1950s Best World Series Game Five

Oct 5, 1952 Playoff - Game 5  1 2 3  4 5 6  7 8 9  R  H  E
1957 Milwaukee               0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  1  8  1
1953 New York (A)            0 2 0  0 0 2  0 0 -  4  7  2

Milwaukee      AB  R  H BI  W  K 2B 3B HR LOB   Avg   
Logan SS        4  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0   0  .238   
Torre 1B        5  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0   0  .400   
Aaron CF        5  0  3  0  0  2  0  0  0   0  .238   
Jones,N RF      2  0  1  0  2  0  0  0  0   0  .444  
 Hazle PH       1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0   0  .000  
Mathews 3B      4  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  0   0  .158   
Covington LF    4  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  1   0  .500   
Crandall C      4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0   0  .211  
Schoendienst 2B 3  0  2  0  1  0  0  0  0   0  .235   
 Malkmus PR-2B  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0   0  .000    
Burdette P      3  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  0   0  .000   
 Cole PH        1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0   0  .000    
 Jolly P        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0   0  .000
               36  1  8  1  4  7  0  0  1   0  .257

New York (A)   AB  R  H BI  W  K 2B 3B HR LOB   Avg
Woodling LF     4  0  1  0  1  0  1  0  0   0  .222
McDougald 3B    4  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0   0  .174
Berra C         4  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0   0  .200
Mantle CF       3  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0   0  .118
Collins, J 1B   3  2  1  1  1  0  0  0  1   0  .125
Rizzuto SS      3  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0   0  .063
Bauer RF        3  1  2  0  1  0  0  0  0   0  .412
Martin, B 2B    4  1  2  3  0  0  0  1  1   0  .368
Ford P          2  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0   0  .000
 Mize PH        1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0   0  .000
 Reynolds P     0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0   0  .000
               31  4  7  4  6  3  1  1  2   0  .205

Milwaukee                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF 
Burdette L(1-1)               7.0  7  4  4  2  4  2  113  74  39   3.00  32
 Jolly                        1.0  0  0  0  0  2  1   25  16   9   0.00   5 
                              8.0  7  4  4  2  6  3  138  90  48   3.68  37

New York (A)                   IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF 
Ford W(1-1)                   8.0  7  1  1  1  4  6  149 108  41   5.28  36 
 Reynolds S(1)                1.0  1  0  0  0  0  1   21  17   4   0.00   4 
                              9.0  8  1  1  1  4  7  170 125  45   4.30  40


MBr: Cole hit for Burdette in the 8th
     Malkmus ran for Schoendienst in the 8th
     Malkmus moved to 2B in the 8th
     Hazle hit for Jones,N in the 9th
NYY: Mize hit for Ford in the 8th

  E-Mathews(1), McDougald(3), Rizzuto(3)
 2B-Woodling(1)
 3B-Martin, B(1)
 HR-MBr Covington(2) off Ford(3) in the 8th with bases empty, 306 feet
    NYY Collins, J(1) off Burdette(1) in the 2nd with bases empty, 307 feet
    NYY Martin, B(1) off Burdette(2) in the 2nd with bases empty, 341 feet
RBI-MBr  - Covington(4)
    NYY  - Collins, J(2), Martin, B 3(3)
Poor-Rizzuto(1)
OfA-Jones,N(1)
LOB-Milwaukee 12 New York (A) 9
 DP-New York (A) 1
GWRBI-Collins, J


Game MVP:Whitey Ford
Injury: Schoendienst (today only)

Oct 5, 1952            1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1957 Milwaukee         0 0 0   0 0 0   0 1 0      1  8  1
1953 New York (A)      0 2 0   0 0 2   0 0 -      4  7  2

