1957 World Series

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The 1957 World Series was the Major League Baseball championship in which the Milwaukee Braves, led by stars like Hank Aaron and Warren Spahn, defeated the New York Yankees.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball championship series
World Series
champion Milwaukee Braves
championHomeBallpark Milwaukee County Stadium
chronologicalPredecessor 1956 World Series
chronologicalSuccessor 1958 World Series
cityOfChampion Milwaukee
cityOfRunnerUp New York City
endDate 1957-10-10
featuresPlayer Eddie Mathews
Hank Aaron
Lew Burdette
Mickey Mantle
Warren Spahn
Yogi Berra
featuresTeam Milwaukee Braves
New York Yankees
finalSeriesResult Milwaukee Braves won 4–3
game1Date 1957-10-02
game1Venue Yankee Stadium
game2Date 1957-10-03
game2Venue Yankee Stadium
game3Date 1957-10-05
game3Venue Milwaukee County Stadium
game4Date 1957-10-06
game4Venue Milwaukee County Stadium
game5Date 1957-10-07
game5Venue Milwaukee County Stadium
game6Date 1957-10-09
game6Venue Yankee Stadium
game7Date 1957-10-10
game7Venue Yankee Stadium
league American League
National League
leagueChampion Milwaukee Braves
New York Yankees
managerOfChampion Fred Haney
managerOfRunnerUp Casey Stengel
mostValuablePlayer Lew Burdette
MVPPosition pitcher
MVPTeam Milwaukee Braves
notableFact First World Series championship for the Milwaukee Braves franchise
Milwaukee Braves defeated the defending champion New York Yankees
notablePerformance Lew Burdette won three games in the series
numberOfGames 7
radioNetworkUS NBC Radio
runnerUp New York Yankees
runnerUpHomeBallpark Yankee Stadium
seasonOf 1957 Major League Baseball season
sport baseball
startDate 1957-10-02
stateOfChampion Wisconsin
televisionNetworkUS NBC
umpireCrewChief Dusty Boggess

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Hank Aaron
wonChampionship
Atlanta Braves
worldSeriesTitle

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