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3 unusual facts about 1958 World Series


1958 World Series

An exhausted Ford walked Schoendienst loading the bases and Casey Stengel had seen enough motioning to the bullpen for reliever Art Ditmar.

Jerry Lumpe grounded again to Torre, who again threw too high to Burdette for another error, loading the bases.

After Jerry Lumpe struck out bunting a third strike foul, Mickey Mantle singled to left-center advancing Bauer to third.


Lum Harris

Harris led Atlanta to the first-ever National League West Division championship in 1969 (the franchise's first postseason berth since losing the 1958 World Series as the Milwaukee Braves), but his Braves lost the National League Championship Series to the eventual world champion New York Mets.


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