Game 1 {{Linescore| In the third inning, the
Yankees replaced first baseman
Bill Skowron, who was complaining of back pain, with
Elston Howard. In the fifth inning the Braves had a runner in scoring position after an
error by Howard. The Braves did not manage to capitalize on this opportunity, as
second baseman Red Schoendienst grounded out. By the end of the fifth inning, the Braves had left four men on base, with the game still scoreless. The Yankees broke through that inning with a leadoff single by
Jerry Coleman, followed by two
ground outs which moved the runner to third base, and then a
triple by
slugger Hank Bauer made the score 1–0. After three consecutive batters reached first base in the Yankees' half of the sixth inning, and a run scored on
Andy Carey's single, Milwaukee
manager Fred Haney pulled starter
Warren Spahn and replaced him with
Ernie Johnson. The Yankees scored once more in the sixth inning when Coleman executed a
squeeze play, allowing
Yogi Berra to score from third base. The Braves managed to score only once, when
Wes Covington scored in the seventh on a single by Schoendienst.
Whitey Ford pitched a
complete game for the Yankees.
Game 2 {{Linescore|
Hank Aaron led off the second inning with a triple, then made it safe at home on
Joe Adcock's single. The Yankees responded with one of their own in the bottom half of the second. Again in the third inning, the Yankees and Braves each scored one run, leaving the score 2–2 heading to the fourth inning. Both managers were worried about their
starting pitchers, and after three straight singles from Adcock,
Andy Pafko, and
Wes Covington and with two runs in, Yankees manager
Casey Stengel replaced
Bobby Shantz with
reliever Art Ditmar. Ditmar had finished the
regular season with an 8–3 record, a 3.25
ERA and six
saves. Ditmar was able to prevent the Braves from scoring any more runs, but the score was 4–2 in favor of the Braves. After that, Braves starter
Lew Burdette's pitching improved significantly. He only gave up four hits for the rest of the game, two of them coming in the ninth inning. After a ground out,
Tony Kubek singled to right to start things off. Stengel decided to
pinch hit lefty
Joe Collins, who was 30–for–149 (.201) that year and was playing what turned out to be his final year, for the right-handed Coleman, who was a better 42–for–157 (.263) and also playing in his final season, to face right-handed pitcher Burdette. Collins popped to
Johnny Logan at
shortstop for the second out. Then, Stengel again opted to pinch hit for the pitcher,
Bob Grim. Howard came up in his spot and singled to advance Kubek to second.
Bobby Richardson pinch ran for Howard. Burdette recorded the final out as he got Bauer, the next batter, to ground to short, where Logan forced out Richardson. The Braves' win in Game 2 was the first World Series game won by a non-
New York City team since
1948. In every World Series between 1948 and 1957, either both teams were from New York City or a New York City team won in a sweep (
1950 and
1954).
Game 3 {{Linescore| New York's
Tony Kubek began the scoring with a one-out solo homer in the first inning. After that, things quickly fell apart for
Bob Buhl, who had pitched quite well in the regular season (18–7, 2.74 ERA). He walked
Mickey Mantle and
Yogi Berra, then made an
error attempting to pick Mantle off at second base. After a
sacrifice fly by
Gil McDougald and a single by
first baseman Harry Simpson, manager
Fred Haney pulled Buhl and brought in
rookie Juan Pizarro. Pizarro got the final out in the first inning, and followed that with a solid second inning. In the third inning, however, the Yankees began to capitalize on their lead. After allowing hits from Mantle, Berra and
Jerry Lumpe, and a
walk to
Elston Howard, who was
pinch-hitting for
Harry Simpson, Pizarro was removed from the game.
Gene Conley was called in to finish the inning. He did get the last two outs, but gave up a two-run home run to Mantle in the fourth inning. By the bottom of the fifth inning, the score was 7–1 in favor of the Yankees. Logan led off with a single, and
Eddie Mathews flied to left.
Hank Aaron hit one of his three postseason homers to make the game 7–3. After a Covington walk,
Joe Adcock and
Bob Hazle each made outs to end the fifth. Yankees relief pitcher
Don Larsen had his comfortable lead cut down to just four runs. In the seventh inning the Yankees secured their lead with a five-run inning against reliever
Bob Trowbridge. The five runs started with a two-run bases-loaded single by Bauer and a three-run home run by Kubek. The score was 12–3 heading into the bottom of the seventh. There was only one more hit the rest of the game, a single by Aaron in the ninth.
Del Crandall made the last out and the series was on to Game 4 with the Yankees up 2–1.
Left fielder Kubek was only the second rookie in history to hit two
home runs in a World Series game. This was the first World Series game played in the state of Wisconsin.
Game 4 {{Linescore| After a game with two homers and four RBIs,
Tony Kubek led off the first inning for the Yankees, laying down a bunt which ultimately led to a run after
Mickey Mantle reached on a
fielder's choice,
Yogi Berra walked, and
Gil McDougald singled. The second inning started with a single by
Hank Aaron and then a
stolen base by
Wes Covington, but they could not convert. The fourth inning began with a walk to
Johnny Logan.
Eddie Mathews doubled to right field, which sent Logan to third. Aaron then hit a three-run home run which completely cleared the stadium. The next batter, Covington, grounded out. This was followed by a shot off the bat of
Frank Torre, a part-time first baseman who was giving
Joe Adcock a day off. The Braves were then up 4–1 against Yankees starter
Tom Sturdivant. The next four innings for the Yankees were plagued by
double plays.
