via Norm King
Bob Trowbridge via Nancy Snell Griffith

THE MANAGER
Fred Haney through Jim Gordon

THE COACHES
Bob Keely by means of Gregory H Wolf
Johnny Riddle through Nancy Snell Griffith
Charlie Root through Gregory H Wolf
Connie Ryan by way of John McMurray

GENERAL MANAGER
John Quinn via Rory Costello

County Stadium by way of Gregg Hoffmann
Jane Jarvis via Rory Costello

THE SPORTSWRITERS
Headlines and points in time: Wordsmiths of the Braves via Bob Buege
Lou Chapman via Bob Buege
Red Thisted through Bob Buege
Bob Wolf via Bob Buege

RADIO ANNOUNCERS
Voices of the Braves: Blaine Walsh and Earl Gillespie through Bob Buege
The Milwaukee Braves Season Timeline and precis via Gregory H Wolf
World sequence precis via Norm King
By the Numbers: Milwaukee Braves in 1957 via D