Game 1

Len Boerner vs. Dutch Schultz

At St. Louis, October 4^th, 1954

Milwaukee	5	Boxscore
St. Louis	4

Win	Harry Fisher
Loss	Josh Daskin
Save

Fresh off their one game playoff win against Pittsburgh, Milwaukee sought to set the tone against their heavily favored rivals, the St. Louis Red Birds. In the first, they seemed to, when Chico Hawley went deep with one out against Boerner. But a potent St. Louis offense responded promptly, as Sean Campell hit a two-run blast in the bottom of the inning to put St. Louis up 2-1. In the third, the Red Birds extended that lead to 3-1.

Then, in the fourth inning, the Milwaukee bats responded. Frank Perry hit a one out solo-shot, and after a walk to Malmberg, Larry Farr went deep to put Milwaukee up 4-3. The game stayed that way until the bottom of the eighth, when Wilfredo Souza took Dennis Smith deep to tie the game at four. In the ninth, John Daskin came on for St. Louis. After getting the first two outs, he gave up a home run to George Long to put Milwaukee back ahead. Harry Fisher set down the Red Birds in the ninth, giving Milwaukee a one game lead in the series.

Game 2

Jake Riss vs. Alan Jeffcoat

At St. Louis, October 5^th, 1954

Milwaukee leads 1 game to 0

Milwaukee	7	Boxscore
St. Louis	4

Win	Harry Fisher
Loss	Al Giordano
Save

Having already allowed Milwaukee to earn a split in their park, the Red Birds were looking to get even in Game 2. For all but the last inning, that seemed assured.

Jake Riss was typically stellar, shutting out the Brewskies through the first eight innings, scattering just four hits. Meanwhile, a home run by Happy Sullivan and RBI hits from Hal Jordan and Melvin James gave St. Louis a seemingly solid 3-0 lead going into the ninth.

Then disaster struck—one of proportions St. Louis fans couldn’t have dreamed.

Chico Hawley doubled and stole third to open the ninth, then scored three batters later on a George Long single. Riss was lifted in favor of Al Giordano, St. Louis’ trusty closer. After Long stole second, putting runners at second and third, Giordano walked Larry Farr to load the bases. After Sandy Hinton brought home a run with a sacrifice fly, making it 3-2, Giordano walked Jackie Turner to reload the bases. George Kane—pinch-hitting for Harry Fisher—then drove a three-run triple to put Milwaukee ahead. Giordano left in disgrace, and then Ron Flohr took John Daskin deep for two more, making it a miraculous seven run inning for Milwaukee.

Happy Sullivan hit his second homer of the day in the bottom of the ninth, but St. Louis went down quietly, as Milwaukee took a stunning two games to none lead in the series.

Game 3

Joe Caster vs. Drummond Santiago

At Milwaukee, October 7^th, 1954

Milwaukee leads 2 games to 0

St. Louis	7	Boxscore
Milwaukee	4

Win	Drummond Santiago
Loss	Joe Caster
Save	Al Giordano

After the teams exchanged a Melvin James solo shot and an RBI double by Larry Farr, St. Louis exploded for four runs in the third, as Luther Whitt singled home Sean Campbell and Willie Hayes hit a huge three-run blast. Milwaukee battled, picking up solo shots from George Long and Jackie Turner to make it 5-3, but St. Louis got those runs back in the sixth and ninth innings, one on an RBI single from Santiago. Larry Farr tripled and scored on a sac fly in the ninth, making it 7-4, but Al Giordano got the final out to get St. Louis back in the series.

Game 4

Billy Kiely vs. George Pierotti

At Milwaukee, October 8^th, 1954

Milwaukee leads 2 games to 1

St. Louis	9	Boxscore
Milwaukee	5

Win	George Pierotti
Loss	Billy Kiely
Save

Milwaukee scored first, when Ron Flohr tripled to open the bottom of the first and Chico Hawley singled him home. Kiely—who’d earned Milwaukee their trip to the NLCS with his one-game playoff start, held the 1-0 lead through the first four innings. But then, in the fifth inning, everything fell apart.

After Mike Bivas singled to open the inning, Hayes doubled him home. After a ground out moved Hayes to second, Pierotti singled home St. Louis’ second run. After that, Kiely completely lost it. He walked Sugden and Campbell to load the bases, and then walked Luther Whitt to force in a run. Kiely was relieved by Chauncey Spinks, who seemed to turn the inning around when he got Hal Jordan to hit a comebacker; but first baseman Jackie Turner dropped the throw, wasting an out and allowing Sugden to score. Spinks then found himself in similar peril, walking Melvin James to force in yet another run. Finally, Mike Bivas grounded into a force at home to get the second out, but Spinks then walked Hayes to force in another run, and then gave up a two-run single to Happy Sullivan. Ed Noble came on and promptly gave up an RBI double to George Pierotti—who was 2 for 2 with 2 RBI in the inning. After yet another walk loaded the bases, Noble finally got Sean Campbell to fly out to end the inning.

In all, Milwaukee pitchers walked six batters in the fifth, three of them forcing home runs, and allowed five hits—two to the opposing pitcher. When it was finally over, it was 9-1 St. Louis.

Pierotti went on to keep the Milwaukee bats quiet until the ninth, when Milwaukee put together a three-run rally that was too little and too late.

Game 5

Dutch Schultz vs. Len Boerner

At Milwaukee, October 9^th, 1954

Series tied at 2

St. Louis	3	Boxscore
Milwaukee	2

Win	Len Boerner
Loss	Dutch Schultz
Save	Al Giordano

After an embarrassing Game 4 loss, Milwaukee had a chance to get ahead early against Boerner, when they opened the game with back-to-back singles. But Frank Perry grounded into a double play, killing the rally.

In the third, Alex Sugden tripled home Happy Sullivan to put St. Louis ahead. As Boerner kept Milwaukee quiet, St. Louis added a runs in the seventh and eighth, on a sacrifice fly by Sugden and a solo shot by Hal Jordan. In the bottom of the inning, Chico Hawley hit a two-run shot to bring Milwaukee back within a run, but Al Giordano set the Brewskies down in order in the ninth, earning a save and pushing Milwaukee to the brink of extinction.

Game 6

Jake Riss vs. Alan Jeffcoat

At St. Louis, October 11^th, 1954

St. Louis leads 3 games to 2

Milwaukee	1	Boxscore
St. Louis	14

Win	Jake Riss
Loss	Alan Jeffcoat
Save

It seemed the Brewskies, after their one game playoff and 2-0 NLCS lead, deserved a better fate than to be swept in their own ballpark. But St. Louis was simply too much for them in this series, and Game 6 put an exclamation point on that fact.

As Milwaukee stranded five base runners in the first three innings, St. Louis got a 1-0 lead on sacrifice fly by Happy Sullivan. But in the fifth, Milwaukee fans saw shades of Game 4, when St. Louis scored six times thanks to two walks and two key errors by George Long and Chico Hawley. From there, St. Louis poured it on, picking up two in the sixth and five more in the seventh, including a three-run shot by Hal Jordan. Riss scattered seven hits and set down the last eight men he faced, completing the game and a marvelous St. Louis comeback.