By Ron Griffitts
Contributing Columnist
In October 1958, the defending World Series champion Milwaukee Braves (92-62) managed by Fred Haney with general manager John Quinn met the New York Yankees (92-62-1) managed by Casey Stengel along with general manager George Weiss.
The Braves were led on offense by Hank Aaron (30 HR, 95 RBI,.326 BA, 109 RS, 196 H), Ed Mathews (31 HR, 97 RS), Wes Covington (24 HR, .330 BA), Frank Torre, the older brother of Joe Torre, (.309 BA), Joe Adcock (19 HR) and catcher Del Crandall (18 HR).
Their pitching staff was anchored by Warren Spahn 22-11, Lew Burdette 20-10, Bob Rush 10-6, Carl Willey 9-7, Juan Pizarro 6-4 and Joey Jay 7-5, who two years later would be a star for the Cincinnati Reds.