103 Braves At Yankees, World Series 1957, Game 7, Lew Burdette's Complete Pitching Lesson

3 November 2025

Album art features Lew Burdette

What options do you have when your Game 7 starting pitcher falls ill? For the Milwaukee Braves in 1957, the answer was to call back Lew Burdette from two days' rest to pitch in the winner-takes-all duel against the New York Yankees.

Burdette had already pitched two complete games and a shutout in the second. Now the weight of facing the Yankees, who were looking to go back-to-back in the Fall Classic. Meanwhile, the ferocious arm of Don Larsen — who pitched a perfect game in the 1956 World Series — was waiting for the Braves.

With the respective MVPs of Hank Aaron and Mickey Mantle in the outfields, joined by Eddie Matthews and Yogi Berra offering back-up, the 1957 Series brings action, tension, and stars together.

Bob Neale and Earl Gillespie are behind the radio microphones from Yankee Stadium.

You can find the boxscore here.

This game was played on October 10, 1957.