SABR Digital Library: Thar’s Joy in Braveland! The 1957 Milwaukee Braves
Thar’s Joy in Braveland! The 1957 Milwaukee Braves
Edited by Gregory H. Wolf
Associate Editors: Russ Lake, Len Levin, and Bill Nowlin
Publication Date: April 30, 2014
ISBN (paperback): 978-1-933599-71-7, $19.95
ISBN (e-book) 978-1-933599-72-4, $9.99
8.5″ x 11″, 331 pages
“You talk about destiny, well, you can’t rule that out. We were hard-nosed and that showed up in 1957.” — Braves catcher Del Crandall
Few teams in baseball history have captured the hearts of their fans like the Milwaukee Braves of the 1950s. During the Braves’ 13-year tenure in Milwaukee (1953-1965), they had a winning record every season, won two consecutive NL pennants (1957 and 1958), lost two more in the final week of the season (1956 and 1959), and set big-league attendance records along the way.
This SABR Digital Library book celebrates the Milwaukee Braves’ historic 1957 World Series championship season. Led by the bats of National League Most Valuable Player Henry Aaron and slugging third baseman Eddie Mathews and the “Big Three” pitching trio (Cy Young Award winner Warren Spahn, Lew Burdette, and Bob Buhl) the Braves won 95 games. The team enjoyed standout seasons by shortstop Johnny Logan, outfielder Wes Covington, and catcher Del Crandall And GM John Quinn pulled off the biggest trade of the summer, acquiring All-Star second baseman Red Schoendienst from the New York Giants. The Braves cemented their place in history by defeating the New York Yankees in the World Series. In one of the greatest performances in the history of the fall classic, crafty Lew Burdette tossed his second consecutive shutout (and third complete game) to defeat the Bronx Bombers in Game Seven, in Yankee Stadium.
A collaborative effort of 32 members of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), Thar’s Joy in Braveland! The 1957 Milwaukee Braves portrays that memorable team with life stories of all of the roster players, the manager and coaching staff, the owner, the general manager, and sportswriters and radio announcers. Summaries of the regular season and World Series re-create the magic of that unforgettable season.
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Contributors: Michael J. Bielawa, Bob Buege, Rory Costello, Doug Engelman, Dan Fields, Jeff Findley, David Fleitz, Jim Gordon, Chip Greene, Gregg Hoffmann, John Husman, William Johnson, Jim Kaplan, Alex Kupfer, Kristen Lokemoen, Norm King, Russ Lake, Len Levin, Mel Marmer, John McMurray, Bill Nowlin, Nancy Snell Griffith, Rick Schabowski, Steven D. Schmitt, Dana Sprague, John Henry Stahl, Andy Sturgill, Dale Voiss, John Vorperian, Joseph Wancho, Saul Wisnia, and Gregory H. Wolf.