Warren Spahn was getting ground out after ground out and the Yankees looked helpless until the ninth. With two outs and a three-run deficit in the top of the ninth, New York found new life in two back-to-back singles. Spahn gave up one to Berra, followed by one to McDougald. With two runners on, Howard hit a three-run homer to tie the game. Left-handed
Tommy Byrne had replaced right-handed
Johnny Kucks in the eighth inning for New York. This prompted Haney to pinch hit Adcock for Torre. Adcock grounded to shortstop and Milwaukee went 1–2–3 that inning. The game thus went on to extra innings. Milwaukee starter Spahn came out for the tenth. Kubek got his second hit in the top of the tenth, followed by a triple by
Hank Bauer to score a run. After Mantle flied to right, the Braves got ready for the bottom of the tenth down one. Spahn was due up first for the Braves, and Haney opted to pinch hit with
Nippy Jones, who had played in just 30 games that year. In what turned out to be his final appearance, Jones was part of a pivotal play in the inning. A wild
Tommy Byrne pitch bounced near Jones, but umpire Donatelli initially called a ball. After an argument hinging on a spot of shoe polish on the baseball, Jones convinced umpire
Augie Donatelli that he was hit on the
shoe. The inning continued with
Felix Mantilla running for Jones.
Red Schoendienst hit a
sacrifice bunt to advance Mantilla, who scored the tying run on a double by Logan. Mathews followed with a towering two-run home run to win it for the Braves, 7–5, and tied the series at two games apiece.
Game 5 {{Linescore| With the opposing teams' top pitchers,
Whitey Ford and
Lew Burdette, facing each other, Game 5 was expected to be a low-scoring affair. However, the game started out with the Yankees looking to score in the first inning. After a leadoff single by
Hank Bauer and a sacrifice bunt by
Tony Kubek,
Gil McDougald hit a
line drive that turned into the second out of the inning.
Yogi Berra then grounded out. After that, Burdette only allowed multiple Yankee baserunners in the fourth inning. At the start of the sixth inning, the game was still scoreless. In the bottom of the sixth with two outs and nobody on,
Eddie Mathews,
Hank Aaron, and
Joe Adcock singled, scoring Mathews and giving the Braves a 1–0 lead that held up for the rest of the game. The Yankees' best scoring chance came in the eighth inning after a hit by
Jerry Coleman to right field.
Mickey Mantle came in to pinch-run for Coleman, but was
caught stealing at second base by
catcher Del Crandall. Ford was then taken out and Yankee reliever
Bob Turley came in, striking out two batters while giving up no hits in the inning.
Yogi Berra made the last Yankee out in the 1–0 complete-game by Burdette, and the
Milwaukee Braves took the series lead three games to two.
Game 6 {{Linescore|
Bob Buhl started for the Braves but did not last very long. In the first two innings, no one scored, although there were some opportunities, including the Yankees' first inning when
Enos Slaughter reached third and
Yogi Berra got to second on Buhl's wild pitch. Buhl struck out
Gil McDougald to end the inning. In the bottom of the third, the Yankees scored two runs to take the lead on a Berra two-run homer, scoring Slaughter. After that
Ernie Johnson replaced Buhl. Johnson then held the Yankees scoreless until the seventh inning. The Braves cut the lead in their half in the fifth on
Frank Torre's home run, his second of the series. The Braves then tied it in the top of the seventh with a homer by
Hank Aaron, his third. The game was now tied and Braves' pitcher Johnson was holding the Yankees to just one hit in innings. Leading off the seventh, pitcher
Bob Turley was out on a bunt attempt with two strikes. Then,
right fielder Hank Bauer hit a home run off the left-field foul pole to give the Yankees a one-run lead. In the Braves' ninth, after an
Eddie Mathews walk, Turley got lefty
Wes Covington to ground into a 1–6–3 double play to end the game and force a deciding Game 7.
Game 7 {{Linescore|
Lew Burdette was called in to start game 7 for the Braves on two days' rest when the expected starter,
Warren Spahn, was struck with the
Asian flu. After two scoreless innings, the Braves broke through in the third, started by a
Bob Hazle single and an error by
Tony Kubek at third base; one of three Yankee errors in the game. The inning continued with a hard-hit
Eddie Mathews double, which prompted
Casey Stengel to take out starter
Don Larsen and bring in lefty
Bobby Shantz. Shantz then gave up an RBI single to
Hank Aaron and a single by
Wes Covington advanced Aaron to third.
Frank Torre grounded into a fielders' choice which scored Aaron.
Felix Mantilla then flied to
Hank Bauer in right to end the inning, ending the Braves' scoring at four runs. The Yankees' best chance came in the sixth, when they had runners on first and second with two outs after a
Mickey Mantle single and an error by Mathews at third.
Gil McDougald then grounded out forcing Mantle at third to end the inning and the threat. In the ninth, after Milwaukee made it 5–0 on a
Del Crandall homer, the Yankees attempted to mount a rally. With two outs and McDougald on first base,
Jerry Coleman singled to right. Then,
Tommy Byrne singled to load the bases for Bill Skowron. With the tying run on deck, Burdette retired Skowron on a ground out to third with Mathews making the final out which secured the world championship for the Braves. In the game, the Yankees were limited to seven hits and one walk. Burdette was named the Series MVP after pitching three complete games and two shutouts while recording 13 strikeouts, two earned runs off 21 hits, and a 0.67 ERA. He was the first pitcher since
Christy Mathewson to pitch two shutouts in a World Series. Despite the Yankees having made 17 more appearances in the World Series since this one, this game, to date, is the most recent time the team has hosted a World Series Game 7. Following the death of
Art Schallock in 2025, this is the earliest World Series from which a player is still living. (
John DeMerit, Tony Kubek, Bobby Richardson, and Bobby Shantz) ==Composite line score==