Inn Out B-S  On  MBr-NYY  Result
                          1-Milwaukee
 1   0  0-2  -     0-0    Logan grounded to first, 1 out
 1   1  0-2  -     0-0    Torre lined to short, 2 out
 1   2  1-2  -     0-0    Aaron singled to left center
 1   2  1-2  1     0-0    Jones lined a single up the middle, 
                          Aaron to 3rd
 1   2  1-2  13    0-0    Mathews struck out, 3 out
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                          1-New York (A)
 1   0  0-0  -     0-0    Woodling grounded to short, 1 out
 1   1  0-0  -     0-0    McDougald grounded to first, 2 out
 1   2  2-1  -     0-0    Berra singled to left center
 1   2  2-2  1     0-0    Mantle struck out, 3 out
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                          2-Milwaukee
 2   0  0-1  -     0-0    Covington popped to second, 1 out
 2   1  1-2  -     0-0    Crandall grounded to third, 2 out
 2   2  3-2  -     0-0    Schoendienst walked
 2   2  1-2  1     0-0    Burdette struck out, 3 out
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                          2-New York (A)
 2   0  2-0  -     0-0    Collins hit a solo homer down the right 
                          field line, 307 feet, New York (A) 1 Milwaukee 0
 2   0  0-2  -     0-1    Rizzuto grounded to third, 1 out
 2   1  1-0  -     0-1    Bauer lined a single to right center, 
                          out at 2nd, 2 out
 2   2  1-1  -     0-1    Martin hit a solo homer to right, 341 feet, 
                          New York (A) 2 Milwaukee 0
 2   2  0-0  -     0-2    Ford grounded to short, 3 out
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                          3-Milwaukee
 3   0  0-0  -     0-2    Logan grounded to short, 1 out
 3   1  1-1  -     0-2    Torre grounded to third, safe on throwing error
 3   1  2-2  1     0-2    Aaron struck out, 2 out
 3   2  3-0  1     0-2    Jones walked, Torre to 2nd
 3   2  2-0  12    0-2    Mathews flied to right, 3 out
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                          3-New York (A)
 3   0  3-2  -     0-2    Woodling walked
 3   0  2-2  1     0-2    McDougald flied to deep right center, 1 out
 3   1  0-2  1     0-2    Berra flied to deep right, 2 out
 3   2  1-1  1     0-2    Mantle grounded to second, 3 out
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                          4-Milwaukee
 4   0  0-2  -     0-2    Covington grounded to second, 1 out
 4   1  1-1  -     0-2    Crandall grounded to third, 2 out
 4   2  1-0  -     0-2    Schoendienst singled to center
 4   2  0-2  1     0-2    Burdette grounded to third, 3 out
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                          4-New York (A)
 4   0  1-2  -     0-2    Collins grounded to first, 1 out
 4   1  0-2  -     0-2    Rizzuto grounded to third, safe on an error
 4   1  0-1  1     0-2    Bauer grounded to third, Rizzuto to 2nd, 2 out
 4   2  3-2  2     0-2    Martin flied to deep center, 3 out
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                          5-Milwaukee
 5   0  0-0  -     0-2    Logan lined to third, 1 out
 5   1  0-1  -     0-2    Torre flied to deep center, 2 out
 5   2  1-2  -     0-2    Aaron lined a single up the middle
 5   2  3-2  1     0-2    Jones walked, Aaron to 2nd
 5   2  0-2  12    0-2    Mathews grounded to second, 3 out
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                          5-New York (A)
 5   0  0-2  -     0-2    Ford flied to center, 1 out
 5   1  0-2  -     0-2    Woodling doubled off the wall in right center
 5   1  0-1  2     0-2    McDougald grounded to second, Woodling to 3rd, 2 out
 5   2  1-1  3     0-2    Berra grounded to short, 3 out
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                          6-Milwaukee
 6   0  0-1  -     0-2    Covington grounded to second, 1 out
 6   1  2-2  -     0-2    Crandall flied to deep left, 2 out
 6   2  1-1  -     0-2    Schoendienst grounded to short, safe on throwing error
 6   2  0-2  1     0-2    Burdette struck out, 3 out
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                          6-New York (A)
 6   0  0-2  -     0-2    Mantle grounded to short, 1 out
 6   1  3-2  -     0-2    Collins walked
 6   1  0-0  1     0-2    Rizzuto lined to second, 2 out
 6   2  1-0  1     0-2    Bauer lined a single up the middle, Collins to 3rd
 6   2  3-1  13    0-2    Martin grounded a triple down the first base line, 
                          Collins scored, Bauer scored, New York (A) 4 Milwaukee 0
 6   2  3-2  3     0-4    Ford walked
 6   2  1-0  13    0-4    Woodling flied deep down the right field line, 3 out
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                          7-Milwaukee
 7   0  3-1  -     0-4    Logan walked
 7   0  3-1  1     0-4    Torre grounded to second, second to first double play, 
                          2 out
 7   2  0-2  -     0-4    Aaron lined a single to left center
 7   2  1-0  1     0-4    Jones flied down the left field line, 3 out
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                          7-New York (A)
 7   0  2-2  -     0-4    McDougald struck out, 1 out
 7   1  0-1  -     0-4    Berra popped to short, 2 out
 7   2  3-1  -     0-4    Mantle walked
 7   2  1-0  1     0-4    Collins grounded to short, forcing Mantle at second, 
                          3 out
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                          8-Milwaukee
 8   0  2-2  -     0-4    Mathews struck out, 1 out
 8   1  1-2  -     0-4    Covington hit a solo homer down the right field line, 
                          306 feet, New York (A) 4 Milwaukee 1
 8   1  0-0  -     1-4    Crandall flied deep down the left field line, 2 out
 8   2  2-2  -     1-4    Schoendienst lined a single between third and short, 
                          Schoendienst(MBr) injured
                          >Malkmus pinch runner at 1st
                          >Cole batting
 8   2  3-2  1     1-4    Cole struck out, 3 out
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                          8-New York (A)
                          >Jolly pitching
                          >Malkmus playing 2B
 8   0  3-2  -     1-4    Rizzuto walked
 8   0  3-2  1     1-4    Bauer walked, Rizzuto to 2nd
 8   0  1-2  12    1-4    Martin flied to deep left, 1 out
                          >Mize batting
 8   1  2-2  12    1-4    Mize struck out, 2 out
 8   2  0-1  12    1-4    Woodling lined to second, 3 out
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                          9-Milwaukee
                          >Reynolds pitching
 9   0  2-1  -     1-4    Logan lined to left, 1 out
 9   1  1-2  -     1-4    Torre lined a single to right
 9   1  1-2  1     1-4    Aaron struck out, 2 out
                          >Hazle batting
 9   2  0-2  1     1-4    Hazle flied to deep left center, 3 out

Recap

NYY  2nd: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.
NYY      Joe Collins hit a solo HR(1) to take the lead.  MBr  0 NYY 1.
NYY      Billy Martin hit a solo HR(1).  MBr  0 NYY 2.
NYY  6th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks.
NYY      Billy Martin tripled scoring 2.  MBr  0 NYY 4.
MBr  8th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
MBr      Wes Covington hit a solo HR(2).  MBr  1 NYY 4.

MBr  Hank Aaron: 3 for 5, 2 runs.
MBr  Wes Covington: 2 for 4, 2 HRs, 4 RBI, 2 runs.
MBr  Johnny Logan: 3 for 4, double, triple, 2 runs.
MBr  Eddie Mathews: 2 for 4, HR, 3 RBI, 2 runs.

NYY  Whitey Ford picked up the win: 0 IP. He's 1-1 in the playoffs.
NYY  Allie Reynolds got the save, his 1st of the playoffs.
MBr  Lew Burdette took the loss: 0 IP. He drops to 1-1 in the playoffs.